2. By: Taylor Berman, Sam McCulloch, and Serena Uruburo

3. Major Trade Patterns of Eastern Hemisphere from 1000 to 1500

4. Silk Routes across Asia to Mediterranean

5. Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa

6. European Trade Routes

7. South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia

8. Gold from West Africa

9. Spices from lands around Indian Ocean

10. Textiles from India, China, Middle East, and later Europe

11. Porcelain from China and Persia

12. Amber from Baltic region

13. Paper from China through Muslim world to Byzantium and Western Europe

14. New crops from India (e.g., for making sugar)

15. Waterwheels and windmills from Middle East

16. Navigation: compass from China, latten sail from Indian Ocean region

17. Ideas Spread of religions across hemisphere -Buddhism from China to Korea and Japan -Hinduism and Buddhism from India to Southeast Asia -Islam into West Africa, Central, and Southeast Asia -Printing and paper money from China

18. Location and Place Mountainous Japanese archipelago (four main islands)

19. Sea of Japan or East Sea between Japan and Asian mainland

20. Proximity to China and Korea

21. Writing, Architecture, Buddhism

22. Shinto Ethnic religion unique to Japan Importance of natural feature, forces of nature, and ancestors State religion; worship of the emperor Coexistence with Buddhism strangeherring.com

23. Axum Location relative to Ethiopian Highlands and Nile River Location relative to Ethiopian Highlands and Nile River Christian kingdom Christian kingdom kidspast.com

24. Zimbabwe Location relative to Zambezi and Limpopo rivers and Indian Ocean coast City of “Great Zimbabwe” as capital of a prosperous empire victoriafalls-guide.net

25. Mayan Civilization Located in Mexican and Central American rain forests discoverchichenitza.com

26. Represented by Chichén Itzá

27. Groups of city-states ruled by kings

28. Economy based on agriculture and trade

29. Polytheistic religion: Pyramids

30. Aztec Civilization Located in Arid Valley in Central Mexico Aztec.com nvcc.edu

31. Represented by Tenochtitlan

32. Ruled by an emperor

33. Economy based on agriculture and tribute from conquered peoples

34. Polytheistic religion: Pyramids, rituals

35. Incan Civilization Located in the Andes Mountains of South America

36. Represented by Machu Picchu

37. Ruled by an emperor

38. Economy based on high- altitude agriculture

39. Polytheistic religion

40. Road system

41. Achievements of Mayan, Aztec, and Incan Civilizations Calendars Mathematics Writing and other record-keeping systems

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