Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
Communication infrastructure established along trade routes that enabled rapid transmission of written messages and commercial information between distant trading centers.
AP course connection
Topic 2.2: 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World