3 1 Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices

Silk Roads � Post Classical Age- SR diffused important technologies and spread diseases. �

Silk Roads � By 600 CE the classical empires had collapsed � Rise of

Silk Roads � The Mongols defeated the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258 � Pax Mongolia

Mediterranean Trade � Like the Silk Road, trade declined when Rome weakened � However,

Mediterranean Trade � Cairo and Alexandria (now under Muslim rule) become powerful commerical centers

Mediterranean Trade � Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, became an important hub

Trans-Saharan Trade Routes � Grew during the period between 600 to 1450 CE �

Trans-Saharan Network � Islam legitimized local kings and provided a point of unity. �

Indian Ocean Trade Network � The dominate trade network in the post classical period

Indian Ocean Trade Network � Remained closely tied with environmental conditions � Free from

Indian Ocean Trade Network � Volume of exchange increased dramatically and the number of

Indian Ocean Trade Network � During the Song Dynasty, Chinese maritime trade exceeded Silk

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3. 1 Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade, and expanded the geographical range of existing and newly active trade networks.

Silk Roads � Post Classical Age- SR diffused important technologies and spread diseases. � Is this a change or continuity?

Silk Roads � By 600 CE the classical empires had collapsed � Rise of the Islamic Abbasid Caliphate would invigorate trade � Is this a change or continuity?

Silk Roads � The Mongols defeated the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258 � Pax Mongolia

Mediterranean Trade � Like the Silk Road, trade declined when Rome weakened � However, the spread of Islam across N. Africa and the continuation of the Roman civilization in the Byzantine Empire would revive trade in the post classical age

Mediterranean Trade � Cairo and Alexandria (now under Muslim rule) become powerful commerical centers

Mediterranean Trade � Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, became an important hub of trade due to its location between Europe and Asia

Map showing the end of the Silk Road

Trans-Saharan Network

Trans-Saharan Trade Routes � Grew during the period between 600 to 1450 CE � AGAIN! Islam played a primary role in this � Umayyad Caliphate, Islam came to north Africa

Trans-Saharan Network � Islam legitimized local kings and provided a point of unity. � Mansa Musa- Mali

Indian Ocean Trade Network � The dominate trade network in the post classical period

Indian Ocean Trade Network � Remained closely tied with environmental conditions � Free from the domination of any state or empire � Are these changes or continuities?

Indian Ocean Trade Network � Volume of exchange increased dramatically and the number of civilizations participating increased � Islam encourages trade and the Muslim citystates along the Swahili coast of East Africa will participate � Malay peninsula, SE Asia, Srivijaya (Buddhist)

Indian Ocean Trade Network � During the Song Dynasty, Chinese maritime trade exceeded Silk Road trade, and Chinese porcelain has been found as far away as the Swahili coast of Africa

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