Chapter 7

     Chapter seven, Commerce and Culture, focuses on the three main trading routes on the Eurasian landmass; the Silk Roads, the Sea Roads, and the Sand Roads. The Silk Roads were primarily relay trade routes on which people carried hides, furs, livestock, wool,  amber, and primarily silk for trading. Most of the goods on the Silk Roads were high-end products intended for the wealthy. Because of the Silk Roads, the production of silk spread beyond China as the demand grew astronomically. The Silk roads held a magnificent significance to the Eurasian continent, not just because it promoted trade throughout the different countries, but also because it facilitated the spread of both Buddhism and disease through the continent. The Silk Roads promoted the spread of culture and contact all across Eurasia.