Trade Routes and Cultural Exchanges

Mr. Nolan discusses the development of trade routes from 1000 to 1500 CE, focusing on the Eastern Hemisphere. Key trade routes include the Silk Road, Indian Ocean Maritime routes, trans-Saharan routes, and European routes. These routes facilitated the exchange of goods like gold, spices, textiles, and technologies such as the compass and latine sail. Additionally, they enabled the spread of religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam, significantly impacting cultural and technological development.

Which trade route connected Europe with the Middle East, India, and China?

• Trans-Saharan Route

• Silk Road

• South China Sea Route

• Northern European Route

What was a major advantage of the Indian Ocean Maritime routes compared to the Silk Road?

• Safer travel conditions

• Direct connection to the Americas

• Ability to carry more goods by sea

• Faster travel by land

What was the primary exchange on the Trans-Saharan trade route?

• Textiles for porcelain

• Gold for salt

• Amber for spices

• Silk for spices

Which religion spread along the Northern European trade routes?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• Islam

What was a significant outcome of the South China Sea trade route?

• Spread of Christianity

• Spread of Islam

• Spread of Buddhism

• Spread of Hinduism

From which region did spices primarily originate?

• West Africa

• Middle East

• Indian Ocean lands

• Northern Europe

Which good was known as 'fine china' and originated in China?

• Gold

• Porcelain

• Amber

• Textiles

What technological advancement allowed for better navigation at sea?

• Compass

• Windmill

• Water wheel

• Printing press

Which sail innovation allowed ships to sail into the wind?

• Rectangular sail

• Triangular sail

• Square sail

• Latine sail

Which religion spread to West Africa through trade routes?

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Islam