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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Sahara held rich deposits of which highly valued commodity?
Salt
Oil
Gold
Nickel
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a consequence of the exchange of diseases along the Silk Roads?
The population in the Americas was virtually wiped out.
Europeans developed some immunity to Eurasian diseases.
The Christian Church in the Byzantine Empire weakened.
Chinese officials sought to suppress long-distance trade.
- 3. Multiple Choice
In which third-wave civilization did the state largely control trade, preventing a professional merchant class from emerging?
China
Mali
Inca
Aztec
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did the Silk Road trade affect peasants in China?
Peasants only cultivated crops for subsistence.
Peasants abandoned farming to go into commerce.
Peasants focused more on producing luxury goods.
Peasants converted to Buddhism in large numbers.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following technological innovations facilitated Indian Ocean commerce?
Nyama
Pochteca
Junks
Quipus
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of the Indianization of Southeast Asia?
The use of Arabic script to write the Swahili language.
The adoption of Islam as the state religion in Champa.
A bronze African lion with Indian designs.
The architectural expression of Hinduism at Angkor Wat.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What made possible the long trek across the Sahara?
Camels
Slaves
Donkeys
Salt
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following characterizes the networks of exchange in the Americas?
Networks were local, with the most active links within rather than between regions.
The isthmus at Panama operated as the center for trade between North and South America.
Networks crisscrossed cultures, creating a hybrid culture that encompassed all of the Americas.
The Incas controlled all long-distance trade and spread their culture from South to North America.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which statement characterizes the networks and webs of exchange that connected different parts of the world from 500 to 1500?
Competition for control of trade routes sparked numerous wars.
Interaction among the major civilizations operated on a relatively equal basis.
Trade operated as a means of establishing diplomatic relations between states.
Regional trade organizations formed to establish monopolies on certain goods.
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Eurasia experienced a period of intensified interaction under the rule of the
Mongols
Berbers
Chinese
Swahilis
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following highlights an effect of the international trade in silk?
The declining price of silk by the tenth century as demand diminished.
The association of silk with the sacred in Buddhism and Christianity.
The economic decline of China as competitors produced better quality silk.
The widespread use of silk materials among commoners.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Sand Roads linked North Africa and the Mediterranean world to the land and peoples of
the Swahili civlization
interior West Africa
Borobudur
Great Zimbabwe
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