Regional Trade Systems

In the five centuries after the year 1000, the peoples of the eastern hemisphere have more/less/same amount of interaction?

• More

• Less

• Same

• None

Which is NOT one of the early trade systems?

• Triangular Trade

• Indian Ocean Trade

• Silk Road

• Trans-Saharan Trade

What was the Silk Road

• Roads that were made of Silk

• A singular road that facilitated trade from China to Europe

• A network of trade routes in Africa

• A network of routes that connected China to Europe

Which civilization allowed for safe trade along the Silk Road

• Romans

• Phoenicians

• Greeks

• Mongols

How did the Silk Road get its name?

• The streets were lined with Silk

• It was smooth like Silk

• the Silk that came from China

• everyone wore silk to keep cool

Who is BELIEVED to have traveled the Silk Road to China?

• Christopher Columbus

• Zheng He

• Marco Polo

• Bartholomew Diaz

The Trans-Saharan and Silk Road are similar due to the

• Similar currency used

• the only things that were exchanged was food and money

• concrete that was used for the roads

• series of routes in which goods and ideas were exchanged

A major factor in the Trans-Saharan was the use of

• camels

• donkeys

• Shrek

• horses

The mineral that was more valuable than gold on the Trans-Saharan route was

• silver

• diamonds

• salt

• rubies

Which African ruler lessened the value of gold along his travels on the Trans-Saharan?

• Mansa Musa

• Ibn Battuta

• Shaka Zulu

• Sultan He