Sea Road Vs Silk Road

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In contrast to the Silk Roads, the Sea Roads sparked more rapid technological innovation from 500 CE to 1500 CE due to different methods of transportation. In order to further advance maritime trade, many people who engaged in such trade interacted together to develop their understanding of monsoons and make progress in the technology of shipbuilding, as evident in improved sails, and oceanic navigation such as the invention of the astrolabe used to calculate latitude. On the other hand, camel caravans used in the Silk Road did not provide much room for improvement. The use of yokes, saddles, and stirrups made controlling camels and other cattle more efficient but it did not make traveling through mountainous and rough terrain faster, easier,

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