Compare trade routes to the countries of the East in the Middle Ages and in the era of geographical

Compare trade routes to the countries of the East in the Middle Ages and in the era of geographical discoveries. Draw conclusions.

In the Middle Ages, the trade route to the Countries of the East lay through the Middle East, through the Mediterranean Sea or through the Black Sea and further through the cities of Trabzon, Damascus, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Basra and then to India or China along the Great Silk Road.

Arabs, Persians, Greeks, Italians, Turks moved along it.

In modern times, a second trade route appeared – along the coast of Africa. For the first time on it at the end of the 15th century, the Portuguese Vasco da Gama sailed. He was followed by other seafarers and not only the Portuguese, but also the British and Dutch.