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Name/s Period: Date: Silk Roads map and Data analysis
Use the map, your text p. 285 and chart packet provided.
to answer the questions below on this handout using phrases.
1. Why are these trade routes called the Silk Roads {plural), NOT the Silk Road?
Snapshot Economic Exchange along the Silk Roads
Region Products Contributed to SHk Road Commerce
China silk, bamboo, mirrors, �unpowder, paper, rhubarb, ginger, lacquerware, chrysanthemums
Forest lands of Siberia and furs, walrus tusks, amber, livestock, horses, falcons, grasslands of Central Asia hides, copper vessels, tents, saddles, slaves
India cotton, herbal medicine, precious stones, spices
Middle East dates, nuts, almonds, dried fruit, dyes, lapis lazuli, swords
Mediterranean basin gold coins, glassware, glazes, grapevines, jewelry, artworks, perfume, wool and linen textiles, olive oil
2. What do the products {above) indicate about specialization of trade products andthe comparative advantage different regions had in trade goods? What two or theefactors· probably led to specialization in the production of trade goods in differentregions?
3. Why were these trade routes called the__Silk Roads, not the Porcelain, Spices, orCotton Roads?
4. Since trade goods/products were often unique in different regions, how did thataffect potential merchant profits?
