The second unit in AP WORLD HISTORY: MODERN is all about the inter-connectivity of the 1200-1450. The world was about to become a true global network as different regions in the NEXT period (1450-1750) began to interact. However, in THIS period the AFRO-EURASIAN world was already pretty well connected by the Silk Roads, Trans-Saharan Trade Routes, and Indian Ocean Trade Routes. This unit focuses on the effects of these Networks of Exchange… Show Improved commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes—including the Silk Roads, trans-Saharan trade network, and Indian Ocean—promoting the growth of powerful new trading cities.
What was the relationship between the sea based silk routes of the Indian Ocean and the land based Silk Roads?How was it different? The Indian Ocean trade network was similar to the Silk Road because they were both a network of trade roads that connected people who wanted goods to people who had the goods they wanted. There were a lot of Indian Ocean trade routes just like their were a lot of trade routes in the Silk Road.
What caused the expanded trade in the Indian Ocean basin?Improved commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes—including the Silk Roads, trans-Saharan trade network, and Indian Ocean—promoting the growth of powerful new trading cities.
What was the impact of trade in the Indian Ocean?Trade Across the Indian Ocean Led to New Interactions Between Distant Civilizations. As the Indian Ocean trade network grew, societies thousands of miles apart began interacting directly. These interactions led to the increased spread of cultures into new areas.
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