Japan to Africa trade routes

The most popular items traded along these routes were spices and cotton.

• Trans-Saharan
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean
• Silk Road

Trans-Saharan trade brought this religion to West Africa from the Arabian peninsula

• Christianity
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

This ocean is found between Africa, Asia, and Australia

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

All of the following were major trade routes from 1000 to 1500 C.E. EXCEPT —

• maritime routes across the Indian Ocean

• the Silk Road

• trans-Saharan routes

• maritime routes across the Pacific Ocean

During the medieval period, which body of water did Northern Europe rely on for trade with Asia?

• Baltic Sea

• Black Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

The Silk Road connected China to areas in the —

• north

• Indian subcontinent

• east

• west

Which route allowed Asia to connect with the Mediterranean basin?

• South China Sea routes

• Silk Road

• Indian Ocean

• Trans-Saharan routes

Trade between Europe and east Africa was carried on routes across the –

• Silk Road.

• Sahara Desert.

• Indian Ocean.

• Mongolian Empire.

Trade routes did NOT involve the use of rivers or seas in which region?

• trans-Saharan

• Middle East – India

• northern Europe – Black Sea

• western Europe

In the 14th and 15th centuries, most goods arrived in northern Europe from Constantinople after crossing the —

• Black Sea

• Indian Ocean

• Red Sea

• Pacific Ocean