WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Europe and Asia were reconnected through a series of trade routes known as the Silk Roads, which included several maritime routes that connected the Mediterranean and Red Seas to the Indian Ocean and then on to China.

Detailed explanation-2: -Regional features For a region that takes its name from the sea it surrounds, the Mediterranean is surprisingly hilly. It includes high mountains and rocky shores, thick scrub and semi-arid steppes, coastal wetlands and sandy beaches as well as a myriad of islands dotted across the sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mediterranean: A World Trade Route In this ensemble, there is naturally maritime trade between Mediterranean countries and the rest of the world, but above all trade takes place between the entire EU and countries of Asia and the Middle East via the Mediterranean Sea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Archaeological and literary evidence for the movement of goods and people across the Mediterranean increases in the late ninth and early eighth centuries BCE after a period of highly localized interaction during the Early Iron Age.