The Silk Road had a great impact on medieval society. I cause other countries to share what they offered with one another and by doing this they were able to spurr international trade. The interchange of raw materials and manufactured goods among distant groups of people. This was a major turning point in the world. In medieval society people only had products that were made in their country.

With the silk road it brought to the this society a whole new idea. Trading and sharing the things of your country and taking what other countries offer and have. This made trading expand from one area to a large route.

The silk road was a huge, it would help to think of it as a communication highway of the ancient world. Some of the things that were shared on this Road were: Knowledge, inventions, religious beliefts, artistic styles, langauges, and social customs as well as goods.

The next major change in society was mercantilism. Mercantilism is an economic system where the government sponsors international business designed to make European monarchs rich. The Queens and Kings were starting to embrace the culture and ideas of new things. When the people you look up to start wearing new things you are going to want to wear them as well. So when fur was being traded in France people started wanting fur for themselves.

Overall I think that ....