Unit 5 - Trade Networks

The Trans Saharan Trade Routes are located on which continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• India

What were the two major items traded along the Trans Saharan Trade routes?

• Pepper and Silver

• Gold and Salt

• Platinum and Oregano

• Gunpowder and Tea

What was used to travel across the Sahara?

• Wagons

• Ships

• Chariots

• Camels

Which famous traveler went from Morocco to Asia through the Middle East?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Ibn Battuta

• Marco Polo

What did the Silk Road enable besides the movement of goods?

• Movement of traditions, innovations, ideologies, and languages

• Movement of armies and military expeditions

• Movement of nomadic tribes

• Movement of demons and folklore

What did the Silk Road connect?

• London and Hong Kong

• Rome and China

• India and Japan

• China and the West

What was the most famous or popular item sold along the Silk Road?

• Asian Horses

• Silk

• White Jade

• Roses

In ancient times, many merchants traveled a trade route called the (a)  

• Silk Road
• Mediterranean Sea
• I-10
• Trade Route

Which religion spread from the Middle East to India and also West Africa through trade routes?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Christianity

Which trade route connected India, the Middle East, and East Africa?

• Silk Road

• Indian Ocean trade network

• Trans-Saharan trade route

• Baltic trade route