Zach Dakin
Blog Post # 7
Chapter 7 mainly discusses three major trading routes used hundreds of years ago, The Silk Road, The Sea Road, and The Sand Road. The Silk Road was a a road that stretched from Asia to Europe. Camel Caravans were used to travel through the road. Goods that were exchanged among the Silk Road were in high demand, making them luxuries. One of the most popular goods on this trading route was silk, hence the name, Silk Road. While merchants and explorers traveled the Silk Road, cultures started to spread as well as diseases. The second road is actually not a road but a route. It is called The Sea Road. This route stretched from Africa to India to Asia. And a few countries in between those as well. Goods, cultures, and diseases were exchanged among this route as well. Being on the Ocean, traders biggest threat was harsh weather conditions and the fear of being attacked or robbed by pirates. The third of the important trading routes was The Sand Road. Not consisting of actual roads, this road was more of a route, it stretched across the Sahara Desert and linked North Africa and the Mediterranean. Using camel caravans to travel across the desert, gold, salt, and slaves were the main things traded among this route.
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