What was the importance of the camel?

The camel allowed people to cross the Sahara desert due to its endurance

The camel was able to eat a lot of food often

The camel was faster than the horse

Overland trade between Europe to Asia on the Silk Road increased with

The revival of commercial cities, such as Samarkand, along the way.

The discovery of gold in the Hindu Kush.

The collapse of the Roman empire.

The development of a new breed of camel.

Which of these accurate describes the political status of China in Marco Polo’s time?

China was under the control of Mongol rulers

China was under foreign influence by European commercial interests

China was experiencing a series of civil wars led by regional warlords

China was controlled by religious leaders who chose the emperor

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

Ibn Battuta traveled widely across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa in the fourteenth century. His travels serve as evidence for the

excellent condition of roads in Africa and Asia

political unity of Africa and Asia

The map shows which of the following empires at its greatest extent?

The empire of Alexander the Great

Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean trade?

It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes.

It led to the disappearance of previously established trade networks.

It led to an expansion of land-based caravan trade but also to a decline of maritime trade.

It led to the first creation of trade links between previously isolated world regions.

The photograph below shows a fourteenth century C.E. mosque in the city of Xi’an, central China. This image most clearly supports which of the following conclusions about the spread of Islam?

Early Muslim communities in China adopted local architectural styles for their religious buildings.

Political instability in fourteenth-century China encouraged the spread of Islam.

Islam spread to China before Buddhism did.

Early Muslim communities in China disguised their mosques as Confucian academies.

A significant example of the interaction among Indian, Arab, and European societies by 1200 C.E. was the transfer of knowledge of

numerals and the decimal system

iron and copper mining techniques

the flying shuttle and spinning jenny

the science of optics and lens design

Based on the content of the inscription, Adityawarman’s Malayapura kingdom most likely participated in the communication and exchange networks of the

maritime eastern Indian Ocean trade

Swahili city-states and the Arabian Peninsula

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 Confucian family hierarchies

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

Widespread adoption of Buddhist religious practices

The development of Indian Ocean trade routes in the period 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. and the development of transatlantic trade routes in the period 1450 C.E. to 1600 C.E. were similar in that both depended on

understanding of currents and wind patterns

the impetus of missionizing religions

the political consolidation of newly conquered regions into empires

innovations in ship design that originated in Europe

The establishment of the Mongol Empire directly facilitated which of the following?

Increased cultural and technological exchange between the Islamic world and China

The development of Mongolian as the primary written language of administration across most of Eurasia

The spread of Persian culture into Central Asia

Improved ship designs and navigation techniques for oceanic commerce

Voyages such as those referred to in the third paragraph were most directly facilitated by which of the following?

Merchants’ understanding of the patterns of the monsoon winds

A decrease in pirate activity following Zheng He’s naval expeditions

An increase in the use of new forms of credit, such as paper money

Technological transfers from Europe, such as the compass

The first paragraph most directly illustrates how increasing regional interactions led to which of the following developments in the Indian Ocean in the period 1200–1450? 1 point

The introduction of new cultural traditions

The establishment of diasporic merchant communities

The establishment of new trading cities

The emergence of syncretic belief systems

The map below shows what significant economic developments?

Trading networks that promoted the growth of new cities from 600 C.E. through 1450 C.E

Trade connections that linked the Hellenistic and Mauryan empires to African cities from 300 through 150 B.C.E.

Chinese dominance of Indian Ocean trading networks because of the voyages of Zheng He in the 1400s C.E.

Changes in Indian Ocean trading networks that resulted from technological innovations from 1450 C.E. through 1750 C.E.

The thirteenth-century map of Constantinople shown below indicates that the city

was highly fortified against outside attacks

looked down on trade and commerce

The passage above best illustrates which of the following?

The effects of interregional contact on the development of European culture and technology

Muslims’ examination of their own cultural and economic decline after the Crusades

The debt the Arab world owed Europe for preserving Arab scientific knowledge and cultural history

The reason European industrial expertise far surpassed that of the Arab world

The illustration would be most useful to a historian studying which of the following?

Transportation and maritime technologies

Large-scale trading organizations

Geographic patterns of currents and winds in the Indian Ocean

The expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate

The map demonstrates which of the following about the Indian Ocean trade?

Trade involved most of the regions bordering the Indian Ocean as well as China.

Monsoons prevented trade from taking place along the East African coast.

Europeans were active in bringing goods from West Africa to the Indian Ocean.

The most important item traded across the Indian Ocean was silk.

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

East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea

The Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

North Africa and western Europe

The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

Which of the following best describes an effect of the establishment of the Mongol Empire upon Silk Road long distance trade?

The Silk Road trade increased because the Mongol conquests helped connect more regions of Eurasia economically and commercially.

The Silk Road trade declined because the Mongol merchants preferred to use maritime long-distance trade networks instead.

The Silk Road trade was not affected by the Mongol conquests because the tribal and nomadic nature of Mongol society meant that Mongol demand for luxury goods was virtually nonexistent.

The Silk Road trade collapsed following the Mongol conquests because most trading cities along the Silk Roads were destroyed and never recovered.

AP World History: Unit 2 (Networks of Exchange)

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This quiz comprehensively covers networks of exchange from approximately 200 BCE to 1450 CE, focusing on the major trade systems that connected Eurasia, Africa, and their surrounding regions. The material is clearly designed for Advanced Placement World History students, typically grades 10-12, with questions requiring sophisticated analysis of historical evidence, cause-and-effect relationships, and cross-cultural connections. Students need to understand the geographic scope and economic importance of the Silk Roads and Indian Ocean trade networks, the role of technological innovations like the camel saddle and monsoon wind patterns in facilitating commerce, and how political entities such as the Mongol Empire created conditions for expanded trade. The quiz emphasizes the cultural and religious exchanges that accompanied commercial activity, particularly the spread of Islam and its unifying influence across trade routes, as well as the transfer of knowledge systems like mathematics and navigation techniques between civilizations. Students must demonstrate their ability to interpret maps, analyze primary source evidence, and understand how environmental factors shaped historical developments. Created by Jamie Oleson, a History teacher in the United States who teaches grades 9-12. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool for students preparing for the AP World History exam, particularly useful for review sessions or homework assignments following instruction on Unit 2 content. Teachers can deploy this as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before diving deeper into specific case studies, or use it as practice for the multiple-choice section of the AP exam. The varied question formats, including map analysis and document-based inquiries, help students develop the analytical skills essential for success on the AP assessment. This quiz directly supports AP World History standards focusing on the development and interaction of cultures (SOC), state-building and governance (SB), economic systems (ECON), and environmental and geographic factors (ENV) during the post-classical period, while reinforcing the College Board's emphasis on making connections across time periods and geographic regions.

AP World History: Unit 2 (Networks of Exchange)

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