the Indian Ocean Network, the Silk Road, and the Trans-Saharan Trade Network were very isolated and smaller than they grew to become. More global (at least in the eastern hemisphere) trading patterns started to become obvious around the time of the crusades in the 11th and 12th centuries (Aczel 13). Due to the excess number of knights and nobles attempting the journey to the Holy Land from Europe, new routes were established between…
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