1. The World in 1500

3. World Population in 1500
World Population in 2010

4. Top 10 Cities in 1500

5. Silk Road– Only the RED

6. The Silk Road

7. Silk Road Spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea
Used to trade:
Chinese Silk
Porcelain
Spices
Paper
Fruit
Jade
IDEAS

8. Maritime Trade Route-Blue

9. Maritime Trade Routes Along to coasts of Africa, Middle East & Asia
Used to trade:
Spices:
Cinnamon & Clove

10. Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa

11. Trans-Saharan Routes Spanning across North Africa Providing: Gold Salt
Also trading:
Products from the other trade routes

12. Northern European links with the Black Sea

13. Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea Routes

14. N. Europe to Black Sea All across Europe to the Black and Caspian Seas
Trading:
Textiles
Products from Asia, Africa & Europe

15. Western European sea and river trade

16. Forth
Trent
Shannon
Thames
Elbe
Oder
Rhine
Seine
Danube
Loire
Rhone Po
Danube
Arno
Ebro
Tagus
Tiber

17. 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

18. South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia

19. South China Sea Trade

20. S. China Sea Routes
Sea of Asia, crossing with the Maritime Trade Routes
Trading:
Spices