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Calicut
city of spices. trade city with security
What goods were transported on each trade route?
SR - luxury goods. IO - heavy goods. TS - gold for salt
Origin of trade routes
Kingdoms and empires provided safety for trade routes
Purpose of trade routes
exchange what you have for what you want/need
Effects of trade routes
rise of trade cities, safety increased, currency was developed
Silk Roads (goods, innovations, religions)
silk/porcelain --> horses/honey. saddles/caravanserai. Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, Islam
Indian Ocean (goods, innovations, religions)
gold/ivory --> dates/citrus --> textiles/peppers. rudder/lateen sails. Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, Islam, Christianity
Trans-Sahara (goods, innovations, religions)
horses/salt --> gold/ivory/slaves. saddles. Islam
Currencies used on trade routes
silk, gold, coins, flying cash
Who did labor?
peasants, farmers, craftsworkers, slaves
What was social structure based on?
social caste & patriarchy
Where did women have a little more power?
Mongols
Effects of change in trade networks
cultural diffusion, rise of big trade cities, growing populations
