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Trade in the Early World

Trade in the Early World. Trade Routes. A trade route is a path along which goods are transported from one area to another. Trade Routes helped to spread raw materials, manufactured goods, knowledge, and culture.

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Trade in the Early World

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  1. Trade in the Early World

  2. Trade Routes • A trade route is a path along which goods are transported from one area to another.

  3. Trade Routes helped to spread raw materials, manufactured goods, knowledge, and culture.

  4. Marco Polo, for example, discovered new information about other cultures as the result of trade.

  5. The discoveries of Marco Polo, and others like him, changed the world by making people more interested in other cultures.

  6. The development of trade also made people more dependent on each other.

  7. Religion also spread along these trade routes.

  8. The Silk Road • The Silk Road connected China and Europe. • Around 100BC to 1500s AD.

  9. The following items were traded along the Silk Road:

  10. Porcelain, silk, ivory, gold, spices, musical instruments, grain, fruit, cloth, herds of horses, and many other things.

  11. Columbian Exchange • Began when Columbus returned to Spain in 1493.

  12. The exchange of plants, animals, and people between Europe and the Americas.

  13. Sparked the migration of people. • Spread new European diseases to Native American populations.

  14. In a lot of cases, however, native cultures were already developed before Columbus. • Example: Mayan writing, Aztec calendar

  15. The exchange of new products and ideas prompted economic growth in Europe.

  16. Mercantilism • Colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country, to increase national wealth. • The goal of the MOTHER COUNTRY is to have a favorable balance of trade and lots of gold and silver in its treasury. Example: Great Britain and the 13 colonies

  17. Which is an example of Mercantilism? Speaker A: My king has brought together the best mapmakers and scientists to study navigation. The expeditions he has sponsored will increase Portugal’s trade with the East and make us wealthy. Speaker B: My people lost their land and were forced to work in the mines and fields. They received little economic benefit. Speaker C: My queen has chartered joint-stock companies to control trade with our colonies. Speaker D: My people were enslaved and have endured unspeakable hardships. Many died during the Middle Passage.

  18. Important Cities • Constantinople – Located on key trade routes that linked Eastern Europe and Asia.

  19. People wanted to control it because it was a wealthy and powerful city. Examples: Byzantine Empire & Ottoman Empire.

  20. The Slave Trade • Triangular Trade – the Atlantic slave route that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

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