WHAP Post classical Unit 1 Review

Based on the map above and your knowledge of world history, the area that saw the greatest reduction in Muslim political control between 750-1450 CE occurred in:

• South Asia

• Ethiopia

• Anatolia

• Spain

Which of these best explains the existence of continuous trade routes across diverse faith regions in the 15th century?

• Empires from western Europe to east Asia signed agreements to keep the trade routes open.

• The financial incentives provided by trade goods outweighed divisions over religious beliefs.

• Major global trade corporations kept open all trade routes using private military forces.

• Superior European technology and imperialist motives dominated Asian and African trade routes.

What advantage did Muslim merchants have over their European and East Asian counterparts?

• Muslim merchants enjoyed exclusive use of camels for long-distance caravans.

• Islam's comparatively stronger belief system gave it a competitive edge when dealing with Christian and Buddhists.

• Islam's central position between European and East Asian markets facilitated their exchanges with both regions.

• Muslim navigation skills and technology far exceeded those of East Asians and Europeans.

The map above reflects which of the following?

• the growth of interregional trade in luxury and non-luxury goods

• the growth of commercial ingrastructures

• the growth of communication networks

• Zheng He's voyages into Europe

Which of the following factors contributed most to the sea routes depicted on the map?

• The spread of Persian as the "lingua franca" or common businiess language in Eurasia

• Innovations in Weaponry such as the use of gunpowder in warfare

• the maritime innovations such as the use of the compass and astrolabe

• Exploration encouraged by the Mongol emperors in order to strengthen their empires

Based on the map and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the land and sea routes depicted on the map?

• the migration of the Mongols into Eastern Europe

• the growth of new trading cities

• an expansion of caravan trade along the Silk Road

• the creation of a more uniform system of credit

Based on your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes a result of the increasing number of trade routes depicted in the map?

• the growing number of military campaigns by the European Crusaders against the Seljuk Turks

• the overthrow of the Mongols by the Muscovites

• the increasing number of published journals by travelers who depicted negative images of lands other than their own

• an increasing number of travelers helping to improve intercultural knowledge and understanding

Based on the image, it can be inferred that women who were forced to participate in foot-binding were mostly

• members of the lower-middle class intent upon improving their position in society

• girls and young women of upper class families

• peasant girls who it was believed would work better in the field with bound feet

• married women

Based on the image, which of the following can be inferred regarding Chinese economic activity during the Post-Classical period?

• an increased growth in the trade of luxury goods

• and increased growth in the number of trading organizations

• the development of mercantilist economic trends

• the development of new innovations in sea travel to increase trade

Which of the following works do historians believe was the first in history using the technology shown in the image?

• the Qu'ran

• the Gutenburg Bible

• the Tale of Genji

• Buddhist scriptures