Trade Routes

What is the location of the Trans-Saharan Route?

• Indian Ocean – Connected Asia, India, Middle East and East Africa

• Sahara Desert in North Africa

• Asia... led into Europe

Which trade route is associated with the use of monsoon winds for trading?

• Trans-Saharan Route

• Indian Ocean Route

• Silk Road

Why was the Trans-Saharan Route so important?

• Gold-Salt Trade, Spread Islam, Berber Tribes people move through the desert

• Swahili Culture, Converts East Africa to the Afro-Eurasian World

• Spread Silk, Spread Buddhism, Display China’s wealth

Which of the following is an economic impact of the Indian Ocean Route?

• Increased African economy

• Swahili civilization flourishes, India has access to new goods

• Silk monopoly, Trade of gunpowder, compass & moveable type

Match the trade route to the cultural diffusion seen on that route:

• Spread of Islam

• Buddhism and Confucianism

• Spread of Swahili Culture, Spread of Buddhism, Spread of Islam and Christianity

• Spread of Islam

• Buddhism and Confucianism

• Spread of Swahili Culture, Spread of Buddhism, Spread of Islam and Christianity

The Silk Road is often compared to the Roman Roads.

• True

• False

Which trade route helped display China’s wealth and dominance as a civilization?

• Trans-Saharan Route

• Indian Ocean Route

• Silk Road

Which trade route is associated with the spread of Swahili Culture?

• Trans-Saharan Route

• Indian Ocean Route

• Silk Road