Trade
c. 1200-1450
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Trade, c. 1200-1450
Objectives
- Explain the causes and effects of growth of networks of exchange after 1200.
- Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
- Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
- Explain the environmental effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
Commercial Innovations
Catalan Atlas, a world map made in 1375 CE
French astrolabe, 1400 CE
Chinese geomantic compass c. 1760
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Trade Routes
A close up of the Catalan Atlas depicting Marco Polo travelling to the East during the Pax Mongolica.
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Mercantile City-States
Eastern Mediterranean detail, Catalan Atlas, 1375 CE
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The fate of cities varied greatly, with periods of significant decline and periods of increased urbanization, buoyed by rising productivity and expanding trade networks.
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Main trade routes of the Hanseatic League
Travelers
Ibn Battuta (1304-1369) was a Moroccan traveller, geographer, botanist and judge who traveled over 73,000 miles during his life! From his North African home he visited Arabia, India, Southeast Asia, China, Russia, and southern Africa. He was probably the most far-ranging human before modern times.
Zheng He led seven Chinese voyages to South Asia and East Africa.
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