WHI.10 & 11 Trade Routes – Japan – Americas - Africa

Major Ancient Trade Routes 1000 – 1500 A.D. • ________________ across Asia to the Mediterranean basin (All the way to the Roman Empire)

• Silk Roads

• Trans-Saharan Route

• Amber Road

• Royal Road

Major Ancient Trade Routes 1000 – 1500 A.D. • ________________ (sea/ocean travel) routes across the Indian Ocean

• Maritime

• Silk

• Desert

• Mountain

Major Ancient Trade Routes 1000 – 1500 A.D. • ________________ routes across North Africa

• Trans-Saharan

• Silk Road

• Maritime Spice

• Amber

Goods Traded along Trade Routes • ________________ from West Africa

• Gold

• Silk

• Spices

• Porcelain

Goods Traded along Trade Routes • Spices from lands around the ________________

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Goods Traded along Trade Routes • ________________ from India, China, the Middle East, and later Europe

• Textiles

• Spices

• Gold

• Silver

Goods Traded along Trade Routes • Porcelain from ________________ and ________________

• China, Persia

• India, Arabia

• Egypt, Rome

• Greece, Mali

Goods Traded along Trade Routes • ________________ from the Baltic region

• Amber

• Silk

• Spices

• Gold

Technology Shared throughout the Ancient World • ________________ from China through the Muslim world to Byzantium and Western Europe

• Paper

• Gunpowder

• Silk

• Compass

Technology Shared throughout the Ancient World • New crops from India (e.g., for making ________________)

• Sugar

• Cotton

• Tea

• Spices