Trade Networks

Question 1

silk road

Answer 1

• during Rome and Han dynasties
• first of three golden ages
• tang and song (second golden age)
• mongul (third golden age)
• metal from Rome
• silk from China
• buddhism from India
• goods, technology, belief, disease

Question 2

indian ocean network

Answer 2

• around India, but also other cultures
• India, East Africa, Middle East, China, East Asia, Southeast Asia
• trade items
• silk-east asia
• salt-sub saharan africa
• metal from rome
• spices-southeast asia
• pepper-india
• trade winds
• arabs- lateen sail, arab dhow

Question 3

trans-saharan route (trans=across)

Answer 3

• across the Sahara
• camels
• camels from the middle east
• trade increased more with camel saddle
• Mediterranean, sub-saharan africa, to east africa, to indian ocean, to silk road
• Mediterranean, Carthage, Greeks, Phoenicians, Berbers, Romans, Egyptians
• Bantu

Question 4

trade routes

Answer 4

• no major trade routes in the Americas due to geography
• movement difficult because of climate also
• north-south axis