What made silk such a highly desired textile?

It was unable to be made anywhere except for China.

How did the camel become a significant part of the trade routes?

They could go long periods without water.

Which American empire had the most trade?

The Aztec Empire with Teotihuacan.

How was Southeast Asia influenced by India?

They would build Hindu temples and Buddhist monuments.

How did long distance trade act as a catalyst for the change in pre-modern history?

Spreading of ideas and diseases causing population change.

What is the purpose of a pochteca?

They were professional merchants in the Americas.

How did the monsoon winds impact the Indian Ocean trade routes?

The predictability of monsoons allowed for easier travel.

How did Xuanzang take advantage of the Silk Roads?

He spread Buddhism in the oases along the way.

When did Silk Road trade networks prosper most?

When powerful states provided protection for merchants.

What is "relay trade"?

Goods that pass down a line before the final destination.

What was the women's role in the silk trade?

Huge! They were in charge of each step of the labor process.

Who did the Kow Tow benefit the most?

The surrounding civilizations, since they gained protection.

Why was Marco Polo remembered for his expeditions?

He had a book written about his travels.

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A review of Strayer's Chapter 7 on Commerce and Culture.

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1
What made silk such a highly desired textile?
It was one of the nicest appearing textiles at the time.
All of the royalty wore it and became more popular.
It was the cheapest textile to make, but sold for more.
It was unable to be made anywhere except for China.
2
How did the camel become a significant part of the trade routes?
They are one of the finest specimen of transportation.
They were able to carry large loads of cargo.
They could go long periods without water.
Their humps provided a saddle for the riders.
3
Which American empire had the most trade?
The Aztec Empire.
The Aztec Empire with Teotihuacan.
The Inca Empire.
Teotihuacan.
4
What was an effect of the Sand Roads?
Metal goods were less valuable.
Less inflation.
The fall of large political structures.
It brought Africa together.
5
When was China at its "Golden Age"?
Tang/Song Dynasties
The Mongolian Dynasty
Han/Song Dynasties
The Sui/Tang Dynasties
6
How was Southeast Asia influenced by India?
They recreated a version of the caste system.
The economic structure was implemented throughout the area.
They would build Hindu temples and Buddhist monuments.
All of the above.
7
How did long distance trade act as a catalyst for the change in pre-modern history?
It allowed for trade routes to develop.
Spreading of ideas and diseases causing population change.
People were able to move more freely across the west.
People were capable of intermingling with other cultures.
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What is the purpose of a pochteca?
It was a material that later became more valuable than silk.
It was a type of trading coin used in northern Africa.
They were professional merchants in the Americas.
They were the only people able to trade on the Silk Roads.
9
How did the monsoon winds impact the Indian Ocean trade routes?
Sailors were able to get to areas faster than on land.
It caused more difficulties when traveling across the ocean.
The monsoons kept out any threats.
The predictability of monsoons allowed for easier travel.
10
Which are the effects of the Sea Roads?
The astrolabe.
Spread of Christianity.
Spread of quipus.
The creation of new packaging methods.
11
Unlike Confucian culture, which disliked merchants, Islam was friendly to commercial life.
False.
True.
12
How did Xuanzang take advantage of the Silk Roads?
He spread Confucian beliefs with other merchants.
He went to India in order to better the Hinduism teachings.
He spread Buddhism in the oases along the way.
He forced individuals to buy his goods.
13
What Viking group attempted to start trade with the Americas?
Alfheim Asgard
Svartalfheim
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Jontunhem
14
When did Silk Road trade networks prosper most?
During the Roman Empire.
When powerful states provided protection for merchants.
During the Mongolian era.
When the weather on the trade routes was pleasant.
15
What is "relay trade"?
Goods that were no longer able to be traded.
Goods that pass down a line before the final destination.
Goods that needed to quickly go from one place to the next.
Goods that travel through the Silk, Sea, AND Sand Roads.
16
What was the women's role in the silk trade?
Although they worked in marketing, they never created silk.
None. They only were able to work at home.
Huge! They were in charge of each step of the labor process.
Attracting customers in order to sell the products.
17
What entered Europe through transcontinental trade routes?
The ideas of Buddhism
The Black Death
Technologies such as the camel saddle
Silk and other textiles
18
Who did the Kow Tow benefit the most?
The civilians, because they would receive gifts.
The surrounding civilizations, since they gained protection.
The king of the city.
China, because it gave them more food.
19
Why was Ibn Battuta able to travel across Africa and the Middle East so easily?
He had a small stone that he used as a passport.
He was royalty and people respected him.
umma- The Islamic empire.
He had many goods that people would like to trade with him.
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Why was Marco Polo remembered for his expeditions?
He had a book written about his travels.
He used the Sea Roads first in order to get to China.
He was in the first Chinese newspapers.
He traveled farther than anyone had before.

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