1. Eastern Hemisphere WHI. 10a

2. 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

3. Trade Routes  The Silk Road across Asia to the Mediterranean

4. Trade Routes  Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean

5. Trade Routes  Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa

6. Trade Routes  Northern European links with the Black Sea

7. Trade Routes  Western European sea and river trade

8. Trading Routes  South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

14. 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