About This Lesson
This DBQ essay is meant for students to analyze how world empires like the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates, Song Dynasty, Kingdoms of Ghana and Mali, Mongol Empire, and Ming Dynasty (along with Zheng He) promoted trade. It also includes documents on the Crusades and Commercial Revolution in Europe. The task asks students to explain how these empires promoted trade across different regions and the positive or negative impacts on the world trade system.
