1. T HE W ORLD IN 1500: T RADE P ATTERNS Honors World Studies II Maury High School

2. WHAT IS TRADE? Buying and selling of goods and services Barter Economy—Goods and services traded directly for other goods and services (less efficient) Five goats for twenty chickens Money Economy—Goods and services traded for coins of pre-determined value (more efficient) Gold, silver, coffee beans

3. E SSENTIAL U NDERSTANDING By 1500, regional trade patterns linked Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Regions: Mediterranean Basin Indian Ocean Basin Saharan Africa Northern Europe Western Europe South China Sea Basin Southeast Asia

4. W ORLD R EGIONS FOR T RADE AFRICA Middle East ASIA EUROPE Med. Basin Indian Ocean Basin Saharan Africa Northern Europe Western Europe South China Sea Basin Southeast Asia

5. THE SILK ROAD Connected Asia to the Mediterranean Basin Goods (from China): Paper Compass Silk Porcelain Goods (from Med. Basin): Olive Oil Wine Metalwork Glassware Salt

6. THE SILK ROAD Other than goods and services, what else was traded along the Silk Road? IDEAS! RELIGION— Buddhism from India to China

7. M ARITIME R OUTES A CROSS I NDIAN O CEAN Maritime means… …of or pertaining to the sea. Goods: Textiles (Cloth) Spices (pepper, nutmeg, cloves) Ideas: Mathematics Medicine Numeral System

8. T RANS -S AHARAN A CROSS N ORTH A FRICA Trans- means… …across From West Africa: Gold From North Africa: Salt!

9. NORTHERN EUROPEAN LINKS WITH BLACK SEA River-based trade Dniester Dnieper Don From Russia: Lumber Flax Hemp From Black Sea: Think Silk Road! Black Sea Dniester R. Dnieper R. Don R. Northern Europe

10. W ESTERN E UROPEAN S EA AND R IVER T RADE Bodies of Water North Sea English Channel Rivers Loire Seine Rhine Traded: Textiles : Wool, Linen Food : Salted Fish, Wine, Fruit, Oil Black Sea Western Europe North Sea English Channel Loire R. Seine R. Rhine R.

11. S OUTH C HINA S EA B ASIN AND S OUTHEAST A SIA Traded : Spices : Pepper, Cloves, Nutmeg, Cardamom ($$$) Other : Camphor, Aloe, Sandal- Wood, Ivory, Gold and Tin South China Sea

12. WHY WERE THE REGIONAL TRADE PATTERNS SO IMPORTANT? Exchange of products and services CULTURAL DIFFUSION— The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another Especially important to the world circa 1500? Scientific Knowledge (Medicine, Astronomy, and Mathematics)