Unit 2.1 & 2.2 Flashcard

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Which of the following best describes the Silk Road? a single road that extended across Asia, a route that connected western Europe to eastern Europe, a route that was used to bring silk from Rome to China, a network of trade routes that extended across Asia

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a network of trade routes that extended across Asia

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What was the main reason why traders crossed the desert traveling in caravans?

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to make it safer to travel

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Which of the following is an accurate example of cultural diffusion (spread of culture/knowledge) that occurred thanks to the Silk Roads? Buddhism originated in China and spread to the Americas, Knowledge of glass making spread from China to Rome., Knowledge of paper making spread from China to the West., People used camel caravans to travel across Asia.

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Knowledge of paper making spread from China to the West.

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The usage of the magnetic compass, astrolabe, stern rudders, and Junk boats

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Allowed Merchants to travel more effectively through the Indian Ocean

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Trade increased between Europe and Asia and there was a period of regional stability and safe trade along the Silk Road. This characterizes

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Results of the Pax Mongolica

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________________ was the most famous European to visit China during the lifetime of Kublai Khan. Later he described Kublai Khan and his court to Europeans.

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Marco Polo

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This map emphasizes evidence which could BEST be used to support which of the following claims? Trade routes led to the growth of cities. Religions spread on trade routes. Merchants funded building projects. Luxury goods were the primary focus of trade.

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Trade routes led to the growth of cities.

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Which of the following accurately describes the Mongol Empire’s role in facilitating trans-Eurasian trade? It imposed Mongol religious beliefs and practices on conquered peoples., It reestablished the Silk Roads between East Asia and Europe., It created a self-contained economic system by banning non-Mongol merchants from its territories., It developed a sophisticated bureaucracy staffed by talented Mongols.

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It reestablished the Silk Roads between East Asia and Europe.

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The photograph below shows a fourteenth century C.E. mosque in the city of Xi’an, central China. This image most clearly supports which of the following conclusions about the spread of Islam?

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Early Muslim communities in China adopted local architectural styles for their religious buildings.

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Many of these inns and guesthouses for merchants could be found through the Silk Roads and were known as_______

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Caravanseraies