Chapter 7 blog post 7

A key part of chapter seven was the growth, development, and exchange of the Silk Roads.  These were land based trade routes that allowed Europe and Asia to trade goods.  Camel caravans often took goods from one place to the other, and the luxuries were topped by the silk traded.  The Middle east specialized in trading berries and nuts, the forest lands of Siberia and grasslands of central Asia specialized in livestock, while India sent textiles and medicinal herbs.  It was interesting to see how disease was also spread along the silk road.  There were also sea roads used to exchange goods.