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Trade Routes 1200-1450 ( Silk Road (mostly moved from east to…
Trade Routes 1200-1450
Silk Road
goods exchanged
chinese exported teas, salt, sugar porcelain
luxury goods
cotton, ivory, wood, gold, silver
mostly moved from east to west :
sea and land routes :star:
named the 'Silk Road' by Ferdinand von Richthofen, an eminent German geographer.
connected china to middle east and europe
not just one road, many small networks and paths
began during han dynasty
central to the economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
Camel caravans were used to carry goods.
Also known as the sand road.
Trade routes going through Sub-Saharan Western Africa to Europe.
The two most wanted goods were gold and salt.
common traded goods
Indian Ocean Trade Routes
Used monsoon winds as a common highway to get to places faster
Items Traded
ceramics, glassware, gold, wine, iron goods, slaves, leopard skins, silks, porcelain
Used sea routes to get to different countries
Connected from the east coast of Africa through Middle East to South East Asia.
