What Factors Explain the Increasing Trade and Interaction Between Various

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Essay

What factors explain the increasing trade and interaction between various parts of the world in the centuries immediately following 1000 C.E.? Who was making these journeys and why? What were the results? Relate this information to the role that trade played in other societies.

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Definitions:

American President

The head of state and government of the United States of America, elected to a four-year term and responsible for the execution of federal laws and the administration of national policies.

Rutherford B Hayes

was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881, known for ending the Reconstruction era.

Nationalism

A political ideology that emphasizes the interests and culture of one's nation, often leading to a desire for national independence or self-governance.

Edward Bellamy

An American author and socialist, most famous for his utopian novel "Looking Backward," published in 1888, which imagined a future society based on cooperation and economic equality.