Lesson #1 of 2 in the Trade, Renaissance, & Reformation Unit --
16 slide power point based lesson that covers:
- An overview of events that contributed to increased overland and maritime trade throughout the Eastern Hemisphere by the 13th & 14th Centuries
- The major trading cities that benefit from their coastal locations and the role they each play in the network of trade routes between Canton, China and Venice, Italy
- The social changes that occur in Europe as a result of increased