Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, & Trans-Saharan Routes [AP World History Review]—Unit 2 Topics 1, 3, 4

Which of the following were identified as major trade routes across Afro-Eurasia between 1200 and 1450?

• Silk Roads, Trans-Atlantic Trade, Indian Ocean Routes

• Silk Roads, Trans-Saharan Routes, Indian Ocean Routes

• Trans-Siberian Railway, Silk Roads, Indian Ocean Routes

• Trans-Saharan Routes, Mediterranean Sea Lanes, Silk Roads

What type of goods were predominantly transported along the Silk Roads, and what significant cultural exchange occurred due to these routes?

• Bulk goods like grain and timber; the spread of Christianity.

• Luxury items like silk and spices; the spread of Buddhism.

• Raw materials like iron and copper; the spread of Islam.

• Agricultural products and livestock; the spread of Confucianism.

What significant negative consequence resulted from the increased interconnectedness of civilizations through trade routes like the Silk Roads?

• Increased political instability and warfare.

• The spread of devastating diseases like the Black Death.

• Economic collapse due to oversupply of goods.

• Loss of cultural identity in smaller societies.

What was a key characteristic of the Indian Ocean trade routes that differentiated them from the Silk Roads?

• They primarily exchanged luxury goods due to high transport costs.

• Their success was largely dependent on predictable monsoon winds.

• They were exclusively land-based routes connecting East Asia and Europe.

• They facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout Southeast Asia.

Which two maritime innovations significantly improved navigation for sailors in the Indian Ocean trade?

• The caravel and the lateen sail.

• The magnetic compass and the astrolabe.

• The sextant and the chronometer.

• The rudder and the keel.

What were two significant factors contributing to the massive growth of the Indian Ocean trade routes between 1200 and 1450?

• The decline of the Silk Roads and the discovery of new continents.

• The economic revival in China and the rise of Islam.

• The invention of the printing press and the establishment of European colonies.

• Increased demand for spices in Europe and the fall of the Byzantine Empire.

Which statement accurately describes the Swahili civilization that emerged along the East African coast?

• It was a unified empire with a single ruling monarch.

• It primarily focused on agricultural production for internal consumption.

• It consisted of independent commercial city-states that traded goods like gold and ivory.

• Its dominant religion was Christianity, spread by European traders.

What was a crucial turning point in the history of the Trans-Saharan trade routes, enabling more efficient travel across the desert?

• The discovery of new gold mines in West Africa.

• The introduction of the Arabian camel.

• The development of advanced irrigation systems.

• The establishment of permanent settlements along the trade routes.