AP_WH - Review: Unit 2

Which of the following facilitated the creation of the Mongol Empire?

• The territories the Mongols invaded were experiencing internal divisions.

• The technology of the Mongols was superior to that of their adversaries.

• Chinggis Khan had a precise blueprint for world conquest.

• The tribal values of the Mongols functioned as a unifying ideology.

Which of the following was a way in which the Mongols contributed to the globalization of the Eurasian world?

• In providing a secure environment for traders, they facilitated long-distance international commerce.

• Their immunity to several deadly diseases allowed them to maintain long-distance trade routes.

• Their promotion of Islam as the only true faith in the empire gave the whole empire a shared culture.

• The Mongol conquest of Japan linked the extreme ends of the Eurasian trade networks for the first time.

Which of the following was a feature of Mongol rule?

• Persecution of merchants

• Hostility toward commerce

• tolerance of all religions

• kindness toward conquered peoples

Kublai Kahn united with the Chinese to create the ________ Dynasty. 

• Ming 
• Song
• Qin
• Yuan 

The Mongol Empire effected Europe and Asia in all these ways EXCEPT...

• United All of China for the first time under one rule

• Brought Europe out of Isolation

• Increased trade between Europe and Asia

• Decrease the amount of death and disease in Europe and Asia

The Central Asian trade network that linked East Asia to Europe. An overland network of trade that mainly consisted of luxury goods and camel caravans.

• The Silk Road

• Trans-Saharan Network

• Indian Ocean Trade Network

• Trans-Siberian RR

The maritime (sea-based) trade network that connected East Africa, South Asia, Arabia, SE Asia, and East Asia together through sea trade.

• Trans-Saharan network

• Chinese junks

• Indian Ocean trade network

• The Silk Road

Which innovation made travel easier and safer on the Indian Ocean trade routes?

• the compass

• camel caravans

• stirrups and saddles

• Chinese rockets

What do we call it when cultures and traditions blend together to create a new idea?

• Syncretism

• the Michael Jordan effect

• Globalization

• Multi-culturalism

Why was trade in the Indian Ocean able to carry bulk goods (e.g. rice, cotton, timber)?

• Carried on camel caravans, and camels can carry thousands of pounds

• Carried on ships, so they could carry a lot of weight

• They used underwater pipelines under pressure to push goods to new regions

• People got stronger and so were able to carry more stuff