Download - World in 1500 trade routes 2011 2012
1. Label global trade routes and make an empire key on blank world map (map shown in following slide)
Use the map to label the following 1500 era trade routes (you will need 6 colored pencils....)• 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
Silk Road
Maritime trade routes - Indian Ocean
Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa
Northern European links with the Black Sea
Western European sea and river trade
South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
2. Divide one page into 5 squares. In each square summarize 5 important notes about each empire (Ottoman, Mughal, Safavid, China, Songhai) include at least one quick draw in each square)