Unit 2: Summary Trade and Cultural Exchange

What was a major item of exchange along the Silk Roads?

• Wheat

• Silk

• Gold

• Cotton

Which empire improved roads and made trade routes safer?

• Ottoman Empire

• Roman Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Abbasid Empire

What technology was invented by the Chinese to improve navigation?

• Astrolabe

• Lateen Sail

• Magnetic Compass

• Stern Rudder

Which item was NOT commonly traded in the Indian Ocean trade network?

• Spices

• Textiles

• Silk

• Ivory

What was the Pax Mongolica?

• A religious movement

• A period of stability under Mongol rule

• A military strategy

• A type of trade good

Which of the following was a significant cultural transfer due to trade?

• Buddhism to China

• Zoroastrianism to Europe

• Christianity to Japan

• Hinduism to Africa

What was a major agricultural effect of trade?

• Reduction in farming techniques

• Decline in crop diversity

• Increased population due to Champa rice

• Decrease in urbanization

Which of the following was a result of the spread of the bubonic plague?

• Increase in trade

• Decline of feudalism

• Growth of cities

• Expansion of empires

What was a key factor in the growth of the Swahili City-States?

• Maritime trade

• Military conquest

• Agricultural surplus

• Religious conversion

Which item was commonly traded from the Spice Islands?

• Gold

• Silk

• Wheat

• Nutmeg