APWH21-22 Unit 2 (5th)

What was the overarching cause in the growth of exchange networks across the Silk Roads and Indian Ocean trade?

• As empires arose with new ideas and technology, trade became easier and more accessible causing it to expand and grow.

• The new development of paper money and banking houses made trade easier and helped develop trade routes as people were now able to use money instead of a bartering system.

• The spread of religion caused more merchants and missionaries to use these trade routes to continue to spread religion.

• Luxury goods were more desirable as they were a sign of social status causing merchants to expand their variety of trade.

Which of the following is a main reason for the Mongols effectively conquering much of Eurasia?

• Effective military organization

• Tolerance of foreign policies

• Unity within their own culture

• Kingdoms, such as India, submitting willingly

Which is NOT one of the reasons that the Mongols lost power in China?

• They supported the Confucian scholar-gentry.

• They dismantled the civil service system.

• They adapted to the Chinese culture.

• They alienated many of the Chinese people.

What directly led to the unification of Silk Roads during the 14th century?

• a system that controlled and respected the merchants under an authority

• the fall of the Mongol empire

• improvements in transportation

• a series of oases that developed along the trade routes

Which of the following influenced and deepened support for Islam in Mali?

• Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca

• The arrival of Muslim merchants in the Sahara desert in the 7th and 8th centuries

• The decline of Ghana

• The increase in the use of camels for transport

Which is a main cause for the revival of the Silk Roads?

• The unification of the empire by the Mongols

• The Crusades which increased demand for Chinese Silks in Europe

• The decentralized governments in Africa

• The spread of Islam in China

Which of the following led to a revival of use of the Silk Roads?

• Due to the Mongols conquering much of Asia , Pax Mongolica brought peace to the land surrounding the Silk Roads.

• Mongols relied on trade to transport ideas and resources across Asia.

• Societies began needing more resources to thrive, which led them back to the Silk Roads.

• Since the Crusaders recaptured Jerusalem, trade was a necessity for the regrowth of the city .

All of the following were effects of the expansion of Indian Ocean trade in the 13th century EXCEPT...

• The formation of the Hanseatic League

• Some countries became increasingly more wary about trade

• The formation of diasporic communities

• The transfer of culture and knowledge

What is the significance of Margery Kempe's The Book of Margery Kempe?

• It gives descriptions of her travel experiences and it is a firsthand account of a middle-class women in the medieval times.

• The book was one of the earliest autobiographies written in German.

• The book is a firsthand account of a medieval man.

• It is one of the earliest autobiographies written by a Puritan after their settlement in North America.

What was one effect that Zen Buddhism had on East Asian culture in the period 1200-1450?

• Chinese literature began to be influenced by Buddhist writers.

• Daoism disappeared and was replaced by Zen Buddhism.

• Japanese and Koreans converted from Neo-Confucianism to Zen Buddhism.

• Silk roads and Daoist monks helped spread the religion.