Which of the following is true of Indian Ocean trade routes?

They relied on sailors knowledge of the monsoon winds

Which of the following was an improvement in commerical practices that fostered, increased, and expanded trade routes?

The establishment and shift to a money system

Which of the following is true of the route from China throughout SE Asia, India, Arabian penisula, and East Africa?

Zheng He made 7 voyages resulting in more tributes for the Chinese emperor

what was unique about the Mongol conquest of Persia?

Unlike other regions, the Mongols were almost completely assimilated

Why were Marco Polo and other merchants able to travel the silk road safely in the 13th and 14th century?

Establishment of the Pax Mongolica

Which of the following was a direct cause of the creation of new trading cities along the silk road exchange network?

The creation of hotel-like structures where merchants could stop and rest

One unique aspect of the Mongol conquest of Russia was

They did not occupy it, just demanded tribute

Which of the following is true of the initial cause of the Black Plague?

Began in East Asia, spreading throughout Afro-Eurasia by fleas on rats

Which of the following is true of crop diffusion across Afro-Eurasia via trade networks?

Bananas allowed Bantu people to migrate to new areas

Which of the following was a major effect of the Black Plague?

Labor shortage and eventual collapse of feudalism

Which of the following best characterizes trans-Saharan trade by 1250?

Muslim merchants dominated the trade

Which of the following were created due to trade via the Indian Ocean trade network?

Diasporic communities where traders mixed with locals resulting syncretism

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1
Which of the following is true of Indian Ocean trade routes?
The depended on silver from the Amercas
They relied on sailors knowledge of longitude from classical maps
They relied on sailors knowledge of the monsoon winds
They were solely dependent on Chinese merchants
2
Which of the following was an improvement in commerical practices that fostered, increased, and expanded trade routes?
The establishment and shift to a money system
The establishment of gunpowder
The improvement of the Chinese tribute system
The creation of and shift to Mahayana Buddhism
3
Which of the following is NOT an advancement in maritime technology that helped increased Indian Ocean trade?
The Astrolabe
The Caravan
The Magnetic Compass
The Lateen Sail
4
Which of the following is true of the route from China throughout SE Asia, India, Arabian penisula, and East Africa?
Marco Polo traveled these routes attempting to learn about foreign peoples
Many members of the Mongol Empire traveled these routes
Zheng He made 7 voyages resulting in more tributes for the Chinese emperor
The Song Dynasty funded a number of military expeditions across this area
5
what was unique about the Mongol conquest of Persia?
Unlike other regions all men were required to serve 5 years in the military
Unlike other regions, the Mongols were almost completely assimilated
Unlike other regions, it engaged in silk road trade
Unlike other regions, it was conquered with massive violence
6
The time period known for Mongol Peace and characterized by an increase in safe trade is-
Hellenic Mongolica
Pax Mongolica
Mongolica harmony
Pan Silk Road
7
Why were Marco Polo and other merchants able to travel the silk road safely in the 13th and 14th century?
The creation of the astrolable
The creation of the stirrup and saddle
Establishment of the Pax Mongolica
Innovations to existing transportation technologies
8
Which of the following was a direct cause of the creation of new trading cities along the silk road exchange network?
The creation of hotel-like structures where merchants could stop and rest
The establishment of Zorastrian temples along across the Middle East
The estabishment of diasporic communities and eventual population increase
The creation of new scientific inventions
9
One unique aspect of the Mongol conquest of Russia was
They converted to Eastern Orthodoxy and assimilated
They did not occupy it, just demanded tribute
Mixed rulers, encouraged commerce but refused intermarriages
They brought in Persians to govern for them
10
Which of the following is true of the initial cause of the Black Plague?
Began because of a lack of trade engaged by Europeans
Began in East Asia, spreading throughout Afro-Eurasia by fleas on rats
Originated in Africa and the Middle East spread to China via trade routes
Caused by an infected dog in Europe owned by the Duke of Wellington
11
Which of the following is true of crop diffusion across Afro-Eurasia via trade networks?
Champa rice spread to Europe causing a population boom
Potatoes were transferred from Spain across North Africa
Bananas allowed Bantu people to migrate to new areas
Cotton was transferred via Indian Ocean trade allowing for silk clothes
12
Which of the following was a major effect of the Black Plague?
Increased urbanization
Increase of trade of medical devices
Labor shortage and eventual collapse of feudalism
Increased strength of the Mongol Empire
13
Which of the following best characterizes trans-Saharan trade by 1250?
The bulk of the trade consisted of low-priced commodities
European Christians became directly involved in trade
Most trade was carried by horse rather than people
Muslim merchants dominated the trade
14
Which of the following was NOT an important commodity traded across the Trans-Saharan trade networks?
Spices
Salt
Ivory
Slaves
15
Which of the following were created due to trade via the Indian Ocean trade network?
New maritime developments like the stirrup, saddle, and caravan
Powerful trading countries, making port cities less important than before
Diasporic communities where traders mixed with locals resulting syncretism
New medical advancements which helped cure the black plague

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