The Silk Road connected China to the Mediterranean world. What was the primary Chinese export that gave the route its name?

Which Italian city-state controlled much of the European spice trade through agreements with Middle Eastern merchants before the Age of Exploration?

The Incense Route transported frankincense and myrrh from the Arabian Peninsula to which ancient markets?

Chinese admiral Zheng He led a series of massive naval expeditions in the early 15th century, reaching which distant region at the furthest extent of his voyages?

The Trans-Saharan trade route connected West African kingdoms to North Africa and the Mediterranean. What were the primary West African exports?

Which Portuguese explorer opened the sea route from Europe to India by sailing around Africa in 1498?

The Hanseatic League, a powerful medieval trading alliance, was centered primarily in which region?

The city of Constantinople was strategically vital to medieval trade because of its unique position connecting what?

Which commodity was so valuable in the ancient world that Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in it, giving us the word 'salary'?

The Dutch East India Company (VOC), founded in 1602, was the first company in history to do what?