Trade routes map activity books

The trade web reached from the mediterranean basin to europe, persia, and india. Allowing goods to reach distant markets, a single trade route contains longdistance arteries, which may further be connected to smaller networks of commercial and noncommercial transportation routes. Following this activity they will divide into three groups. Although the silk road was major trade route, few of the. Find historical maps trade routes lesson plans and teaching resources. Many ships crossed the atlantic ocean carrying these and other goods to trade between the continents. Cut out the picture of a sailing ship on the worksheet a sailing ship in the 1600s. Instead of finding a route to asia, explorers found rich land and resources in north america. Educator page 1 of 7 activity description students will explore the silk road trade networks through museum resources and a reenactment of exchange along the route. The canadian atlas online fur trade 17201780 historical atlas of canada. The mediterranean sea was an important focus of intersecting trade routes. A confluence of interesting factors helped bring these markets together to encourage commercial activity. In this lesson, students will learn about the silk road and compare it with. The principal ocean trade routes of the world the portal.

Instead, a complex network of trade routes spanned afroeurasias mountains, plains, deserts, and seas. For this renaissance time period lesson, 6th graders complete a christopher columbus map activity, discuss and identify the parts of a. More than trade goods were passed along these routes intercultural contact led to exchanges of ideas and knowledge, as well. Students will map the changing trade routes of ivory and gain an understanding of international trade in the process.

The chinese traded their silk for metals, precious stones, medicines, furs, and perfumes. Silk road activity field museum of natural history. Trade map provides in the form of tables, graphs and maps indicators on export performance, international demand, alternative markets and competitive markets, as well as a directory of importing and exporting companies. The incense route was another ancient trade route where fragrances such as frankincense and myrrh and spices, gold, ivory, and precious stones were brought from southern arabia, ethiopia. To help an elementary student learn about the world, this maps activity book offers options connected to labeling, reading, drawing, and coloring.

Activities find it the map shows trade between nations in the 1600s and 1700s. The nations included spain green line on map, england red, france blue, and holland purple. The routes are shown in red lines and black dotted lines with labels and some notes regarding transit times. The song set up supervised markets along the border to encourage this trade. Trade in the byzantine empire ancient history encyclopedia. Silk road map, india map, asian history, ancient china, ancient rome.

At each city, students will map the route and analyze artifacts that range. Ancient greece the ancient greeks lived in an area along the northeastern mediterranean sea, with a wide variety of topography. By trading with other lands, the persian empire amassed a great imperial wealth bivar. Rulers of several european nations hired explorers during the 1400s, 1500s, and 1600s. Generally speaking, as with earlier and contemporary civilizations, the romans gradually developed a more sophisticated economy following the creation of an agricultural surplus, population movement and urban growth, territorial expansion, technology innovation, taxation, the spread of coinage, and not insignificantly, the need to feed the great city of rome itself and. This blank activity sheet is based on information that can be found with any standard ap world history textbook. Trade book resources book related resources reading a. Ancient trade routes activity lesson plan template and teaching resources. Map shows commercial arteries linking the mediterranean to northern europe. This was the name given to routes that connected civilizations from the mediterranean in the west to pacific ocean in the east figure 22. A history of cargoes and commerce over land and sea. Trade was an immensely important part of the economy of the persian empire bivar. Textiles, tea, herbs, precious stones, porcelain, fragrances, horses, and spices were traded by land.

The persian empire had an extensive road system of trade routes, and the roads were maintained by the state to encourage trade bivar. The silk road is one of the most famous trade routes. Silk road activity cyrus tang hall of china silk road activity is the silk road an example of globalization. It enables the abstract concept of trade to become more tactile, and at the same time the visuals make it easier to absorb information. Have students help you tape the cutout pictures on the appropriate continents on the map of the atlantic ocean. The silk road was a vast system of trade routes that connected china with tas far. Jul 15, 2016 ancient trade routes activity lesson plan template and teaching resources. Essentially, for those who struggle with pedagogy, here is a complete course designed to engage middle school children in the study of ancient and.

The bold lines traced across the globe by the worlds great trade routes, past and. The silk road primarily refers to the land routes connecting east asia and southeast asia with south asia, persia, the. The great trade routes examines the principal trade networks throughout history, encompassing coastal and transoceanic maritime trade, inland waterway traffic, and overland trade. This is more simple, and should be done before the middle ages trade activity. Along with exotic wares that came to europe from the east in the 17th century, the trade routes also fed a western appetite for eastern knowledge. List three goods transported during the triangular trade 4. In the first hour students will trace back one of their items.

Many employees of the levant company formed in 1580 learned arabic while serving abroad, enabling a trade in books and manuscripts from the east. The attitude to trade and commerce in the byzantine empire had changed very little since antiquity and the days of ancient greece and rome. At any given time, tens of thousands of cargo ships some over a quarter mile long are moving 14 million shipping containers, 60 million cubic meters of gas, and 10 million kilotons of vehicles on the sea. Native american trade routes and the barter economy. Due to variances in browsers and operating systems, the selected map may not print on this page. Students will research their own historical city along the silk road that was not covered in the mapping activity. Because of this location, it was natural that the greeks became active in trade by sea. Encyclopedia of society and culture in the medieval world. In this lesson students will locate and label the triangular trade on a map of the atlantic ocean. Cut out the map and paste it onto a piece of construction paper. They wanted the explorers to search for a northwest passage to asia and to look for gold and other treasure.

What was the most direct route merchants could take from milan to alexandria. The industrial revolu tion jiad a multiplier effect on commercial activity. Trade map covers 220 countries and territories and 5300 products of the harmonized system. Government, cities, agriculture, and longrange trade all nourished each other and consequently flourished. Chinese goods that flowed north in large quantities included tea, silk. A fascinating map of medieval trade routes visual capitalist. Following this activity, students will be challenged to compare and contrast modernday routes of travel and trade with the native american antecedents. Trade and exchange in the medieval islamic world from. Todays interactive map, by martin jan mansson, is a comprehensive snapshot of the worlds trade networks through the 11th and 12th centuries, which helped to connect kingdoms and merchants throughout asia, africa, and europe. Choose between a generic set of discussion cards that start with level 1 books and use them across all three levels, or use individual discussion cards created for each title in levels 2 and 3. E ach group will read for information about a different leg of the trade route and the benefits of that leg to those involved. Identify which leg was the middle passage or transatlantic voyage 3. This meant that the goods traded along the silk road were often luxury goods such as silk, precious stones, felt, glass, coins, and dyes. Investments in transportation and logistics infrastructure in china and asia are the foundation for.

Even before 600 bce, trade networks linked the lands of afroeurasia. Tools aboriginal education indigenous education canadian social studies map activities. Students are split into groups and must trade based on their location. How many years passed between the first and the last of these explorations. The silk roads continue to capture the imagination of the public, and, in 2014, a section of the land routes was designated a world heritage site by unesco. It works best to have regular discussion with the young students working to complete the pages. You can play around with the map to show individual ships and routes by type of cargo. Lesson plans for k12 and community college asiathemed books for k12 and. Trade book lessons, worksheets, and discussion cards provide trusted reading and language skill activities before, during, and after reading. After you have read this individually, you will have the opportunity to work in an expert group to discuss major trade routes in world history. See more ideas about book activities, trade books and activities. Trade in the roman world ancient history encyclopedia. This map shows the world with major trade routes marked.

The great thing about interactive maps is that they allow you to take. This site is intended to offer a completely digitized version of the grade 6 and 7 social studies courses in california. This activity is similar to another activity i uploaded on middle ages trade routes. The map shows trade between nations in the 1600s and 1700s. This map includes a list of 12 major cities and four major trade routes covering asia, africa and europe. For example, europeans produced furniture and tools, while colonists in north america had fish and lumber.

Goods from bitumen, obsidian, jade, worked flint, pottery, and luxury items such as incense and spice have been transported. Study the following information about the indian ocean trade routes. Chinese goods that flowed north in large quantities included tea, silk, copper coins widely used as a currency outside of china, paper and printed books, porcelain, lacquerware, jewelry, rice and other grains, ginger and other spices. Ideally, anyone can use the unit plans as directions, handouts, links, and resources for all that is needed are available. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. A trade route is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. As some countries of the realm have moved toward political stability and economic growth, others have remained in a state of political and economic turmoil. It was 700 miles long and spanned from china to the roman empires. Mediterranean and the indian ocean the greatest hubs of economic activity in the medieval world. This map shows the routes of early european explorers who came to north america.

What products were traded from the west indies to the thirteen colonies. The book follows the year tony danza spent teaching 10th grade high school. The dynamics of trade along the silk road major sections along the silk road because silk road trade involved such long distances, goods had to be light and valuable. The lack of political barriers in this vast realm aided the movement not only of trade but also of armies, craftsmen, scholars, and pilgrims. The impacts of trade routes that started in ancient civilizations can still be felt all around us today. The first civilization in ancient greece was located on the island of crete. For this renaissance time period lesson, 6th graders complete a christopher columbus map activity, discuss and identify the parts of a map, and locate asia, europe and the middle east. Filled with fascinating historical detail, exotic locales, and a wealth of illustrations, the book analyzes the importance of trade to commercial and cultural. Trade route mapping activity disappearing elephants.

Trade book resources book related resources reading az. Some fascinating material about the nature of chinese relations with the nomads, the development of the inner asian trade, and a chinese perspective on the culture and geography of inner asia. Silk roads by susan whitfield university of california press. An awesome map of world trade and shipping foundation for. Help your class members to visualize the extent and complexity of classical trade routes as they use this blank map to identify the silk road, indian ocean trade network, mediterranean sea lanes, and transsaharan trade routes. The 5,000mile trade network known as the silk road grew into a superhighway for the exchange of goods and ideas. Trade map trade statistics for international business.

May 03, 2016 you can play around with the map to show individual ships and routes by type of cargo. Todays visualization helps to map international trade on a 3d globe, plotting the exchange of goods between countries. Trade route mapping activity in this activity students will learn about the supply and demand of ivory throughout the past century. Have the students cut and paste the appropriate goods to the appropriate points of the triangle. Map highlighting 17thcentury trade routes between europe. Cut out one set of pictures from the worksheet trade in the 1600s. Simulate precolonial trade on a map of the atlantic ocean. In modern times, commercial activity shifted from the major trade routes of the old world to newer routes between modern nationstates. Trade routes jigsaw page1of4% trade routes jigsaw indian ocean trade routes fact sheet directions. Thanks to trade, books could move just as swiftly across the. The silk road was a network of trade routes which connected the east and west, and was central to the economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between these regions from the 2nd century bce to the 18th century. While they were quarreling, unit 8 the late middle ages medieval towns and trade routes human systems trade routes tied all parts of western europe together.

This activity was sometimes carried out without traditional protection of trade and under international free trade agreements, which allowed commercial goods to cross borders with relaxed restrictions. Social studies curriculum teaching social studies teaching tools aboriginal education indigenous education canadian social studies map activities teacher assistant. Trade in the persian empire fertile crescent trade. Covering such vast areas, these explorations took time. Jul 28, 2015 this activity is similar to another activity i uploaded on middle ages trade routes.

Map where this historical city is on a map either the one they used in class or other. The silk road primarily refers to the land routes connecting east asia and southeast asia with south asia, persia, the arabian peninsula, east africa and southern europe. Map highlighting 17thcentury trade routes between europe and. Ap world history period 3 trade routes map activity blank worksheet. Long before colonization, east and southeast asia was a realm of global economic influence, from the chinese empire to the trade routes of southeast asia. The term can also be used to refer to trade over bodies of water. This blank activity sheet is based on information that can. The camels in the beijing qingming scroll may well have been bringing wares from beyond chinas borders trade between the song dynasty and its northern neighbors was stimulated by the payments song made to them. A greek account of the ancient maritime trade routes to india and east africa. An awesome map of world trade and shipping foundation. The three continents formed the points of large triangles, giving the trade routes their name. There is text beneath the map labeled questions on the map. Ancient trade routes the incidences of megalithic sites, very similar in design, and generally appearing along ancient trade routes and mining activities begs further research. Find it explorers often followed rivers into the interior of north america as they searched for a route across the.

Map of major fur trade routes canadian canada history. The activity will align with essential understandings 1 and 2 and. Explore it where did the colonists of north america ship goods. If you are planning to use this as part of a visit to. Draw the trade routes that comprise the triangular trade 2.