Fast and the Curious: Trade Routes

Which trade pattern shown connected Asia to the Mediterranean basin?

• A Silk routes

• B Maritime routes

• C Western Europe river trade

• D Trans-Saharan routes

Which trade pattern shown existed around 1000 to 1500 A.D.

(C.E.)?

• F Maritime routes

• G Trans-Saharan routes

• H Silk routes

• J Black Sea route

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The shaded area shown was known for trading which good?

• A Textiles

• B Amber

• C Gold

• D Porcelain

Muslim expansion helped diffuse which technological

advancements used for grinding, irrigation and energy use?

• F Metal molds and wooden blocks

• G Wedges and iron picks

• H Compasses and lateen sails

• J Waterwheels and windmills

Which idea replaces the question mark in the graphic?

• A Islam

• B Christianity

• C Judaism

• D Buddhism

India was the origin of –

• F new crops such as sugarcane

• G paper money

• H the compass

• J porcelain products

The Baltic region was best known for –

• A porcelain

• B amber

• C sugarcane

• D the lateen sail

The ideas of which religion spread from the Arabian Peninsula to parts of Africa, and then to Central and Southeast Asia?

• F Hinduism

• G Buddhism

• H Islam

• J Shinto

Which Asian archipelago is being described?

• A Korea

• B China

• C Japan

• D Vietnam

The city of Timbuktu was –

• F located near the Zambezi River

• G the center of learning and trade

• H where Hinduism originated

• J known for its large sugarcane crops