Trade, Japan & the Mongols

During the Middle Ages, where did major trade routes develop?

• The Eastern Hemisphere

• The Western Hemisphere

• The Pacific Islands

• Across the Atlantic Ocean

What trade route traveled across Asia to the Mediterranean basin?

• Trans-Saharan

• Maratime

• Silk Road

• Royal Road

What trade route traveled across the Indian Ocean?

• Trans-Saharan

• Maratime

• Silk Road

• Royal Road

What trade route traveled across North Africa?

• Trans-Saharan

• Maratime

• Silk Road

• Royal Road

Regional trade networks and long-distance trade routes in Asia aided...

• the growth and spread of Christianity.

• the diffusion and exchange of technology and culture.

• the expansion of the Roman empire.

• the French in the 100-Years war.

Diffusion of goods includes

• Spices, textiles and porcelain

• Paper, water wheel, compass, lateen sail

• Religion, printing, and paper money

• Diseases

Diffusion of technology includes

• Spices, textiles and porcelain

• Paper, water wheel, compass, lateen sail

• Religion, printing, and paper money

• Diseases

Diffusion of ideas includes

• Spices, textiles and porcelain

• Paper, water wheel, compass, lateen sail

• Religion, printing, and paper money

• Diseases

What influenced Japanese cultural development?

• Japan's isolation as an island nation

• Japan's trade with Europe

• Japan's proximity to China

• Japan's interaction with Native Americans

The geography of Japan is

• a desert stretching across the entire country

• a high plateau

• mostly forest and rivers

• a mountainous archipelago