?Emerging Transregional; Networks of Communication & Exchange New tech & more familiarity with the world= movement of people through Afro-Eurasia & the Americas Movement gave rise to greater transregional interaction Networks of communication and exchange grew in # and size War & migration + trade= force driving this ^ This movement allowed Transfer of tech and knowledge Spread & mixing of religious beliefs Redistribution of plant & animals Waging of war over longer distances Spread of diseases Transregional Trade Routes Trade mainly operated on the local or regional level Because a society didn?t have the means to travel farther A wide assortment of foods and resources could be obtained in regions where climate & terrain varied Islands of Oceania & the Americas