600-1450+-+Southeast+Asia+-+Theme+4


 * Agricultural and Pastoral Production
 * New crops spread due to trading
 * Large varieties of food
 * Agricultural experimentation
 * Led to better agricultural methods
 * Increase in crops
 * Rapid population growth
 * Due to use of domesticated animals
 * Trade and Commerce
 * Merchants often traveled by caravan
 * Trade took place along Silk Roads and across seas
 * Strong maritime trade
 * Labor Systems
 * Included: Artisans, entrepreneurs, and slaves
 * Merchants were world travelers
 * Industrialization
 * Paper manufacturing established
 * Textile industry flourished
 * Also Included: pottery, glassware, and leather
 * Metallurgy
 * Iron and steel
 * Capitalism and Socialism
 * Many banks were created
 * used letters of credit for bank checks
 * "flying cash"