AP World History: Unit 2 Test

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In the period 1250 to 1450, what was the most important factor in the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia? Options: Muslim ruler's policies of religious toleration, lack of interest in Islam among Hindus and Buddhists, activities of Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries, religious zeal of Muslim soldiers to who were willing to die

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activities of Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries

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Which language came into existence after 1,000 as the direct result of expanding global trade patterns?

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Swahili

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Which of the following is true about the amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops from 1200 to 1400? It declined in China, Europe, the Middle East, and India, It increased in China, Europe, the Middle East, and India, It only increased in China, It only decreased in the Middle East

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It declined in China, Europe, the Middle East, and India

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Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade - True or False?

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True

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Before 1450, _________ exported gold to the Middle East and Europe.

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Which of the following led most directly to the development of trans-Saharan trade networks? Options: the growth of cities on the Swahili Coast, innovations in transportation and commercial technologies, such as the caravanserai, overall decline in the trade of goods on the Silk Roads, emergence of the slave trade in West Africa

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innovations in transportation and commercial technologies, such as the caravanserai

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Territories under Mongol control benefited from _____________.

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Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together

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What was the most important factor in the spread of the Black Death in Eurasia? Options: consolidation of Western European monarchies, spread of Buddhism, Mongol expansion from central Asia to China, eastern Europe, and the Middle East, population decline and the outbreak of peasant revolts

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Mongol expansion from central Asia to China, eastern Europe, and the Middle East

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Which of the following resulted from the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire and the death of Genghis Khan?
spread of Islam into East Asia,
collapse of Byzantine Empire,
development of khanates in Central Asia,
increased trade between Africa and Asia

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development of khanates in Central Asia

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The Mongol conquests had a disruptive impact all but the following geographic regions. (Which region was the least impacted)? Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia

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East Asia