Accounts of the Routes of the Jewish Merchants to the East, 847:
'These merchants . . . journey from west to east, from east to west, partly on land, partly by sea. . . . On their return they carry back musk, aloes, camphor, cinnamon, and other products of the Eastern countries . . . where they again embark on the Western Sea.'
- 'Book of Ways' by Ibn Khordadhbeh, 847, translated by Joseph Jacobs, 1919
How did the Jewish merchants' trade routes affect people living in Asia and Europe?