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Trade Routes @ 1500
[Trade Routes @ 1500: WHII SOL (LHS)] Broome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was trade important? | Provided an exchange of products and ideas |
| What were the main trade routes? (6) | Silk Road (Asia to the Mediterranean), Maritime Routes (Trade across the Indian Ocean), Trans-Saharan (across North Africa), Black Sea (to Europe), Western Europe (Rivers and Seas), and S. China Sea (Asia and S.E. Asia) |
| What is cultural diffusion? | Spreading of good and ideas between cultures |
| What goods did China trade at 1500? (4) | Paper, Compass, Silk, Porcelain |
| What goods and ideas came from the India and the Middle East? | Textiles and the Numeral system |
| The Arabic numeral system first originated where? | India |
| How was the Arabic numeral system spread? | By Arab traders |