1. Mediterranean Trade Sea Lanes Ian, James, Seoyeon, Jimin

2. Location  Mediterranean Sea  Mesopotamia  Egypt  Crete  Greece  Rome  Syria Surrounded by Europe, Asia Minor, and Northern Africa

3. Climate  Mediterranean atmosphere  Subtropical climate (hot, dry summers & cool wet winters)  Rome: high quality wine => exported to other region  Carthage (Northern Africa): exported olive oil (olive: popular in Mediterranean region) Egypt: Dry Desert => wheat & barley

4. Who traded – which ethnic groups of people?  Jewish Diaspora using the trade routes (continued for 2000 yrs)  Rome & Greece ↔China, India  Egyptians

5. What goods were traded?  Rome : Wine  Cyprus : Copper, murex (purple dye)  Carthage : Olive Oil  Iberian peninsula : Garum (fish sauce)  Sicily, Egypt, Northern Africa: Grain (to Rome)  Africa :animal skins, exotic animals, precious metals, exotic animals  Asia :spice, art  Ancient Greece :Olive, fig trees, seafood, grapes

6. What “ideas” were traded?  Idea of Christianity  Traded using the sea trade routes  600 CE -> Christianity spread to all Mediterranean region

7. Sea trade routes in Roman Empire