The Asian Sea Trading Network was composed of three main zones.
1. an Arab zone
2.an Indian zone.
3. a Chinese zone.
It brought spice, the most valuable goods, to the world.
Low sea levels
"Hellespont" is the ancient name for the Dardanelles, which is a strait that separates Asian Turkey from the Gallipoli peninsula of European Turkey, and links the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara.
Philippine sea asian continent malay peninsula isthmus of kra indonesian archipelago austrilian continent
Like the Mediterranean, the Baltic sea is almost completely surrounded by land. And like the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea has traditionally been a very actively used sea route for trade between the surrounding Baltic and Scandinavian countries: at one point the so-called Hanseatic cities formed the busiest and most important trade network of the Middle Ages. Most of these cities were located near or around the Baltic Sea.
London had better access to roads and the inland of England. Even with Dover's access to the North Sea, London was better situated strategically.
spices
The straits of Malacca
Kush was along the coastline of the red sea, making trading easy.
Kush was along the coastline of the red sea, making trading easy.
Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the red sea which supports Asian and European countries in sea trade it is a short cut to south Asian countries in their sea trade which enables them to have easy acess to Europe and vice versa
Portuguese soon learned that since ancient times, moonsoon winds and the nature of the ships and navigational instruments available to sailors had dictated the main trade routes in the Asian network. much navigation was of the coasting variety, that is, sailing along the shoreline and charting distances and location with reference to towns and natural landmarks. the arabs and chinese, who had compasses and large ships could cross large expanses of open water such as the arabian and south china seas but they preferred to ship around the coastal routes rather than the largely uncharted and less predictable open seas. Also , most importantly, the nature of the Asian sea trading network required advanced technology such as advanced navigation. *from textbook c:
Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the red sea which supports Asian and European countries in sea trade it is a short cut to south Asian countries in their sea trade which enables them to have easy acess to Europe and vice versa
suez canal connects the mediterranean sea with the red sea which supports Asian and European countries in sea trade it is a short cut to south Asian countries in their sea trade which enables them to have easy acess to Europe and vice versa
Constantinople was located on a canal between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, making out easier for boats to stop and trade. Also, they were near where the Asian and European trade routes crossed.
for trading ,water supply ,fishing
· Arabian Sea
traders used the nile,the red sea,and overland routes to transport their gods.