Cause and Effects of the Silk Road '23

Samarkand (Central Asia) and Kashgar (China) both benefited from the Silk Road

• by becoming powerful new empires within the Mongol empire

• by becoming pilgrimages stops on the way to Mecca

• by becoming powerful new trading cities

• All of the above

An effect of the growth and security of the Silk Roads was/were innovation(s) in…

• banking systems

• caravanserai, where travelers could rest themselves and their animals

• using money instead of bartering

• All of the Above

As the Mongols' empires expanded, they facilitated and encouraged trade by…

• closing caravanserais along the Silk Roads

• Encouraging missionaries to spread Christianity

• Making the Silk Roads safer by using Mongol soldiers to protect the merchants and travelers

• None are correct

Which of the following factors represents the most significant cause of the growth of cities in Afro-Eurasia in the period 1000–1450?

• climate change

• Decreased agricultural productivity

• Increased invasions

• Increased interregional trade

What animals transported most of the goods along the Silk Road?

• Horses
• Camels
• Elephants
• Llamas in disguise

Because of the advancement in finance and trade, China became a ​ (a)   which used money rather than a bartering system. Because their coins were too heavy to carry, they created a system of credit called ​ (b)   which allowed a merchant to deposit ​ (c)   in one location and withdraw it at another location. Europeans quickly took hold of this idea and established ​ (d)   where individuals could exchange their money or a ​ (e)   , a loan, and receive that amount in exchange.

• money economy
• flying money
• paper money
• banking house
• bill of exchange
• caravan
• Samarkand
• Kashgar
• caravanserai
• Hanseatic League

Is the following a CAUSE or EFFECT of the efficiency of the Silk Road Trade Route:

The Mongol's government enforced laws and respected the role of merchants in the trading economy

• CAUSE

• EFFECT

Is the following a CAUSE or EFFECT of the efficiency of the Silk Road Trade Route:

Creation of the Hanseatic League

• CAUSE

• EFFECT

Is the following a CAUSE or EFFECT of the efficiency of the Silk Road Trade Route:

Travelers learning to travel in caravans and creating saddles to carry more weight

• CAUSE

• EFFECT

Is the following a CAUSE or EFFECT of the efficiency of the Silk Road Trade Route:

Samarkand and Kashgar

• CAUSE

• EFFECT