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Global Trade
Focuses on trade routes thriving between 500 CE-1500 CE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Axum | Christian kingdom in Northeast Africa. |
| West Africa (Ghana, Mali, Songhai) | Muslim kingdoms located near the Niger River. |
| Silk Roads | Connected China to the Mediterranean Basin. |
| Trans-Saharan trade routes | Ran across North Africa and connected West Africa to Europe and Asia. |
| Baltic to Black Sea trade route | Located in Northern Europe. |
| Islam | Zimbabwe and West Africa learned this religion from Muslim merchants. |
| Trade goods from China | Paper, paper money, compass, printing technology. |
| Buddhism | Began in India, spread to China and then beyond. |
| Religions in Japan | Buddhism and Shinto. |
| Trade goods from West Africa | Gold and salt. |
| Trade goods from India | Spices, textiles, lateen sail. |
| Great Zimbabwe | Prosperous trading city in the kingdom of Zimbabwe. |
| Timbuktu | West African city that was a center of trade and learning. |