1. Eastern Hemisphere

2. Essential Question: Where were the major trade routes in the Eastern Hemisphere from 1000 to 1500 A.D. (C.E.)?

3. Silk Road

4. Maritime Routes

5. Trans-Saharan Route

6. Northern European Routes

7. Western European Sea and River

8. South China Sea

9. Essential Question: How did trade facilitate the diffusion of goods and ideas among different cultures?

10. During the Middle Ages, several major trading routes developed in the Eastern Hemisphere. These trading routes developed among Europe, Africa, and Asia.

11. 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.

12. Goods Gold- West Africa (Ghana, Mali, and Songhai)

13. Spices from lands around Indian Ocean (Maritime Routes)

14. Textiles from India, China, Middle East and later Europe

15. Porcelain from China and Persia

16. Amber from Baltic Region (Northern European Trade Routes-Baltic Sea to Black Sea)

17. Technology Paper and Printing Paper Money from China through the Muslim world to Byzantium and Western Europe

18. New crops from India, including making sugar

19. Waterwheels and Windmills from the Middle East

20. Navigation tools: Compass and Lateen Sail from Indian Ocean region

21. Ideas Printing and Paper money from China Religions 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 Southeast Asia