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silk roads

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trade routes that went from China to the Mediterranean caravans traveled along the routes as well as merchants

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Sea Roads

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trade routes that traveled over the seas from China to India the cost to get transportation were lower than the silk roads because boats could carry out more people

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srivijaya

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A place in which buying and selling, building, and religious change occurred this was a kingdom which dominated the sea roads

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angkor wat

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A temple complex for Hinduism which was the largest religious structure at the time located on Mount Maru

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swahili civilization

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emerged in the 18 century with commercial city states located along the eastern Africa coast

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great zimbabwe

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A powerful state which peaked in 1250 to 1350 cause of its connection to trade gold. The state was wealthy 

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Arabian camel

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an animal that could survive 10 days without needing any water causing it to be able to travel long distances across the Sahara

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Trans Saharan slave trade

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slaves had to go on a trek across the Sahara desert about 5500 slaves made the travel in order to be placed under new ownership in Islamic north america

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timbuktu

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A major trading city where Muslim teachers judges scholars are living there they are wealthy city with a king

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house of wisdom

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an academic center establish in Baghdad by al-mamun with Greek text mutazalites and philosophies

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chaco phenomenon

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in Chaco canyon settlements began to emerge in 25,000 mi.² they were 150 settlements and great houses

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pochteca

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aztec professional merchants who took on large trading expeditions they had wealth and became higher up in the social hierarchy and were magnates of the land

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American web

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in 1000 to 1504 wide connections began to emerge at Cahokia, chaco canyon, meso america, and the inca empire. they were all connected by trade and commercial activity

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