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Trade: Unit 6
Question | Answer |
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innovation | a new idea or method |
barter | Exchange of [goods or services] for other goods or services without using money |
merchant | A buyer and seller of goods for a profit; a trader |
plague | a deadly disease |
import | a product that is brought in from another country |
export | a product that is sent (sold) to another country. |
caravans | a group of people traveling together across the desert |
route | a course or road to travel from one place to another |
ethnic | Relating to a group of people who share the same culture, race, or nationality |
cultural diffusion | the spread of culture from one group of people to another |
What is the name we give to any exchange of one thing for something else? | trade |
What is a cause of trade? | people having too much of something and needing something else. |
How did the roads impact trade? | merchants can use the roads to trade and travel. |
What two countries were connected by the Silk Road? | China and Rome |
How did kings become rich if they did not trade salt or gold? | The kings collected taxes on all goods imported and exported. |
What were the two major resources used for trade in Africa? | salt and gold |
What physical feature created a natural barrier, making trade difficult for merchants? | desert |