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по Ben Woodberry 13 лет назад

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Third-Wave Civilization Trade Routes

The Third-Wave Civilization trade routes played a pivotal role in connecting diverse regions and fostering economic and cultural exchanges. The American Web, hindered by Panama's geographical bottleneck, saw limited interaction, primarily facilitated by Pochteca and Cahokian traders.

Third-Wave Civilization Trade Routes

Third-Wave Civilization Trade Routes

Hanseatic League

trade with Scandanavia and Kiev Rus
timber, wax, amber, resins, fur, wheat, rye
Baltic to North Sea, on the coast of Northern Europe; "merchant guilds"; 13th-17th centuries

Mediterranean Sea

wine was a commodity
involved Arabs (Muslim world) and Byzantines (Gaul, Iberia, Moaghreb)
minimal trade occurred before fall of Rome (476 CE)
called the Mare Nostrum

IOMS

Swahili civilization; influenced heavily by Bantu culture
Srivijaya
Major Buddhist center in Asia
sailors seldom retained ties to homeland
South China Sea, Southeast Asia, west coast (India), Persian Gulf, East Africa (Zanzibar)
"The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea"
spices, aromatic resins, pearls, Chinese pottery, wine, ivory, porcelain, etc.

American Web

south-to-north diffusion of maize, originating in Mesoamerica; also a north-to-south into the Andean civilization
No "great traditions"
Panama's bottleneck inhibited contact bettween North/South America
limited interaction among large areas
Mainyly Pochteca and Cahokian trading

Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

moved from cattle breeders to horse&chariot, then camels
South Saharan salt deposits
exchanged salt for kola nuts and palm oil
animal domestication

Mongols

commerce between China and Persia
Genghis Khan supports international trade
Pax Mongolica

Silk Roads

Spread of the Black Death, Bubonic plague, etc.
connected the Middle East with China/India
Chinese capital of Chang'an (Tang)
Gandhara culture; Zhang Qian is the father of the Road; defense against the Xiongnu by alliance with the Yuezhi
138 BCE - China needs horses, trades silk in return; mulberry bushes are a limiting resource for silkworms