UNIT 2

According to the chart, what was a major difference between the Silk Roads and Trans-Saharan routes?

How did Mongol rulers support trade during their reign?

What was the primary role of caravanserais along Silk Road trade routes?

What does the map most directly illustrate about the Mongol Empire's role in Eurasian trade?

What was the most significant consequence of the Black Death’s spread via trade routes?

The use of credit systems like sakk in Islamic trading cities allowed for:

Which of the following best explains the purpose of Zheng He’s expeditions as shown on the map?

This artwork best illustrates which effect of the Silk Road trade?

Which factor most contributed to the increase in long-distance trade across the Silk Roads during the 13th century?

Which city most exemplified the cosmopolitan nature of Indian Ocean trade?

According to the chart, which of the following was a primary export from East Africa to the Indian Ocean world?

Based on the diagram, caravanserais most directly supported:

Which innovation most directly enabled trans-Saharan trade routes to expand and thrive?

What was a key reason the city of Malacca became a major trading hub?

The spread of printing technology from China to the Islamic world and Europe is an example of

The city of Samarkand rose to prominence due to its:

What does this excerpt reveal about the nature of Muslim merchant networks?

Why were guilds less prominent in Indian Ocean trade networks than in European commerce?

How did diasporic communities such as Muslim merchants in India influence the regions they settled in?

Which of the following best reflects the concept of “cultural syncretism” in the Indian Ocean trade?

Which development most directly increased the volume of Indian Ocean trade during this period?

Which religion most often spread along the Silk Roads via merchant activity and missionary work?

Which best explains why China’s maritime trade declined after the voyages of Zheng He?

What impact did the Mongol Empire have on Eurasian trade?

Which factor most limited the expansion of overland trade networks in the Americas?

Based on the map, what factor most contributed to the rapid spread of the Black Death?

What is the most likely historical explanation for the architectural blending shown in this mosque?

How did the spread of Islam along trade routes compare to the spread of Buddhism?

What do Marco Polo’s writings suggest about Eurasian trade under Mongol rule?

Based on the traveler’s account, what made Kilwa an essential part of the Indian Ocean network?