ap world test

They generally introduced their own cultural practices into the local cultures.

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?

Monks' translations of Arabic mathematics texts brought from conquered territories

A historian researching the effects of the Crusades on the diffusion of technology would probably find which of the following sources most useful?

numerals and the decimal system

A significant example of the interaction among Indian, Arab, and European societies by 1200 C.E. was the transfer of knowledge of

Sub-Saharan Africa exported gold to the Middle East and Europe.

Before 1450 C.E. which of the following is true of sub-Saharan Africa's commercial economy?

East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea

Between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E., the Silk Roads linked which of the following?

The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia

Malian Emperor Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 can best be understood in the context of which of the following?

The use of paper money and coal and the practice of frequent bathing

Marco Polo described which of the following at Kublai Khan's court that he had not encountered in Europe?

The Mongol conquests had a more disruptive impact on the Middle East and Central Asia than they had on East Asia.

The changes in the distribution of cities in the period 1200 to 1400 C.E. best support which of the following conclusions?

Technological and scientific concepts, such as the decimal and zero

The expansion of communication and trade networks in Afro-Eurasia from 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E. resulted in the spread of which of the following from South Asia?

The collapse of previously existing states, such as the Song dynasty of China

The expansion of the Mongol Empire most directly led to which of the following political developments in Afro-Eurasia?

The relative size of the European caravel and the Ming treasure ship

The illustration above shows which of the following about the fifteenth century?

Extent of trade routes

The lines on the map above illustrate which of the following?

Trade involved most of the regions bordering the Indian Ocean as well as China.

The map above demonstrates which of the following about the Indian Ocean trade?

Europeans had begun to make inroads in West Africa

The map above indicates that

Their advanced knowledge of Indian Ocean currents and monsoon wind patterns

The particular routes and timings of the voyages depicted on the maps best reflect which of the following characteristics of Omani merchants?

Indonesia

Trade spurred the introduction of both Islam and Hinduism to what is now called

The area was engaged in regular trade with China, India, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Which of the following best describes Middle Eastern trade in the period 1000 to 1450 ?

Trade along the routes relied on sailors' knowledge of the monsoon winds.

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?

Government concern with domestic problems and frontier security

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?

Merchant activity

Which of the following factors best explains the distribution of Muslim populations shown on the map above?

The availability of safe and reliable transport along land-based trade routes

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?

He sailed to ports on the Indian Ocean coastline, including those in East Africa.

Which of the following is true of the expeditions of Chinese Admiral Zheng He in the early 1400s?

Innovations in transportation and commercial technologies such as caravanserai

Which of the following led most directly to the development of the trading network on the map?

Intensification of regional trade

Which of the following most encouraged the development of new cities such as Cahokia along the Mississippi River, Swahili city-states on the East African Coast, Venice on the Mediterranean coast, and Hangzhou on China's coast during the period 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E.?

Mongols adopted and spread technological innovations from regions within their empire.

Which of the following most likely explains why the scroll was copied for a new audience in the 1350s?

The development of khanates in Central Asia

Which of the following resulted from the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire following the death of Genghis Khan?

C The rise of interregional commerce

Which of the following was a major cause for the growth of cities throughout Afro-Eurasia from 800 C.E. to 1350 C.E.?

Trade along the Mongol road system across Central Asia

Which of the following was the major contributing factor to the spread of the plague to Cairo, Beijing, and Florence in the fourteenth century?

The activities of Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries

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.?