Unit 1 WHAP

The Silk Road was important because

• it helped the Han empire control the Mediterranean region

• it extended a thousand miles across Asia

• it linked Asian and western cultures for more a thousand years

• it connected the Han and Egyptian empires

Who was responsible for the protection of the Silk Road?

(a)  

Which of the following statements about the effect of monsoon pattern on Indian Ocean trade are correct.

• Unpredictable monsoon patterns facilitated trade on the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf

• Changing wind patterns made nonstop round trips possible.

• Predictable monsoon patterns led to trade being conducted in stages

• The size and stability of large ships did not play a role in how many mariners plotted their course around monsoon patterns

What does this image show?

• That European ships were much bigger than Chinese ships
• That Chinese ships were much bigger than European ships
• The size of African ships compared to Chinese ships
• This is Maui's ship.  He was a wave finder. 

This desert in north Africa was crossed by traders moving salt and gold.

• Gobi
• Taklimakan
• Savana
• Sahara

In the Indian Ocean Basin, ship design (junks and dhows) and maritime technology (compass, astrolabe) increased trade, but traders still relied on

• monsoon winds.

• European maps.

• caravan organization.

• a universal language of trade.

What is the name of this type of boat used on the Indian Ocean Trade Routes?

• Dhow
• Junk

• Caravel

• Treasure Ship

What religion was threatened by the rising power of the Confucian Bureaucracy?

• Daoism
• Legalism
• Buddhism
• Islam

has shaped the Chinese political system since the 6th century, emphasized the importance of order and harmony, reinforced the citizens to submit to the emperor's power, reinforced emperor's responsibility to fulfill his duties, contradicts egalitarian ideology with its central belief in unequal relationships

• Confucianism
• Taoism
• Buddhism
• Falun Gong

Which of the following is the main reason for the spread of Buddhism:

• Conquest
• Trade
• Migration
• None of the above