What other things were spread by trade routes other than trade goods?

1 Answer
Feb 8, 2018

Faith, Invention, Science, Arts, Disease (and resulting immunity), Seeds and Slaves. In North Africa like the Silk Road in the Middle East and Asia,Trade was a window on other parts of the World.

Explanation:

Many things are carried by the Men and animals of a Caravan. More than trade goods. The Islamic Faith would have traveled along the the traders. Slaves were an significant trade from South to North after the 10th Century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Saharan_trade