During the medieval era, this sea became the starting point of a trade route called the "Amber Road" due to its location near the world's largest amber deposits.
During the medieval era, this sea became the starting point of a trade route called the "Amber Road" due to its location near the world's largest amber deposits. The Wilhelm Gustloff sank in this sea, which was the worst maritime disaster in history. Passage through the western end of this sea historically required payment of the "Sound Dues." In the 1300s, a group of privateers in this sea called the Victual Brothers fought a powerful trading organization consisting of kontor trading posts and free imperial cities such as Lubeck. The Kalmar Union challenged the Hanseatic League for dominance of this sea. For 10 points, name this sea whose namesake "states" include Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
During the medieval era, this sea became the starting point of a trade route called the "Amber Road" due to its location near the world's largest amber deposits.
Baltic Sea