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1200 BCE
The Silk Road
The Silk Road is a network of trade routes, which linked China with the West and carried goods and ideas between Rome and China. Silk went westward, and wools, gold, and silver went east. In 1254- 132, Marco Polo traveled and wrote about the routes but German geographer and traveler, Ferdinand von Richthofen, names the trade routes The Silk Road, good traded were animals, slaves, food and gunpowder. It ended in 1453 when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with the west and closed the routes. -
1206
The Rise of the Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan became the leader of the Mongol Empire and desired to expand over as much land as he could. They conquered many people by using fear tactics. After they spread he created alliances and launched a series of military campaigns against the settled agricultural societies of Eurasia. They were one the best army at this time and also protected the Silk Road. -
1210
Trans-Saharan Trade
Trans-Saharan trade was the establishment and proliferation of the trade in human beings. West Africans exchanged their local products like gold, ivory, salt, and cloth, for North African goods such as horses, books, swords and chain mail. The trade also included slave -
1280
Indian Ocean Trade
The Indian Ocean Trade promoted the growth of powerful new trading cities and fostered the growth of new states. The Chola Empire in India traded things like cotton, steel, and peppers. Religions such as Islam were also spread through the Indian Ocean Trade. The spread of new technologies impacted the way they transported products through the development of their ships. -
1445
The impact on the environment
New crops had an impact on lands and population growth. Many crops were traded including Champa rice. On the not so good side of the trading routes was the spread of disease including the Black Plague which killed 1/3 of Europe's population in the 1300s. -
1450
The impact of culture
Religion became a way of justification and influenced artistic culture. Islamic scholars studied greek works and paper from china introduced math in India. Literacy rates increased across the world. Due to the amount of trade caused religions to spread along the routes.
