WorksheetsFast and the Curious: Trade Routes
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which trade pattern shown connected Asia to the Mediterranean basin?
A Silk routes
B Maritime routes
C Western Europe river trade
D Trans-Saharan routes
Which trade pattern shown existed around 1000 to 1500 A.D.
(C.E.)?
F Maritime routes
G Trans-Saharan routes
H Silk routes
J Black Sea route
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The shaded area shown was known for trading which good?
A Textiles
B Amber
C Gold
D Porcelain
Muslim expansion helped diffuse which technological
advancements used for grinding, irrigation and energy use?
F Metal molds and wooden blocks
G Wedges and iron picks
H Compasses and lateen sails
J Waterwheels and windmills
Which idea replaces the question mark in the graphic?
A Islam
B Christianity
C Judaism
D Buddhism
India was the origin of –
F new crops such as sugarcane
G paper money
H the compass
J porcelain products
The Baltic region was best known for –
A porcelain
B amber
C sugarcane
D the lateen sail
The ideas of which religion spread from the Arabian Peninsula to parts of Africa, and then to Central and Southeast Asia?
F Hinduism
G Buddhism
H Islam
J Shinto
Which Asian archipelago is being described?
A Korea
B China
C Japan
D Vietnam
The city of Timbuktu was –
F located near the Zambezi River
G the center of learning and trade
H where Hinduism originated
J known for its large sugarcane crops
Which mainly influenced the pagoda architecture shown in
Japan?
A Astronomy practices from Africa
B Islam spread by Indian traders
C Code of the samurai
D Buddhism from China
Which religion is indigenous to Japan and has been able to
coexist with Buddhism?
F Islam
G Judaism
H Hinduism
J Shinto
The “X” on the map identifies the location of –
A mainland China
B the East Sea
C Pacific Ocean
D East China Sea
Christianity was introduced through trading into which African kingdom?
F Axum
G Zimbabwe
H Ghana
J Hausa
Which city is being described?
A Great Zimbabwe
B Gao
C Cairo
D Axum
A negative effect of the use of trade routes was the spread of -
New Technology
Bubonic Plague
Knowledge
Religion
What TWO seas were important in the trade for northern Europe?
Mediterranean
Black
Aegean
Baltic
From where did the goods originate:
Silk, Paper, Porcelain, Compass
India
North Africa
Southeast Asia
China
What trade routes are pictures here?
Silk Roads
Indian Ocean Maritime Routes
River Links to Black Sea
Trans-Saharan Routes
Which route allowed Asia to connect with the Mediterranean basin?
South China Sea routes
Silk Road
Indian Ocean
Trans-Saharan routes
In the 14th and 15th centuries, most goods arrived in northern Europe from Constantinople after crossing the —
Black Sea
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Pacific Ocean
Route across the Indian Ocean
Silk Road
Maritime Route
Trans-Saharan Route
North European Route
Which idea or technology did NOT come from China?
Paper money
Compass
Shipbuilding
What is a famous landmark in India?
Krishna
The Taj Mahal
Gandhi
Mumbai
Who was the founder of the Mongols?
Genghis Khan
Marco Polo
Mrs. Wayman
Justinian
Trade Routes:
What is the orange trade route?
Western European Sea & River
Baltic-Black Sea
Trans-Saharan
Arabian-Maritime
Trade Routes:
What is the red trade routes?
Trans-Saharan
Baltic-Black Sea
Silk Roads
Southeast Asia
Trade Routes:
What is the blue trade route?
Western European Sea & River
Baltic-Black Sea
Trans-Saharan
Arabian-Maritime
Trade Routes:
What is the green trade route?
Trans-Saharan
Baltic-Black Sea
Silk Roads
Southeast Asia
Trade Routes: What is the yellow trade route?
Southeast Asia
Silk Roads
Trans-Saharan
Arabian Maritime
Trade Routes: What is the purple trade route?
Southeast Asia
Silk Roads
Trans-Saharan
Arabian Maritime
Where was paper from?
China
India
Baltic Region
Indian Ocean region
Where was the lateen sail invented?
Indian Ocean Region
Africa
Europe
Americas
Where are waterwheels and windmills from?
Indian Ocean Region
Middle East
Africa
Japan
Where was the compass invented?
India
China
Middle East
West Africa
