1. Label global trade routes and make an empire key on blank world map (map shown in following slide)

Use the map to label the following 1500 era trade routes (you will need 6 colored pencils....)• Silk Road/routes across Asia to

Mediterranean basin

• Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean

• Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa

• Northern European sea and river trade

• Western European sea and river trade

• South China Seas and lands of Southeast Asia

Silk Road

Maritime trade routes - Indian Ocean

Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa

Northern European links with the Black Sea

Western European sea and river trade

South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia

2. Divide one page into 5 squares. In each square summarize 5 important notes about each empire (Ottoman, Mughal, Safavid, China, Songhai) include at least one quick draw in each square)