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The World @ 1500:
Empires, Trade Routes & World Religions Study Guide
1. Name 3 things that were important to humanists?
2. Regional trading patterns allowed for the exchange of?
3. In the 1500’s the Mughal Empire was located in present-day…
4. By 1500, which continents were linked by the trade routes (3
continents)??
5. What bodies of water did the maritime trade routes cross?
6. What bodies of water did the Northern Europe trade route
use?
7. What Chinese goods were desired by Europeans?
8. What did the Songhai Empire trade?
9. What kind of items would you trade/buy along the South
China Sea Route?
10. What major trade route connected Europe to China?
11. What was the religion of most of the Empires in Europe?
12. Where did the Northern European and Western European
Routes travel?
13. Where is France?
14. Where is Russia?
15. Where is the Aztec Empire?
16. Where is the Incan Empire?
17. Where is the Songhai Empire?
18. Where was the Ottoman Empire located?
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19. Which East Asian nation exported Buddhism and Confucianism to its neighbors?
20. Which Empire had a monarchy limited by the Magna Carta?
21. Which Empire, despite its LARGE area and access to
water was NOT a major sea trading power in 1500?
22. Which empires practiced Islam exclusively in 1500?
23. Which Empires were polytheistic?
24. Which two Empires overlapped each other?
25. Which two empires were located in Middle/South America?
27. Explain 4 important details of the Christian faith.
28. Explain 4 important details of the Jewish faith.
29. Explain 4 important details of the Islamic faith.
30. Explain 4 important details of the Buddhist faith.
31. Explain 4 important details of the Hindu faith.