The Tin Route - Connor, Calli, Nasir by Connor Drobot

Overview

cl2195 — 2024-09-17 18:57:06 UTC

The tin route was a trading route that spanned across The middle east, Europe and Asia. It was used to trade tin to make bronze.

What good were traded along the Tin Route?

cd2301_1 — 2024-09-17 19:13:39 UTC

As the name suggests, tin was traded along the tin route. Tin was a vital ingredient in bronze, which was a popular metal at the time for how strong it was. However, tin can only be found in a few places, which made it very valuable. In hill forts along the route, good such as coral, gold and other exotic and rare items have been found.

Who benefitted from this trade? (will be adding more info)

cl2195 — 2024-09-17 19:16:06 UTC

It is hard to directly pinpoint Who exactly benefited, but it is safe to say that many people, such as armies, merchants, kings, and normal people all used tin (well, bronze. Tin is apart of bronze.)

With the demand of tin to make bronze, the merchants got rich quick. People would trade many goods for tin, such as copper, precious metals, textiles, spices and other items of such caliber. Everyone who traded these things all benefited.

What ideas were pass along the route?

cd2301_1 — 2024-09-18 19:05:46 UTC

In the 1st millennium BCE, when the Tin Route was flourishing, there were no written account being made. However, different things, such as art and technologies were passing up and down the route.

One obvious idea that was passed along this route was concepts of Bronze, such as how to make it and what to used it for.

Additionally, because the Minoans are considered the first civilization in Europe, they passed along their ideas of government and complex urban settlements.

What maritime or land-based empires influenced or contributed to this trade? How did they impact the trade?

cl2195 — 2024-09-19 18:38:56 UTC

Some of the major kingdoms that were key players in the tin route Britain, France, Spain and Portugal. Since the tin mines were mainly based in western Europe, they had the most impact as the main suppliers of tin. During the bronze age, most of the trade was done with boats.

Who was harmed by the tin route?

cd2301_1 — 2024-09-19 19:18:27 UTC

Tin was in very high demand at the time, but mining requires a lot of labor and can be dangerous. People who owned the land on the tin reserves would have to hire a number of people to extract the tin and mining is very dangerous, as the tunnels can collapse at any time.