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300
Hopewell
The Hopewellians used the Hopewell Sphere to trade around to 1,200 miles away. In trade, they acquired marine shell from the Gulf of Mexico, sheet mica from the Appalachian Mountains, copper from the Great Lakes, and obsidian and grizzly-bear teeth from the Rocky Mountains. They were located in Southern Ohio and Illinois and would trade as far as 1,200 miles from 200-400.
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450
Andes
The people of northern Andes traded with Modern Ecuador and Columbia and west Mexico which those locations are spread out from each other. They used the Inka Road for trade as well. They used the Inka Road from 400-500.
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Jan 1, 600
Islamic Religion Founded
The Islamic religion is founded by the seal of prophets, Muhammad. The religion was founded in the 7th century CE in Arabia where worshippers believe in their one and only god, Allah. This monotheism was spread rapidly by Muhammad and his followers through the Middle East to Africa, Europe, and India, the Malay Peninsula and China. -
Period: Jan 1, 600 to Dec 31, 1450
Interregional Trade
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Mar 9, 650
Anglo Americans
Path Roads that helped Anglo Americans to trade are hard to detect because they were dirt roads and now are filled in dense vegetation. However, they also traded through large rivers such as the Mississippi, the Missouri and others from 600-1300. The Anglo Americans had small boats or rafts to trade through bodies of water.
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Jan 1, 711
Islam conquered Spain
In 711 CE, Islamic Moors of Arab and Berber headed for Visigothic Christian Hispania to conquer Spain. Their general, Tariq ibn Ziyad, brought most of Iberia under Islamic rule in an eight-year campaign. The conquering of Spain also introduces much Eastern technology and science to Europe. -
Mar 9, 900
Turquoise
Many visitors that come to New Mexico leave with turquoise jewelry and since the people of New Mexico had skilled craftsmen, they made sure they exploited the craftsmen. The Native American people of New Mexico had a successful industry of transporting valuables made of turquoise such as jewelry from 550-1050. They transported to places as far as Maya City and Yucatan(2,000 miles).
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Jan 1, 1248
Seventh Crusade
In 1248 to 1254, the seventh and last Crusade was led by Louis IX of France, later known as Saint Louis because of his devotion to the Christian God. The Crusade was started in Cyprus and then Syria the year after the Mamluks captured Jerusalem from the Europeans. Around 800,000 bezants were paid in ransom for King Louis who was defeated and captured with his troops by the Egyptian army led by the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah. -
Jan 1, 1348
Black Death Spreads
The Black Death spreads throughout Europe due to an outbreak of bubonic plague caused by bacteria carried by fleas that lived on black rats. The disease is spread from China to Europe which hits Britain in 1348 CE. -
Mar 9, 1368
Defeat of Mongol Empire
defeated the Mongol Empire and established the Ming dynasty -
Mar 9, 1400
Inka Road
The Inka Empire, which was located in Pre-Columbian South America,used the Inka Road to trade for foods such as corn, potatoes and quinoa. They also used the road to ship food to parts of the Empire such as Cusco because they had poorly grown crops. The Empire used the road circa 1400.
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Mar 9, 1402
Civil War
Zhu Di seized the throne from his nephew by force because he was anxious to demonstrate and prove his legitimacy. -
Apr 13, 1403
Imperial Fleet
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Feb 18, 1405
Death of Tamerlane (a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia)
The death of Tamerlane occurs in February 18, 1405 in Otrar, a central Asian ghost town located in Kazakhstan. His death leads to the decline of Mongol power. The Ottoman rises again in Central Asia as well. -
Mar 30, 1405
Chinese Trade
Zhang He led seven ocean expeditions for Ming emperor -
Mar 30, 1405
First Expedition
From China to Southeast Asia to India & went to major trading sites on India’s southwest coast -
Dec 18, 1412
Fourth Voyage
Traveled to the Persian Gulf. -
Gold in Mali
Today Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world, but long ago Mali was the shining and a wealthy empire. Mali is located on the southern outskirts of the sahara , it lacks fertile land but what it lack is all made up with its incredible resources. Gold and salt are grossly produced supporting the majority of the Mali’s economy. -
Great Zimbabwe
900 years ago early settlers set the groundwork for the sixty acre stone city known as Zimbabwe. By 1200 C.E. the city was an important center for both trade and religion. People say that because Zimbabwe took such a large role in being a religious center it brought the city greater power within the country. The people of Zimbabwe worshiped Mwari the supreme god of the Shona religion. -
The Arab Trading Cities of East Africa
The arrival of the Arab and Persian merchants was the beginning of steady trade on the east african coast between the ninth and twelfth centuries. Ships lined the persian gulf, indian ocean and red sea preparing to export goods throughout the east indies. -
The Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade
Began to take place on a more regular basis because it became the steady way of living for many in the western sudan region. Ghana played a large role in the trade that was taking place. -
The Trans- Saharan Gold Trade
The camel allowed trade to become much more doable through the Sahara desert. Gold from the western/ central parts of Sudan were the biggest interest. In the eighth and ninth centuries Arab merchants mainly relied on the income from the gold that was purchased within the trade.
