TPO 16-1 Trade and the Ancient Middle East

According to paragraph 1, why has trade been so important throughout the history of the Middle East

• The rare and valuable metals and stones found in Middle Eastern deserts have always been in high demand in surrounding areas.

• Growing conditions throughout the Middle East are generally poor, forcing Middle Eastern people to depend on imported grain.

• Many useful and decorative raw materials cannot be found naturally in the Middle East but are

  available from neighboring regions.

• Frequent travel, due to limited water supplies in

  the Middle East, created many opportunities for

  trade with neighboring societies.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The word “repudiate” in the passage is closest in meaning to

• respect

• reject

• review

• revise

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

According to paragraph 2, how did Middle Eastern shop owners treat their workers?

• Workers were ranked according to their skill

  level, with the most-experienced artisans

  becoming partial owners of the shop.

• Shop owners treated different workers differently depending on how much the workers had in common with their masters.

• Workers were bound to their masters by

  unbreakable contracts that strictly defined the

  terms of their partnership.

• The shop owner worked alongside the workers and often considered them partner and members

  of the family.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The author includes the information that surplus was not a result of domestic craft production

but resulted primarily from international trading in order to

• support the claim that the mode of production

  made possible by the craft guilds were very good for trade

• contrast the economic base of the city

  government with that of the tribal confederacies

• provide a reason why the government allowed the guilds to be self-controlled

• suggest that the government was missing out on a valuable opportunity to tax the guilds

According to paragraph 3, all of the following are true of the Middle Eastern craft guilds EXCEPT:

• The guilds were created to support workers and to uphold principles of high-quality craft

  production

• Each guild was very large and included members from a broad geographic area.

• The leaders of the guilds were chosen by popular vote.

• All guild members were treated as equals.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The word “consensus” in the passage is closest in meaning to

• authority

• responsibility

• custom

• agreement

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

According to paragraph 4, which of the following was NOT necessary for success in the mercantile economy?

• Good business sense

• Reliable associates

• Family wealth

• Constant effort

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

• Tribes people were comfortable forming personal relationships with merchants, who, like them, were bound by their promises to one another.

• Because trade was not formally regulated,

  merchants were careful about whom they trusted and often conducted business with people they knew personally.

• While trade among merchants relied somewhat on regulation, among tribes people trade was based on personal relationships and careful character evaluation.

• Because tribes people were bound only by their promises to one another, personal relationships were formed only after careful weighing of

  character.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The word “ethic” in the passage is closest in meaning to

• set of moral principles

• division of labor

• economic system

• test of character

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

According to paragraph 4, what choice did Middle Eastern merchants and artisans have that many other people have not had?

• If they were unhappy in the mercantile environment, they could draw on personal

  connections to find a different kind of work.

• They were allowed to assert their opinions

  without having to listen to aristocratic professions of moral superiority.

• Following the example of the pastoralists, they

  could demand, and receive, better working

  conditions.

• If they didn't like their environment, they could move somewhere else.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2