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A system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk
and other trade goods

Connected to Europe, Africa, South Asia, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading
network and an area of rapid Muslim expansion, spread of goods, ideas

Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north

Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near, the stern of the
boat; improved sea trade

A very large flat‐bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially
designed for long‐distance commercial travel and participation in the tribute system.

An instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the
altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude, before the
development of the sextant. has
a disk with the edge marked in degrees and a pivoted pointer.

Also known as Kashi, a central trading point at which the western and the eastern Silk

Road met; It is one of the westernmost cities of China, near the border with modern

day Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.

During the rule of Timur Lane was the most influential capital city, a wealthy trading

center known for decorated mosques and tombs; a key trading city along the Silk Roads

Legal currency issued on paper; it developed in China.

An inn with a central courtyard for travelers in the desert regions of Asia or North
Africa; allowed caravans and their camels to rest in a protected environment,
encouraging trade.