Eurasia Continuities

Many different trade routes can be found throughout history, but three of the most important lie in one area- Eurasia. The Silk Road, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean are all huge contributors to the world we know today. They linked the areas of China, Italy, and everywhere inbetween. From 600-1450 CE, many continuities and changes occurred in Eurasia’s trade networks. The continuities like products exchanged, reason for trade, and ideas did not directly affect the changes that occurred like disease, control, and technologies. Many things remained the same in Eurasia’s trade over the time period of 600-1450 such as the products, motives, and ideas. Seeing that the main routes of the trade networks remained the same, the products coming from each area also remained a continuity throughout. All three of Eurasia’s main trade routes exchanged luxury goods their whole time in existence; China provided mainly silk and tea, Muslims provided linens and ceramics, and the Byzantines contributed wine, glass, and manufactured goods. Since each country had natural resources or items the others needed, it worked out to each country's benefit. The reason for trading these goods also remained the same. Riches were definitely a big factor in why cities continued trading along these routes for over 800 years. Money gained from these routes let countries expand and grow. The noticeable efficiency and gain of other lands products are a few more reasons as to why trade routes did not change their intentions. A third

Rome had over 132 miles of roads in which they could trade and distribute their goods around 753 BC -476 CE. They were powerful traders similar to cities in Eurasia. Like many Eurasian trade routes, Rome fell due to invasions. Rome, though, was one of the first societies to have a sophisticated system of trade for its goods, in which later countries could