nThe trading network
stretched from the Middle East and Africa to East Asia and was
divided into three main zones.
qAn Arab division in the
west offered glass, carpet, and tapestry manufacturing.
qIn the center was India
and its cotton textiles.
qChina, in the east,
manufactured paper, porcelain, and silk textiles.
qSecondary regions in
Japan, Southeast Asia, and East Africa supplied raw materials.
nAmong the latter were
ivory from Africa and spices from Sri Lanka and Indonesia.