1. What trade route is this and how can you tell? Give 3 reasons.
Based on the map, how was Madagascar settled? Think simple!

2. Trade Between

3. The Silk Road
Most profitable and productive when large and powerful states were around
Provide security for merchants and travelers
7th and 8th Centuries
Byzantine, Abbasid, and Tang created an almost continuous belt of strong empires
13th and 14th Centuries
The Mongols

5. The BIG Idea
As civilizations became larger and more complex in the post classical era, so did the trade routes
Rising prosperity of Asian, European, and African states expanded trade
Increased demand for luxury goods
Technological and intellectual improvements
Sailing technology in the Indian Ocean
Larger ships = more goods moved for less money
Better caravan organization in the TSCR
Up to 5,000 in one caravan

8. You will create ads for the Indian Ocean and Trans-Sahara post classical trade routes. Think about it like you are trying to get merchants to use your trade route to transport goods. The idea is to create a coherent, not just a bunch of info thrown together on a page. You must include the following (all info MUST be from Period 3):
A slogan that “sells” the trade route
The general type of goods traded back and forth (luxury, everyday, necessities – these are the three choices but try to get the best fit) as well as some specific goods traded
Give some clue as to why these trade routes have expanded in the post classical era.
Some major cities on the trade routes
At least one cultural trait/idea that has been passed along the route
At least one technological advance that made expanded travel possible
Images and text that relate to the trade route