Exchange in the Indian Ocean Quiz

What were the causes of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200?

• Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices

• Spread of Islam

• Invention of the compass

• Expansion of the Silk Roads

Which trade routes flourished and promoted the growth of powerful new trading cities?

• Silk Roads and Trans-Saharan

• Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean basins

• Indian Ocean and Trans-Saharan

• Silk Roads and Mediterranean Sea

What technology facilitated trade in the Indian Ocean?

• Lateen sails and astrolabe

• Compass and larger ship designs

• Caravanserai and camel saddles

• Bills of exchange and credit

Which region contributed ceramics, glassware, and wine to Indian Ocean trade?

• Mediterranean Basin

• East Africa

• Arabia

• India

Which state dominated the choke point of Indian Ocean trade from 670 to 1025?

• Srivijaya

• Great Zimbabwe

• Swahili city-states

• Tang Dynasty

What technology allowed sailors to calculate latitude and navigate the Indian Ocean?

• Astrolabe

• Lateen sails

• Compass

• Caravanserai

Which state became a major Buddhist center and built the famous Borobudur temple?

• Srivijaya

• Great Zimbabwe

• Swahili city-states

• Tang Dynasty

Which communities were established by merchants along important trade routes?

• Arab and Persian communities in East Africa

• Chinese merchant communities in Southeast Asia

• Malay communities in the Indian Ocean basin

• All of the above

What facilitated the spread of Islam in the Indian Ocean?

• Chinese maritime activity

• Syncretism in Swahili city-states

• Muslim merchant communities

• Diasporic communities

What events led to the decline of the Indian Ocean trade networks?

• Discovery of the new world

• Invention of the compass

• Rise of the Silk Roads

• 15 year slave revolt