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After the expansion of Islam into Africa, an organized Christian presence remained in

• Egypt and Ethiopia

• Morocco

• the areas along the Silk Road

• Algeria

Which of the following Chinese cultural traditions had the largest impact on neighboring regions in East Asia c. 1200 to c. 1450?

• Canals

• Confucianism

• Paper money

• Foot binding

The founder of Buddhism developed a religion centered on

• belief in heaven

• support of the caste system

• elimination of desire and suffering

• monotheism

The increased food production accompanying the introduction of Champa rice into China from Vietnam during the eleventh century best illustrates which of the following?

• The stimulation of agriculture by technological innovation

• The reliance of China on food imports

• The importance of Vietnam to the world economy

• The influence of China on neighboring societies

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political systems in western Europe and China during the time period 1000—1300?

• Western Europe developed multiple monarchies, while China maintained a single empire.

• Both societies began an aggressive policy of imperialism and territorial expansion.

• Both societies gradually adopted a representative democratic system.

• Both regions experienced Mongol imperial rule.

The Mongol conquests of much of Eurasia in the thirteenth century tended to encourage trade along the Silk Roads primarily by

• opening large new markets for both European and East Asian goods in Central Asia

• increasing the demand for military supplies needed by the Mongol armies that occupied various regions

• discouraging seaborne trade along the Indian Ocean routes that competed with the Silk Roads

• decreasing the risk of bandit attacks and reducing the number of local rulers collecting tribute from trade caravans

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

• The collapse of the Byzantine Empire

• The development of khanates in Central Asia

• The spread of Islam into East Asia

• Increased trade between Africa and Asia

Before 1450 C.E. which of the following is true of sub-Saharan Africa’s commercial economy?

• • 
    The Mali—Great Zimbabwe trade route dominated the economy of sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Sub-Saharan Africa exported gold to the Middle East and Europe.

• The Sahara Desert prevented sub-Saharan traders from participating in long-distance trade.

• The Mali—Great Zimbabwe trade route dominated the economy of sub-Saharan Africa.

• Phoenician merchants controlled most of the long-distance trade of sub-Saharan Africa.

The expansion of communication and trade networks in Afro-Eurasia from 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E. resulted in the spread of which of the following from South Asia?

• Military weaponry, such as iron-tipped spears and chariots

• Irrigation technologies, such as ceramic pipes

• Technological and scientific concepts, such as the decimal and zero

• Textile manufacturing processes, such as the spinning jenny

Ibn Battuta traveled widely across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa in the fourteenth century. His travels serve as evidence for the

• unifying influence of Islam

• excellent condition of roads in Africa and Asia

• political unity of Africa and Asia

• widespread use of paper money