AP World Unit 2

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What are some specific examples of the technological causes of increased trade along the silk road? Options: caravanserai, flying cash and banking houses; lateen sails, maps, compass and astrolabe; compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles; dhow ships, maps and compass

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compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles

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What was the importance of the camel?

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they allowed people to cross the Sahara desert due to its endurance

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What changes did Trade bring to West Africa?

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Islam was introduced to Mali

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______________________________ was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe.

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Hanseatic League

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European _____________ ______________ were institutions that loaned money for merchants.

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Banking Houses

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A time period of extended peace on the Silk Road.

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Pax Mongolia

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Chinese term for paper money.

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Flying Cash

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Overland trade between Europe to Asia on the Silk Road increased with the revival of commercial cities, such as Samarkand, along the way.

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the revival of commercial cities, such as Samarkand, along the way.

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Which of these accurately describes the political status of China in Marco Polo’s time? Options: China was under foreign influence by European commercial interests, China was experiencing a series of civil wars led by regional warlords, China was under the control of Mongol rulers, China was controlled by religious leaders who chose the emperor

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China was under the control of Mongol rulers

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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 development of new transportation technologies, The diffusion of African culture to the Middle East, The territorial expansion of West African empires

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The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia