Explore the critical hubs, commodities, and cultural exchanges that defined medieval trade routes across continents.
Silk Roads and Spices Trail
Explore key medieval trade routes, goods, and terms that shaped commerce and culture during the Middle Ages.
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- 1. Rest stop for merchants and travelers on trade routes
- 2. Empire controlling key trade crossroads between Europe and Asia
- 3. Northern seafarers who conducted trade and raids
- 6. Famous trade route linking East Asia to Europe
- 8. Minted money used to facilitate trade transactions
- 9. Group of travelers transporting goods across deserts
- 10. Instrument used for navigation and timing during journeys
- 15. Camel, essential pack animal for desert trade
Down
- 4. Sea connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa's trade hubs
- 5. League of Northern European trading cities
- 7. Highly valued seasonings traded along medieval routes
- 11. Detailed medieval nautical map for sea travelers
- 12. Blue dye highly prized and traded globally
- 13. Venetian boat used to transport goods across canals
- 14. Medieval precursor to chemistry, linked to trade of exotic materials
- 16. Essential preservative and traded mineral commodity
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