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Trade goods were the items traded by merchants.Each culture had an item unique or important to them.And with the help of the silk road and other trade routes.It caused the spread of idea and etc.

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Tea was part of the Chinese culture it was used for medicinal properties. But it spread into other cultures, becoming accepted.

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The Java Sea Shipwreck was important because it gave us insights into technology in the 12-13th century

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The Maritime Silk Road was similar to the Silk road but it was sea based with allowed for trans regional trade.

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The Silk Road were ancient trade routes that carried goods on land based from Europe to China. While trading goods, religion, ideas and technologies were shared also.

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Tea was one of those trade goods. Tea was coming from China and it was trade to various different places. It was important and needy because it was used as a medical aid source.

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Trade goods were a variety of goods traded by merchants on the silk roads. Trade goods were unique to different cities and cultures. Most cultures had their own unique trade good that they would trade for another unique good that a different city or culture had. This is what led to many different cities becoming very wealthy.

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Communities of practice are a practice where groups of people get together to share parts/practices of their religion as well as their culture. This is relatable to trade routes because trade routes led to a spread of different religions and cultures.

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Zheng He was selected by the emperor to be the commander in chief of what became a series of missions to the "Western Oceans". He first set sail in 1405 commanding 62 ships and 27,800 men. They visited Champa, Siam, Malacca, and the island of Java, then through the Indian Ocean to Calicut. They returned in 1407.

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The Java Sea shipwreck was a merchant ship during the 12th-13th century sailing the waters of East and Southeast Asia. It gave the people very important information about new technologies.

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The maritime silk roads were basically the same as the silk roads but they were sea based. This allowed them to travel farther and carry more goods on ships to trade. It was an easier way to travel and carry goods from one place to another.

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The silk road were trade routes that were land-based in Europe and spread to China. The silk roads were meant for merchants from other places to trade goods for other goods. The silk roads brought together all these different religions and then new religions and cultures were spread into tons of different places. Another big thing that spread through the silk roads were new technologies.

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Community practices is a concept where people share the same interest. Are able to connect through sharing their practices. this also helped the spread of innovations and many other things.

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The travels of Zheng He were important, because in 1450 and 1433. The ming Dynasty sent a huge fleets overseas. And the cause was the spread of innovations,ideas and the spread of people.

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Tea was a trade good as well and it was traded around to China, Mongolia, India and to Turkey. Its original use was for medical aid.

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Trade was a very big part of the world in the Silk Road era and there were many goods that were traded around such as spice, gold, silver, clothing, and many more. This helped cities grow and even made trade routes flourish.

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Communities of Practice are when a group of people will practice the same thing/ share the same practices. This is linked to trade because a lot of people used to practice trade and they each had that identity of practicing trade.

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Zheng He was a Chinese explorer that traveled all across the ocean and land. He had 7 main voyages which were through South China Sea, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and along the east coast of Africa. The voyages were from 1405-1433.

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The Java Sea Shipwreck was important because it gave insight about the technology that was used in the 12th-13th century and also gave us useful information of the cargo in the ship. It carried wealthy good likes gold and silver.

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The Maritime Silk Road was kind of like the Silk Road but instead of being land based, this was sea based and focused more on trade through and across seas. Also spreading religion and diseases and new inventions came with this too.

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The Silk Road were trade routes that spread throughout all of Europe and spread to China that people would go on to trade for expensive goods such as gunpowder, gold and spices. Diseases and Religion spread through the Silk Road also like the Black Death and the Islam religion.

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The Java Sea Shipwreck provided insight into the impact of commerce.  The cargos demonstrate the impact of China's ceramic industry in the 12th–13th century. despite the ships' origins, the cargo demonstrated that trade disseminated a wide range of civilizations, ideas, and people.

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Trading grew very rapidly every single day with the expansion of the trade routes that were important to all people including china so they would be able to trade, Ivory, Spices, Silk, Technology, Ideas, Ivory and so much more. people also traded animal silk, gun powder. The more people there were some of the things that were offered to be traded were precious and was only a certain amount of them left which meant that not everyone would get one.

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Tea was originated in China and mainly used for medical purposes but soon it would become a major part of Chinese culture. Once tea was spread it was all around the world and was being used in distinctive ways, tea adapted to what people needed to use it for and grew all the way to Japan and moved towards Europe.

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Community practices allowed people to connect/ link together in several ways because lots of people had similar practices. This was all possible because of global trade that helped with innovation, people, and ideas. People shared different ideas, traditions, cultures with either celebrations or other ways the people could think of.

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In 1405 and 1433 the ming dynasty sent fleets overseas. Zheng He's voyage was very important for the spread of innovation religion, people's culture, and much more. This also helped with Chinese culture including showing off wealthiness or how rich you are.

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The Maritime Silk Road was a network of marine channels that enabled trans-regional commerce. There were also some technological used or needed, such as the astrolabe, magnetic compass, and lateen sails. The Maritime Silk Road enabled more products and people to travel at the same time. The Maritime Silk Road disseminated ideas such as Islam's religion.

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The Java Sea Shipwreck was an important factor cause it gave information about the crew's technology. The goods that were traded were from over 700 years ago, people discovered more than one shipwreck in one place. There are many ships that are all coming from different places they contained cultural, people being able to spread by trading this all occurred in the 12th-13th century.

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The Silk Roads were land-based trade routes the Silk Roads allowed for the spread of ideas, religion, and technologies. As a result of this commerce, religions like Islam and Christianity expanded over Eurasia.

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Tea was often used for its medical purposes, but it became a major part of chinese culture. However, it quickly spread and became accepted in other cultures.

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While trade was growing rapidly with the expansion of trade routes. China became important in the trade networks because of their silk, ivory, and ceramics. Some goods became known as luxury goods such as spices, ivory, and silk.

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Communities of Practice allow people to connect because of their similar practices. Trade was able to help these people get together and this led to the spread of ideas and technologies.

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Zheng He was a Muslim general who spread ideas and technologies. His voyages were important because he went on them to collect tribute. His voyages alos helped diffuse chinese culture and to show off the power of the Ming Dynasty.

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The Maritime Silk Road was similar to the Silk Road, but it was sea-based. This allowed for an easier spread of goods and ideas. However, the monsoon winds often interfered with their travel.

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The maritime silk road is several sea routes connected to each other just like the silk road but in the sea. The maritime silk road had people, goods, ideas, and innovation, Sometimes there was also a chance that astroblade and magnetic compasses were spread. They went from East Asia to Southeast Asia and furthermore.

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The Silk Road was a trade route that spread technologies and religions. These religions included Islam ,Christianity, and Buddhism and the technologies were gunpowder, magnetic compasses and more.

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The silk road was a series of trade routes connecting to china that spread religon, ideas, technology. It was also used to trade items like gold, spices and more. But also some diseases were spread such as the black plauge that killed millions

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Tea was first thought of for its medical properties.Tea has become an iconic part of Chinese culture. Tea spread around the world through trade and now is appreciated by different cultures in distinctive ways. Tea shows the impact that trade has on communities.

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The Silk roads and Maritime Silk road allowed for trade partners from different places to trade goods. China was an important key in the vast networks that crossed the world because it contributed silk, ceramics, and ivory to to the trade networks. Some of the other goods that traveled through the trade networks were spices, fruit, rice, animal skins, and new technology such as gunpowder, astrolabe,magnetic compass.

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Community of practice is the ways people think,act, and objects they use tie them to other people with similar practices and create a sense of shared identity. This is possible through global trade, for example objects that show China's ties to communities across Asia . Through community of practice, new meanings and uses of objects spread to different communities.

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During 1405 and 1433 the Ming Dynasty sent hugh fleets overseas. The person that commanded these battleships was Zheng He. The purpose of these voyages was to display the Chinese might and to collect tribute from the people that Zheng He encountered. These expedition opened up new markets for Chinese goods. China was introduced to new understanding of the world, and exotic treasures.

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The Java Sea Shipwreck is a 12th-13th century merchant ship that sailed the waters of East Asia and Southeast Asia. This ship served as prove that people and goods were able to travel through ships 700 years ago. We also know that the spread of ideas and innovations travel across borders as well. We know that because as people travel so does ideas and innovations.

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Maritime Silk road was several sea-based routes that allowed for trans-regional trade. The Maritime Silk road allowed for more goods, and people to travel at a time, which in turn also allowed for the spread of ideas. This was possible because people and goods traveled on ships rather than on camels or horses. Ideas such as, the religion of Islam spread through Maritime Silk road. There were also some spread of technology, for example the astrolabe, magnetic compass, and lateen sails.

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The Silk road was many trade routes that connected China to Europe by passing through Central Asia and Southwest Asia. Merchants, goods, ideas, and technology spread through Silk road routes. The Silk road led to globalization

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Tea was a good example of something that spread across borders. Tea was very significant in Chinese culture. It originated in China, where it was used for medicinal purposes, but it later became something that was used worldwide. This was all as a result of trade moving it across borders.

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Trading was the biggest factor in people, ideas, and innovations spreading across borders. It was becoming a bigger development in this time period, which led to more people getting involved and joining the trade. Most valuable and precious items were carried over land, because there were usually less supply. Larger loads with mostly less expensive items were taken on ships. For example, the Java Sea Shipwreck carried spices and perishable items.

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Communities of practice allow people to link together. Ways that we think and act are part of our culture and practices. This is how we create a sense of identity, and when we interact, we share that with others. This was also happening back then, all the time. One example of this is Peranakan Beaded Belts. The Peranakan people lived at the crossroads of global trade, which led to them developing a very diverse culture that brought in many parts of other cultures to form their own. The beadwork on their belts represent the fusion of cultures that makes up theirs.

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The Java Sea Shipwreck was one of the 12-13th century merchant vessels that sailed the waters of East Asia. This wreck, after inspection, signifies that people and goods were being traded over 700 years ago. There were also many other wrecks discovered in the same area, which also proves that these routes were used for trading and carrying goods across the ocean.

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The Muslim admiral, Zheng He, played a huge role in the spread of innovation, religion, and people. His voyages were important, as he mainly travelled to display the Ming Dynasty's power and collect tribute from people. Zheng's fleet was impressive, it included more than 300 ships and contributed to the spread of technology in Afro-Eurasia. Zheng brought back exotic goods and opened up new markets for Chinese goods.

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Similarly to the Silk Roads on land, the Maritime Silk Road was sea-based which allowed for trans-regional trade that was not ethical on land. The Maritime Silk Roads carried people, goods, and religion from East Asia, to Southeast Asia and beyond. This contributed majorly to the spread of Islam and other religions. The transfer of knowledge, technology, and ideas, intensified as a result of this sea-based trade.

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The Silk Roads consisted of trade routes on land, which were essential to the development of trade and the economy in the 14th-15th century. Along with trade, things like ideas, religion and innovations also spread through the Silk Roads. Caravans and caravanserai were also essential to travelling along the Silk Roads, this is what allowed merchants to leave on long journeys and be able to survive the harsh conditions. Religions such as Islam and Christianity spread across Eurasia as a result of this trade.

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Tea was originally used as medicine in China, but has spread all over the world. It was first spread to Japan and Southeast Asia, but moved throughout Europe and the Americas. Everywhere that tea went it was adapted to fit the preferences of people in new areas.

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During this time, trade grew rapidly. More and more people were arriving from overland and overseas to trade with other merchants. With more people, some goods were marked as precious and were only available to a select few. For example, spices, silk, and ivory were very costly and became high status goods.

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Communities of Practice are groups of people that share similar practices (which gives them a sense of shared identity). Trade helps these communities to connect and learn with each other. Which helps the spread of innovations, people, and ideas.

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Zheng He's travel is one of the best examples of how innovations, ideas, and people spread. His travels inspired some to immigrate to Southeast Asia and other places. Zheng He's voyage also helped diffuse Chinese culture, show off wealth, and spread innovations.

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The Java Sea Shipwreck helped people to see the influence of trade. For example, The Breaker Shoal Shipwreck, in the Philippines, carried ceramics in the same style and period as the Java Sea Shipwreck. The cargos show the influence of China’s ceramic industry in the 12th–13th centuries; even though the ships came from different places, the cargo proved there is a lot of cultures, ideas, and people being spread by trade.

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The Maritime Silk Road was almost identical to the Silk Road, but it was sea-based (which would allow for more goods, ideas, and innovations to be spread to foreign places). Merchants would have to be cautious of the monsoon winds to plan their voyage. During this time, foreign demand for Chinese goods increased.

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The Silk Road was an overland trade route that was essential to the spread of many technologies, religions, and ideas. Examples of religions such as Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism were spread across Europe and Asia. While on the Silk Roads, innovations that were used were gunpowder, magnetic compass, flying cash, etc.

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The Silk road was a trading route that would spread items as well as different ideas about religion. Some of these religion were Judaism, Christianity, and Buddhism which led to the growth of these religion. As well the silk road did not only trade goods and ideas it was also the cause of major diseases that spread and killed millions of people.

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The travels of zheng traveled to china and he is a good example on how ideas his ideas were able to spread and extend. he was able to inspire many traded to continue expanding and trading which led to even more spread of goods, culture, religion, and much more.

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Tea was used as a natural medicine that would bring a lot of healing purposes. Tea was used more than 2,000 years ago and over that time tea has been culturally accepted many cultures

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Communities of practice is a concept that is doing something by bringing people together. This is by sharing and collecting knowledge of different ideas, traditions, ect. As well this helped traditions and culture to come together in many different ways.

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the java sea shipwreck was vey important because it gave us information about the crew, the technology, and as well as the cargo. As well an example about the cargo would be that Southeast Asia would cary many luxurious goods that only wealthy people could afford

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These water trade routes allowed merchants and traders to be able to spread more goods, ideas, and maybe more desises in a more inficiate wat. as well it led to inventions to help traders over sea be able to know where they are going. As well these merchants would be able to do seasonal trading by figuring out the wind during the different seasons.