2.5 Connectivity and Cultural Exchange

What is the term used to describe the blending of different cultural ideas into a new, unique synthesis?

• Cultural assimilation

• Cultural diffusion

• Syncretism

• Cultural exchange

Which belief system spread from India to East Asia along the Silk Roads?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

What was a significant effect of the spread of Islam on trade?

• Reduction of cultural exchanges

• Decreased merchant activity

• Increased isolation of trade networks

• Expansion of trade networks

Which technology did not originate from China?

• Steam engine

• Gunpowder

• Paper making

• Movable type

Which city was known for translating and commenting upon classical Greek and Roman works?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Baghdad

• Athens

Which city experienced a decline after being sacked by the Mongols in 1258?

• Baghdad

• Istanbul

• Samarkand

• Hangzhou

What was the new name given to Constantinople after it was conquered by the Ottomans?

• New Rome

• Byzantium

• Istanbul

• Ankara

Which traveler is known for his extensive travels across the Islamic world?

• Zheng He

• Ibn Battuta

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

Which of the following was not a route used by Ibn Battuta for his travels?

• Transatlantic voyages to the Americas

• Camel caravans across the Sahara

• Travel throughout the Islamic world

• Merchant ships along the East African coast

What unique characteristic did Margery Kemp have that influenced how her travel writings were produced?

• She was a skilled cartographer

• She was illiterate and dictated her stories

• She traveled alone

• She was a noblewoman