History homework

Hist 110A

Answer all of the questions, in your own words. Use proper sentences and spelling in every answer. Only use your textbook for the answers. Paraphase instead of quote from the book.

Define these key terms, using your own words, not the definitions in the textbook. 10 points each.

1. trade diaspora (chapter 15)

2. fealty (chapter 11)

3. taboo (chapter 12)

Chapter Overview and Section Focus Question. 50 points. Two paragraph answer.

4. From Ch 12.

- What social institutions and economic innovations did merchants devise to overcome the risks and dangers of long-distance trade?

Making Connections Question. 70 points. Two-three paragraph answer.

5. From Ch. 11. Why were the human populations of the regions covered in this chapter more vulnerable to ecological changes than the settled societies of Eurasia?

50 points each. Two paragraph answer.

6. First, summarize the four crusades and, second, state the effects of the crusades on world history.