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The Silk Trade begins
The SIlk Trade starts during the Han Dynasty 206 BC - 220 AD -
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Many things are traded
230 BC
religion, philisophy, silk, jewels, the bubonic plague, and different goods are traded along the SIlk Road from China Persia, India, Europe, and Arabia -
Jan 31, 1271
Marco Polo travels the Silk Road
Marco Polo and His TravelsMarco Polo and 2 friars travel through the Middle Eastern countries and along the Silk Road to Cathay wanting to learn about Mondol's life. This was a difficult journey. -
Feb 7, 1453
Spice Trade water routes
The historic civilizations find water routes to trade with one another, starting the Age of Discovery -
Oct 12, 1492
The Spice Trade travels to the Americas
Christopher Columbus sets sail to the Americas, which he thinks is Asia. The Columbian Exchange takes place - by accident! Columbus thinks he is trading things with Asia, but it actually trading with the Americas. -
Feb 7, 1496
Spices from America travel back
The COlumbian Trade travels back to Europe and Spain, like vanilla and tobacco and many other vegetables -
Modern day Silk Road
The Eurasian Land Bridge is sometimes called the "New Silk Road" which is a railway system across most of the continents. -
Spice Trade begins over 4,000 years ago BC
The Spice Trade begins over 2,00 years ago. Spices are not as valuable as they were many, many years ago. Pepper was used to pay rent! This trade happened between Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.
