the silk road
Persian roads
the Mongol's ensured that trade routes in both countries were safe and secured.
caravan routes being established
the establishments of caravan routes
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Trade routes in ancient Greece and Rome were walked by people with beasts of burden. Today we have airplanes, ships, railroads, and trucks that can go much faster.
Trade routes, axum was the center of ancient trade. Until Islams rose to power in the seventh century. The Islams changed the trade routes.
The resulting stability brought by Mongol rule opened these ancient trade routes to a largely undisturbed exchange of goods between peoples from Europe to East Asia. Along the Silk Road, people traded goods such as horses, porcelain, jewels, silk, paper, and gun powder.
The Mongols and the Tanguts had a trade dispute primarily over the control of trade routes and tariffs. The Tanguts, who established the Xi Xia kingdom, wanted to maintain their sovereignty and economic independence, while the Mongols sought to expand their influence and access to lucrative trade. Tensions escalated as the Mongols demanded greater tribute and concessions, leading to conflicts that ultimately contributed to the Mongol conquest of the Tangut territory. This dispute was part of the broader dynamics of power and commerce in the region during the 13th century.
The most popular theory is that the mongols contracted the disease from fleas which then went on rats and traveled the trade routes through all of Europe.
The Ming Empire sent Zheng He to make sea connestions
The Silk Road