AP World History Unit 2 Practice Test 2

What some specific examples of the technological causes of increased trade along the silk road?

• caravenserai, flying cash and banking houses

• lateen sails, maps, compass and astrolabe

• compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles

• dhow ships, maps and compass

What were the major items traded along the Indian Ocean Trade Route?

• gold, slaves and porcelain

• silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder

• gold, slaves and spices

• gold, salt, slaves and ivory

What role did the Swahili civilization play in Indian Ocean Trade?

• The controlled the gold mines in the interior

• They were the middle-man between the people in the interior of Africa and the Arab merchants in India.

• They abducted slaves to be sold on the coast

• The created banking houses and accepted bills of exchange

What changes did Trade bring to West Africa?

• Islam was introduced to Mali

• Buddhism was introduced to Mali

• Women gained more rights

• Great Zimbabwe became a center of learning

A time period of extended peace on the Silk Road..

• Pax Mongolia

• Pax Romana

• Indian Ocean Pax

• Convassarai

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

• China was under foreign influence by European commercial interests
• China was experiencing a series of civil wars led by regional warlords
• China was under the control of Mongol rulers
• China was controlled by religious leaders who chose the emperor

Who was the Chinese Explorer that could have sailed to Europe and the Americas

• Wudi
• Marco Polo
• Zheng He
• Li Bang

What trade route is depicted here?

• Indian Ocean Basin Trade
• Trans-Saharan Trade
• Trans-Eurasian Trade
• South China Sea Trade

Which of these sentences best describes this image?

• Trade routes throughout Europe stagnated after the Black Death.
• Trade routes throughout Europe stagnated after the Fall of Rome.
• Trade routes in Europe were important to  economic development in the Middle Ages.
• Diseases spread rapidly in European States during the Middle Ages.

The discovery of these promoted trade in the Indian Ocean basin...

• Monsoon Winds
• Mansa Musa
• Silk Roads
• Camels