a network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. The term can also be used to refer to trade over bodies of water.

• trade routes

• dirt road

• super highways

• scenic route

he buying and selling of goods, trade

• retailing

• trade

• monopoly

• commerce

Trade route that connected China, India, and the Middle East. Traded goods and helped to spread culture including the religion of Buddhism

• Silk Road

• Trans-Saharan Trade

• Atlantic Silk Road

• Spice Road

a valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms

• cotton
• wool
• nylon
• silk

ingredients that enhance food without changing the natural flavor

• perfume

• silk

• spices

• ingredients

the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. Arabs had this over the spice trade.

• monopoly

• advantage

• manifest

• mastermind

Largest land empire in the history of the world, spanning from Eastern Europe across Asia.

• Mongol Empire

• Persian Empire

• Roman Empire

• Greek Empire

Mongol leader who led the Mongols conquest westward and who is renowned for his ability and his ruthlessness.

• Kublai Khan

• Mansa Khan

• Alexander Khan

• Genghis Khan

a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century

• Golden Horde

• Red Horde

• Pink Horde

• Blue Horde

voyages to new territories by European navigators in the 15th century, looking for an all-water trade route to replace the Silk Road

• South American Exploration

• North American Exploration

• European Exploration

• Asian Exploration