Name ___________________________________

World Wide Trade Route Assignment

Your Task: Go to the website www.indianoceanhistory.org and click on “Maps” on the toolbar at the top of the page. Click on the different
maps to explore trade an exploration at various points in history. Below each map is a timeline to see how trade expanded and changed over time.

MEDIEVAL ERA
Map features: What did you Does it help or hurt Describe how and why.
Geography choose? trade?

Choose one of this feature on
the map:
The south china sea
_________________________
The south china sea The South China Sea The South China Sea hours trade because during
hurts trade monsoon season the waves get very dangerous and
rough

Map Features: What did you WHERE and HOW is this How is this good used by the people who buy it
Goods choose? good produced?

Choose one of this feature on Tea Where: tea was produced Tea was used as currency and it was also use as
the map: by the south western part medicine
of china
Tea How: tea is dried up tree or
_________________________ shrub

Map features: What did you How is this technology What effect does it have on the people who use
technologies choose? used? it?

Locate this feature on the map. It was used as en elixir

CHOOSE ONE. Gunpowder

Gunpowder
Part 2: Use the map for the Medieval Era and fill out the chart with ALL of the technologies from China, the Middle East & India.
Description: What is it used for? How is it used? Who Location:
Technology used it? Where is this technology
from?

What is it used for?

Lateen Sail

How is it used?

Who used it?

What is it used for?

Astrolabe
How is it used?

Who used it?

What is it used for?

Arab Dhow

How is it used?

Who used it?

What is it used for?

Indian to Arabic
Numerals
How is it used?

Who used it?

What is it used for?

Longitude and latitude
How is it used?

Who used it?

 What is it used for?
Magnetic Compass
How is it used?

Who used it?

What is it used for?

Stern post rudder
How is it used?

Who used it?

What is it used for?

Chinese Junk

How is it used?

Who used it?

What is it used for?

Gunpowder

How is it used?

Who used it?

What is it used for?

Paper

How is it used?

Who used it?