AP world history unit 2 exam

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What was the importance of the camel?

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The camel allowed people to cross the Sahara desert due to its endurance.

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Which of these accurately describes the political status of China in Marco Polo’s time? Options: China was under foreign influence by European commercial interests, China was experiencing a series of civil wars led by regional warlords, China was under the control of Mongol rulers, China was controlled by religious leaders who chose the emperor

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China was under the control of Mongol rulers

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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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Cultural diffusion is best described as...

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the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another

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An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets

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astrolabe

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Cities along the East African coast that dominated trade in the Indian Ocean

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Swahili City States

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An inn or rest station for travelers in the desert regions of Asia or North Africa

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Caravanserai

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A triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind; used in Indian Ocean Trade

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Lateen Sail

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The founder of the Mongol Empire

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Genghis Khan

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The Little Ice Age, which lasted from 1300 to 1850 C.E., likely had the strongest effect on which of the following? The fall of the Aztec civilization, The Protestant Reformation, The severity of the Black Death, The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople

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The severity of the Black Death