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All of the following technologies had traveled across Eurasia from their place of origin prior to 1450 EXCEPT: The magnetic compass, Gunpowder, Paper making

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Steam engine

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These way stations were essential to merchants negotiating the long distances of the Silk Road, providing water, food, shelter, and interactions with other merchants from different cultures.

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Caravanserai

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Silk Roads and Buddhism? Buddhism remained isolated in India because the Silk Roads did not stretch south of the Himalayas and Hindu Kush, Buddhism traveled west from India via the Silk Roads, eventually entering Europe and North Africa, Buddhism moved eastward with monks along the Silk Roads and eventually took root in many East Asian societies, Theravada Buddhist monks traveled to China, establishing Theravada Buddhism as the dominant form of Buddhism in East Asia.

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Buddhism moved eastward with monks along the Silk Roads and eventually took root in many East Asian societies.

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This city on the Silk Roads was significant because it was either the first or last stop before either leaving or entering the treacherous Taklimakan Desert:

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Kashgar

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Which of the following best describes the motives for and methods of Mongol "state-building"? The Mongols were primarily interested in plunder and ruled in most cases as detached elites only interested in tribute and taxes, The Mongols wished to adopt art, culture, philosophy, and government structures from the more advanced societies around them, The Mongols wanted to spread their "superior" culture to what they considered "less civilized" people, The Mongols began as mere plunderers, but once in control, they generally adopted the cultures of those they conquered.

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The Mongols were primarily interested in plunder and ruled in most cases as detached elites only interested in tribute and taxes.

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of dynasties in China between 960 and 1644?
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Yuan - Ming - Song,
Song - Yuan - Ming,
Ming - Song - Yuan,
Song - Ming - Yuan

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Song - Yuan - Ming

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The "Pax Mongolica" from roughly 1200 to 1400 was most significant because:

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Mongol rulers provided protections to merchants on the Silk Roads, thereby increasing trade and cross-cultural connections

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The more privileged role of women in Mongol society (compared to most societies in East Asia) is most similar to gender relationships in which of the following states during the period 1200-1450? Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam

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Vietnam

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Which of the following happened following the death of Genghis Khan in 1227? The collapse of the Byzantine Empire, The rise of separate khanates across Asia, The spread of Islam into East Asia, Increased trade between India and Africa

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The rise of separate khanates across Asia

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The lines on the map illustrate which of the following? The spread of Christianity, The spread of Hinduism, Seasonal migrations of nomadic peoples, The extent of trade routes

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The extent of trade routes