APWH: Unit 2 Test Review

How did the Mongol conquests tend to encourage trade along the Silk Roads?

• decreasing risk of bandit attacks

• reducing number of local rulers collecting tributes from trade caravans

• they lowered taxes

• they would let traders borrow their horses

What was the most important factor in the spread of the Black Death in Eurasia?

• consolidation of western European monarchies

• spread of Buddhism

• Mongol expansion from central Asia to China, eastern Europe, and the Middle East

• population decline and the outbreak of peasant revolts

The Mongol conquests had a disruptive impact all but the following geographic regions. (Which region was the least impacted)?

• Middle East

• Central Asia

• East Asia

Which of the following is true about the amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops from 1200 to 1400?

• It declined in China, Europe, the Middle East, and India

• It increased in China, Europe, the Middle East, and India

• It only increased in China

• It only decreased in the Middle East

Which of the following most contributed to the decline of Eurasian urban populations during the 14th century?

• Regional migration

• Religious wars

• Climate change

• Epidemic disease

Before 1450, _________ exported gold to the Middle East and Europe.

• Great Zimbabwe

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• the Phoenicians

• Somalia

In the period 1250 to 1450, what was the most important factor in the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia?

• Muslim ruler's policies of religious toleration

• lack of interest in Islam among Hindus and Buddhists

• activities of Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries

• religious zeal of Muslim soldiers to who were willing to die

Marco Polo described which of the following at Kublai Khan's court that he had NOT encountered in Europe? (Check all that apply)

• use of paper money

• use of coal

• frequent bathing

• use of serfs for labor

Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade - True or False?

• True

• False

Territories under Mongol control benefited from _____________.

• Adoption of Buddhist religious practices

• Trade that facilitated the spread of Christianity

• Widespread adoption of Confucian family customs

• Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together