Created: 17.01.2019

A map of the classical era in both eastern and western civilization.

Rome Adulis Luoyang Nanhai Barbarioum Anatolia CarthageBlack SeaMediterranean seaArabian SeaChina Gupta Empire<br>Red SeaKingdom of Aksum KEY ArabiaPersiaTrade itemsTechnologyImportant peopleImportant documents<br>Textiles<br>Grain<br>Olive oilMetals<br>Wild Animals<br>Slaves<br>Wine<br>Silk roads<br>Sea trade routes<br>Bay of Bengal<br>Nile RiverHaung HeIndus R.Caspian SeaGeographic featuresRoman EmpireAgriculture was the most important industry. Additional food and <br>luxury items were acquired through trade. Ships would travel the <br>Mediterranean, making cities along the coast wealthy. Aksum's location made it important for <br>caravan routes to Egypt and Meroe.<br>Access to sea trade on the Mediterranean <br>Sea and Indian Ocean increased its power. The famous Royal Road promoted trade.<br>Trade helped hold the empire together.The Silk Roads were used to trade between Empires. <br>Indians benefited from this by acting as the middlemen, <br>or go-betweens in business transactions.Chinese commerce expanded all the way to Rome thanks to the<br>Silk Roads and the worldwide demand for silk. Traders made a fortune<br>carrying CHinese silk westward.
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