AP World Unit 2 Practice Questions
Voyages such as those referred to in the third paragraph were most directly facilitated by which of the following?
Merchants' understanding of the patterns of the monsoon winds
The breakup of the Mongol Empire into separate khanates during the mid-thirteenth century was most connected to which of the following developments?
Mongol traditions emphasized tribal and personal loyalties and made it difficult to establish long-lasting centralized dynastic rule, which led to civil war.
Which of the following most likely explains why the scroll was copied for a new audience in the 1350s?
Mongols adopted and spread technological innovations from regions within their empire.
Which of the following was the most important factor in the spread of the bubonic plague in Eurasia?
The Mongol expansion from central Asia to China, eastern Europe, and the Middle East
Which of the following statements is accurate about the Mongols during the 1200s and 1300s?
The Mongols facilitated the diffusion of many Chinese inventions
Which of the following resulted from the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire following the death of Genghis Khan?
The development of khanates in Central Asia
In the period 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E., merchant diaspora communities, such as those of Muslims in India, Chinese in Southeast Asia, and Jews in the Mediterranean, had which of the following in common?
They generally introduced their own cultural practices into the local cultures.
Which of the following societies engaged in extensive maritime trade well beyond their borders in the fifteenth century?
Chinese in the Indian Ocean
Between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E., the Silk Roads linked which of the following?
East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea
The lines on the map above illustrate which of the following?
Extent of trade routes
Which of the following contributed to the Chinese government's decision to stop voyages of exploration in the Indian Ocean in the early fifteenth century?
Government concern with domestic problems and frontier security
Ibn Battuta's claim in the second paragraph that the ceremony that he observed at the court of the sultan of Sumatra was similar to a ceremony that he had seen at the court of the Delhi sultan in India is most likely understood in the context of which of the following developments in the Indian Ocean region in the period 1200-1450 ?
Increasing cross-cultural interactions facilitated the spread of cultural traditions.
Which of the following lists three places Ibn Battuta, the fourteenth-century Muslim traveler, visited?
India, Mali, and Persia
Which of the following best explains why trade along the trans-Saharan trade networks increased in the period 1200-1450 ?
Innovations in previously existing transportation technologies, such as the caravan, allowed merchants to carry larger loads and protect themselves.
The map above indicates that
Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade
Which of the following factors best explains the distribution of Muslim populations shown on the map above?
Merchant activity
Which of the following was most responsible for the initial spread of Islam to West Africa?
Merchants on the trans-Saharan trade routes
Which of the following characterized the trans-Saharan trade by 1250 C.E.?
Muslim merchants dominated the trade.
Developments such as the one depicted in the painting most directly contributed to which of the following in Afro-Eurasia in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?
Peasant revolts against taxation and coercive labor systems
Based on Ibn Battuta's description of the sultan of Sumatra in the first paragraph, his point of view could most likely be characterized as that of a
Sunni Muslim jurist who believes that a Muslim ruler should patronize the religious elite and seek to expand Islam
The map above shows which of the following empires at its greatest extent?
The Mongol Empire
The changes in the distribution of cities in the period 1200 to 1400 C.E. best support which of the following conclusions?
The Mongol conquests had a more disruptive impact on the Middle East and Central Asia than they had on East Asia.
Which of the following best describes an effect of the establishment of the Mongol Empire upon Silk Road long distance trade?
The Silk Road trade increased because the Mongol conquests helped connect more regions of Eurasia economically and commercially.
Which of the following was the most important factor in the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia in the period circa 1250-1500 C.E.?
The activities of Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries
Which of the following factors helps explain the rise of urban centers and the increase in trade in Afro-Eurasia during the second half of the thirteenth century?
The availability of safe and reliable transport along land-based trade routes
The expansion of the Mongol Empire most directly led to which of the following political developments in Afro-Eurasia?
The collapse of previously existing states, such as the Song dynasty of China
Malian Emperor Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 can best be understood in the context of which of the following?
The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia
Which of the following contributed most directly to an increase in trade along the routes on the map?
The expansion of empires such as Mali in West Africa
Which of the following best explains a development in the trans-Saharan trade networks in the period 1200-1450 ?
The geographic range of the networks increased because of improved commercial practices.
The first paragraph most directly illustrates how increasing regional interactions led to which of the following developments in the Indian Ocean in the period 1200-1450?
The introduction of new cultural traditions
The illustration above shows which of the following about the fifteenth century?
The relative size of the European caravel and the Ming treasure ship
Which of the following was a major cause for the growth of cities throughout Afro-Eurasia from 800 C.E. to 1350 C.E.?
The rise of interregional commerce
The maritime trade connections involving East Africa shown on Map 1 provided a setting for which of the following developments?
The spread of Islam
The scene depicted in the painting is best understood in the context of which of the following wider Afro-Eurasian developments?
The spread of epidemic diseases
The particular routes and timings of the voyages depicted on the maps best reflect which of the following characteristics of Omani merchants?
Their advanced knowledge of Indian Ocean currents and monsoon wind patterns
The passage by al-Khatib is best understood in the context of which of the following?
The spread of the Black Death in the aftermath of the Mongol conquests
Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following could be best inferred about the South and East Asian trading cities on the map?
They had Muslim diasporic merchant communities.
The introduction by the griot is intended to serve which of the following purposes?
To establish the griot's authority by connecting him to the past
Which of the following best explains the continuity in the trade routes between East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India as shown on the maps?
Trade along the routes relied on sailors' knowledge of the monsoon winds.
The map above demonstrates which of the following about the Indian Ocean trade?
Trade involved most of the regions bordering the Indian Ocean as well as China.
The Mongol conquests of much of Eurasia in the thirteenth century tended to encourage trade along the Silk Roads primarily by
decreasing the risk of bandit attacks and reducing the number of local rulers collecting tribute from trade caravans
The purpose of Ibn Battuta's account was most likely to
inform his audience about the cultural, political, and economic characteristics of the places he visited
Ibn Battuta traveled widely across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa in the fourteenth century. His travels serve as evidence for the
unifying influence of Islam
The third paragraph most directly illustrates the ways in which rulers in the Indian Ocean in the period before 1450
used expanding trade networks to facilitate state development
