WHAP1920 U2-A4 Quiz

Between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E., the Silk Roads linked which of the following?

• East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea

• The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

• North Africa and western Europe

• The Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from which of the following?

• Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together

• Widespread adoption of Buddhist religious practices

• Trade that facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian Ocean region

• Widespread adoption of Confucian family hierarchies

Marco Polo described which of the following at Kublai Khan’s court that he had not encountered in Europe?

• The use of paper money and coal and the practice of frequent bathing

• The austerity of the design of the Khan’s palace

• The attachment of the Khan to the use of horses for military purposes

• The interest of the Khan in the international sea trade and European shipbuilding techniques

The goods primarily moved and traded along the Silk Road can best be described as...

• luxury goods

• consumer goods

• agricultural goods

• industrial goods

In addition to its vast wealth during the era from 1200-1450 CE, Samarkand was also known as a center of...

• Islamic scholarship

• Chinese state authority

• the Persian Empire

• Buddhist scholarship

The use of paper money and letters of credit...

• encouraged merchants to travel since they did not have to worry about being robbed of their gold coins

• encouraged Europeans to spend heavily on Chinese goods

• encouraged the Mongols to conquer China to collect on debt

• encouraged Muslims to only trade in Chinese cities and with Chinese merchants

The development of the Swahili languange best represents...

• cultural diffusion along established trade routes

• cultural diffusion due to war

• cultural diffusion along geographic lines

• cultural diffusion via diasporic migrations

Zheng He is associated with which Chinese dynasty?

• Ming

• Song

• Jin

• Han