Unit 2 Review Quiz Game

Which city was a major trading hub along the Silk Roads?

• a) Cairo

• b) Kashgar

• c) Rome

• d) Constantinople

Answer explanation

• Major Trading Cities:

  • Kashgar

  • Samarkand

What innovation allowed for easier long-distance trade?

• a) Steam engine

• b) Caravanserai

• c) Gunpowder

• d) Iron plow

Answer explanation

• Major Innovations:

  • Bills of Exchange

  • Banking Houses

  • Paper Money

  • Caravanserai

What was a primary cause for the growth of the Silk Roads?

• a) Decreased demand for luxury goods

• b) Increased agricultural production

• c) Improved commercial practices

• d) Expansion of the Roman Empire

Answer explanation

• Causes:

  • Improved commercial practices and transportation technologies

  • Increased demand for luxury goods such as silk, porcelain, and spices.

Which of the following was an effect of the Mongol Empire?

• a) Decline of trade networks

• b) Expansion of trade across Eurasia

• c) Decreased cultural exchanges

• d) Isolation of different cultures

Answer explanation

• Economic Changes:

  • Expansion of trade networks across Eurasia

  • Promotion of trade and commerce through protection and infrastructure

What contributed to the cultural changes during the Mongol Empire?

• a) Isolationism

• b) Technological transfers

• c) Closure of trade routes

• d) Decrease in communication

Answer explanation

• Significance:

  • Facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication

  • Encouraged technological and cultural transfers

  • Impact on the development of modern trade networks and cultural interactions

• Choose one of the following prompts for your group to respond to. You will have 5 minutes.

• 1. Name one major trading state that emerged from the Indian Ocean trade network.

• 2. What role did monsoon winds play in the Indian Ocean trade?

• 3. List two causes of the growth of Trans-Saharan trade routes.

• 4. Describe one cultural consequence of increased trade during this period.

• 5. What was one environmental effect of trade networks from c. 1200 to c. 1450?

Answer explanation

• Exchange in the Indian Ocean

  • Describe the causes and effects of the growth of the Indian Ocean trade network.

    • Causes:

      • Improved transportation technologies (e.g., larger ship designs, compass, astrolabe)

      • Demand for luxury goods and spices

    • Effects:

      • Growth of powerful trading states (e.g., Swahili Coast, Gujarat, Sultanate of Malacca)

      • Development of diasporic communities (e.g., Arab and Persian communities in East Africa)

      • Increased cultural and technological exchanges

  • Explain the role of environmental factors in the development of the Indian Ocean trade network.

    • Environmental Factors:

      • Knowledge of monsoon winds for navigation

      • Utilization of natural harbors and ports

• True or False: Paper money was an innovation that emerged during the time of the Silk Roads.

• • True

• • False

Answer explanation

• Major Innovations included:

  • Bills of Exchange

  • Banking Houses

  • Paper Money

  • Caravanserai

True or False: The spread of Buddhism was a cultural diffusion resulting from trade.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

• Cultural Diffusion could be considered a consequence of connectivity:

  • Spread of Buddhism in East Asia, Hinduism and Buddhism in Southeast Asia, and Islam in sub-Saharan Africa

  • Influence of travelers like Ibn Battuta, Margery Kempe, and Marco Polo

• True or False: The demand for spices and luxury goods fueled the growth of the Indian Ocean trade.

• • True

• • False

Answer explanation

Remember simple supply and demand. What was the major event that impacted this and caused an opposite effect?

True or False: Cultural exchanges had no significant impact on scientific knowledge during this period.

• True

• False