Unit 4 ReTest

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What was one major effect of the spread of Islam into Africa?

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The development of the slave trade

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Which of the following are major achievements of the Golden Age of Islam? Paper, silk printing, and gunpowder, Aqueducts, road systems, and concrete, Sculpture, columns, and democracy, Algebra, Astrolabe, 12 month calendar system, number system starting with 0

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Algebra, Astrolabe, 12 month calendar system, number system starting with 0

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How did the Mongols create a time of peace, or Pax Mongolica, despite their violence?

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Conquered the Song Dynasty in China and created the Yuan Dynasty, then opened up trade to the west and created a booming economy and relative peace

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Which of the following is an example of how the Islamic faith drove innovation? Options: The astrolabe was taken from the Greeks but improved upon to help determine the direction to which Muslims should pray., Faith did not guide innovation, technology, religion, and government were heavily separated in the Arab world., Islamic polytheism drove innovations in architecture., The shovels used to mine salt and gold were invented in the Quran.

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The astrolabe was taken from the Greeks but improved upon to help determine the direction to which Muslims should pray.

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How did the Silk Road facilitate the spread of cultural artifacts in addition to goods, animals, and plants?

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As merchants traded and sold items, they needed to communicate, spreading language, and like Islamic traders, often had a desire to bring others into their religion.

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Based on the map, which of the following was the greatest challenge facing the Mongol Empire? The influx of Christianity led to the conversion of the Mongols, The vastness of the empire made it hard to control, The possibility of a future invasion could come from Russia, The over reliance on trade led to the destruction of the Silk Road

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The vastness of the empire made it hard to control

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Which of the following were innovations made during the Song and Tang dynasties in China? horse collar, lateen sail, coins; optics, astrolabes, algebra; magnetic compass, paper money, gunpowder; irrigation, plow, calendar

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magnetic compass, paper money, gunpowder

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What geographic features would’ve heavily influenced the location of the Silk Road trading centers?

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The vast deserts of Central China drove routes to more habitable flatlands, while the impassable Himalayas created a natural boundary with the Indian subcontinent.

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How was African trade impacted by the vast Sahara desert?

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Trade, such as the Salt-Gold exchange, would have to go around the desert, most notably into coastal West Africa and North Africa.

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Which of the following was NOT an impact of the Mongols on the Silk Road trade?
- The entirety of the Silk Road was, at points, completely inside Mongol territory and subject to Mongol rule.
- The Mongols were security forces for the Silk Road, often protecting caravans from thieves and bandits that wish to exploit them.
- The Mongols were inclusive to other cultures, allowing and welcoming traders of many backgrounds and ethnicities, including Marco Polo who wrote many of the first hand accounts we have of the Mongols.
- The Mongols outlawed Muslim traders from using Silk Road routes, creating many difficulties for trade.

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The Mongols outlawed Muslim traders from using Silk Road routes, creating many difficulties for trade.