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Eastern HemisphereWHI. 10a
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
Trade Routes The Silk Road across Asia to the Mediterranean
Trade Routes Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
Trade Routes Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa
Trade Routes Northern European links with the Black Sea
Trade Routes Western European sea and river trade
Trading Routes South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
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.
Goods Gold from West Africa
Spices from lands around the Indian Ocean
Textiles from India, China, the Middle East, and later Europe
Goods Porcelain from China and Persia
Amber form the Baltic region (Fossilized Sap)
Technology Paper from China, went through the Muslim world to Byzantium and
Western Europe
New crops from India such as making sugar
Technology Waterwheels and windmills
Navigation.. Example would be the Compass from China, lateen sail from Indian Oceans
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