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Which of the following best explains the impact of Ming China on global trade?

• 1. Large amounts of silver were exported to Europe and the Americas by Ming China.

• 1. Gold and enslaved people from West Africa were brought to China by Ming merchants

• 1. The merchants of Ming China exported silks, porcelain, and other luxury goods.

• 1. Ming trade expansion led to establishing colonial rulers in North and South America.

1. Based on the chart, what is a conclusion about Chinese society during the Tang and Song dynasties?

• 1. A council of elders determined the social status of all Chinese people.

• 1. The majority of Chinese merchants could obtain the role of emperor.

• 1. Most peasants in China were illiterate and could not purchase land.

• 1. Some people living in China had opportunities for social mobility.

1. Based on the chart, what provided an opportunity for different classes in Chinese society to move up in social status during the Tang and Song Dynasties?

• The civil service examination system.
• The role of military conquests in society.
• The pursuit of an education.

• The feudal system of land ownership.

1. Which civilization is most closely associated with these events?

• Mughal

• Ottoman

• Persian

• 1. Ming China

The technological advances of the compass, gunpowder, and printing had their roots in the​ ​ (a)  

• Tang and Song Dynasties of China
• Ottoman Empire in the Middle East  
• The Mughal Empire in India
• Sikh religion of Northern India

Which of the following factors hindered early connections between early river valley civilizations?

• Lack of technological innovation

• Physical geography and fear of the unknow

• Overreliance on agricultural production

• Political restrictions on trade

What role did nomadic people play in the establishment of the Silk Road trade?

• Nomadic people stopped trade from occurring along the Silk Roads

• Nomadic tribes played no significant role in the development of trade

• Nomadic people became dependent on the Silk Roads for their survival

• Nomadic tribes established some of the earliest trade along what would become the Silk Roads

The conquests of which Greek leader led to the expansion of the Silk Road?

• Darius I

• Zhang Qian

• Alexander the Great

• Pericles

What religion makes it way from India along Silk Roads to China?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Sikhism

• Hinduism

The diffusion of maritime technology, like the magnetic compass, led to which effect?

• The dawn of the Age of Exploration and the seeking of alternative trade routes to Asia

• The establishment of more extensive overland trade routes

• The immediate end of all trade in the Asia

• The strengthening of Silk Road trade routes