Unit 1: Global Trade & Migration Test Review

1. Which of the following trade routes main goods were salt, ivory, gold and slaves?

• Silk Road

• Indian Ocean Trade Route

• Trans-Saharan Trade Route

• Atlantic Trade

1. Which of the following best describes connectivity in terms of topics discussed on trade?

• Regions of the world became connected through growth of trade routes

• Regions of the world did not become connected until after Columbus' voyage (1492)

• The item/resource that was traded the most was knowledge

• Salt had the biggest impact in all regions of the world

1. Which of the following is the best example of an export?

• A nation making a good and selling it inside of its borders

• 1. A nation a pulling resources from colonies to make a good

• 1. A nation making a good and selling it on the world market

• 1. A nation buying in bulk resources

Which factor was the most significant in the Black Death spreading across Europe and Asia?

• Interactions along the Silk Road

• Interactions along the Indian Ocean Trade Routes

• Explorers traveling to Europe from America

• The Little Ice Age (1303)

Bringing in commodities, workers, and other items from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.

• Import

• Export

• Trading Rights

• Mercantilism

1. Which of the following trade routes originated in China and then moved through the Middle East and Istanbul before emerging into Europe?

• Indian Ocean

• Silk Roads

• Trans-Saharan

• Highland Road

What impact did camels (technology!) have on the Trans-Saharan Trade route?

• Camels did not play a role in trade

• Camels allowed individuals to travel to new locations - were not able to travel across the desert before

• Camels slowed down trade across the Trans-Saharan Trade route

• Camels could not withstand the heat of the desert, therefore horses & mules were used more

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

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

Which trade route is depicted in the map?

• Timbuktu Trade Route

• Trans-Saharan Trade Route

• Maritime Trade Route

• Silk Road

Which answer below best describes Marco Polo?

• Christian Missionary who traveled the Silk Road to China to spread Christianity and to obtain goods

• Practiced Islam, completed the Hajj, and was King of the Mali Empire

• Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, taxed individuals who were not Muslim to travel through his empire

• Maritime traveler from China who reached Africa, caught a giraffe, and traveled back to China