Ancient Trade Networks

What regions did the Sand Roads connect?

• North Africa and the Mediterranean world with Interior West Africa
• Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
• Mesoamerica and the Andes
• South Africa and the Swahili Coast

How did the Sand Roads impact culture and trade in the third-wave era?

• The Sand Roads had little to no affect on culture and trade.
• They decreased contact between groups of people.
• They enriched West African civilization and connected it to larger patterns of world history.
• The Sand Roads only had a temporary affect on culture and trade.

Which animal served as a major turning point in trans-Saharan travel?

• llama
• camel
• horse
• donkey

What provided the economic incentive for the exchange of goods across the Sand Roads?

• religious practices
• taxation purposes
• increased population
• varied environments

How did the empires and dynasties during this time period effect the beliefs exchanged on the Silk Road?

• They had no effect on trade
• The empires and dynasties controlled what ideas were allowed to be exchanged. 
• The rulers let the merchants freely trade ideas and technology
• Rulers encouraged trade of their beliefs and cultural ideas while discouraging the spread of the processes to manufacture products

How did the merchants trade products throughout the Silk Road?

• Merchants travelled the whole path, east to west, trading as they went
• The traders travelled only to the nearest  cavern to trade then went back home
• The traders passed the goods on from merchant to merchant until the destination was reached
• The merchants stayed in their homes and buyers travelled to them to receive goods

How was the spread of religion along the Silk Road shown through the locations the road passed through?

• In many of the locations that the road passed through we can see remnants of religious items, art, and literature
• The locations did not show signs of religious exchange
• The people in those places converted to the new religion being forced upon them
• The places the road travelled through were heavily religious and many of the ideas of the religions the traders brought got incorporated into their religion

Along with goods what other things were exchanged across the Silk Road?

• diseases and donkeys
• language and llamas
• slaves and corn
• religion and diseases

Why were bulk goods transported along Indian Ocean trade routes and not along the Silk or Sub-Saharan trade routes?

• Bulk goods were distributed by the Silk and Sub-Saharan trade routes
• Islam forbid the association of its people with goods produced by nonIslams 
• Bulk goods were not as valuable as luxury goods, so they were allowed to travel over sea while luxury goods weren't because of their delicatessen.
• Boats could carry more goods resulting in the trip being less expensive over all

What was the significance of domesticated animals concerning trade?

• Domesticated animals moved goods along the Silk Road and Sub-Saharan Africa
• Domesticated animals aided the development of trade routes by allowing Silk Road traders and Indian Ocean sailors to move goods further
• Domesticated animals were used to give to nomads so that traders may have safe passage through their territory
• The animals caused deforestation leading to the destruction of roads