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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following luxury goods came to symbolize the Eurasian exchange system?
Silk
Porcelain
Nutmeg
Slaves
- 2. Multiple Choice
How did Buddhism change as it spread along the Silk Roads?
Buddhist practices increasingly emphasized asceticism and withdrawal from society
Buddhist doctrines became more esoteric
The Buddha became more human and less divine
The gods of many peoples along the Silk Roads were incorporated as bodhisattvas
- 3. Multiple Choice
Trade along the Silk Roads was facilitated by _________
the collapse of the Indian Ocean trade network, which benefited land routes
large and powerful states that provided security for merchants and travelers
the migration of Bantu-speaking people into South Asia and the Middle East
the emergence of powerful states in Southeast Asia that controlled the trade
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did the Silk Road trade affect peasants in China?
Peasants focused more on producing luxury goods
Peasants abandoned farming to go into commerce
Peasants converted to Buddhism in large numbers
Peasants only cultivated crops for subsistence
- 5. Multiple Choice
The spread of the Black Death from China to Europe in the fourteenth century occurred during an era of increased contact facilitated by ___________________
monsoon winds
the spread of Buddhism
the spread of Islam
Mongol rule
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Eurasia experienced a period of intensified interaction under the rule of the __________________
Swahilis
Berbers
Mongols
Chinese
- 7. 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 widespread use of silk materials among commoners
The economic decline of China as competitors produced better-quality silk
- 8. Multiple Choice
According to Map 3.1, "The Silk Roads," the Silk and Sea Roads likely intersected on the coast of which of the following?
India
China
Egypt
Mongolia
- 9. Multiple Choice
According to Map 3.1, "The Silk Roads," the western end of the Silk Road traversed the territory occupied by which of the following ancient civilizations?
Egypt
Persia
Mesopotamia
Greece
- 10. Multiple Choice
How did the changed environment in China in the ninth century affect Buddhism?
state support of Buddhism made Buddhism the official religion of China
Buddhist monasteries came under state control as a xenophobic reaction set in
People flocked to Buddhism as a way to deal with the social chaos
Buddhism was wiped out as a result of state-sponsored policies of persecution
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes Korea's relationship with China?
Korea was incorporated into the Chinese empire for over a thousand years
Korean male elites developed their own alphabet as a way to resist Chinese cultural influence
Korea's capital city of Kumsong was modeled directly on the Chinese capital of Chang'an
Korea was able to avoid participating in China's tribute system
- 12. Multiple Choice
In their relations with China, the countries of Korea and Japan both _____________
acknowledged the Chinese emperor as their ruler
rejected every aspect of Chinese civilizations
declined to participate in the Chinese tribute system
sent people to China to study Chinese thought and culture
- 13. Multiple Choice
In contrast to the Silk Roads, the Sea Roads of the Indian Ocean ________________
carried more products for a mass market
had much higher transportation costs
dealt exclusively in the trade of luxury goods
were centered on the ports of East Africa
- 14. Multiple Choice
Swahili civilization was influenced by which of the following cultures?
Chinese
Indian
Bantu
European
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following technological innovations facilitated Indian Ocean commerce?
Ouipus
Pochteca
Junks
Nyama
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of the Indianization of Southeast Asia?
the architectural expression of Hinduism at Angkor Wat
The use of Arabic script to write the Swahili language
a bronze African lion with Indian designs
the adoption of Islam as the state religion in Champa
- 17. Multiple Choice
The political structure of Swahili civilization was similar to the ______________
large empires of ancient Rome and China
stateless cities of the Niger River valley
complex societies of the eastern woodlands in North America
competitive and independent city-states of ancient Greece
- 18. Multiple Choice
Trade in which of the following helped the Malay kingdom of Srivijaya fund an embryonic bureaucracy?
Spices
Silk
Camels
Incense
- 19. Multiple Choice
Ships sailing along the trade routes shown in Map 3.2 in the textbook were dependent on ____________
hinterlands
oil
monsoons
slaves
- 20. Multiple Choice
According to Map 3.2, "The Sea Roads," which civilization would traders have encountered on the east coast of Africa?
Arabian
Swahili
Egyptian
Mongolian
- 21. Multiple Choice
What made the long trek across the Sahara possible?
Donkeys
Camels
Salt
Fire
- 22. Multiple Choice
The Sand Roads linked North Africa and the Mediterranean world to the land and peoples of _________________
interior West Africa
the Swahili civilization
Borobudur
Great Zimbabwe
- 23. Multiple Choice
The Sahara held rich deposits of which highly valued commodity?
Salt
Gold
OIl
Nickel
- 24. Multiple Choice
Why did the maritime expeditions of the Indian Ocean basin sponsored by the Ming emperor suddenly stop in 1433?
The court eunuchs who rose to power prioritized farming over commerce
Most of the cultures they encountered reacted with hostility and violence
The emperor’s successors viewed expansion as a waste of resources
Naval forces were redirected to deal with the military threat of the Portuguese
- 25. Multiple Choice
The extensive sea routes of the Ming pictured in Map 3.4, “Asia in the Fifteenth Century: Ming Maritime Voyages,” were the producer of which of the following?
the desire to open ports hitherto uncontacted by outsiders to the Eurasian trading system
the desire to gain access to the Mediterranean Sea
the desire to build empire through the expansion of the tribute system
the desire to map the major inland waterways of southern India and Arabia
- 26. Multiple Choice
According to Map 3.5, “The Sand Roads,” which of the following is one of the fundamental ways in which the Sand Roads differed from the Silk Roads?
The Silk Roads typically ran parallel to the seacoast
The Sand Roads covered far more territory
The Sand Roads traversed multiple climatic zones
The Silk Roads were predominantly east-west routes
- 27. Multiple Choice
In which region was conversion to Islam motivated by a desire to expand trading networks rather than from the result of conquest and Islamic rule?
India
Anatolia
West Africa
Spain
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes the effect of Islam on West Africa?
Merchants rejected Islam because of its hostility toward trade
Islam had the greatest influence on rulers and urban elites
Farmers constituted the majority of converts to Islam
The Arabic language was used by both Muslims and non-Muslims
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a result of the cross-regional ties created in the expanding Islamic world?
The disappearance of the Silk Roads as trade shifted to the Mediterranean
The exchanged of agricultural products and practices from one region to another
The emergence of new systems of slave labor based on plantation crops
The emphasis on secularism, democracy, and reason in politics and educaiton
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was an Arab innovation?
Papermaking
Rockets
Numerical notation
Algebra
- 31. Multiple Choice
The absence of which of the following made long-distance trade in the Americans difficult?
Wheeled vehicles
Llamas
Rivers
Organized govenrments
- 32. Multiple Choice
In civilization did the state largely control trade, preventing a professional merchant class from emerging?
China
Inca
Aztec
Mali
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which of the following states had the greatest control over economic exchanged within its borders?
The Aztec Empire
The Byzantine Empire
The Roman Empire
The Inca Empire
- 34. Multiple Choice
According to Map 3.6, “The American Web,” the origins of their trades routes indicate that the pochteca were part of which civilization?
Aztec
Inca
Mississippian
Pueblo
- 35. Multiple Choice
According to Map 3.1, “The Silk Roads,” the western end of the Silk Road traversed the territory occupied by which of the following ancient civilizations?
Egypt
Persia
Mesopotamia
Greece
- 36. Multiple Choice
Why did the Chinese elite demand luxurious fabrics?
They wanted to exchanged them for other goods
They wanted them as a mark of high status
Luxurious fabrics were in short supply
Proper religious dress required them
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