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alusur-12903	Park, Hyunhee	Defining Global Interconnectedness: The Central Role of the Medieval Middle East in Afro-Eurasian Networks 	2024	5	.pdf	application/pdf	2336	84	41	For example, while historians of China have noted a commercial revolution from 600 to 1400 due to internal factors like improved agricultural technologies, Billy So’s book Prosperity, Region, and Institutions in Maritime China emphasizes the significant, yet often neglected, impact of foreign trade on Quanzhou, including the export of Chinese porcelains to the Middle East during this period.15 Redefining the global Middle Ages to highlight the vibrant exchanges between the medieval Middle East, East Asia, and the wider world challenges traditional Eurocentric narratives and enriches our understanding of the period. This shift is particularly relevant for the study of the medieval Middle East, which played a pivotal role in the interconnected networks of broader Afro-Eurasia.	cache/alusur-12903.pdf	txt/alusur-12903.txt