TRADE ROUTESTRADE ROUTES

Land, Sea, & Sand Trade RoutesLand, Sea, & Sand Trade Routes

500-1500 ce500-1500 ce

SILK ROADSSILK ROADS

Silk RoadsSilk Roads

Trade Routes of AfricaTrade Routes of Africa

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RoutesRoutes Around 300 BCE to 300 CE, merchants, Around 300 BCE to 300 CE, merchants, shippers, sea captains, and empire-shippers, sea captains, and empire-builders extended and strengthened trade builders extended and strengthened trade routes across Afroeurasia and the routes across Afroeurasia and the Americas.Americas.

EmpiresEmpires Empires required networks of military and Empires required networks of military and political communication. These networks political communication. These networks encouraged interaction of many kinds encouraged interaction of many kinds over long distances.over long distances.

WritingWriting With the appearance of alphabetic writing With the appearance of alphabetic writing systems in Afroeurasia, people could systems in Afroeurasia, people could communicate faster and easier than ever communicate faster and easier than ever before.before.

ReligionsReligions The appearance of world religions— The appearance of world religions— Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Christianity—stimulated cultural Christianity—stimulated cultural interchange across political and cultural interchange across political and cultural boundaries.boundaries.

Expanding NetworksExpanding Networks

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Expanding Networks: Expanding Networks: RoutesRoutes

On the map are some of the On the map are some of the goods traded along the goods traded along the Afroeurasian networks.Afroeurasian networks.

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2800 BCE 1900 BCE 500 BCE 1 CE 500 CE

Hinduism

Judaism

Buddhism

ChristianityReligions that Spread During Big Era Four

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1200 BCE

BuddhismBuddhism

HinduismHinduism

ChristianityChristianity

JudaismJudaism

Expanding Networks: Expanding Networks: ReligionsReligions

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Growth of World Growth of World ReligionsReligions

In Big Era FourIn Big Era FourHinduismFrom lstmillennium BCE

BuddhismFrom 5th centuryBCE

ChristianityFrom 1st centuryCE

JudaismCommunitiesscattered widely inSouthwest Asia, Northern Africa, andEurope, especially from the first centuryCE.

Outline Map: Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2002

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When people carried a new When people carried a new religion from place to place, religion from place to place, they also often took alongthey also often took along

A writing system (This was useful in A writing system (This was useful in teaching holy scripture.)teaching holy scripture.)

Trade goods (Religion was a basis of Trade goods (Religion was a basis of trust among merchants.)trust among merchants.)

Art styles (Religious ideas were often Art styles (Religious ideas were often expressed in painting, sculpture, and expressed in painting, sculpture, and architecture.)architecture.)

Expanding Networks: Expanding Networks: ReligionsReligions

Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, & Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, & Trans-Saharan Trade RoutesTrans-Saharan Trade Routes

On your maps, draw in the basic trade On your maps, draw in the basic trade routes and label each.routes and label each.

Write the names of the Write the names of the mainmain trade goods on trade goods on that route.that route.

SILK ROADS map p335, goods p 337SILK ROADS map p335, goods p 337 INDIAN OCEAN ROUTES map p 342, goods INDIAN OCEAN ROUTES map p 342, goods

p 343p 343 TRANS-SAHARAN ROUTES map p 350, TRANS-SAHARAN ROUTES map p 350,

goods = Gold, Salt, Slaves & page 349goods = Gold, Salt, Slaves & page 349

Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, & Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, & Trans-Saharan Trade RoutesTrans-Saharan Trade Routes

On your maps, ADD:On your maps, ADD: SILK ROADS – SILK ROADS –

Buddhism FROM South Asia TO Central, SE, & E AsiaBuddhism FROM South Asia TO Central, SE, & E Asia DISEASES (like Bubonic Plague, Measles, &Smallpox)DISEASES (like Bubonic Plague, Measles, &Smallpox) Islam FROM the Middle East TO central and E AsiaIslam FROM the Middle East TO central and E Asia

INDIAN OCEAN ROUTES—INDIAN OCEAN ROUTES— Buddhism FROM South Asia TO SE AsiaBuddhism FROM South Asia TO SE Asia Islam FROM the Arabian peninsula TO East Africa & SE Islam FROM the Arabian peninsula TO East Africa & SE

AsiaAsia

TRANS-SAHARAN ROUTES –TRANS-SAHARAN ROUTES – Islam FROM North Africa to West AfricaIslam FROM North Africa to West Africa

Land, Sea, & Sand Land, Sea, & Sand TradeTrade

Continuities and SimilaritiesContinuities and Similarities

500 to 1500 ce500 to 1500 ce

CONTINUITIES and SIMILARITIESCONTINUITIES and SIMILARITIES Trade between ecological zones started Trade between ecological zones started

the larger trade systems. the larger trade systems. Trade was often “relay” trade (and not Trade was often “relay” trade (and not

between “countries”)between “countries”)

CONTINUITIES and SIMILARITIESCONTINUITIES and SIMILARITIES Cities and ports were trade centers. Cities and ports were trade centers. ““Trade” in these centers made long term Trade” in these centers made long term

relationships that led to cultural diffusion.relationships that led to cultural diffusion.

Nomadic groups were important in Nomadic groups were important in carrying land trade.carrying land trade.

CONTINUITIES and SIMILARITIESCONTINUITIES and SIMILARITIES Ideas, culture, and diseases moved along Ideas, culture, and diseases moved along

the routes with the travelers!the routes with the travelers! ““Luxury” items made up a significant Luxury” items made up a significant

portion of the goods traded on the routes.portion of the goods traded on the routes. Silk textiles, porcelain, cotton textiles, spices, Silk textiles, porcelain, cotton textiles, spices,

fragrances, precious metals, ivory, winefragrances, precious metals, ivory, wine