Chapter 7 Commerce and Culture

In Eurasia they created networks of exchange that were really important. That was the Silk Roads. It became a big thing once there was protection for the merchants and the people traveling on the actual road. They traveled through the silk treads on camel caravans Most of the goods that were on the caravans were luxury goods that were hard to find that would go  to the elite markets. This is the most well known road out of all the ones that are mentioned in this chapter. It is the most famous. This road linked the societies ofEurasia by land and the Sea Road linked its societies through sea along the Indian Ocean. During the era of second wave civilizations the sea roads were more popular when people learned how to ride Monsoons. This road spread culture around the cities it was used by. The Sand road was another road used for trade in Africa. It linked the North of Africa to the world of Mediterranean. They mostly traded gold, salt, and slaves. The introduction to Camels was a turning point to North Africa. It was the only thing that they depended on to get them across the dessert the quickest since camels could go without water for more than 10 days.

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