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

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

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

China was under the control of Mongol rulers

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

The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia

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

numerals and the decimal system

During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from which of the following? Trade that facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian Ocean region, Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together, Widespread adoption of Confucian family hierarchies, Widespread adoption of Buddhist religious practices

Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together

The development of Indian Ocean trade routes in the period 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. and the development of transatlantic trade routes in the period 1450 C.E. to 1600 C.E. were similar in that both depended on

understanding of currents and wind patterns

Voyages such as those referred to in the third paragraph were most directly facilitated by which of the following? A decrease in pirate activity following Zheng He’s naval expeditions, An increase in the use of new forms of credit, such as paper money, Technological transfers from Europe, such as the compass.

Merchants’ understanding of the patterns of the monsoon winds

The map below shows what significant economic developments? Options: Trade connections that linked the Hellenistic and Mauryan empires to African cities from 300 through 150 B.C.E., Trading networks that promoted the growth of new cities from 600 C.E. through 1450 C.E, Chinese dominance of Indian Ocean trading networks because of the voyages of Zheng He in the 1400s C.E., Changes in Indian Ocean trading networks that resulted from technological innovations from 1450 C.E. through 1750 C.E.

Trading networks that promoted the growth of new cities from 600 C.E. through 1450 C.E.

The map indicates that

Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade

The illustration would be most useful to a historian studying which of the following? Transportation and maritime technologies, Large-scale trading organizations, Geographic patterns of currents and winds in the Indian Ocean, The expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate

Transportation and maritime technologies

Between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E., the Silk Roads linked which of the following? - The Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean - North Africa and western Europe - East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea - The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea

Which of the following best describes an effect of the establishment of the Mongol Empire upon Silk Road long distance trade? Options: The Silk Road trade declined because the Mongol merchants preferred to use maritime long-distance trade networks instead. The Silk Road trade increased because the Mongol conquests helped connect more regions of Eurasia economically and commercially. The Silk Road trade was not affected by the Mongol conquests because the tribal and nomadic nature of Mongol society meant that Mongol demand for luxury goods was virtually nonexistent. The Silk Road trade collapsed following the Mongol conquests because most trading cities along the Silk Roads were destroyed and never recovered.

The Silk Road trade increased because the Mongol conquests helped connect more regions of Eurasia economically and commercially.

Which of the following was a way in which the Mongols contributed to the globalization of the Eurasian world? In providing a secure environment for traders, they facilitated long-distance international commerce., Their promotion of Islam as the only true faith in the empire gave the whole empire a shared culture., Their immunity to several deadly diseases allowed them to maintain long-distance trade routes., The Mongol conquest of Japan linked the extreme ends of the Eurasian trade networks for the first time.

In providing a secure environment for traders, they facilitated long-distance international commerce.

Which traveler is correctly matched with what they did? Options: Margery Kempe - English Christian mystic and wrote the first autobiography in the English Language, Ibn Battuta - worked in the Yuan Dynasty, Marco Polo - traveled throughout Dar al-Islam promoting his vision of Islam

Margery Kempe - English Christian mystic and wrote the first autobiography in the English Language

Samarkand (Central Asia) and Kashgar (China) both benefited from the Silk Road

by becoming powerful new trading cities

As the Mongols' empires expanded, they facilitated and encouraged trade by…

Making the Silk Roads safer by using Mongol soldiers to protect the merchants and travelers

Why was trade in the Indian Ocean able to carry bulk goods (e.g. rice, cotton, timber)?

Carried on ships, so they could carry a lot of weight

How did the plague impact Europe?

People started to question the church, 1/3 of the population died, It contributed to the decline of feudalism.

How did the Black Death affect the Feudal economy of Europe?

Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay

The lateen sail was an important technology for traveling across the Indian Ocean because

its shape made maneuvering the monsoon winds possible.

Which of the following represents the best defining characteristic of an empire? A state that forms as a democratic republic but is eventually seized and ruled over by a single ruler, A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples, A single ethnic group with a single language, religion, and identity, A conglomeration of independent states that form temporary alliances

A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples

What did Buddhism and Christianity have in common?

They both started out as an effort to reform the religions from they which they had come, but soon emerged as separate religions.

Cultural diffusion is best described as...

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

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What are some specific examples of the technological causes of increased trade along the silk road? Options: caravanserai, flying cash and banking houses; lateen sails, maps, compass and astrolabe; compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles; dhow ships, maps and compass

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compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles

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What was the importance of the camel?

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they allowed people to cross the Sahara desert due to its endurance

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What changes did Trade bring to West Africa?

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Islam was introduced to Mali

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______________________________ was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe.

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Hanseatic League

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European _____________ ______________ were institutions that loaned money for merchants.

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Banking Houses

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A time period of extended peace on the Silk Road.

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Pax Mongolia

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Chinese term for paper money.

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Flying Cash

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