Blog #7

Chapter 7 depicts the reshaping of civilizations. Islam rose to popularity during this time. Trade was majorly important, as many people around the world were able to get a hold of scare gods that were usually only found in one area. A few ways to travel to ship these goods to other places emerged, namely the silk, sand and sea roads. The silk road involved goods being shipped down to people along the way of where they needed to go. They were carried by large caravans of camels. It is called the silk road because silk came to symbolize Eurasian commerce. Those who make silk were deemed to be of higher class. The process of creating silk originated in China. Eventually, the silk supply expanded and reached other civilizations. However, not very many people traveled along the Silk Roads. The sea roads were important in Southeast Asia and East Africa. Rice was a common good traded among them. Sand roads stretched across the Sahara, and goods commonly traded were gold, salt, and slaves.