Unit 2 Review AP World Modern

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

• by becoming powerful new trading cities
• by becoming powerful new empires within the Mongol empire
• by becoming pilgrimages stops on the way to Mecca
• ALL are correct

An effect of the growth and security of the Silk Roads was/were innovation(s) in…

• banking systems
• caravanserai, where travelers could rest themselves and their animals
• using money instead of bartering
• ALL are correct

The Mongols conquered large areas in the 13 & 14th centuries. A pattern of change(s) as the Mongol empires expanded were/was…

• Introducing new weapons and style of warfare
• Welcomed and protected foreigners
• Improved infrastructure (roads and bridges)
• ALL are correct

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

• closing caravanserais along the Silk Roads
• None are correct
• Encouraging missionaries to spread Christianity
• Making the Silk Roads safer by using Mongol soldiers to protect the merchants and travelers

Islamic scientific knowledge made its way to China. Chinese paper later made possible the printing press in Europe. Medical knowledge and Arabic numbers influenced Western Europe. These are all examples of…

• The Mongols' encouragement of interregional technological and cultural transfers
• The Mongols' discouragement of technological and cultural transfers
• The Mongols' tolerance of different religions
• The effects of Mongols' expert use of horseback riding

The city of Calicut in southwestern India became a busy port city for merchants, including new merchants from Arabia (Muslim) and China. The local leaders welcomed the presence of Muslim and Chinese merchants as it brought the city wealth and prominence in the Indian Ocean Network. This is an example of ...

• Expanding trade routes promoted the growth of powerful new trading cities
• Declining trade routes promoted the growth of powerful new trading cities
• None are correct
• Coerced conversions among non-Muslims spread Islam through the Indian Ocean Network

Knowledge of monsoon winds was essential for trading in the Indian Ocean. Merchants had to time their voyages carefully, often remaining in port for months at a time, depending on when favorable winds would come their way. This is an example of…

• How the role of religion influenced in development of networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450 CE
• How the role governance and public work projects influenced in development of networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450 CE
• How the role of the environment influenced in development of networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450 CE
• ALL are correct

Beginning around 1405- Chinese Admiral Zheng He's seven voyages around the Indian Ocean brought back new understandings of the world beyond China. Admiral Zheng He even brought an African giraffe back to China. This is an example of …

• Contacts between China and Africa were peaceful and generous
• NONE are correct
• Contacts between states and empires encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers in networks of exchange after 1200.
• Knowledge of cartography (maps/mapmaking) was significant to Zheng He's voyages

As the African empire of Mali expanded, it took over areas of northwestern Africa such as Timbuktu and Gao, spreading the Muslim faith and Mali's economic systems. This is a example of …

• Empires expansion facilitated trade and communication as new people were drawn in the economies and trade networks.
• The knowledge of environmental factors helped empires expand
• None are correct
• The development of diasporic communities led to revolts in expanding empires

In the Trans-Saharan Trade, camels use increased primarily because of the different types of camel saddles developed. This improved technology of camel saddles led to…

• An increased volume of trade
• Expanded the geographical distance of the Trans-Saharan Trade Route
• ALL are correct