trading system luxury, non-perishable trade goods: porcelain, silk, gold, salt Silk Road: heart of Afro-Eurasian slaves commonly traded trade networks, therefore more dependent on camel and horse transporation goods and people involved Muslim merchants prominen Indian more extensive sea routes, more technological dependent on the role of trading cities developments with shipbuilding, both centered around bodies of water: use of compass from Sung China, Indian Ocean and Black Sea more extensive exchange of goods slaves commonly traded and ideas, not dominated by any one Compare Indian Ocean with syncretism: political or religious group East European trading system Indian Ocean -- Swahili as trading language, mix of religions in port cities East European -- Vikings used Byzantine East European -- dominated by coins and Orthodox Christianity adopted by Byzantine Christians though others Russians were allowed to participate by paying tribute
trading system luxury, non-perishable trade goods: porcelain, silk, gold, salt slaves commonly traded dependent on camel and horse transporation Muslim merchants prominen Silk Road: heart of Afro-Eurasian trade networks, therefore more goods and people involved Compare Indian Ocean with East European trading system dependent on the role of trading cities both centered around bodies of water: Indian Ocean and Black Sea slaves commonly traded syncretism: Indian Ocean -- Swahili as trading language, mix of religions in port cities East European -- Vikings used Byzantine coins and Orthodox Christianity adopted by Russians Indian more extensive sea routes, more technological developments with shipbuilding, use of compass from Sung China, more extensive exchange of goods and ideas, not dominated by any one political or religious group East European -- dominated by Byzantine Christians though others were allowed to participate by paying tribute
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