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What are caravanserai and why were they useful?

Where did large regional networks exist in this era?

How was trade conducted over the largest network in Afro-Eurasia and what goods were traded along this route?

How are the themes of governance and economic systems linked when studying networks of exchange in this era?

How did the creation of the Mongol Empire disrupt trade but also lead to building new caravanserai?

How did caravanserai affect many of the regions in which they were built?

Many of the things you use today come to you from far away. If you need proof, just look at the tags on your clothes or the “made in ____” labels on your pens or electronics. Using evidence from the video, what is one way that long-distance trade has changed since 1200 CE?