AP World History: Unit 2 Test

In the period 1250 to 1450, what was the most important factor in the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia?

• Muslim ruler's policies of religious toleration

• lack of interest in Islam among Hindus and Buddhists

• activities of Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries

• religious zeal of Muslim soldiers to who were willing to die

Which language came into existence after 1,000 as the direct result of expanding global trade patterns?

• Swahili

• Arabic

• Sanskrit

• Latin

Which of the following is true about the amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops from 1200 to 1400?

• It declined in China, Europe, the Middle East, and India

• It increased in China, Europe, the Middle East, and India

• It only increased in China

• It only decreased in the Middle East

Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade - True or False?

• True

• False

Before 1450, _________ exported gold to the Middle East and Europe.

• Great Zimbabwe

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• the Phoenicians

• Somalia

Which of the following led most directly to the development of trans-Saharan trade networks?

• the growth of cities on the Swahili Coast

• innovations in transportation and commercial technologies, such as the caravanserai

• overall decline in the trade of goods on the Silk Roads

• emergence of the slave trade in West Africa

Territories under Mongol control benefited from _____________.

• Adoption of Buddhist religious practices

• Trade that facilitated the spread of Christianity

• Widespread adoption of Confucian family customs

• Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together

What was the most important factor in the spread of the Black Death in Eurasia?

• consolidation of Western European monarchies

• spread of Buddhism

• Mongol expansion from central Asia to China, eastern Europe, and the Middle East

• population decline and the outbreak of peasant revolts

Which of the following resulted from the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire and the death of Genghis Khan?

• spread of Islam into East Asia

• collapse of Byzantine Empire

• development of khanates in Central Asia

• increased trade between Africa and Asia

The Mongol conquests had a disruptive impact all but the following geographic regions. (Which region was the least impacted)?

• Middle East

• Central Asia

• East Asia