HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Movement of People and Goods
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Regions under Mongol Control
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Areas in the Hanseatic League
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Routes of European Crusaders
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian Ocean trade network was similar to the Silk Road because they were both a network of trade roads that connected people who wanted goods to people who had the goods they wanted. There were a lot of Indian Ocean trade routes just like their were a lot of trade routes in the Silk Road.
Detailed explanation-2: -How does the trade throughout the Indian Ocean differ from that along the Silk Road? Trade throughout the Indian Ocean is different than that of the Silk Road because it was over water, was more peaceful, did not include Europe, and different goods were traded along it. It was bigger and had more diverse people.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Silk Roads facilitated the passage of not only goods to trade but also the knowledge and technology that went into producing them. Foodstuffs were often traded across Central Asia, and with them, an exchange in technologies and agricultural practices too, as well as new crops and even new breeds of animals.