The World in 1500
World Population in 1500 World Population in 2010
Top 10 Cities in 1500
Silk Road– Only the RED
The Silk Road
Silk Road Spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea Used to trade: Chinese Silk Porcelain Spices Paper Fruit Jade IDEAS
Maritime Trade Route-Blue
Maritime Trade Routes Along to coasts of Africa, Middle East & Asia Used to trade: Spices: Cinnamon & Clove
Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa
Trans-Saharan Routes Spanning across North Africa Providing: Gold Salt Also trading: Products from the other trade routes
Northern European links with the Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea Routes
N. Europe to Black Sea All across Europe to the Black and Caspian Seas Trading: Textiles Products from Asia, Africa & Europe
Western European sea and river trade
Forth Trent Shannon Thames Elbe Oder Rhine Seine Danube Loire Rhone Po Danube Arno Ebro Tagus Tiber
W. European Sea Routes From the Black Sea to the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea Trading: Products and Ideas from the other routes
South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
South China Sea Trade
S. China Sea Routes Sea of Asia, crossing with the Maritime Trade Routes Trading: Spices