Mediterranean Trade Route Insights

The video explores the Mediterranean trade route, highlighting key traders like the Carthaginians, Romans, and Byzantines. It discusses the trade of high-demand items such as salt, spices, and gold, and the role of merchants. Transportation methods, including ships and wheeled vehicles, are examined. The impact of the bubonic plague on trade and empires is detailed, along with the spread of Christianity through trade routes. Finally, the video touches on scientific traditions in the Mediterranean region.

Which of the following was NOT a key trader involved in the Mediterranean trade route?

• Carthaginians

• Romans

• Byzantines

• Mongols

What was a high-demand item traded from Africa to Europe along the Mediterranean route?

• Silk

• Salt

• Tea

• Cotton

Which of the following items was NOT mentioned as being traded by the Egyptians?

• Papyrus

• Gold

• Spices

• Silk

Which method of transportation was NOT used along the Mediterranean trade route?

• Airplanes

• Pipe transportation

• Wheeled vehicles

• Ships

What tool did merchants use to determine their location on the Mediterranean Sea?

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Sextant

• Map

How did the bubonic plague primarily spread along the Mediterranean trade route?

• Through contaminated water

• Via infected rats on trade ships

• By airborne transmission

• Through direct contact with infected people

Which empire was NOT affected by the bubonic plague according to the transcript?

• Roman

• Egyptian

• Byzantine

• Mongol

What was the main religion spread through the Mediterranean trade route?

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Buddhism

Who was a key figure in spreading Christianity along the Mediterranean trade route?

• Paul of Tarsus

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

• Genghis Khan

Which scientific tradition was NOT mentioned as being spread through the Mediterranean trade route?

• Architecture

• Art

• Astronomy

• Medicine