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Test: Indian Ocean Trade Network

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Indian Ocean Basin, ship design (junks and dhows) and maritime technology (compass, astrolabe) increased trade, but traders still relied on

a)

monsoon winds.

b)

European maps.

c)

caravan organization.

d)

a universal language of trade.

2.
Indian Ocean trade was like the silk roads in that it was 
a)

the only way to sell silk

b)

a network of trade routes

c)

the way criminals traveled

d)

a one way route in which goods traveled

3.
Sailors learned the pattern of the ______ _______, that could take them to and from different cities.
a)
Dark Side
b)
Trade Routes
c)
Silk Roads
d)
Monsoon Winds
4.
On the western half of the Indian Ocean Basin, trade was dominated by _______ merchants because they had money to build ships.
a)
Chinese
b)

Muslim

c)

Christian

d)

-Indian

5.

What was the principle long-distance trade route network for heavy and bulk goods?

a)

Port of Long Beach

b)

Silk Road

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

the Mediterranean Ocean

6.

Technology like the stern post reuters and the ___ ___ spread Indian Ocean trade.

a)

elephant tusks

b)

north compass

c)

magnetic compass 

d)
PIRATE PRIDE
7.

What is the difference between the Indian Ocean trade and the Silk Road trade?

a)

Muslims only traded in the Indian Ocean

b)

Caravans made travel in the Indian Ocean more efficent

c)

More diversity of products available in the Indian Ocean

d)

Christianity dominated trade in the Indian Ocean

8.

What word would best describe the Indian Ocean Trade Network?

a)

risky

b)

dangerous

c)

peaceful

d)

short term

9.

Which of the following statements about the effect of monsoon pattern on Indian Ocean trade are correct.

a)

Unpredictable monsoon patterns facilitated trade on the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf

b)

Changing wind patterns made nonstop round trips possible.

c)

Predictable monsoon patterns led to trade being conducted in stages

d)

The size and stability of large ships did not play a role in how many mariners plotted their course around monsoon patterns

10.
The most popular items traded along these routes were spices and cotton.
a)
Trans-Saharan
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Silk Road
11.
What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
a)
Islam
b)
Christiantity
c)
Animism
12.
Which conclusion can be made regarding the impact of the silk road and the African gold-salt trade?
a)
little is known about the impact of either
b)
both facilitated the spread of trade and ideas 
c)
while they successfully facilitated the rapid growth of intra-continental trade, they failed to promote a sharing of ideas across the different regions they connected.
d)
both stunted the spread of trade and ideas
13.

Which of the following was a thriving city-state within the Indian Ocean?

a)

Swahili

b)

Mali

c)

Ghana

d)

Mecca

14.

Most of Africa's Greatest Civilizations could be found below this desert in North Africa, which was also crossed by traders moving salt and gold.

a)

Taklimakan

b)

Sahara

c)

Gobi

d)

Death Valley

15.

“It is most evident that kings, queens, and other princes . . . are ordained of God, are to be obeyed and honored by their subjects; that such subjects as are disobedient or rebellious against their princes, disobey God.”


An Homily Against Disobedience and Willful Rebellion, Church of England, 1570


What could most reasonably be concluded from the sermon above?

a)

The clergy believed in the separation of church and state.

b)

Rulers were often members of the clergy.

c)

The clergy generally appointed kings, queens, and princes.

d)

Rulers often used religious ideas and institutions to justify their rule

16.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

17.

What coveted material does this elephant possess?

a)

long memory

b)

skin

c)

salt

d)

ivory