3.1 Expansion and Intensification of
Communication and Exchange
Networks
Existing trade routes flourished and
promoted the growth of powerful new
trading cities
• The Silk Roads- Pastoralists played a valuable
role in the growth of the Silk Roads
• The Mediterranean Sea
• The Trans-Saharan
• The Indian Ocean basins
New Trading Cities
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Novgorod
Timbuktu
Swahili City-States
Hangzhou
Calicut
Baghdad
Melaka
Venice
Tenochtitlan
Cahokia
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Western Russia
West Africa- Mali
East Coast of Africa-Kenya
Eastern China
India
Iraq
Malaysia
Italy
Central Mexico
Northern Mexico
The growth of interregional trade in
luxury goods was encouraged by
innovations in technology
Silk and Cotton textiles
Porcelain
Spices
Precious metals and gems
Slaves
Exotic Animals
Caravan Organization
• Caravanserai- a
roadside inn where
travelers could rest and
recover from the day's
journey.
• Camel Saddles- further
promoted trade
New forms of credit and money
• Bills of exchange- repayment of debts within a
market or which is legal tender within a
country.
• Credit
• Checks
• Banking Houses- method of financing longdistance transport of goods