Early traders


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This section should take you around 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete. Some screens will require more work than others, so it would be a good idea to review the whole resource before you start working so that you can plan your time effectively.
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In this section you will learn about:
- basic writing and research skills
- valuable commodities in medieval
times - the challenges that faced people when travelling in medieval times
- the exchange of ideas from different cultures and their effect on world history.
With your new knowledge you will be able to understand some of the changes that technology has made to our lives and travels.
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