600-1450 CE

Dar-Islam
term used by Muslim scholars to refer to those countries where Muslims can practice their religion freely.

TRANS-SAHARAN TRADE ROUTE

INDIAN OCEAN TRADE ROUTE

SILK ROAD TRADE ROUTE

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN TRADE ROUTES

• Ivory was commonly traded amoung all
• Religions diffused among all as well.
• Facilitated the transmission of diseases.
• Access to foreign products.

DIFFERENCES

• Silk Road; China to Middle east. Indian ocean; Africa to India. Trans-Saharan; North/central to southeastern Africa
• Christianity and Buddhism spread on the silk road while islam spread on the others.
• Indian ocean trade was a water based route while the Silk Road and Trans-Saharan were over land.
• Gold, ivory, and slaves were both traded on the Indian Ocean and Trans-Saharan, not on the Silk Road.

MONGOLS AT THEIR HEIGHT

WHY THE MONGOLS MATTERED
The Mongols established the largest empire in all of world history. Though they disrupted trade routes, they ushered in a somewhat golden age for trade. They adopted the cultures of the peoples they conquered. Paper money and banking implanted in currency system.

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