Unit 2 Exam

What was the principle long-distance trade route network for heavy and bulk goods?

• Indian Ocean

• Red Sea Lanes

• The Silk roads

• The Mediterranean Ocean

Gunpowder had its origins in

• India

• China

• Persia

• Mali

During the period of Mongol domination

• Trade slowed dramatically because of heavy taxation

• Long-distance trade became much less risky

• Interaction between different peoples of Eurasia was limited by Mongol cruelty.

• Unification was achieved by the implementation of a state religion

One Of the enteral factors in the establishment of trans-Saharan trade was the

• Invention of lighter, but still powerful artillery

• Use of large caravans of donkeys

• Spread of a common religion

• Increased use of the camel

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

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

Which of the following characterized the trans-Saharan trade by 1250 C.E.?

• The bulk of the trade consisted of low-priced commodities

• Muslim merchants dominated the trade.

• European Christians became directly involved in the trade

• Most trade was carried by horse rather than by people

The presence of Marco Polo in East Asia was most directly the result of which of the following?

• The proselytizing activities of Buddhist monks in China

• The migration of Christians as a result of the Crusades

• The integration of Eurasia and increased trade and travel as a result of Mongol conquest

• Technological advancement in communication and transportation technology

Which of the following major changes in Afro-Eurasia technologies resulted from the activity described in Marco Polo’s account?

• The spread of the horse collar agricultural technique to Western Europe

• The diffusion of gunpowder technologies across the Mongol Empire

• The diffusion of sugar cultivation from South Asia to the Middle East

• the missing of Bantu and Arabic languages on the Swahili coast

Luxury goods of high value relative to their weight

• Always traveled the sea lanes

• Was exclusively trusted to Islamic merchants

• Was under a monopolistic control by the Chinese

• Usually traveled overland on the Silk Roads