AP World History Final Project: A

Trade Route Time Period Route People Involved Goods/items Traded Impacts/Effects

Silk Roads Classical Postclassical Asia Chinese, Mongols, Muslims,Europeans silk, porcelain, spices, compass, gunpowder Europeans were exposed to a variety of new goods, currency and banking developed, the black death spread

Trans-Saharan Trade Routes Classical Postclassical Africa & West Africa Arabia Somalia Austronesians Egyptians Phoenicians Gold Salt Slaves fruit (north africa: yam nuts millet copper) new technology: caravans saddles stirrups, local trade diminishes

Indian Ocean Postclassical India Indonesia East Africa China Muslims Buddhists Hindus Jews Indians Chinese Africans cotton gold ivory crops new technology: advanced ships designed for maximum capacity, astrolabes, sails, rudder, compass, banking

Triangular Trade Route Columbian Atlantic Ocean Spainards Portugeuse slaves poor immigrants English French missionaries diseases wheat rice horses pigs sheep goats yams onions syphillis sugarcane coffee tobacco rice wheat staple crops cash crops African population displaced from slave trade, native populations died from diseases, variety of foods being traded increases nutrition of the rest of the world

American Trade Postclassical PreColumbian Atlantic & Pacific Oceans, Americas Central North & South Aztecs Incas Mayas Portuguese Japanese Spainards slaves immigrants diseases silver crops precious metals, stones,shells, pelts, weapons (arrowheads, copper) China grew rich from silver, Native American Populations displaced, native environments diminished from the new globalization, natives spread their cultures and sometimes raided eachother

Mediterranean Trade Postclassical Mediterranean Basin, Italy, Middleast Italians Flanders Byzantine & Muslim empires salt olive oil wine wool silk glass leather new technology & ideas, Venice & Amalfi major trading cities

Trade Route	Time Period	Route	People Involved	Goods/items Traded	Impacts/Effects
Silk Roads	Classical Postclassical	Asia	Chinese, Mongols, Muslims,Europeans	silk, porcelain, spices, compass, gunpowder	Europeans were exposed to a variety of new goods, currency and banking developed, the black death spread
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes	Classical Postclassical	Africa & West Africa Arabia Somalia	Austronesians Egyptians Phoenicians	Gold Salt Slaves fruit (north africa: yam nuts millet copper)	new technology: caravans saddles stirrups, local trade diminishes
Indian Ocean	Postclassical	India Indonesia East Africa China	Muslims Buddhists Hindus Jews Indians Chinese Africans	cotton gold ivory crops	new technology: advanced ships designed for maximum capacity, astrolabes, sails, rudder, compass, banking
Triangular Trade Route	Columbian	Atlantic Ocean	Spainards Portugeuse slaves poor immigrants English French missionaries	diseases wheat rice horses pigs sheep goats yams onions syphillis sugarcane coffee tobacco rice wheat staple crops cash crops	African population displaced from slave trade, native populations died from diseases, variety of foods being traded increases nutrition of the rest of the world
American Trade	Postclassical PreColumbian	Atlantic & Pacific Oceans, Americas Central North & South	Aztecs Incas Mayas Portuguese Japanese Spainards slaves immigrants	diseases silver crops precious metals, stones,shells, pelts, weapons (arrowheads, copper)	China grew rich from silver, Native American Populations displaced, native environments diminished from the new globalization, natives spread their cultures and sometimes raided eachother
Mediterranean Trade	Postclassical	Mediterranean Basin, Italy, Middleast	Italians Flanders Byzantine & Muslim empires	salt olive oil wine wool silk glass leather	new technology & ideas, Venice & Amalfi major trading cities