Networks of Exchange 2.5-2.7

As merchants traveled across the world, they carried their traditions with them. The most obvious of these is religion. There were three major religions that spread in this period. ______ spread into East and Southeast Asia, ______ spread into Southeast Asia, and _____ spread into sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

• Christianity, Hinduism, Islam

• Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam

• Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism

• Islam, Christianity, Hinduism

Religion wasn't the only thing traded - technology spread too. What are two major goods from China?

• bananas and ink

• boats and citrus

• paper and magnetic compass

• milk and sand

Which is NOT an effect of paper being traded?

• spread of religion

• washcloths to clean sand off items

• increased education

• increased literacy

What is one effect of trading gunpowder?

• less gunpowder trade

• more porcelain in the market

• increased weaponry and war technology

• the end of the Silk Road

How much of the Europe's population was wiped out from the Bubonic Plague?

• all of Europe was wiped out

• 50%

• 1 in 8

• Everyone in Europe lived

Which three choices marked a decline in living standards of 14th century Europeans?

• famine

• drought

• poor health

• poverty

Which was NOT a result of the Bubonic Plague?

• increased wages

• improved genetic pool

• less food available

• more land

How did the Bubonic Plague travel to so many people?

• fleas on horses

• foreign fruit

• fleas on rats

• sneezing on people

Which three important crops were traded through trade routes?

• bananas

• corn

• rice

• citrus

Bananas originated in SE Asia and were brought to (a)   through the Ocean trade network.