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APWM 2.5/2.6/2.7

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One reason for the free trade in Afro-Eurasia between c. 1200 and c. 1450 was the stability and protection offered by who?

a)

Mongol Empire

b)

Yuan Dynasty

c)

European Crusaders

d)

Islamic Caliphates

2.

One reason for the free trade in Afro-Eurasia between c. 1200 and c. 1450 was the stability and protection offered by who?

a)

Mongol Empire

b)

Yuan Dynasty

c)

European Crusaders

d)

Islamic Caliphates

3.

How did Buddhism spread to China from its birthplace in India?

a)

Camel Messengers

b)

Sea Routes

c)

Silk Roads

d)

Sand Roads

4.

Buddhist doctrines fused with elements of Daoist traditions to create the syncretic faith Chan Buddhism, also known as ___________________.

a)

Mahayana Buddhism

b)

Zen Buddhism

c)

Theravada Buddhism

d)

Vajrayana Buddhism

5.

Which language came about as a direct result of Indian Ocean trade?

a)

Swahili

b)

Aramaic

c)

Arabic

d)

Bantu

6.

Which language was influenced from Sanskrit-based Hindi, Arabic, and Farsi?

a)

Swahili

b)

Bantu

c)

Aramaic

d)

Urdu

7.

Whose writing helped historians have a good picture of the city of Hangzhou in China?

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Margery Kempe

d)

Giovanni Boccaccio

8.

Who was the emperor that named Marco Polo as his ambassador to many Chinese cities during his time at court?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Emperor Yuan

c)

Emperor Chang

d)

Genghis Khan

9.

Ibn Battuta's journey was in large part to learn as much as he could about _______________ and its people and accomplishments.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

10.

________________________________ conveyed both the intense spiritual visions and feelings of her mystical experiences and the trials of everyday life for a woman with 14 children in her dictated book of her pilgrimages.

a)

Margery Kempe

b)

Empress Theodora

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

Eleanor of Aquitaine

11.

What is the drought-resistant, flood-resistant crop that was widely distributed in China?

a)

bananas

b)

sugar

c)

champa rice

d)

citrus crops

12.

How did champa rice change the way Chinese farmers used the land?

a)

They began allowing overgrazing.

b)

They began the slash and burn technique.

c)

They began major deforestation to allow for more farms.

d)

They began terrace farming.

13.

Which group of people most benefited from the introduction of bananas?

a)

South Asian Islanders

b)

the Chinese

c)

Sub-Saharan Africans

d)

Europeans

14.

______________________ demand for sugar would become so high that it became a key factor in the massive use of enslaved people in the Americas in the 1500s and after.

a)

Europeans'

b)

Muslims'

c)

Indians'

d)

North Africans'

15.

Which term best fits the definition "to feed on growing grass and pasturage, as do cattle, sheep, etc. in excess"?

a)

overgrazing

b)

degradation

c)

soil erosion

d)

deforestation

16.

Which term best fits the definition "the clearing or severe thinning of a forest or other wooded area, leaving few or no trees"?

a)

degradation

b)

deforestation

c)

soil erosion

d)

overgrazing

17.

Which term best fits the definition "a gradual process of movement and transport of the upper layer of soil (topsoil) by different agents – particularly water, wind, and mass movement – causing its deterioration in the long term"?

a)

deforestation

b)

overgrazing

c)

degradation

d)

soil erosion

18.

The Mongol conquests helped to spread the bubonic plague through _____________.

a)

camels

b)

fleas

c)

rats

d)

horses

19.

What was the "City of Spices?"

a)

Calicut

b)

Samarkand

c)

Hangzhou

d)

Timbuktu

20.

The trading networks shared an overall purpose: to exchange what people were able to grow or produce for what they wanted, needed, or could use to trade for other items. In other words, their purpose was primarily ____________________.

a)

educational

b)

economic

c)

political

d)

religious

21.

Trade networks and the growth of trading cities gave rise to an effect called ___________________. For example, Malacca grew wealthy from the fees levied on ships and cargoes passing through the Strait of Malacca. To prevent piracy, Malacca used its wealth in part to develop a strong navy.

a)

connectivity

b)

standardization

c)

centralization

d)

commercialization

22.

What were the major commodities traded on the Trans-Saharan route?

a)

Silk and porcelain

b)

Spices and timber

c)

Perfume and weapons

d)

Gold and salt

23.

Which trade route had a lot of participation from Muslim merchants?

a)

Trans-Saharan

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Silk Road

d)

ALL OF THEM!!!

24.

Sufi mystics are important because they...

a)

Helped spread Islam

b)

Conquered most of India

c)

Dominated the Silk Road

d)

Brought Buddhism to Japan

25.

Almost every time a religion spreads to a new place...

a)

Old local traditions are preserved in some way

b)

Only the common people convert

c)

Political leaders fight to keep the new religion out

d)

New converts practice the religion very strictly

26.

Which of the following is NOT a way the Mongols helped promote more trade on the Silk Road?

a)

Organizing official trade companies

b)

Military protection of merchants

c)

Infrastructure projects like relay stations

d)

Uniting Eurasia in one centralized state

27.

Which of the following was NOT an innovation that promoted increased trade?

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Paper money

c)

Gunpowder

d)

Banking and credit

28.

The development of any long-distance trade route required people to find a way to...

a)

Build larger, faster, sturdier ships

b)

Overcome geographical obstacles

c)

Convert to Islam

d)

Use Mongolian paper money

29.

Which of the following was NOT part of biological exchange between 1200 and 1450?

a)

Sugarcane

b)

Cotton

c)

Bubonic plague

d)

Potatoes

30.

The majority of the technological innovations between 1200 and 1450 were developed by...

a)

Europeans and Africans

b)

Chinese people and Muslims

c)

South Asians and Africans

d)

Chinese people and Europeans

31.

Which region was the LEAST impacted by long-distance trade between 1200 and 1450?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Arabia

d)

America

32.

Which trade route(s) was most responsible for the diffusion of paper from East Asia to Europe?

a)

The Silk Roads

b)

The Mediterranean Sea Route

c)

The Trans-Saharan Trade

d)

The Indian Ocean

33.

What were the major commodities traded on the Trans-Saharan route?

a)

Silk and porcelain

b)

Spices and timber

c)

Perfume and weapons

d)

Gold and salt

34.

Which trade route had a lot of participation from Muslim merchants?

a)

Trans-Saharan

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Silk Road

d)

ALL OF THEM!!!

35.

Which of the following is NOT a way the Mongols helped promote more trade on the Silk Road?

a)

Organizing official trade companies

b)

Military protection of merchants

c)

Infrastructure projects like relay stations

d)

Uniting Eurasia in one centralized state

36.

Which of the following was NOT an innovation that promoted increased trade?

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Paper money

c)

Gunpowder

d)

Banking and credit

37.

Which region was the LEAST impacted by long-distance trade between 1200 and 1450?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Arabia

d)

America

38.

What some specific examples of the technological causes of increased trade along the silk road?

a)

caravenserai, flying cash and banking houses

b)

lateen sails, maps, compass and astrolabe

c)

compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles

d)

dhow ships, maps and compass

39.

What some specific examples of the technological causes of increased trade along the Indian Ocean?

a)

caravenserai, flying cash and banking houses

b)

lateen sails, maps, compass and dhow ships

c)

compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles

d)

dhow ships, maps and saddles

40.

What was the importance of the camel?

a)

the camel was able to eat a lot of food often

b)

the camel had many offspring

c)

they allowed people to cross the Sahara desert due to its endurance

d)

the camel was faster than the horse

41.

How was Islam diffused to West Africa?

a)

through conquest by the Turks

b)

through trade by Arab merchants

c)

through trade by Chinese merchants

d)

Expansion of the Abbasid empire

42.

___________________________ is the combining of different beliefs, while blending practices of various schools of thought.

a)

Acculturation

b)

Syncretism

c)

Socialization

d)

Cultural Diffusion

43.

A time period of extended peace on the Silk Road..

a)

Pax Mongolia

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Indian Ocean Pax

d)

Convassarai

44.

Chinese term for paper money.

a)

Flying Monkees

b)

Flying Cash

c)

Bills of Exchange

d)

Bill of sale

45.

Overland trade between Europe to Asia on the Silk Road increased with

a)

the revival of commercial cities, such as Samarkand, along the way.

b)

the discovery of gold in the Hindu Kush.

c)

the collapse of the Roman empire.

d)

the development of a new breed of camel.

46.
Which of these accurate describes the political status of China in Marco Polo’s time?
a)
China was under foreign influence by European commercial interests
b)
China was experiencing a series of civil wars led by regional warlords
c)
China was under the control of Mongol rulers
d)
China was controlled by religious leaders who chose the emperor
47.
What trade route is depicted here?
a)
Indian Ocean Basin Trade
b)
Trans-Saharan Trade
c)
Trans-Eurasian Trade
d)
South China Sea Trade
48.
Which of these was a Muslim explorer and author who traveled throughout Eurasia in the 1300s?
a)
Zheng He
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Ibn Batutta
d)
Mansa Musa
49.
The discovery of these promoted trade in the Indian Ocean basin...
a)
Monsoon Winds
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
Silk Roads
d)
Camels
50.
The Swahili language is made up of what two languages?
a)
Bantu and Arabic
b)
Bantu and Hindi
c)
Hindi and Arabic
d)
Hindi and Congolese
51.

A mixture of ISLAM AND HINDUISM existed in which region?

a)

Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, etc.)

b)

East Asia (China, Japan)

c)

Western Africa

d)

Central Asia (Mongolia)

52.

Which event most helped connect Christian Europeans and Muslims of the Middle East?

a)

The Black Plague

b)

The Crusades

c)

The Trans-Saharan Trade

d)

The Delhi Sultanate

53.

Mansa Musa gave out tons of ______ during his pilgrimage to Mecca

a)

Qur'ans

b)

gold

c)

salt

d)

camels

54.

There were many urban city types, but these "inns and guesthouses for merchants" on the Silk Road were known as

a)

Diaspodic Communites

b)

Entrpol

c)

Imperial Capitals

d)

Caravanseri

55.

What significant commercial inovations occured as a response to increased trade in the Silk Road?

a)

Banking houses, caravanserai and flying cash

b)

Monsoons, the compass and increased litteracy

c)

the spread of Buddhism and Islam

d)

all of the above

56.

Increased demand also led to increased

a)

increased learning in the House of Wisdom

b)

decreased production of goods like silk

c)

decreased warfare and conflict

d)

increased production of goods like cotton and iron

57.

The image above best represents which of the following impacts of the Black Death:

a)

The impact of mass death and apocalyptic tones that dominated European society and art

b)

The labor shortage and wage conflicts that plagued 14th-century European economics

c)

The fall in trade due to the declining Mongolian khanates

d)

The desire to find an alternate route to Asia for Europeans

58.

Which of the following statements best describes the setting in which plagues were able to spread during the Post-Classical Era:

a)

Plagues were unknowingly spread by the fleas of rats in Europe, Asia, and Africa

b)

The spread of plagues were often accompanied by the fall of major empires

c)

Plagues spread most easily during times of imperial affluence that facilitated and stabilized interregional trade routes

d)

The emergence of plagues often brought about religious revivals, particularly in Christian Europe

59.

Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean trade?

a)

It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes

b)

It led to the disappearance of previously established trade networks

c)

It led to an expansion of land-based caravan trade but also to a decline of maritime trade

d)

It led to the first creation of trade links between previously isolated world regions

60.

During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from which of the following?

a)

Widespread adoption of Confucian family hierarchies

b)

Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together

c)

Trade that facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian Ocean region

d)

Widespread adoption of Buddhist religious practices

61.

Samarkand (Central Asia) and Kashgar (China) both benefited from the Silk Road

a)

by becoming powerful new empires within the Mongol empire

b)

by becoming pilgrimages stops on the way to Mecca

c)

by becoming powerful new trading cities

d)

All of the above

62.

An effect of the growth and security of the Silk Roads was/were innovation(s) in…

a)

banking systems

b)

caravanserai, where travelers could rest themselves and their animals

c)

using money instead of bartering

d)

All of the Above

63.

As the Mongols' empires expanded, they facilitated and encouraged trade by…

a)

closing caravanserais along the Silk Roads

b)

Encouraging missionaries to spread Christianity

c)

Making the Silk Roads safer by using Mongol soldiers to protect the merchants and travelers

d)

None are correct

64.

Which of the following factors represents the most significant cause of the growth of cities in Afro-Eurasia in the period 1000–1450?

a)

climate change

b)

Decreased agricultural productivity

c)

Increased invasions

d)

Increased interregional trade

65.

Knowledge of monsoon winds was essential for trading in the Indian Ocean. Merchants had to time their voyages carefully, often remaining in port for months at a time, depending on when favorable winds would come their way. This is an example of…

a)

How the role of religion influenced in development of networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450 CE

b)

How the role governance and public work projects influenced in development of networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450 CE

c)

How the role of the environment influenced in development of networks of exchange from 1200 to 1450 CE

d)

All of the Above

66.

The map shows which of the following empires at its greatest extent?

a)

The empire of Alexander the Great

b)

The Mongol Empire

c)

The Russian Empire

d)

The Byzantine Empire