Identify major trade routes (i.e., silk roads, Persian trade routes, African trade routes, Mediterranean trade routes, and ocean routes). 6.2.2

Links verified 8/4/2014

1. Ancient Trade Routes between Europe and Asia
2. The Persian Gulf Trade in Late Antiquity
3. The Silk Road - The story of one of the world's oldest and most historically important trade routes and its influences on the culture of China, Central Asia, and the West. [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
4. The Tin Trade - trade routes, and geography, define a country
5. Trade between Arabia and the Empires of Rome and Asia
6. Trade in the Gulf - Mesopotamia, the linchpin of ancient international trade
7. Trade routes developed by the Seljuks
8. Trade Routes Resources Blog - well documented

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