Trade Routes and Kingdoms Quiz

Trade along the ______________ Trade Route linked goods from Africa to the Middle East and Europe.

• Silk Road

• Indian Ocean

• Trans-Saharan

• Trans-Atlantic

There were three kingdoms that flourished in ______________ between the 9th and 16th centuries.

• Middle East

• West Africa

• Eastern Europe

• Southeast Asia

Their names were:

• Greece, Rome, and Constantinople

• Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia

• Xia, Shang, and Zhou

• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

These three kingdoms traded ____, ____, ____.

• Gold, Salt, Ivory

• Sugar, Spice, Everything Nice

• Bronze, Iron, Copper

• Fruits, Vegetables, Grain

In the Trans-Saharan Trade Network goods were transported across the hot, arid Sahara desert on:

• Camels

• Horses

• Elephants

• Wagons

It facilitated an exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas between 3 different:

• Oceans

• Countries

• Continents

• Deserts

In 2000 B.C. the kingdom of ______ arose in East Africa south of Egypt.

• Qin

• Kush

• Mesopotamia

• Mali

In 325, King Ezana conquered Kush and controlled trade to ______, the ______ ________.

• Rome, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople

• Japan, Philippine Islands, China

• Ghana, Saudi Arabia, Songhai

• Egypt, Arabian Peninsula, India

________ became a very wealthy trading kingdom. It traded in gold, ivory, and spices.

• Qin

• Axum

• Han

• Mecca

Although initially Christian between the 4th and 7th centuries, East Africa eventually became a primarily ________ region.

• Muslim

• Pagan

• Zoroastrian

• Jewish