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Unit 2-Networks of Exchange
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Which set of technologies MOST helped Silk Road travellers overcome ENVIRONMENTAL challenges on the Indian Ocean?
Dhow ships, junks, & the magnetic compass
Yokes, saddles, & stirrups for domesticated pack animals
Paper making, gunpowder, & the astrolabe
Bills of exchange, checks, & paper currency
2
Which trade route(s) was most responsible for the diffusion of paper from East Asia to Europe?
The Trans-Saharan Sand Routes
The Central Asian Silk Roads
The Indian Ocean Sea Route
The Mediterranean Sea Route
3
The practice of "caravans" on the Trans-Sahara would have reduced the volume of goods that could be carried.
True
False
4
Which innovation would help you MOST to deal with the environmental challenges of the Trans-Saharan routes?
An astrolabe
A magnetic compass
A dhow ship
A saddle
5
Which trade route could carry a larger VOLUME of goods via a greater geographic range and do it the fastest (1200-1450)?
Trans-Saharan Routes
Trade routes of Americas
Silk Roads
Indian Ocean Routes
6
The best description of the effects of the "Black Death" on Europe is...
physicians rapidly developed a cure
Europe abandoned all contact with the outside world
1/3 of the population died and feudalism declined
Europe joined with the Mongols to improve health care
7
Malacca (S.E. Asia) was a thriving "entrepot" between 1200-1450. An ECONOMIC reason for this was
The people had a habit of welcoming merchants with gifts.
Banks & advanced monetization aided trade in luxuries.
It welcomed Hindu, Buddhist, & Muslim religions.
Its Confucian bureaucracy protected trade & taxed fairly.
8
Which event would have contributed to the demographic (population) trends in Europe seen between 1000-1350?
New crops such as corn brought to Europe from the Americas
New agricultural tech. and crops diffused from Dar al-Islam
Intensified warfare between Christians and Muslims in the Crusades.
Yersinia Pestis, a bacterial infection spread by fleas and rats
9
Which of these sources would provide the most POSITIVE point of view toward the Mongols?
A Chinese bureaucrat's description of the Yuan Khanate.
Italian Marco Polo's account of Mongol inventions & wealth.
An Islamic soldier's description of the Siege of Baghdad.
Ivan III's order rejecting Mongol tribute demand on Russia.
10
Which of the following was an INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT cause of Mongol success?
Tolerance of any and all religious traditions
The 'anda' pledge which unified clans under Genghis Khan
Vast 'steppe' pastures that could feed both horses and men.
Less patriarchy that allowed women to contribute to the army
11
The network of exchange labelled with a "
B
" on this map is known as...
Trans-Saharan (sand) Routes
The Indian Ocean (Sea) Routes
The Silk Roads
European Mediterranean Routes
12
Which factor(s) contributed to the success of the Mongol Empire?
tolerating and eventually converting to others' religions.
incorporating talented foreigners into all parts of their empire.
Mobile warfare & strategies of fear and terror.
protecting & encouraging merchant trade on the silk roads.
13
All of these technologies were innovations that helped people overcome challenges related to which theme?
Environmental
Cultural
Social
Political
14
BEST
vocab phrase to describe Chinese silk & porcelain, Malaccan spices, Persian rugs & laquerware, etc. is...
Monetary Exchange
Luxury Goods
Relay Trade
Commercial practices
15
What is true about the Indian Ocean trade network?
trade involved regions bordering Indian Ocean & China
Europeans were able to dominate the trade
monsoons prevented trade from taking place along E Africa
the most important trade item exchanged was silk
16
All of these technologies/innovations were created by...
PASTORALIST peoples
HUNTING-GATHERING peoples
urbanized TRADING peoples
settled AGRICULTURALIST peoples
17
The Trans-Sahara trade route was known for trading
Amber and Spices
Salt and Pepper
Gold and Silk
Gold and Salt
18
Gunpowder, invented in China and diffused by Mongols, EVENTUALLY enabled imperial expansion in Eurasia and the Americas.
False
True
19
Which region's religion would have been the LEAST represented in the Indian Ocean network before 1450 C.E.?
C) South Asia's Hinduism
A) European Christianity
B) The Middle East's Islam
D) East Asian Buddhism
20
Evidence from this map could BEST be used to support which of the following claims?
Monsoon winds prevented any trade in the Indian Ocean.
Chinese ships completely dominated all Afro-Eurasian trade.
Ports linked East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa.
Indian cotton was highly prized in Africa and Asia.
21
This map demonstrates that "The Black Death"
started in Eastern Europe because of the Russian city Kiev.
started in the Middle East because of the Crusades.
started in Africa along the Trans-Saharan 'sand' routes.
started in East Asia and spread because of Silk Road trade.
22
Which culture began in South Asia, but then spread rapidly on the Silk Roads to East Asia?
Confucianism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
23
Which set of tech./innovations most helped Silk Road travellers overcome ENVIRONMENTAL challenges on the Silk Roads
Dhow ships, junks, & the magnetic compass
Paper making, gunpowder, & the astrolabe
Bills of exchange, checks, & paper currency
Yokes, saddles, & stirrups for domesticated pack animals
24
This map emphasizes evidence which could BEST be used to support which of the following claims?
Luxury goods were the primary focus of trade.
Trade routes led to the growth of cities.
Religions spread on trade routes.
Merchants funded building projects.
25
There were many urban city types, but these "inns and guesthouses for merchants" on the Silk Roads were known as...
Diasporic Communities
Caravanserai
Imperial Capitals
Entrepots
26
The network of exchange labelled with a "
C
" on this map is known as...
The Indian Ocean (Sea) Routes
Trans-Saharan (sand) Routes
The Silk Roads
European Mediterranean Routes
27
Which pastoralist peoples controlled Silk Road trade in 1279 C.E., sparking a "golden age" of trade?
the Ming Dynasty
the Ottoman Empire
the Turks
the Mongol Empire
28
Which cultural belief system diffused MOST along the trade routes of the Middle East into Wesern Africa?
C) Hinduism
B) Islam
A) Christianity
D) Buddhism
29
The network of exchange labelled with an "
A
" on this map is known as...
The Silk Roads
European Mediterranean Routes
The Indian Ocean (Sea) Routes
Trans-Saharan (sand) Routes
30
Europe (West) increased
DEMAND
for luxuries (like silk) = what happened to Asian (East)
SUPPLY
of luxuries?
Supply stayed constant because Asian artisans ignored European demand.
Supply increased as Asian artisans increased luxury goods production.
Supply went down as Asian artisans reduced luxury goods production.
31
Which of these effects of trade from 1200 to 1450 is part of the theme of ECONOMIC Commercial Practices?
Paper money, credit, & banking houses improved transaction efficiency.
Buddhism, and other belief systems, spread along trade routes.
The merchant class gained in social prestige in many hierarchies.
The power of imperial states grew as they taxed/regulated trade.
32
Think! What would have been the most immediate effect of the construction of the Grand Canal for the city of Hangzhou?
Hanghzhou became an important city of the Mongol Empire.
Hangzhou abandoned sea trade in favor of land-based trade.
Hangzhou's trade declined with the outside world.
Hangzhou's trade increased to supply both internal and foreign markets.
