2.1 Quiz

Who unified the Silk Road that increased safety and established new trade channels between Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe?

• Song Dynasty

• The Mongols

• The Mughals

• Kashgar

What was NOT an improvement in technology that improved transportation along the Silk Road?

• Caravans

• Traveling alone

• Improvements in saddles

• Caravanserais

What were two significant effects of the expansion and stability of the Silk Road?

• Thriving cities and commercial innovations

• Cities moving away from the Silk Road and new commercial innovations

• The creation of new cities and conflict between empires

• Expansion of Governments and political leadership

What was the city located at the western edge of China were norther and southern routes of Silk Roads crossed.

• Samarkand

• Kashgar

• Kievan Rus

• Istanbul

Located on the Zeravshan River this was a stopping point between China and the Mediterranean. It was the center of cultural exchange as much as for trading goods.

• Samarkand

• Kashgar

• Kievan Rus

• Istanbul

What were Camel hotels?

• Caravanserai

• Camel Inn

• Hanseatic League Hotel

• Caravans

What is a type of credit that China developed to go away from the copper coins?

• Flying Cash

• Paper Money

• Bill of Exchange

• Money Economy

What was the document stating that the holder was legally promising payment of a set amount on a set date?

• Flying Cash

• Paper Money

• Bill of Exchange

• Money Economy

What was the purpose of the Hanseatic League?

• It was a collection of ideas that spread along the Silk Road

• It enabled members to control and create a monopoly over timber, grain, leather and fish.

• It enabled members to easily exchange goods between each other

• It decreased trade throughout the members and resulted in a surplus of goods

What was not a commercial innovation ?

• Bill of Exchange

• caravanserai

• Banking house

• rudder