Strayer 4th 170-180

What was NOT a consequence of the Mongol Empire for trade?

• It provided renewed vitality to long-distance trade

• It fostered cultural and religious exchange

• It led to the downfall of Buddhism as a world faith

• It facilitated the spread of disease

What is NOT an economic or social impact of this map?

• North Africa was not impacted by the plague

• The plague had significant impact on multiple continents

• The "Mongol moment" helped facilitate trade

• Increased trade often led to the increase of disease

Where did the Black Death (bubonic plague) most likely originate?

• North Africa

• The Middle East

• Europe

• China

How did famed historian Ibn Khaldun view the plague?

• It destroyed the good things of civilization

• It killed those who did not believe in Allah

• It benefitted those left behind

• He argued for the end of the Mongol Empire

What was the greatest irony of the bubonic plague?

• It made poor people wealthy

• The Mongol Empire helped facilitate it and it destroyed that empire

• It made it easier to trade over land

• What is irony, anyways?

Who became the "Mongols of the seas"?

• Muslim traders

• Europeans

• Chinese

• Russians