Historical Trade Routes
11 trade and travel routes from the Persian Royal Road to the Cape Route, each with its stops and the states it crossed over time.
| Route | Active |
|---|---|
| Incense Route | 500 BC – AD 200 |
| Persian Royal Road | 500 BC – 330 BC |
| Silk Road | 130 BC – 1450 |
| Maritime Silk Road | 100 BC – 1500 |
| Amber Road | 100 BC – AD 400 |
| Trans-Saharan Route (western) | AD 300 – 1600 |
| Trans-Saharan Route (central) | AD 600 – 1900 |
| Route from the Varangians to the Greeks | AD 800 – 1100 |
| Hanseatic trade route | 1250 – 1600 |
| Cape Route to India | 1498 – 1869 |
| Atlantic triangular trade | 1520 – 1867 |