Trails of Mediterranean Trade

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Trails of Mediterranean Trade: 10 multiple-choice questions on historical sea routes, ports, goods, and merchant institutions.

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1. What was the name of the circular inner harbor in Carthage's harbor complex?

   1. Cothon
   2. Navalia
   3. Emporion
   4. Portus
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   A) Cothon

2. Which port was a principal outlet for Egyptian grain to the Mediterranean under the Ptolemies?

   1. Pelusium
   2. Canopus
   3. Alexandria
   4. Naucratis
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   C) Alexandria

3. On which island were the Hospitaller Knights based until the Ottomans captured it in 1522?

   1. Malta
   2. Rhodes
   3. Cyprus
   4. Crete
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   B) Rhodes

4. Which Venetian trading establishment provided lodging and warehouses for German merchants?

   1. Arsenale
   2. Fondaco dei Tedeschi
   3. Scuola Grande
   4. Merceria
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   B) Fondaco dei Tedeschi

5. Which strait is the maritime passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean?

   1. Strait of Messina
   2. Dardanelles
   3. Strait of Gibraltar
   4. Strait of Sicily
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   C) Strait of Gibraltar

6. Which spice was carried to Egypt via the Red Sea in antiquity?

   1. Cumin
   2. Saffron
   3. Anise
   4. Black pepper
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   D) Black pepper

7. Which Genoese trading settlement lay across the Golden Horn from Constantinople?

   1. Galata
   2. Ragusa
   3. Smyrna
   4. Trogir
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   A) Galata

8. Which harbor complex near Rome was begun under Emperor Claudius?

   1. Brundisium
   2. Puteoli
   3. Portus
   4. Ostia
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   C) Portus

9. Which city became an important Levantine port after the Crusaders captured it in 1191?

   1. Jaffa
   2. Tyre
   3. Tripoli
   4. Acre
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   D) Acre

10. What was the ancient Greek name for Marseille?

    1. Nicaea
    2. Massalia
    3. Emporion
    4. Syracuse
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    B) Massalia