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Unit 2 Networks of Exchange

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
2.

Around 1200 CE, this person unified the Mongol Empire

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Confucius

d)

Marco Polo

3.
How was trade along the Silk Road effected under the Mongol Empire?
a)
Mongols made them safer for merchants
b)
Mongols hated the trade routes
c)
It was unaffected
d)
Trade spread ideas not luxury goods
4.

What spread diseases like small pox and the Black Death throughout different regions like East Asia and Europe?

a)

Trade Routes

b)

isolation from other regions

c)

The Mongols

d)

Italian cities

5.

The Black Death caused serious ________ shortages.

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Housing

d)

Labor

6.
How did the plague impact Europe?
a)
People started to question the church
b)
1/3 of the population died
c)

It contributed to the decline of serfdom

d)
All are correct
7.

How did the Black Death affect the Feudal economy of Europe?

a)
Feudalism remained unchanged
b)
Feudalism was made stronger
c)
Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay
d)
Feudalism ended because all peasants died
8.

Where did traders restock supplies during their journeys across the Silk Road?

a)

caravanserais

b)

oases

c)

berbers

d)

Ghanas

9.

Which is an example of Cultural Diffusion along the Silk Road

a)

The spread of the Black Plague

b)

The spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia

c)

The spread of the process to make paper

d)

The spread of new spieces of animals from one country to the next

10.

Why was the Silk Road important?

a)

Helped move trade goods.

b)

Created wealth & jobs.

c)

Helped spread culture & ideas.

d)

All of the above.

11.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
12.

Where/how did the Black Plague first enter Europe?

a)

Through port cities first because of trade routes.

b)

The Black Death took several centuries to spread throughout Europe.

c)

The Black Death spread from Europe to Asia in 1854.

d)

The Black Death did not affect northern Europe the most.

13.

Which of the following is a valid statement supported by the information from the map?

a)

Indian Ocean trade routes hindered the growth of Africa cities.

b)

Indian Ocean trade routes connected East Africa to India and the Middle East.

c)

 Indian Ocean trade routes prevented cultural contact between East Africa and Persia.

d)

Indian Ocean trade routes promoted migration between East Africa and Arabia.

14.

This trade route was locate in northern Africa and was home to the wealthiest rulers to ever live. Goods included ivory, metals, slaves, and knowledge.

a)

European Trade Network

b)

Silk Road

c)

Trans-Saharan Network

d)

Indian Trade Network

15.

Gold and salt passing along the Silk Road would likely have come from...

a)

China

b)

North Africa

c)

Eastern Europe

d)

India

16.

This Chinese invention allowed people to travel overseas, out of sight of land without losing their direction.

a)

Paper

b)

Compass

c)

Rudder

d)

Astrolabe

17.

Besides trade goods, what else traveled along the Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade routes?

a)

Religions like Islam and Buddhism

b)

Transportation like cars and trains

c)

Ideas like electricity and fire

d)

Technology like the printing press and sun dial

18.

Which of the following innovations helped make travel more comfortable and easier on the Silk Road?

a)

lateen sail and Chinese junks

b)

stirrups and saddles

c)

paper-making

d)

gunpowder paper-making

19.

Which innovation made travel easier and safer on the Indian Ocean trade routes?

a)

gunpowder and paper-making

b)

camel caravans

c)

the compass and astrolabe

d)

stirrups and saddles