Trade Routes Mastery Check: 2024-2025

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The Mongol conquests of much of Eurasia in the thirteenth century tended to encourage trade along the Silk Roads primarily by

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decreasing the risk of bandit attacks and reducing the number of local rulers collecting tribute from trade caravans.

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The changes in the distribution of cities in the period 1200 to 1400 C.E. best support which of the following conclusions? (A) The Mongol conquests had a more disruptive impact on the Middle East and Central Asia than they had on East Asia., (B) The emergence of the Ottoman Empire significantly increased the percentage of major urban centers in Europe., (C) The adoption of Champa rice during the Song dynasty significantly increased the share of China’s urban population., (D) The outbreaks of bubonic plague greatly reduced urban populations across Eurasia.

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The Mongol conquests had a more disruptive impact on the Middle East and Central Asia than they had on East Asia.

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Which of the following resulted from the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire following the death of Genghis Khan? (A) The collapse of the Byzantine Empire, (B) The development of khanates in Central Asia, (C) The spread of Islam into East Asia, (D) Increased trade between Africa and Asia

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The development of khanates in Central Asia

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The lines on the map above illustrate which of the following? (A) Spread of Hinduism, (B) Spread of Christianity, (C) Extent of trade routes, (D) Seasonal migrations of nomads

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Extent of trade routes

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Which of the following was the most important factor in the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia in the period circa 1250–1500 C.E.? (A) The religious zeal of Muslim soldiers willing to die to spread Islam, (B) The activities of Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries, (C) The relative lack of interest in Islam among Hindus and Buddhists, (D) Muslim rulers’ policy of toleration of all religions practiced in their realms

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The activities of Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries

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Historians who argue that there was substantial global integration by the end of the thirteenth century would most likely cite which of the following as evidence to support their claims? Options: (A) The political unification of large territories under imperial rule in the Mediterranean and East Asia, (B) The widening and deepening of exchange networks linking Afro-Eurasia after the Mongol conquests, (C) The spread of global capitalism from Europe to Africa and Southeast Asia, (D) The creation of a new Atlantic trade system based on plantation economies in the Caribbean and the Americas

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The widening and deepening of exchange networks linking Afro-Eurasia after the Mongol conquests

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Ibn Battuta traveled widely across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa in the fourteenth century. His travels serve as evidence for the

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unifying influence of Islam

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Which of the following was a major cause for the growth of cities throughout Afro-Eurasia from 800 C.E. to 1350 C.E.? (A) The spread of mercantilism, (B) The decline in epidemic diseases, (C) The rise of interregional commerce, (D) The decreasing need for agricultural workers

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The rise of interregional commerce

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Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450? Options: (A) Chinese merchants dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean., (B) There was very little commercial activity in the Indian Ocean., (C) Merchants from Europe dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean., (D) Following the rise of the Mongols during the thirteenth century, the volume of Indian Ocean commerce fell sharply., (E) Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants.

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Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants.

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The map above shows which of the following empires at its greatest extent? (A) The empire of Alexander the Great, (B) The Mongol Empire, (C) The Russian Empire, (D) The Byzantine Empire, (E) The Ottoman Empire

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The Mongol Empire