Grade 8 Social - The Expansion of Trade

What is the Silk Road?

• A network of trade routes

• The route the Crusaders took

• An area where silk is grown

• The area around a city state

What was the most valuable coin in Italy called?

• Pound

• Frank

• Shilling

• Florin

What were the Crusades?

• A Christian military expedition

• A trade route to China

• The rural area around a city-state

• An effort to increase trade

What is a city state?

• A politically independant city

• The main city in a kingdom

• A type of city built along the Silk Road

• A capital city of a country

Which of the following banking practices would repay merchants for damaged goods on risky journeys?

• Loans

• Interest

• Insurance

• Bills of Exchange

Which was the most valuable trade good brought in on the Silk Road?

• Wool

• Gold

• Spices

• Fruit

Which region controlled trade in the Mediterranean sea?

• France

• Italy

• North Africa

• The Byzantine Empire

What was the most efficient way to transport goods during the Renaissance?

• Roads

• Elephants

• Railway

• Water

True or false: Italian city states were monarchies

• True

• False

What is a merchant?

• A type of crusader

• A rank in the Catholic Church

• The leader of a city state

• Someone who buys and sells goods for a profit