Silk Roads

Which of the following was NOT a transportation technology developed by the Chinese in the era 1200 - 1450

• Sternpost Rudder

• Magnetic Compass

• Chinese Junk

• Lateen Sail

These Inns, spaced 100 miles apart, allowed Silk Road merchants to have a place to rest themselves and their animals

• Hansa House

• Caravanserai

• Hajj

• Jizya Houses

This system allowed a merchant to deposit paper money under his name in one location and withdraw the same amount in another location

• Kashgar

• Bills of Attainder

• Flying Cash

• Usury

A document stating the holder was legally promised payment of a set amount on a set date - and receive that amount of money.

• Bill of Exchange

• Junk Bonds

• Specie Money

• Usury

In the 13th century, cities in Northern Germany and Scandinavia formed a commercial alliance

• The Scandaavian Trade Alliance

• The Crusader's

• The Mamelukes

• Hanseatic League

"The road you travel from Tana to Cathay (China) is perfectly safe, whether by day or by night, according to the merchants who have used it....The capital city is a great resort of merchants, and in which there is a vast amount of trade; and this city is called Cambalec. The city hath a circuit of one hundred miles, and is full of people and houses"

Which statement about China and trade does this passage best support

• Trade between Europe and Cathay was greatly enhanced by the security established by the Mongol and Ming Empires

• Merchants rarely traveled between Tana and Cathay because the road was very dangerous

• Cambalec was an important trading hub, but it was not a large city

• The author felt the risks of trade outweighed the rewards.

Which development was the turning point that led to the expansion of trade between Asia and Europe?

• The formation of the Silk Roads by Marco Polo allowed goods from Asia to be imported into Europe for the first time.

• The conquests of the Mongols, which led to improved trade routes and reduced trading costs

• The invention of Silk Cloth during the early Mongol rule allowed the Mongols to trade for pottery, wool, and other European goods.

• The invention of paper money by Venetian bankers helped to facilitate trade between Europe and Asia.

The following was an effect of increased trade along the Silk Road

• rise of cities like Great Zimbawe

• The rise of cities from oasis like Samarkand

• rise in population in China

• lowering of population in Europe

What were the major items traded along the Silk Road?

• gold, slaves and porcelain

• silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder

• gold, slaves and spices

• gold, salt, slaves and ivory

Which of the following best describes the Silk Road?

• a single road that extended across Asia

• a route that connected western Europe to eastern Europe

• a route that was used to bring silk from Rome to China

• a network of trade routes that extended across Asia