Trade Routes Dbq Essay

Eric Pappas
Mrs. Turk
Trade Networks LEQ
May 17/18, 2023

Throughout the third-wave era, numerous trade routes were open and thriving all over the world. Major trade routes included The Silk Road, The Sea Roads, The American Trade Network, and the Sand Roads. The trade routes were able to transport various goods throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, ranging from ideas in medicine to Silk and Gold. The trading routes all worked together to help foster the spread of culture and innovations. Of course, these trade routes weren’t all identical and did have multiple differences, such as location and geography. In particular, The Silk Road and Sea Roads have various similarities, such as how they both fostered cultural

In turn, these civilizations helped each other develop, and they all were able to keep up with one another. The Silk road promoted the trade of various products and skills throughout the third-wave era, from all around Eurasia. China spread papermaking, printing, gunpowder, and compasses; Other Asian countries collectively spread medicine, and agriculture; and the Middle East spread math and astronomy. Similarly, the Sea roads also helped spread products and ideas from one area to another. South Asian countries and the middle east were able to spread Navigation & shipbuilding skills, Spices, medicines, astronomy, textiles, weaving, math, calculations, and metalworking. Through the spread of these products and ideas, many Afro-Eurasian cultures were able to make huge advancements within their civilizations, and help improve everyday life. The spread of these products also helped peasants and lower classes have their voices be heard and to get the higher classes to listen to them. For example, during the third century, the Catholic church had accumulated so much power and became corrupt, so a Catholic Monk, Martin Luther, decided to put an end to it. He was able to spread his message by printing papers that contained his beliefs, and helped to educate Europe about the corruption of the church. Without the Silk Road, the Priting process may have not spread from China to Europe, and Martin Luther would not have been able to proceed with the rebellion. Accordingly, The Silk and Sea Road both helped spread innovations of all kinds around Afro-Eurasia and helped advance and benefit those