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World History - Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (Combined)
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Silk Road
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A trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea that extended some 4,000 miles linking China to Europe and North Africa
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Silk Road
A trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea that extended some 4,000 miles linking China to Europe and North Africa
caravans
groups of traveling merchants usually on camels
Indian Ocean trade
sea route linked East Asia with Arabian Peninsula and Africa trading in gold, spices, and slaves while spreading Islam and Buddhism
monsoons
seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
Trans-Saharan trade
route across the Sahara desert that traded gold and salt, created caravan routes, and economic benefit for controlling the dessert with camels playing a considerable role in the trading