Cultural Consequences of Connectivity

How did religion spread primarily in the period 1200-1450

• Through time

• From Stories

• Through Trade

• From Aliens

During the era of global exploration, how did increased connectivity impact cultural exchange and development?

• The era of global exploration did not influence cultural exchange.

• shared ideas, technologies, and traditions

• Globalization resulted in a uniform culture, eliminating cultural diversity

• Cultures merged into one because of connectivity.

Why were Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and Margery Kempe significant in this context?

• They were a family

• They were friends meeting up and promoting their products

• They are making a band to tell tales

• They were travelers

How did the Black Death spread?

• Trade

• Air

• Food

• War

How did seafaring improve overtime?

• Added railing to the ships

• Added a magnetic compass

• Added weapons to the ships

• Added pirates to the seas

In China's sphere of influence, which two aspects did they adapt to?

• Confucianism and Buddhism

• Neo-Confucianism and Hinduism

• Neo-Confucianism and Buddhism

• Confucianism and Hinduism

How did the diffusion of various religious beliefs impact societies differently?

• Influenced literary

• Influenced artistic culture

• Added new ways to spread religious

• Influenced literary and artistic culture

Was the current name of Istanbul formerly known as Constantinople?

• True

• False

How did Marco Polo's travels serve as an inspiration for Europeans to venture to China?

• They rejected his ideas about China

• They listened to tales from him

• They read the book about his journey that he wrote

• They ignored him about his travels

Unlike Marco Polo seeing it from a merchant view, how did Ibn Battuta share his story?

• POV of a Hinduism

• POV of a Muslim

• POV of a Buddhism

• POV of a Confucianism