2.5: Cultural Consequences of Connectivity

Fill in the blank: The cultural exchange included literary and artistic developments, as documented by explorers such as _______ and _______.

• Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta

• Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama

• Zheng He and Hernán Cortés

• Ferdinand Magellan and James Cook

Which religion spread to China, Japan, and Korea from India along the Silk Roads, influencing scholars, printed material, and the style of writing?

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Hinduism

The philosophies of Confucianism were adopted by the people of Japan and Korea, molding the syncretic Neo-Confucianism that permeated the culture of Vietnam.

• True

• False

Match the following travelers with their contributions:

• Marco Polo

• Provided one of the earliest firsthand accounts of a medieval woman and her life experiences

• Margery Kempe

• Accounted for Chinese urbanization, technology, and paper money

• Ibn Battuta

• Reported on Central Asia, China, Spain, North Africa, and Mali

Which of the following technological innovations changed how people thought, traveled, and developed technology? Select all that apply.

• Magnetic compass

• Lateen sails

• Stern rudder

• Astrolabe

• Gunpowder

Fill in the blank: The environmental factor known as the _______ (also called the Black Death) was brought on by human movement and the social interaction of trading.

• bubonic plague

• influenza pandemic

• Spanish flu

• measles outbreak

Which cities were examples of urbanization during the era of increased trade and cultural exchange in Afro-Eurasia?

• Hangzhou and Kashgar

• Paris and London

• Rome and Athens

• Delhi and Kyoto

The spread of faith-based customs and practices between c. 1200 and c. 1450 had little influence on how people thought, wrote, and expressed themselves.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: Stories of travelers throughout the globe's regions of Africa, Asia, and neighbors were shared with their people, furthering the effect of _______ as an increase of travel, trade, and cultural exchanges shaped people and their interactions with others.

• globalization

• isolationism

• industrialization

• urbanization

Culture spreading through travel, migration and trade is called (a)  

• cultural diffusion
• cultural confusion
• cultural infusion
• cultural dilution