Sea trade: the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean monsoon routes
Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.
Esme reads trading colonies in the chain. What is a colony?
- A settlement started far from home
- A tax paid to a ruler
- A ship that carries goods
- A wall around a harbor
Cause and effect chain "The Phoenicians' routes": [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again; [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes; [3] a shared culture grows around the Mediterranean; [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 2 → 4. Cause and effect chain "The Phoenicians' routes": [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again; [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes; [3] a shared culture grows around the Mediterranean; [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 2 → 4. The Phoenicians' routes [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes [3] a shared culture grows around the Mediterranean [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads Jun reads sea routes in the chain. What is a sea route?
- A path that ships follow
- A chain of islands in a bay
- A list of goods on a ship
- A road that runs along the shore
Kira reads alphabet in the last box. What is an alphabet?
Use the picture in question 2.
- A map of the sea routes
- A list of goods sold in a port
- A song that sailors sing
- A set of letters used to write
Which two colonies does Tyre found, by Milo's first chain?
Cause and effect chain "Tyre looks to the sea": [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon; [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea; [3] Tyre founds trading colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage; [4] Tyre becomes the main center of sea and land trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. Cause and effect chain "Tyre looks to the sea": [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon; [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea; [3] Tyre founds trading colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage; [4] Tyre becomes the main center of sea and land trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. Tyre looks to the sea [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea [3] Tyre founds trading colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage [4] Tyre becomes the main center of sea and land trade in the eastern Mediterranean - Tyre and Byblos
- Carthage and Beirut
- Byblos and Cadiz
- Cadiz and Carthage
When did Phoenician ships begin using these routes, by Noah's second chain?
Cause and effect chain "The Phoenicians' routes": [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again; [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes; [3] a shared culture grows around the Mediterranean; [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 2 → 4. Cause and effect chain "The Phoenicians' routes": [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again; [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes; [3] a shared culture grows around the Mediterranean; [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 2 → 4. The Phoenicians' routes [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes [3] a shared culture grows around the Mediterranean [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads - From the 2nd century BCE
- From the 12th century BCE
- From the 1st century CE
- From the 12th century CE
Pia's first chain has a blank: what does Tyre found far away?
Cause and effect chain "Tyre looks to the sea": [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon; [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea; [3] ?; [4] Tyre becomes the main center of sea and land trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. The box marked ? is blank. Cause and effect chain "Tyre looks to the sea": [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon; [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea; [3] ?; [4] Tyre becomes the main center of sea and land trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. The box marked ? is blank. Tyre looks to the sea [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea [3] ? [4] Tyre becomes the main center of sea and land trade in the eastern Mediterranean - Trading colonies
- Rival empires
- Mountain farms
- Desert roads
Ren's first chain has a blank: what does Tyre become?
Cause and effect chain "Tyre looks to the sea": [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon; [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea; [3] Tyre founds trading colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage; [4] ?. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. The box marked ? is blank. Cause and effect chain "Tyre looks to the sea": [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon; [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea; [3] Tyre founds trading colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage; [4] ?. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. The box marked ? is blank. Tyre looks to the sea [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea [3] Tyre founds trading colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage [4] ? - A small fishing village
- The main center of sea and land trade
- A fort high in the hills
- A town cut off from the sea
Tala's second chain has a blank: what grows around the sea?
Cause and effect chain "The Phoenicians' routes": [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again; [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes; [3] ?; [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 2 → 4. The box marked ? is blank. Cause and effect chain "The Phoenicians' routes": [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again; [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes; [3] ?; [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 2 → 4. The box marked ? is blank. The Phoenicians' routes [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes [3] ? [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads - A new desert
- One empire ruled from Tyre
- A shared culture
- A wall around the sea
Which way do the sea routes run from Tyre, by Zee's route note?
Cause and effect chain "Tyre looks to the sea": [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon; [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea; [3] Tyre founds trading colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage; [4] Tyre becomes the main center of sea and land trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. Route note (a sketch, not to scale): sea routes run west from Tyre, on the coast of today's Lebanon, to Carthage, on the coast of today's Tunisia, and on to Cadiz, in today's Spain. Cause and effect chain "Tyre looks to the sea": [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon; [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea; [3] Tyre founds trading colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage; [4] Tyre becomes the main center of sea and land trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. Route note (a sketch, not to scale): sea routes run west from Tyre, on the coast of today's Lebanon, to Carthage, on the coast of today's Tunisia, and on to Cadiz, in today's Spain. Tyre looks to the sea [1] Tyre, a Phoenician city, stands on the coast of today's Lebanon [2] Phoenician sailors and merchants trade across the Mediterranean Sea [3] Tyre founds trading colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage [4] Tyre becomes the main center of sea and land trade in the eastern Mediterranean Route note (a sketch, not to scale): sea routes run west from Tyre, on the coast of today's Lebanon, to Carthage, on the coast of today's Tunisia, and on to Cadiz, in today's Spain. - West
- East
- South
- North
How far is Byblos from Beirut, by Bo's route note?
Cause and effect chain "The Phoenicians' routes": [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again; [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes; [3] a shared culture grows around the Mediterranean; [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 2 → 4. Route note: Byblos, a Phoenician port 40 kilometers north of Beirut, is tied to the spread of the Phoenician alphabet. Cause and effect chain "The Phoenicians' routes": [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again; [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes; [3] a shared culture grows around the Mediterranean; [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 2 → 4. Route note: Byblos, a Phoenician port 40 kilometers north of Beirut, is tied to the spread of the Phoenician alphabet. The Phoenicians' routes [1] from the 12th century BCE, Phoenician ships use the same major sea routes again and again [2] goods, people and ideas are exchanged along the routes [3] a shared culture grows around the Mediterranean [4] the Phoenician alphabet spreads Route note: Byblos, a Phoenician port 40 kilometers north of Beirut, is tied to the spread of the Phoenician alphabet. - 40 kilometers
- 14 kilometers
- 4 kilometers
- 400 kilometers