Chapter 21.1
Discover How Trade Routes Connected the World Throughout History
You will explore the amazing paths that merchants, Indigenous peoples, and explorers used to trade goods and share ideas across continents and waterways.
What You'll Learn
You will learn how trade routes connected people across long distances.
You can explore Indigenous trade networks along Canadian rivers and lakes.
You will discover how the fur trade shaped early Canadian history greatly.
You will understand key vocabulary like barter, merchant, and exchange.
What You'll Practice
1
You will answer questions about why traders used rivers as highways.
2
You can practice explaining how the Silk Road connected distant continents.
3
You will identify key trade route vocabulary like barter and merchant.
Why This Matters
Understanding historical trade routes helps you see how the exchange of goods and ideas shaped Canada and the world you live in today.
This Unit Includes
Practice exercises
Learning resources
Skills
Trade Routes
Fur Trade
Silk Road
Barter
Waterways
NS Curriculum Aligned
