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Mapping Trans-Saharan, Indian Ocean and Silk Road Trade through c. 1450You must include both land and sea trade, while highlighting products, religions, cultures, technologies/innovations diseases, etc. that spread along these routes up to c. 1450.
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Key Words for SearchingYou may not be successful searching in book indexes and databases using only the name of your site of encounter. Don't give up! Try a more broad search that may not mention your site specifically, but the context of the article will allow you to make inferences about your specific site of encounter. Suggestions include:
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Additional Web Resources
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Maps, Trade, & the Medieval World
Silk Road Trade Route
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Click on The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith
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Indian Ocean Trade Route
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
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