Pacific trade routes

Definition

Pacific trade routes refer to the network of maritime routes that connected countries and regions bordering the Pacific Ocean, facilitating the exchange of goods, ideas, and culture. These routes were crucial for global trade during the Age of Exploration.

Related terms

Silk Road: An ancient network of land and sea routes that connected Asia, Europe, and Africa for trading valuable commodities such as silk, spices, and precious metals.

Columbian Exchange: The widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, technology, culture, and ideas between the Americas (New World) and Afro-Eurasia (Old World) following Christopher Columbus's voyages.

Mercantilism: An economic system in which nations sought to increase their wealth by exporting more than they imported through colonization, tariffs on imports/exports, establishing colonies for resources/raw materials.