CH7 WHAP

Question 1

How did the Mayans travel in order to trade?

Accepted Answer

Canoes

Question 2

List obstacles that stood in the way of a trade network developing in the Americas that was equal to any in Afro-Eurasia

Accepted Answer

Lack of various transportation methods (camels, ships, etc), Dense forests were in the way of S and N America, Lacked direct connections to various civilizations

Question 3

How did human understanding of the environment facilitate the creation of Indian Ocean trade?

Accepted Answer

Mutual understanding of monsoons, shipbuilding tech, oceanic navigation

Question 4

Explain the role of women in the process of making silk.

Accepted Answer

Tended to mulberry trees, unwound cocoons, extracted long silk fibers, etc

Question 5

How did exposure to diseases from trade along the Silk Roads actually give the Europeans an advantage in the long-run?

Accepted Answer

They gained immunity from certain diseases

Question 6

How did the people of the Andes mountains, such as the Inca, travel in order to trade?

Accepted Answer

Caravans, Llamas

Question 7

What made silk such a highly desired commodity across Eurasia?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 8

How did the peoples in West Africa initially trade with one another?

Accepted Answer

They used boats to cross the Niger River, They used donkeys overland

Question 9

The text describes the Silk Roads as “relay trade”- what does that mean?

Accepted Answer

Goods are passed down until the items reach their destination

Question 10

What did Sudanic peoples of West Africa receive in exchange for their goods?

Accepted Answer

Dates and manufactured goods, Horses and cloth

Question 11

Where were the most active networks of communication and exchange in the Americas located?

Accepted Answer

Mesoamerica, Andes

Question 12

What religion also traveled along the Trans-Saharan trade routes?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 13

Define: commerce

Accepted Answer

Trade among people

Question 14

Where was the world’s largest sea-based system of communication before 1500CE?

Accepted Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 15

How did west African kingdoms use the Trans-Saharan trade to solidify their power?

Accepted Answer

Monopolized the import of horses and metals, Taxed merchants

Question 16

How did trade affect society? (think social classes and status)

Accepted Answer

Merchants became their own social group, Allowed elites to be distinguished from commoners

Question 17

How did trade affect politics?

Accepted Answer

There were issues dividing territority, Wealth motivated the creation of states

Question 18

Explain how involvement in Indian Ocean trade led to the rise of the Swahili city-states in Eastern Africa

Accepted Answer

Cities became politically independent, Competition for trade between cities

Question 19

In what aspects did Southeast Asia remain distinct from Indian culture and society?

Accepted Answer

Were able to track family ancestry, Women had fewer restrictions and a greater role in life

Question 20

How did trade bring about economic changes to a given society?

Accepted Answer

Shaped daily life, Encouraged people to specialized in goods instead of using them, Altered consumption

Question 21

What were some of the positive and negative effects of the spread of disease?

Accepted Answer

P: gave immunity, N: killed Native American populations

Question 22

List some examples of women exercising power and influence in West African society.

Accepted Answer

Helped with agricultural production, Royals played political roles

Question 23

What helped trade networks, such as the Silk Roads, prosper for many years?

Accepted Answer

Large/powerful states protected merchants

Question 24

What similarities/differences do the trade networks of the Classical/Post-Classical eras share with modern eras

Accepted Answer

S: dominated world politically and economically; created states, D: limited commerce

Question 25

Why were goods on the Silk Road more suited for the wealthy, rather than the poor?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 26

What 2 major events occurred during the Post-classical era that caused increased prosperity in Indian Ocean trade?

Accepted Answer

Rise of Islam: friendly to merchants, creation of vast arena, Economic/Political Revival of China: release Chinese products into IO trade

Question 27

What role did pastoral nomadic groups play in trade networks such as the Silk Roads?

Accepted Answer

Diffused Indo-European language, bronze metallurgy, horse-based tech, etc., They moved for thousands of years

Question 28

List some evidence that Southeast Asia was heavily influenced by India.

Accepted Answer

Indian alphabet was used in Southeast Asian language, Elites found Indian beliefs attractive, Indian artists provided art models/sculptures for Southeast Asia

Question 29

What technologies facilitated an increased use of the Indian Ocean as a trading network?

Accepted Answer

learned to ride monsoons, improved sails, evolved magnetic needle/compass

Question 30

List some of the diseases that were spread along the Silk Roads at various times throughout history

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 31

At this point where were most African slaves being sent to? Most commonly were these slaves male or female?

Accepted Answer

Female; Islamic empires

Question 32

List some changes that occurred in Buddhist beliefs and practices as the religion spread across the Silk Roads.

Accepted Answer

Temples=stopping point for merchants; Funding temples gave religious merit, Buddhist monasteries became more wealthy

Question 33

What city played an important role in Mediterranean Sea trade?

Accepted Answer

Venice, Italy

Question 34

List some evidence that proves the Swahili coast was culturally influenced by its interaction with merchants in the IO

Accepted Answer

Rapidly became Islamic, Incorporated Arabic alphabet

Question 35

Explain how Southeast Asian involvement in Indian ocean trade prompted the rise of the Srivijayan Kingdom

Accepted Answer

Traded heavily needed materials, Taxed boats

Question 36

What new method of transportation allowed traders to travel across the Sahara Desert?

Accepted Answer

Camels

Question 37

Define globalization

Accepted Answer

The exchange of goods across the world

Question 38

What accounted for the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads?

Accepted Answer

A monk befriended a ruler, who then spread the religion to his subjects, Buddhism was linked to wealthy, Indian civilizations

Question 39

How did Indian Ocean trade differ from the Silk roads in the types of goods exchanged? Why did this difference exist?

Accepted Answer

Silk Road sold luxury goods; Indian Ocean sold in bulk

Question 40

List at least one example of syncretism in relation to Buddhism.

Accepted Answer

In Sogida City, Buddhism practices began including fire

Question 41

Give an example of how human diets were positively impacted by more diversity in foods available because of trade.

Accepted Answer

Malay sailors introduced bananas, coconuts, and taro

Question 42

What was the role of the Swahili city-states in the world of Indian Ocean commerce?

Accepted Answer

Acted as a link; commercial centers

Question 43

What commodities (goods) did traders desire from West Africa?

Accepted Answer

Gold

Question 44

What initially caused the creation of trade across Eurasia?

Accepted Answer

Outer Eurasia had more favorable conditions

Question 45

What group came to dominate Indian Ocean trade in the Post-Classical era?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 46

Merchants travel farther than the items they sell.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 47

Define caravan and describe the size of the caravans traveling across the Sahara to trade in West Africa

Accepted Answer

Hundreds of people travelling w camels; up to 500 people

Question 48

How did the Silk roads derive its name?

Accepted Answer

China held a monopoly on silk production

Question 49

What cultural ideas spread along the Indian Ocean trading lanes?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism

Question 50

What caused the initial incentive to trade across the Sahara desert?

Accepted Answer

Sand Road networks enriched W. African civilizations

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