Trade Routes

One reason the Silk Road was important is

• It allowed Europe to trade silk
• Chinese population increased
• It created more farmland
• It connected previously isolated cultures

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Fill in the blank.  China _________ silk to Europe.

• imported
• explored
• implored
• exported

The most popular items traded along these routes were spices and cotton.

• Trans-Saharan
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean
• Silk Road

Trans-Saharan trade brought this religion to West Africa from the Arabian peninsula

• Christianity
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

What religion did Mansa Musa practice?

• Islam
• Christiantity
• Animism

What did Mansa Musa give away on his journey to Mecca?

• gold
• sliver
• salt

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This ocean is found between Africa, Asia, and Australia

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Name the pilgrimage that Ibn Battuta began at the start of his travels.

• Kumano Kodo

• Hajj

• The Pilgrims' Way

• El Camino de Santiago

Who was Ibn Battuta ?

• He was a Muslim judge and a writer who travelled to the Western World

• He was an adventurer who travelled to the different parts of Asia

• He was a Muslim explorer and traveler who explored different parts of Africa and Asia

• He was a explorer who discovered North America

Where did Ibn Battuta travel to ?

• India , North Africa , China and Morocco

• China and India

• North Asia and India

• North Africa , Central and Southeast Asia