Economic

5. a group of merchants, travelers, and animals (like camels) who traveled together for safety across long trade routes
6. paper credit notes that merchants could deposit in one city and redeem in another
7. a major maritime trade network that connected East Africa, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and China
8. a group of trading cities and merchant guilds in northern Europe that worked together from the 1200s to the 1600s
9. a network of overland trade routes that connected China, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe

1. a roadside inn where travelers and caravans could rest and get food, water, and shelter along major trade routes
2. a written order used by merchants to pay or receive money across long distances, especially during the growth of trade in medieval Europe and Asia
3. a system where people buy and sell goods or services using currency (money) instead of bartering goods directly
4. a business that offered financial services like storing money, lending money, and exchanging currency, especially in medieval Europe