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 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

The fact that Europeans often had to pay for Asian spices and textiles in cash led to which of the following?

• An intense desire for precious metals

• A European trade surplus

• A lack of desire to trade with Asia

• The closing of the Indian Ocean trade network

What is the significance of the Indian Ocean in the context of the global tapestry?

• It was unexplored

• It was isolated

• It was a major trade route

• It was a conflict zone

Which of the following pieces of evidence most strongly supports the author’s conclusion about the importance of exotic goods to the Maya region’s economy?

• Exotic goods were exchanged over long distances within the Maya lowlands.

• Exotic goods were traded between the Maya city-states and neighboring states.

• The exchange of exotic goods went hand in hand with the exchange of information.

• The Maya region depended on the trade in exotic goods because of relatively low levels of agricultural production.

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