Archipelago of Trades- World History

Area that is colored in Blue and its city

Western Europe; Champagne

Area that is purple and its city

Easter Mediterranean; Venice, Constantinople

Area that is red and its city

North Africa; Timbuktu and Alexandria, Cairo

Area that is pink and its city

Persian Gulf; Baghdad

Area that is yellow

Arabian Sea; Muscat

Area that is dark green and its city

C. Asian North West Passage; Samarkand

Area that is light green and its city

Southeast Asia; Palembang

Area that is covered in orange and its city

China Sea; Beijing

Persian Gulf City, Trade, Significance

Baghdad

Knowledge

Intellectual Growth

Central Asia’s Northern Passage City, Trade, Significance

Samarkand

Carpets, glass, printing press

Chinggis Khan made the trade safe, Mongol protection

The China Sea City, Trade, Significance

Beijing

Silk, porcelain, maritime spice

made the whole system work by having desired stuff

Southeast Asia City, Trade, Significance

Palembang

Religions: Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and spices

interested in sharing the wealth

The Arabian Sea City, Trade, Significance

Muscat

Enslaved People

Sharing the wealth

North Africa City, Trade, Significance (not originally part of the silk road system)

Timbuktu

Salt, iron, gold

Multicultural port because of Mansa Musa

Eastern Mediterranean City, Trade, Significance

Genoa, Venice, Constantinople (Istanbul), Byzantium

enslaved people (Russian, Ukrainian)

Byzantium was gateway between Asia and Europe

Western Europe City, Trade, Significance

Champagne, Flanders

Wool

Encouraged merchants to organize themselves into “companies”, had nothing to offer

Archipelago of Trade

Various Islands, sea of rural areas, chain of cities, trade networks