unit 2 quiz questions Flashcards
Before 1450 C.E. which of the following is true of sub-Saharan Africa’s commercial economy?
Sub-Saharan Africa exported gold to the Middle East and Europe.
Which of the following was the most important factor in the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia in the period circa 1250–1500 C.E.?
The activities of Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries
Which of the following best explains the continuity in the trade routes between East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India as shown on the maps?
Trade along the routes relied on sailors’ knowledge of the monsoon winds.
The map above demonstrates which of the following about the Indian Ocean trade?
Trade involved most of the regions bordering the Indian Ocean as well as China.
Malian Emperor Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 can best be understood in the context of which of the following?
The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia
The map above (14th century north and west africa) indicates that
Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade
In the period 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E., merchant diaspora communities, such as those of Muslims in India, Chinese in Southeast Asia, and Jews in the Mediterranean, had which of the following in common?
They generally introduced their own cultural practices into the local cultures.
Which of the following best explains why trade along the trans-Saharan trade networks increased in the period 1200–1450 ?
Innovations in previously existing transportation technologies, such as the caravan, allowed merchants to carry larger loads and protect themselves.
Which of the following was the most important factor in the spread of the bubonic plague in Eurasia?
The Mongol expansion from central Asia to China, eastern Europe, and the Middle East
The thirteenth-century map of Constantinople shown above indicates that the city
was highly fortified against outside attacks
Which of the following most directly contributed to the decline of Eurasian urban populations during the fourteenth century?
Epidemic disease
Which of the following was most responsible for the initial spread of Islam to West Africa?
Merchants on the trans-Saharan trade routes
The spread of which of the following religious traditions was most directly facilitated by trade along the routes shown on the map? (trade routes in north and west africa)
Islam
