UNIT 3 - 600 to 1450

 A series of important states that developed in western and central Sudan in the period 500–1600 c.e. in response to the economic opportunities of trans-Saharan trade (especially control of gold production)

• Trans-Saharan Empires
• The Sand Roads
• Ghana, Mali, Songhay
• The Silk Roads

A famous Muslim traveler who visited much of the Islamic world in the fourteenth century and wrote a major account of what he saw.

• Muhammad
• Marco Polo
• Ibn Sina
• Ibn Battuta

Alternating wind currents that blew eastward across the Indian Ocean in the summer and westward in the winter, facilitating trade.

• Hurricane Matthew
• Monsoons
• Gulf Stream 
• None of the above

China’s capital during the Song dynasty, with a population of more than a million people.

• Koryo
• Silla
• Hangzhou
• Bejing

Ruling dynasty of China (581–618) that effectively reunited the country after several centuries of political fragmentation.

• Song
• Tang
• Jin
• Sui

Ruling dynasty of China from 618 to 907; noted for its openness to foreign cultural influences

• Song
• Tang
• Sui
• Jurchen

When did Justinian begin his rule of the Byzantine Empire?

• 327 CE
• 427 CE
• 476 CE
• 527 CE

Around what time period did Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism begin?

• 5th Century BCE
• 4th Century BCE
• 7th Century CE
• 6th Century BCE

When did the Mauryan Dynasty rule India?

• 322-184 BCE
• 150 BCE to 200 CE
• 322-184 CE
• None of the above

Based on the map and your knowledge of world history, what conclusion about the spread of Buddhism in Asia is most accurate?

• Buddhism was welcomed by leaders in all regions of Asia
• Buddhism spread equally rapidly through Asia
• Buddhism was spread through a combination of force and voluntary acceptance
• Buddhism was spread along existing trade routes in Asia