| A | B |
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| trade | an exchange of goods or service for commercial (money) purposes |
| trade routes | sea routes that led to increased interaction between cultures and nations |
| cause for trade routes | the constant search for new sea routes that were easier, more efficient, and less expensive in the quest for riches |
| effects of trade routes | development of capitalism; development of businesses; shortening of the Panama and Suez Canals; led to the Commercial Revolution; increased contact between Europe and Asia and Africa |
| examples of trade routes | Silk Road, West African (or trans-Saharan) trade routes |
| Importance of location | Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire both flourished from trade because they were located near the Mediterranean (which contained important trade routes); Italian city-states and the Hanseatic League used their access to water to grow wealthy through trade |
| Silk Road | allowed Europe and Asia to trade with each other |
| Saharan trade routes | linked West African kingdoms such as Mali, Songhai, and Ghana to Europe; increased cultural contact between Europe and West Africa |
