The Three Trade RoutesThis is the Middle East Trade Routes of the Arabian peninsula. There are three different routes: The silk route, the spice route, and the incense route. Sometimes these routes traverse over the land and sea. Items exclusive to the routes can include spices, raw materials, and refined materials.
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The Main Stops here were many main stops in the Arabian Peninsula such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Dubai, Jerusalem, and Mecca. Like many trade routes in the world, they often had main stops (cities, oases, religious sites, etc.). These stops all had religious or political importance to the people of the middle east, and so they became the epicenter of trading and learning in the Arabian Peninsula. The effect was that several merchants from Europe and Asia to migrate to these cities to sell items that were rare and valuable in the Arabian Peninsula, yet common in other parts of the globe. Because of the opulence of people in the cities, merchants were getting rich by selling them "extremely valuable items". These cities soon became main stops because of advice being passed from merchant to merchant (so it became common knowledge).That was how the main stops were formed.
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So, what is the Path of the Trade Routes?
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Items the Trade Routes Carry
The trade routes carry dozens of items, some of which are costly and some of which are cheap. I will list some of these items and give an explanation on why they are in that trade route (I will not be listing common trade items, such as metals and wood).
The Silk Route:
As the name suggests, the silk route often carries silk, fine textiles, and animal skins. The silk route connects the Arabian Peninsula to China by running along it's northern border, which would explain why there is an abundance of fine textiles (China is known for their fine textiles). The spices also come straight from Eastern Asia. |
The Incense Route:
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The Spice Route:
-Scents
-Inventions
-Artistic Styles
-Medication
-Embalming ointment
-Antimicrobial Objects
-Frankincense
-Myrrh
-Perfumes
-Many spices
Surprisingly, the spice route carries frankincense and myrrh, not the incense route. The spice route connected all the cities in the Arabian Peninsula. It contained many Arabian spices, scents, geometrical /symmetrical designs from words from the Qur'an. It is also well known for its medications, ointments, and antimicrobial objects as well as perfumes. All of these items came from the Arabian Peninsula (usually from oases and large, fertile lands near cities).
-Scents
-Inventions
-Artistic Styles
-Medication
-Embalming ointment
-Antimicrobial Objects
-Frankincense
-Myrrh
-Perfumes
-Many spices
Surprisingly, the spice route carries frankincense and myrrh, not the incense route. The spice route connected all the cities in the Arabian Peninsula. It contained many Arabian spices, scents, geometrical /symmetrical designs from words from the Qur'an. It is also well known for its medications, ointments, and antimicrobial objects as well as perfumes. All of these items came from the Arabian Peninsula (usually from oases and large, fertile lands near cities).
All of the trade routes connected to form the Arabian Peninsula's Trade Routes and connected it to the rest of the world.