9R Final Review Final Multiple Choice – June 7th Essay – June 6th

9R – Final Essay Theme: Movement of People and Goods- Trade Identify two trade routes and /or trade organizations and for each: Explain one reason for the establishment of the trade route or trade organization. (Time Period, Where, Why) Discuss one positive effect or one negative effect of the trade route or trade organization on a specific nation or region. Suggestions: Mediterranean Sea, the Silk Road, Trans-Saharan Trade Route in Africa, Triangular Trade in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean Trade Network, Hanseatic League

Reason for its establishment Final Essay Trade Route/ Trade Organization Reason for its establishment (Where, Time Period, Why?) One positive or one negative effect on a SPECIFIC nation or region  

The Silk Road - Beginning ca. 2nd Century B.C. Final Essay The Silk Road - Beginning ca. 2nd Century B.C. Reason for its establishment Connected China to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and Europe Created so silk, spices and other eastern goods could be traded for European gold and other commodities One positive or one negative effect on a SPECIFIC nation or region Positive- Trade flourished during the Mongol era – provided safety Prosperous for both merchants and Mongols (collected tribute) Negative- In the Late Middle Ages, merchants moving along the road spread the Bubonic Plague to Asia and Europe Millions died – hurt the economy and existing social structure

Trans-Saharan trade routes - African kingdoms - 7th -14th centuries Final Essay Trans-Saharan trade routes - African kingdoms - 7th -14th centuries Reason for its establishment Spanned from North Africa across the Sahara Desert to West Africa Traveled by Arab and Berber traders by camel caravan Created out of a need in West African Kingdoms for gold, salt, and ivory to be traded for European and Middle Eastern goods One positive or one negative effect on a SPECIFIC nation or region Positive – Cultural Diffusion – Islam spread to Africa along the trade routes Muslim scholars traveled to the university at Timbuktu Negative – Groups outside of West Africa learned about its enormous wealth Europeans came to take over land, resources, and take slaves