WH.1C & WH.4I

What major impact did the Mongol invasions have on China?

• A. The unification of China under the Tang Dynasty

• B. The establishment of the Yuan Dynasty by Kublai Khan

• C. The decline of trade along the Silk Road

• D. The spread of Islam across China

What role did the Mongol Empire play in the development of trade?

• A. They restricted trade along the Silk Road to Mongol merchants only.

• B. They created a period of stability, known as the Pax Mongolica, which encouraged trade and cultural exchange.

• C. They isolated India and Southwest Asia from other regions.

• D. They destroyed all major trade routes across Asia.

What was a significant effect of the Mongol invasions on Southwest Asia?

• A. The destruction of the Abbasid Caliphate and the sack of Baghdad in 1258

• B. The unification of Southwest Asia under a single Mongol ruler

• C. The establishment of Buddhism as the dominant religion in the region

• D. The decline of Ottoman power in the region

What was one of the key effects of the Silk Road on the regions it connected?

• A. It led to the isolation of China from the rest of the world.

• B. It facilitated the exchange of goods, cultures, and technologies between Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

• C. It was used only for military campaigns.

• D. It exclusively transported silk and spices without any cultural exchange.

Which of the following ideas spread along the Silk Road?

• A. The principles of Confucianism and the invention of the printing press

• B. Feudalism from Europe to Asia

• C. Buddhist teachings from India to China

• D. Democratic systems of governance to the Mongol Empire

How did the gold-salt trade impact the spread of Islam in Africa?

• A. Muslim merchants and traders brought Islamic culture and religion to West Africa through trade routes.

• B. The gold-salt trade discouraged interactions with Islamic regions.

• C. Islam spread to Africa only through military conquest, unrelated to trade.

• D. The trade routes were used exclusively by local African kingdoms.

What was a significant economic impact of the African gold-salt trade?

• A. It led to the decline of empires like Ghana and Mali.

• B. It restricted trade between Africa and the Islamic world.

• C. It caused a shortage of salt in North Africa.

• D. It made West African kingdoms like Mali extremely wealthy and influential.

What invention spread from China to the West along the Silk Road?

• A. Paper and the compass

• B. The steam engine

• C. Gunpowder and the wheel

• D. The printing press and telescope

How did the African gold-salt trade influence cultural interactions in West Africa?

• A. It isolated West African kingdoms from other parts of the world.

• B. It brought Islamic scholars, architecture, and ideas to cities like Timbuktu, making them centers of learning.

• C. It prevented the development of trade centers like Gao and Timbuktu.

• D. It led to the decline of Islam in the region.