How/where did they go to trade
What weather phenomenon made it easy to trade by water in the Indian Ocean?
Monsoon Winds
What did China trade?
Silk, cloth, spices, bamboo, and gunpowder
The Columbian Exchange was a trade route between what continents?
North America, South America, Europe, and Africa
What legacy did the Phoenicians leave to the Greeks that we still utilize today?
Alphabet
After looking at the trade routes, why do you think Alexander The Great wanted to conquer Egypt?
To control the Mediterranean and Nile trade routes
What mode of transportation was used to trade in West Africa?
Camels
What did India Trade?
Turtle shells, spices, cotton/cloth, ivory, slaves, grains, metal, and herbal medicines
What Ocean did the Columbian Exchange cross?
Atlantic Ocean
You could trade with Africa by both land and water?
Yes
After studying the trade routes, why would Persia have wanted to conquer the Phoenecians and the Greeks?
To control the Mediterranean and Nile trade routes
What mode of transportation was used to trade in Egypt along the Nile?
Camels and boats
What did the Mediterranean trade?
Olive oil, wine, marble, grain, metal, timber, and slaves
Name a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?
Spread of disease, loss of culture, and fighting over resources
What geographical feature(s) made it difficult for India to trade with the North?
Himalaya Mountains
After studying the maps, why would lumber be in high demand?
Building boats
How was gold transported from Nubia to Egypt?
What did the Middle East trade?
Salt, gold, ivory, and grains
The Silk Road connected Rome in the West to...
China (Han)
Could you travel from The Han Empire to Europe all by land?
Yes
After studying the maps, why would Mali be considered one of the richest Kingdoms in world history?
Salt and Gold trade
What desert did traders from Ghana have to go through to get to Egypt?
Sahara desert
What did the Middle East trade?
Dates, nuts, slaves, cloth, turtle shells, metal, and ivory
The Phoenicians and Greeks traded with each other on what sea?
Mediterranean Sea
Name two items brought over to North America that we still use today?
Horse, alphabet, coffee, cows, and pigs
After studying the maps and charts, give one example of cultural diffusion.
Swahili culture/new language, spread of Islam and other religions, spread of the alphabet, and spread of agriculture