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Trade Routes 1200-1450 ((Trans-Saharan Routes, These routes brought as…
Trade Routes 1200-1450
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It linked the interior of Africa with the far north 
Caravans were extremely common along these routes, trade was mostly done between people in these groups and merchants/nobles.
Helped construct city-states and empires such as Mali, Ghana, Kanem, and Songhay
Because of this route, items like salt, copper, gold, and metals were monopolized by the Mali empire and became a higher demand
Camels became a huge benefit when they were introduced, they could help carry so many goods and personal supplies and people could ride them
Silk Road
Banking Houses allowed merchants to keep their money in a safe place and exchange it for paper currency that could be used to buy interregional goods. When another merchant recieved the bills as a form of payment, he could take them to his local bank to exchange it for coins, or he could keep using it to trade outside of his local economy. Essentially a modern banking and credit system.
Bills of Exchange China created a loan system between merchants and banks using "flying money" so merchants could make transactions without cattying around large amounts of coins. This system was adopted and adapted by the Middle East and Western Europe, eventually turning currency into paper money.
Paper Money was used as a form of credit for merchants to buy goods without having to carry around the coins that gave currency their worth
Kashgar and Samarkand were important trading cities along the silk road near the Western border of China. Many luxury goods were bought in these cities by merchants to take to other regions along or via the silk road
Indian Ocean Routes
Gujarat: The Gujarat along with other coastal areas utilized the seasonal monsoon winds to travel across the sea. Domesticated the camel to help transport goods for trade like silk, spices, slaves, and etc. to inland empires.
Sultanate of Malacca: Provided Malay history with a golden age. A great contribute to their growth was the Arab and Indian traders to travel to places like china. Became the most important port between the 15th and 16th cent.
City States on the Swahili Coast: Provided raw materials along the east coast of Africa to the trade route. Merchants mainly traded gold,slaves, ivory, and glassware.
*Diasporic Communities: The main three communities were the Muslim merchants in the Indian ocean basin, the Chinese merchants in southeast Asia, and the sogdian merchants in central Asia. Each had qualities that impacted the Indian trade route with specific goods. And the sogdian helped spread Islam throughout the basin as well
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