Early Global Interactions 2023

What is a commodity?

• any item with value that can be bought and sold

• a huge trading network that stretched across the Sahara Desert

• process by which a product is brought up to date by making it better

• a ruler of the Ottoman Empire

What was the Trans-Saharan trade route?

• a ruler of the Ottoman Empire

• any item with value that can be bought and sold

• a huge trading network that stretched across the Sahara Desert

• process by which a product is brought up to date by making it better

What is an innovation?

• any item with value that can be bought and sold

• a huge trading network that stretched across the Sahara Desert

• a ruler of the Ottoman Empire

• process by which a product is brought up to date by making it better

What was the name of the trade route that stretched from China to Rome?

What are some things that were traded along the Silk Road?

• Goods (silk, jade, tea, spices, paper)

• Ideas and information

• Religion

• Disease

Which of the following questions is NOT a reason why the Mongols were so successful?

• Good horseback riding skills

• Excellent fighting skills

• Liked by everyone

• Terror Tactics

The Mongol Empire brought stability to Asia and Europe by what two things?

• Made Europe and Asia closer in contact

• Trade

• Made Europe and Asia fight more

• Gave them a lot of food

What was the trade route that stretched from West Africa to North Africa?

• Saharan-Mongolian Trade Route

• Trans-African Trade Route

• Trans-Saharan Trade Route

• Trans-European Trade Route

What made trade across the Sahara possible?

• Camels

• Donkeys

• Horses

• Ships

What were the two main items that were sought after in African trade?

• Ivory

• Salt

• Olive Oil

• Gold