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  Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean

Trade Routes  Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa

Trade Routes  Northern European links with the Black Sea

Trade Routes  Western European sea and river trade

Trading Routes  South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia

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.

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

Goods  Porcelain from China and Persia  Amber form the Baltic region (Fossilized Sap)

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

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

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