Vikings Typically‚ the image of a Viking is a barbaric‚ bearded man plundering and destroying a neighboring village. This is actually the stereotypical viewpoint. In actuality‚ Vikings‚ have a very different image. For example‚ Vikings did not wear furry boots or furry armor‚ they did not have horned helmets‚ they invaded Britain‚ and they also were the first to discover America! They were also experts in nautical technology‚ crafts‚ trading‚ warfare and many other skills (Jonsson 1). With all
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settlement at Igbo-Ukwu in Eastern Nigeria was an outpost for West African’s long-distance trade routes‚ one of which was the Trans-Saharan trade routes. The main items traded were gold‚ slaves‚ salt‚ cowry shells (the major unit of currency). Others are weapons‚ expensive clothes‚ pepper‚ ivory‚ kola nuts and leather goods. [pic] The arrival of Europeans on the Coast of West Africa undermined the Saharan trade‚ but did not finally finish it until well into the 19th century. This also made the south-eastern
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Uy Ngo 7th period 10/6/2012 SILK ROAD VS SAHARAN TRADE ROUTES The Silk Road and the Saharan Caravan trade routes had many differences and similarities in their development and the impact on the civilizations they made. They were comparable and diverse in many areas of society such as: the development of the empire and how it all began‚ architecture and writing that was developed‚ and the spread of religion throughout the region between 300 BCE – 600 CE. The Silk Road developed between 300 BCE
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civilizations to grow economically. Between 1000 and 1500 in many continents around the globe‚ trade has influenced the development of a stable civilization. Although the many civilizations were not interconnected‚ by trading with neighboring civilizations they all contributed to each others individual growth. Contact with outside societies introduced a need for further development of technology. Trade presented opportunities for civilizations to grow innovatively. Examples of these intertwined societies
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time of 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E. the commerce in the Indian Ocean had many changes and continuities. During the great trading routes long lifetime‚ it had powerful effects on the religion‚ people‚ and most importantly‚ the goods; these included spices‚ silks‚ perfumes‚ oils‚ and textiles. Many different peoples including the Indians‚ Arabs‚ and Chinese dominated the vast trade route‚ between East Africa and China. While the greatest continuity‚ throughout this period‚ were the goods traded‚ the greatest
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600 to 1400 C.E.‚ two essential trade routes of the Post-Classical world were the Silk Roads and that of the Indian Ocean Basin‚ which were both vast networks of many ancient routes linking various destinations within their intricate systems of trade and exchange. Each of these trade routes yielded extremely numerous effects and implications for the future that would affect life on earth for many years to come—and these effects are similar for the major trade routes of the Silk Roads and the Indian
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and dynasties established trade routes. This is the period where countries were made and countries were destroyed because of the importance of trade and the importance of building a fundamental‚ religious‚ and economical way of life. This paper will discuss the goals and functions of trades‚ and traders‚ and a historical analysis of world trade. This paper will also get into world trade patterns‚ of The Americas‚ Sub-Saharan Africa‚ The Indian Ocean‚ The Silk routes‚ China and The South China
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Trade was and is a huge component in the development and advancement of civilizations. Trade advances societies through the spread knowledge and ideas‚ exchange of resources and the establishment of power. The type of ideas spread could include religion‚ culture‚ art‚ philosophy‚ technology and methods of government. Nations which lacked key food resources could sell precious goods like gold‚ textiles or silk. When different societies saw the wealth in these civilizations they were inclined to gain
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The Mediterranean Sea (35 degrees north‚ 18 degrees east) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe‚ on the south by Africa‚ and on the east by Asia. It covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km² (965‚000 mi²)‚ but its connection to the Atlantic (the Strait of Gibraltar) is only 14 km (9 mi) wide. In oceanography‚ it is sometimes called the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea of the European Mediterranean Sea‚ to distinguish it from Mediterranean seas elsewhere
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It is not difficult to associate the Mediterranean diet with delicious pizzas‚ pastas‚and breads. However‚ a true mediterranean diet “consists mainly of fruits and vegetables‚ seafood‚ olive oil‚ hearty grains and more”(1). The Mediterranean diet highlights eating primarily fruits and vegetables‚ and replacing butter with healthy fats (1). It also stresses using herbs and spices to flavor dishes instead of salt‚ and reducing the amount of red meat and eating poultry and fish at least twice a week
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