TCAP Review: Trade Cities

Which two trade cities were located in West Africa?

• Venice

• Djenne

• Constantinople

• Timbuktu

Which major trade city was also the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

• Constantinople

• Djenne

• Timbuktu

• Florence

Constantinople sat at the crossroads of what major trade route?

• Trans-Saharan Trade Route

• Trans-Atlantic Voyage Route

• Silk Road

• Siberian Road

Timbuktu is a thriving trade city because of the trade of what two major resources?

• Gold

• Horses

• Corn

• Salt

• Pepper

Identify two major trade cities that are located on the Italian Peninsula?

• Venice

• Florence

• Constantinople

• Paris

• London

In addition to a trade city, Djenne was known as a city of...

• silk trade

• learning

• government

• craftsmanship

Florence was a major trade city because of its powerful industry in...

• printing

• salt

• weapons

• banking

Djenne and Timbuktu are located between which two major geographic features?

• Gobi Desert

• Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Niger River

• Sahara Desert

In addition to trade, Timbuktu was a major city of...

• Islamic learning

• craftsmanship

• government

• griots

Which major trade city was ideally located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia?

• Timbuktu

• Constantinople

• Djenne

• Paris