❗️QUIZIZZ - 051 Indian Ocean Trade

Which region was NOT involved in Indian Ocean trade before the 15th century?

• Europe

• South East Asia

• India

• East Africa

What was the most important thing that helped Indian Ocean trade be reliable and flourish?

• Porcelain from Asia

• Silk from China

• Ivory from East Africa

• Monsoon winds

True or False:

Predictable winds made trade more risky for traders to do business across the sea.

• True

• False

A few ways sea trade was better than land trade are... [select 2]

• trade goods were now available to the masses, not just the wealthy.-

• domesticated animals are difficult to work with over long stretches of trade routes.

• trade ships lost at sea was far more damaging to business and profits than bandits could cause along the Silk Road.

• ships could transport larger amounts of goods in a single trip than animals could carry.-

Where did the magnetic compass come from?

• India

• China

• Africa

• Malaysia

Identify the two reasons that building your city-state solely on trade could be a bad idea.

• 1) Basing your wealth solely on trade makes your city-state vulnerable to changes or recessions in the economy

  2) Traders will look for places to do business that connect multiple trade routes.

• 1) Traders will look for places with lower taxes to do business

  2) Your city-state was at higher risk of invasion if all your wealth was from trade.

• 1) Traders will look for places with lower taxes to do business 

  2) Basing your wealth solely on trade makes your city-state vulnerable to changes or recessions in the economy.

What can the Indian Ocean trade routes be compared to? 

• The Mississippi River Trading Route

• The Silk Road Trading Route

• The 210 Freeway Trading Route

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Who helped overland trade be safer?

• The Mansa Musa

• The Mongols

• The Romans

• The Greeks

Who was not trading on the "Monsoon Marketplace"?

• Europe

• Southwest Asian Countries

• Middle Eastern Countries

What are the winds of the Indian Ocean called? 

• Monsoon Winds

• Winds of the Indian Ocean

• Windy Waters

• Wind Beneath My Wings