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WorksheetsAP World Unit 2 Test Questions
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
________________________________ 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.
Margery Kempe
Empress Theodora
Joan of Arc
Eleanor of Aquitaine
The majority of the technological innovations between 1200 and 1450 were developed by...
Europeans and Africans
Chinese and Muslims
South Asians and Africans
Chinese people and Europeans
What three empires in western Africa flourished because of the trans-Saharan trade of gold and salt?
Mali, Axum, Zimbabwe
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Axum, Ethiopia, Ghana
Timbuktu, Ethiopia, Mali
What significant commercial innovations occurred as a response to increased trade in the Silk Road?
Banking houses, caravanserai and flying cash
Monsoons, the compass and increased litteracy
the spread of Buddhism and Islam
all of the above
The period of 100 years of peace in the Mongolian empire was known as...
Pax Romana
Pax Mongolica
Peaceful Mongolia
None of the above
One long-term impact of the spread of Islam into South Asia and southern Europe was
religious and ethnic tensions lasting into the modern period.
the closing of universities and other centers of learning.
the establishment of state systems in areas which had been mainly nomadic.
the forcible conversion of non-Muslim communities to Islam.
Which of the following was a direct result of the spread of Islam in Eurasia prior to 1500?
The growth of religious trade networks along the Silk Roads and throughout the Indian Ocean
The recovery of Arab empires in the Middle East after 1500
The emergence of syncretic religious beliefs based on the fusion of Christianity and Islam
The declining influence of Christianity in Europe after 1500
Caravanserais were found upon several trade routes, but were best known on the Silk Road. What are Caravanserais?
An Open Air Markets
An Oasis
A place of rest
A Mosque
Which of the following statements best describes the setting in which plagues were able to spread during the Post-Classical Era:
Plagues were unknowingly spread by the fleas of rats in Europe, Asia, and Africa
The spread of plagues were often accompanied by the fall of major empires
Plagues spread most easily during times of imperial affluence that facilitated and stabilized interregional trade routes
The emergence of plagues often brought about religious revivals, particularly in Christian Europe
The diffusion of Buddhism, gunpowder, and paper are examples illustrating that
some Afro-Eurasian cities thrived while others collapsed during this time period.
religious clergy often fielded modern armies for long-distance campaigns.
new religious doctrines required military force in order to spread from one region to another.
cross-cultural interactions led to the spread of religion and new technologies.
What religion most prominently spread along the Trans-Saharan Trade?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Hindusim
The growth of Persian and Arab communities in East Africa and South Asia can best be understood as examples of
the development of diasporic communities as a result of transregional trade.
the diffusion of Islamic law in various parts of Eurasia.
results of the Christian reconquest of Spain in the fifteenth century.
political splits among the Muslim clergy as a result over disputes over doctrine.
Which of the following statements about the effect of monsoon pattern on Indian Ocean trade are correct.
Unpredictable monsoon patterns facilitated trade on the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf
Changing wind patterns made nonstop round trips possible.
Predictable monsoon patterns led to trade being conducted in stages
The size and stability of large ships did not play a role in how many mariners plotted their course around monsoon patterns
Which statement most accurately describes the impacts of Zheng He’s voyages?
Zheng He’s travels allowed the Chinese imperial navy to control Indian Ocean trade routes for three centuries.
Zheng He’s travels demonstrated China’s strength, but they were expensive and the emperors discontinued them.
Zheng He’s travels led to disastrous military defeats and a weakening of the Chinese navy.
Zheng He’s travels resulted in long-term trade alliances with Portugal and the Netherlands.
The largest cities tended to be in Afro-Eurasia and probably were influenced by which of the following?
The collapse of trans-regional trade following the Mongol expansion
The Islamic and Buddhist trade networks
Feudal systems and agrarian societies based on serfdom
The expansion of the influence of the Catholic Church
Kublai Kahn united with the Chinese to create the ________ Dynasty.
Ming
Song
Qin
Yuan
After Genghis' death in 1227 Mongolia was divided into 4 sections called _________.
states
counties
Khans
Khanates
Which of the following statements best describes the rise of urban centers in Africa between 1200 and 1450?
Cities were centers of trade and political authority.
Cities survived for only short periods because they could not feed their populations.
Cities attracted wage laborers seeking manufacturing work.
Cities became centers of religious and political dissent.
sailboats used by Arab traders especially to sail along the coast of East Africa
dhow
savannas
griots
spirituals
A Muslim traveller of the 14th century who benefitted from the openness and stability of the Islamic World, going on the hajj and traveling throughout the Islamic World, documenting the differences and similarities between Muslims.
Ibn Battuta
Mansa Musa
Marco Polo
Zheng He
Which of the following statements best describes the impact of Mongol rule in thirteenth-century Eurasia?
The Mongols blocked off existing trade routes, which led to economic shortages in several areas.
The Mongols facilitated trans-regional communication incorporating new people into trade networks.
The Mongols spread their religious beliefs to conquered peoples, replacing local traditions and cultures.
The Mongol script has been widely utilized in most Central and South Asian language systems.
The following was an effect of increased trade along the Silk Road
rise of cities like Great Zimbawe
The rise of cities from oasis like Samarkand
rise in population in China
lowering of population in Europe
What were the major items traded along the Silk Road?
gold, slaves and porcelain
silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder
gold, slaves and spices
gold, salt, slaves and ivory
The expansion of the Mali empire between 1200 and 1450 had which of the following impacts on trans-Saharan trade?
It reduced the influence of Islamic trade networks in West Africa.
It drew in new people and facilitated trade with Eurasia.
It shut down trade in order to starve neighboring kingdoms.
It discouraged trade in order to reorient the economy toward agriculture.
A lasting impact of the Mongol empires in Eurasia was
large-scale deforestation leading to climate change.
political unity and the reduction of religious conflicts.
ethnic diversity and the diffusion of new military technologies.
a long period of economic decline and urban collapse.
An important trade state located near its namesake "straits" that would control trade on the eastern edge of the Indian Ocean Trade network and become a target for European colonization because of its strategic value.
Srivijaya
Akbar
Qing
Malacca
Which of the following developments best explains the rise in Indian Ocean shipping between 1200 and 1450?
Environmental crises, which led to a reduction in agricultural output
The Christian Crusades, which introduced European ship technologies
The diffusion of Buddhist merchant communities in Central Asia
The development of the compass and analysis of monsoon wind patterns
Which of the following was a direct result of the Black Death?
A population explosion in both Europe and Asia
Dissolution of monarchies and empires along the trade routes
Beginning of the end of serfdom and the feudal system in Europe
End of the dynastic system in imperial China
What some specific examples of the technological causes of increased trade along the silk road?
caravenserai, flying cash and banking houses
lateen sails, maps, compass and astrolabe
compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles
dhow ships, maps and compass
Historians value the journals of long-distance travelers such as Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo because
they were political leaders as well as writers and had inside information on state administration.
they were secondary works whose sources were checked by other scholars.
their writings led to significant changes in religious beliefs and practices.
they are among the few primary sources which offer comparisons of different societies at the time.
What role did the Swahili civilization play in Indian Ocean Trade?
The controlled the gold mines in the interior
They were the middle-man between the people in the interior of Africa and the Arab merchants in India.
They abducted slaves to be sold on the coast
The created banking houses and accepted bills of exchange
Which of the following descriptions of the trans-Saharan trade networks prior to 1450 is most accurate?
The networks were controlled by organizations of religious clergy.
Christian and Muslim armies fought repeatedly for control over the networks.
The networks were created and maintained by trans-regional empires.
The networks allowed for trans-regional trade and also the diffusion of Islam.
What effect did the Mongols have on the Silk Road?
The Mongols raised travel taxes, decreasing trade.
The Mongols raided travelers all the time, decreasing trade.
The Mongols made travel tax-free, increasing trade.
The Mongols made it safer, increasing trade.
Which group of people most benefited from the introduction of bananas?
South Asian Islanders
the Chinese
Sub-Saharan Africans
Europeans
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between states and Indian Ocean trade between 1200 and 1450?
While states often taxed merchants, they were rarely able to control who could trade or what could be traded.
Sea trade entered a period of decline as Mongol states shut down seaports.
Maritime conflict between South Asian, Persian, and Swahili states frequently disrupted Indian Ocean trade.
Arab caliphates maintained trade monopolies and regulated who could travel on sea routes.
A Chinese ship made for hauling cargo.
Dhow
Junk
Lanteen
Caravel
What enabled the Mongols to easily defeat their enemies and become the world's largest empire?
Skilled horseback riders
Superior weaponry (bows, arrows, swords, canons)
Superior military strategies-luring the enemy
All of the above
Transportation and Sea Trade between India and the societies to the west were dominated by mariners from
Afghan & Persia
Anatolia
Arabia & Persia
China
Regional travelers during the period from 1200 to 1450 were able to move freely and safely because of which of the following?
Traveling with conquering people such as the Mongols
Merchant caravans that paid tribute wherever they traveled
A united imperial empire that protected travelers through multiple regions
Well-established trade routes that were protected
The use of cannons and gunpowder technology, and the widespread use of Indo-Arabic numbers, are examples of
political fragmentation and economic collapse as a consequence of Mongol conquests.
the rise of western European power and the spread of Christian culture in Central Asia after 1250.
technological and cultural transfers resulting from contacts and conflicts between states.
the diffusion of Islamic culture in Afro-Eurasia after 1250.
