Ms. AllenWorld History II

2015-16

Use the map to label the following 1500-era trade routes. You will need 6 colored pencils.

Fill in the KEY COLORS on your map legend

In pencil, label the following locations:ChinaMughalOttomanSonghaiEurope

NOTES: Part 1

Important Trade Routes of the 1500s:

• Silk Road -- routes across Asia to Mediterranean basin

• Maritime -- routes across the Indian Ocean

• Trans-Saharan -- routes across North Africa

• Northern European -- sea and river trade

• Western European -- sea and river trade

• South China Seas and lands of Southeast Asia

Route #1Route #1: Silk Road: Silk Road

Silk RoadSpanning from the Pacific Ocean Mediterranean Sea

Used to trade:Chinese SilkPorcelainSpicesPaperFruitJadeIDEAS

Route #1Route #1: Silk Road: Silk Road

Route #2Route #2: Maritime Trade : Maritime Trade RoutesRoutes

Along the coasts of Africa, Middle East & Asia

Used to trade: – Spices –Cinnamon & Clove

Route #2Route #2: Maritime Trade : Maritime Trade RoutesRoutes

Route #3Route #3: Trans-Saharan Routes : Trans-Saharan Routes across North Africaacross North Africa

Spanning across North AfricaProviding:

GoldSalt

Also trading:Products from the other trade routes

Route #3Route #3: Trans-Saharan Routes : Trans-Saharan Routes across North Africaacross North Africa

Route #4Route #4: . Northern European : . Northern European links with the Black Sealinks with the Black Sea

All across Europe to the Black and Caspian Seas

Trading:TextilesProducts from Asia, Africa & Europe

Route #4Route #4: . Northern European : . Northern European links with the Black Sealinks with the Black Sea

Route #5Route #5: . Western Europe sea : . Western Europe sea routesroutes

Location:From the Black Sea to the Mediterranean to the Atlantic

Ocean to the North Sea

Trading:Largely products and ideas from the other routes

Route #5Route #5: . Western Europe sea : . Western Europe sea routesroutes

Route #6Route #6: South China Sea and : South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asialands of Southeast Asia

Location:Sea of Asia, crossing with the Maritime Trade Routes

Trading: Spices

Route #6Route #6: South China Sea and : South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asialands of Southeast Asia