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6th grade Sea trade: the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean monsoon routes worksheet

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Sea trade: the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean monsoon routes

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet

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Circle the best answer.

  2. Who first spotted the wreck, by Luz's chain?

    • A fisher who lost a net
    • A sponge diver
    • A king's envoy
    • A team of divers in 1984

  3. What mix of metal ingots did the cargo hold, by Noah's chain?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Gold and silver, 10 to 1
    • Copper and tin, 5 to 1
    • Copper and tin, 1 to 10
    • Copper and tin, 10 to 1

  4. What do the finds show, by Pia's chain?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Ships stayed near their home shores and rarely met
    • Trade had not yet begun in that age
    • One land made the bronze for the whole sea
    • The Mediterranean was closely linked

  6. Why do Indian Ocean sailors plan voyages by the season, Ren asks?

    • Sailors cannot see the stars in summer
    • A ruler sets the sailing days
    • The sea freezes over for half of each year
    • The wind changes direction with the season

  7. Which two things lead sailors to plan by the season, by Tala's chain?

    Use the picture in question 4.

    • The summer and winter monsoons
    • Calm winds that blow near the equator
    • The summer monsoon alone
    • The winter monsoon alone

  8. By Zee's route note, where does the summer wind come from?

    Use the picture in question 4.

    • A calm sea near the equator
    • The coast of Turkey
    • The southwest Indian Ocean
    • Mongolia and northwestern China

  9. Where do the winter winds start, by Ari's route note?

    Use the picture in question 4.

    • Over the warm waters of the southwest Indian Ocean
    • Over the coast of Turkey
    • Over Mongolia and northwestern China
    • Over the coast of India

  11. Where does the wreck lie, by Bo's route note?

    • In a river far inland
    • Off the east coast of India, far from Turkey
    • On a mountain in Mongolia
    • Off the south coast of today's Turkey

  12. Esme's note says, "The ship carried more tin than copper." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 8.

    • Leave it: the cargo held more tin than copper
    • Change "ship" to "train"
    • Change "tin" to "gold"
    • Change it: far more copper than tin

  13. Kira's note says, "The summer monsoon blows from the northeast." Which fix is right?

    • Change "monsoon" to "calm"
    • Change "northeast" to "southwest"
    • Change "blows" to "stops"
    • Leave it: summer winds come from the northeast
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Sea trade: the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean monsoon routes. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can follow Phoenician traders from Tyre to their colonies and say why the Mediterranean linked so many places.
  • I can say which way the summer and winter monsoon winds blow and why sailors planned their voyages by the season.
  • I can read a Roman-era merchant's account to see how the monsoon set the month a ship left Egypt for India.

Standard: D2.Geo.7.6-8

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