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| Major trade routes across the Eastern Hemisphere |
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- Silk Road (Chian to Mediterranean)
- Maritime routes across Indian Ocean
- Trans-Saharan routes
- Northern European routes between Black/Baltic Seas
- Western European sea/river routes
- South China Sea and lands around Southeast Asia
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| Where did gold come from? |
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| Where did spices come from? |
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| Lands around Indian Ocean |
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| Where did textiles come from? |
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| India, China, Middle East, Europe |
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| Where did porcelain come from? |
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| Where did paper come from? |
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| China, through the Muslim World to Byzantium and Western Europe |
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| Where did new crops come from? |
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| Where did waterwheels and windmills come from? |
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| Where did the compass come from? |
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| Where did the lateen sail come from |
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| Where did Buddhism spread? |
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From India to China
From China to Korea and Japan |
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| Where did Hinduism spread? |
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| From India to Southeast Asia |
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| From the Middle East to West Africa and Central/Southeast Asia |
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| Where did paper and printing money come from? |
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