whap unit 2 study guide

Which state from the 13th century was more responsible for the expansion of global trade than any other?

• Abbasid Caliphate

• Mongol Empire

• Song Dynasty

• Kingdom of Mali

The stern rudder and lateen was used for...?

• Sailing

• Farming

• Slavery

• Transportation

Which of the following advances in sailing technology was not a Chinese invention?

• Multiple-Masted Junk

• Stern-Post Rudder

• Magnetic Compass

• Triangular Lateen Sail

The city of Kashgar was centrally located at a major crossroads along what network of exchange?

• Silk Roads

• Indian Ocean Network

• Trans Saharan Network

• Hanseatic League

The city of ___ was a center of trade and culture along the Silk Roads about halfway between China and the Mediterranean.

• Timbuktu

• Samarkand

• London

• Mombasa

Caravanserai were inns spaced about 100 miles apart from each other along the Silk Roads in between major cities, which is about as far as ___ can go without water.

• Kiley

• People

• Horses

• Camels

The Chinese credit system of flying money allowed merchants to deposit ___ in one location and withdraw the same amount at another, thereby making trade easier and safer by eliminating the need to carry coins.

• Paper Money

• Metal Coins

• Goods of Value

• Pufferfish

The ___ was a 13th century trading union between German and Scandinavian cities to dominate and protect trade in Europe.

• Sultanate of Malacca

• Caravanserai

• Swahili Coast

• Hanseatic League

Temujin became Genghis Khan when he ___.

• Was elected by a Kuriltai in 1206

• Murdered his brother

• Conquered the Chinese city of Zhongdu in 1210

• Conquered Baghdad in 1258 and executed the Abbasid Caliphate

The Key to Mongol military success was ___.

• Fast, skilled horseback archers

• Disciplined, heavily armed infantry

• Spears longer than any other army that faced them

• Harnessing the power of gunpowder and creating rifles