Seafaring Traders

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Match the following societies with their descriptions:

Minoans = A powerful seafaring people who dominated trade in the eastern Mediterranean from about 2000 to 1400 B.C. Phoenicians = An ancient civilization known for spreading the knowledge of reading and writing Traders = Individuals who carried new ideas from one society to another in the Mediterranean Buddhist Traders = Individuals who spread Buddhism to Southeast Asia and East Asia

Match the terms with their definitions:

Minoans = A powerful seafaring people who dominated trade in the eastern Mediterranean from about 2000 to 1400 B.C. Aegean Sea = A body of water located between Greece and Turkey King Minos = A legendary king of the Minoan civilization Phoenicians = An ancient civilization known for spreading the knowledge of reading and writing

Match the following locations with their associated civilizations:

Crete = Minoans Eastern Mediterranean = Minoans Southeast Asia and East Asia = Buddhist Traders Fertile Crescent region = Early civilizations

Match the following terms with their significance:

<p>Minoans = They dominated trade in the eastern Mediterranean from about 2000 to 1400 B.C. Traders = They carried new ways of writing, of governing, and of worshiping their gods Phoenicians = They spread knowledge of reading and writing Buddhist Traders = They spread Buddhism to Southeast Asia and East Asia</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following civilizations with their time periods:

<p>Minoans = 2000 to 1400 B.C. Phoenicians = Approximately 1550–300 B.C. Buddhist Traders = Around the 1st century Early civilizations in Fertile Crescent = Around 3300 to 1300 B.C.</p> Signup and view all the answers