Portuguese explorers in West Africa traded

guns, textiles & other manufactured goods for gold & slaves

Ibn Battuta was able to travel so extensively because

his religious & legal training allowed him to serve as qadi.

The spread of Mongol control

laid a political foundation for surge in long-distance trade

Khubilai Khan employed foreigners like Marco Polo in administrative posts primarily

because the khan did not entirely trust his Chinese subjects

influenced other Europeans to visit China.

In the five centuries after the year 1000 C.E., the peoples of the eastern hemisphere

traveled and interacted more intensively than ever before.

The marriage of Fernando of Aragon and Isabel of Castile

led to the creation of the Spanish state.

Luxury goods of high value relative to their weight

usually traveled overland on the Silk Roads

a Nestorian Christian priest, served as envoy for ilkhans.

prescribed Islamic laws based on the Quran.

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1
Portuguese explorers in West Africa traded
none of the above
guns, and manufactured goods for tea, spices and gold
manufactured goods and textiles for gold and gunpowder
guns, textiles & other manufactured goods for gold & slaves
2
Mongols contributed to diffusion by spreading gunpowder technologies west from China.
False
True
3
Ibn Battuta was able to travel so extensively because
he held a position as an envoy for the Mongols.
his military might made conquest easy.
he traveled with Marco Polo.
his religious & legal training allowed him to serve as qadi.
4
Humanists scorn Greek, Roman, and early church writers, preferring scholastic theologians.
True
False
5
The spread of Mongol control
laid a political foundation for surge in long-distance trade
stopped all trade along the old Silk Roads immediately
resulted in a slow but permanent decline in trade
had little impact on trade at all.
6
Which represents Renaissance art?
inspiration drawn from classical Greek and Roman artists
representation of the emotions of artists' subjects
all of the above
use of linear perspective to represent three dimensions
7
The Yongle Encyclopedia
was an anthology of Chinese history, philosophy & literature
ran almost twenty-three thousand manuscript rolls
was abandoned because of enormous expense
all of the above
8
Khubilai Khan employed foreigners like Marco Polo in administrative posts primarily
as an indirect means of holding them hostage
as a form of punishment against foreign governments
because the khan did not entirely trust his Chinese subjects
because of their cosmopolitan nature.
9
Marco Polo's stories
were a product of forced propaganda by Khubilai Khan
played no role in the expansion of European trade
persuaded other Europeans trade with China was dangerous
influenced other Europeans to visit China.
10
During the Ming dynasty, Hongwu embraced Mongol rule and kept China's government decentralized.
True
False
11
In the five centuries after the year 1000 C.E., the peoples of the eastern hemisphere
traveled and interacted more intensively than ever before.
fell under expanding empires of the western hemisphere.
fell behind the rest of the world in science and technology.
cut off from the world because of the ravages of disease.
12
The marriage of Fernando of Aragon and Isabel of Castile
marked the end of the Hundred Years' War.
led to the creation of the Spanish state.
resulted in the suspension of the Inquisition.
led to the unification of France.
13
Which of the following was NOT a common result of the bubonic plague in western Europe?
decline in population
a decrease in workers' wages
greater peasant mobility
peasant rebellions caused by efforts to freeze wages
14
During 1340s, Mongols, merchants, travelers spread disease along trade routes west of China.
False
True
15
Luxury goods of high value relative to their weight
were under a monopolistic control by the Chinese
usually traveled overland on the Silk Roads
always traveled the sea lanes
were exclusively trusted to Islamic merchants
16
Rabban Sauma was
the eunuch admiral who sailed for Chinese emperor Yongle.
the founder of the Ming dynasty.
a Mongol prince who traveled to China.
a Nestorian Christian priest, served as envoy for ilkhans.
17
The sharia
were Mongol scouts whose work was key to military success.
were Islamic mystics traveling trade routes to spread faith.
prescribed Islamic laws based on the Quran.
called for an Islamic holy war against the nonbelievers.
18
The most notable of humanistic thinkers publishing the first edition of the Greek New Testament
Erasmus
Donatello
Petrarca
Masaccio
19
Which of the following was NOT a new product during this period of increasing trade?
silk
gunpowder
sugarcane
cotton
20
The Ming dynasty was founded in 1368 by
Rabban Sauma
Yongle
Hongwu
Khubilai Khan
21
The best-known long-distance traveler of Mongol times was the Venetian Marco Polo
True
False
22
The dome on the cathedral of Florence was designed by
Brunelleschi
Petrarca
da Vinci
Erasmus

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