WH2.1C Regional Trade Networks REVIEW

According to the passage, what spread across the world in 1500 even though people didn’t have TikTok or Amazon?

• Only products

• Only religions

• Ideas, products, and religions

• Only people

Fill in the blank: Trade routes were important in 1500 because they connected people, shared culture, and _________?

• built empires

• destroyed cities

• isolated regions

• ended trade

Why did trade routes matter by 1500?

• They only moved goods between cities.

• They linked Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.

• They were only used for local trade.

• They were not important.

Trade routes moved more than just goods. What else traveled along trade routes?

• Religions, inventions, and ideas.

• Only gold and silver.

• Just spices and silk.

• Only animals and plants.

The Silk Road was the original overland highway that extended from ______ to Egypt and beyond.

• China

• India

• Greece

• Persia

Which of the following items were carried from China to Europe on the Silk Road?

• Silk, porcelain, and spices

• Gold and diamonds

• Oil and coal

• Cars and electronics

According to the Afro-Eurasian Network, what were the main items that moved along this trade route?

• Gold, Salt, and Learning

• Spices, Silk, and Tea

• Oil, Wheat, and Cotton

• Silver, Bronze, and Iron

Which regions were linked by the Afro-Eurasian trade route?

• West Africa, the Middle East, and Europe

• North America, South America, and Asia

• Australia, Antarctica, and Africa

• China, Japan, and Korea

Cities like Timbuktu traded not only gold and salt but also ________.

• ideas

• diamonds

• spices

• weapons

Which of the following cities became rich trade centers?

• Constantinople and Calicut

• Paris and London

• Rome and Athens

• Beijing and Tokyo