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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.
Two reasons off the top of my head would be the fact that the Muslims or the Ottoman Empire not to mention the Mongolian raiders made travel hard for caravans of European traders...often attacking them and stealing their goods or leveling high taxes on goods going through their territories. OR BOTH...
The Italians had a monopoly on Mediterranean trade. Traders refused to carry silk or cinnamon. They had ships that desperately needed employment. Ottoman Turks had captured Constantinople. Extremely high prices were caused by the difficulty of moving Eastern goods to Europe. Ships traveling water routes could carry more goods.
In general, they used trade routes. On land they used camels to carry goods and caravans to actually travel in. When they were near water they used ships.
They established sea trade routes, which helped in the spread of ideas and goods
They established sea trade routes, which helped in the spread of ideas and goods
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Baghdad traded goods and ideas along the silk road.
Baghdad's location on the Tigris River provided access to both land and river trade routes, connecting the Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade networks. Additionally, the city was situated at a crossroads of major civilizations, facilitating cultural exchange and the flow of goods. This strategic location made Baghdad a hub for trade and commerce in the medieval Islamic world.
Baghdad has traditionally been at the western end of the Silk Road. Merchants in Baghdad would send goods from central Asia west toward the Mediterranean.
Land and water routes became the basis for transregional trade, communication, and exchange networks in the Eastern Hemisphere.
According to what I have read, the people in Baghdad traded many things, such as:clothesspicesmaterialsporcelainvegetablesand many other exotic goods
Baghdad became such an important center of world trade because Baghdad provided goods that people wanted like gold,silver, iron, pearls, and food. People would come to get those goods, and Baghdad will get money and they became an important center of world trade. :D
routes people took to trade food and goods
Early exploration and trade routes were characterized by the search for new lands and resources, driven by a desire for wealth and power. These routes connected distant civilizations and facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures, leading to the spread of knowledge and technologies across continents. The exploration of these trade routes laid the foundation for the globalization of the world economy.