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