AP World History: Unit 2 (Networks of Exchange)

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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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What is the Chinese term for paper money?

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Flying cash

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Overland trade between Europe to Asia on the Silk Road increased with the revival of commercial cities, such as Samarkand, along the way.

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The revival of commercial cities, such as Samarkand, along the way.

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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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Malian Emperor Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 can best be understood in the context of which of the following? The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia, The development of new transportation technologies, The diffusion of African culture to the Middle East, The territorial expansion of West African empires

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The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia

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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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The map shows which of the following empires at its greatest extent? The empire of Alexander the Great, The Mongol Empire, The Russian Empire, The Byzantine Empire

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The Mongol Empire

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Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean trade? Options: It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes., It led to the disappearance of previously established trade networks., It led to an expansion of land-based caravan trade but also to a decline of maritime trade., It led to the first creation of trade links between previously isolated world regions.

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It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes.

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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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A significant example of the interaction among Indian, Arab, and European societies by 1200 C.E. was the transfer of knowledge of

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numerals and the decimal system