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Trade Routes that Changed the World. Era 3-600-1450 CE Regional and Trans-regional Interaction. ERA 3 Regional and Trans-regional Interactions 600-1450.
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Trade Routes that Changed the World Era 3-600-1450 CE Regional and Trans-regional Interaction
ERA 3 Regional and Trans-regional Interactions 600-1450 • At the beginning of this era peoples didn’t have much contact outside their frontiers, but by the end of this era there are many interconnections • Key Concept 3.1 Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade, and expanded the geographical range of existing and newly active trade networks.
Silk Road Trade • Linked China with the Mediterranean through Mesopotamia, Iran, Central Asia • Began possibly with trade with nomads in Central Asia, Chinese sought western goods such as horses so they expanded and formalized trade with the Parthian state which controlled Mesopotamian markets
Silk Road Trade • From Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean came horses, alfalfa, grapes, crops, medicines, metals, precious stones. • From china came peaches, apricots, spices, and manufactured goods like silk, pottery, paper.
Silk Routes: New Technology • Caravanserai-safe place for traders to stop for the night • Camel saddles
Mediterranean Sea Trade • Growth of Europe around 1000 led to dominance of the Mediterranean Sea Trade, land routes were still deemed unsafe • The products traded were imported from Africa and Asia through the Middle East and then sold into the rest of Europe. Items such as silk, spice, incense, herbs, opium made the maritime empires very wealthy.
Trans-Saharan Trade • Linked the Mediterranean with West Africa • Even though the Sahara was a barrier, it still permitted the transfer of vital goods and technology • Gold from Niger region traded for salt of desert
Trans-Saharan Trade • South of the Sahara traded salt with the sub-Saharan peoples for kola nuts, slaves and palm oil • North of the Sahara traded animals and crops to the Mediterranean • Berbers traded copper and manufactured goods for West African gold
Trans-Saharan Trade Mansa Musa
Indian Ocean Trade • Linked lands bordering Indian Ocean and South China Sea • Sailors didn’t retain political ties therefore war was rare, cultural blending and intermarriage common • Specialized in luxury goods trade: Silk and cotton textiles, porcelain, spices, precious metals and gems, slaves, exotic animals
Indian Ocean Trade: New Technology • Dhow • Lateen Sail • Astrolabe • Magnetic Compass