Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (1200-1450)

What coastal region of East Africa experienced the rise of powerful city-states as major centers of trade on the Indian Ocean?

• Guinea Coast

• Malay Coast

• Swahili Coast

• Omani Coast

Demonstrating cultural transfer, what writing system was adopted by the Mongols?

• Latin alphabet

• Mandarin language

• Egyptian hieroglyphics

• Uyghur script

After bringing about the collapse of old empires, the Mongols established new political entities known as

• sultanates.

• khanates.

• city-states.

• dynasties.

How did the expansion of the Mongol Empire affect trade and communication in Asia?

• The Mongols purposefully destroyed traditional networks of trade and communication.

• The Silk Roads declined because merchants and other travelers feared the constant raids by Mongol thieves.

• The Mongol Empire facilitated trade and communication and revived the Silk Roads.

• The Mongols did not value trade or communication, but the Silk Roads continued on a minimal level.

Under the direction of the Ming dynasty, what Chinese explorer led voyages to India, Arabia, and East Africa?

• Bi Sheng

• Li Bo

• Vasco da Gama

• Zheng He

What environmental factor affected the timing and direction of sailors' voyages in the Indian Ocean?

• Monsoon winds

• Gujarat

• Little Ice Age

• Typhoons

What Muslim innovation was one of the transportation technologies that contributed to the growth of trade in the Indian Ocean?

• Square sails

• Caravel

• Mercator maps

• Astrolabe

What term refers to the communities of Muslim Arabs in East Africa and Chinese merchants in Southeast Asia that contributed to cultural diffusion?

• Maroon communities

• Diasporic communities

• Caravan communities

• Mamluk communities

Which of the following innovations contributed most to the growth of trans-Saharan trade routes?

• Compass and astrolabe

• Lateen sail

• Camel saddles and caravans

• Swahili language

What West African empire ruled by Muslims played a large role in trans-Saharan trade?

• Mamluk Sultanate

• Ming Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Mali Empire