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Eastern Hemisphere

Eastern Hemisphere. WHI. 10a. Major Trade Routes. During the Middle Ages (Medieval Period) several major trading routes developed in the Eastern Hemisphere. Trading routes developed through Europe, Africa, and Asia. Trade Routes. The Silk Road across Asia to the Mediterranean. Trade Routes .

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Eastern Hemisphere

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  1. Eastern Hemisphere WHI. 10a

  2. Major Trade Routes • During the Middle Ages (Medieval Period) several major trading routes developed in the Eastern Hemisphere. Trading routes developed through Europe, Africa, and Asia

  3. Trade Routes • The Silk Road across Asia to the Mediterranean

  4. Trade Routes • Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean

  5. Trade Routes • Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa

  6. Trade Routes • Northern European links with the Black Sea

  7. Trade Routes • Western European sea and river trade

  8. Trading Routes • South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia

  9. Eastern Hemisphere Effects • Regional trade networks and long-distance trade routes in the Eastern Hemisphere aided the diffusion and exchange of technology and culture among Europe, Africa, and Asia.

  10. Goods • Gold from West Africa • Spices from lands around the Indian Ocean • Textiles from India, China, the Middle East, and later Europe

  11. Goods • Porcelain from China and Persia • Amber form the Baltic region (Fossilized Sap)

  12. Technology • Paper from China, went through the Muslim world to Byzantium and Western Europe • New crops from India such as making sugar

  13. Technology • Waterwheels and windmills • Navigation.. Example would be the Compass from China, lateen sail from Indian Oceans

  14. Ideas • Religion spread across the hemisphere • Buddhism from China to Korea and Japan • Hinduism and Buddhism from India to Southeast Asia • Islam into West Africa, Central and Southwest Asia • Printing and paper money from China

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