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Afroeurasian Exchange Networks and the Spread of Religions before 1450

Bram Hubbell
Bram Hubbell
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Afroeurasian Exchange Networks and the Spread of Religions before 1450
From page 61 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description.
From page 61 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description.

Extensive trade networks crisscrossed Afroeurasia before 1500. These networks facilitated more than the movement of goods; cultural traditions and technologies also spread through the networks. We can easily see this through the spread of the four most popular universal religions.

Left: Afroeurasian Trade, c.1200. Source: The Map Archive. Right: The Spread of World Religions, c.750 - c.1450. Source: Patrick O’Brien’s Atlas of World History.

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