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All of the following were long term impacts of the Mongol Invasions in the post-classical era, except: "It is widely accepted that the rise of the Mongol Empire greatly expanded trade and the circulation of goods. . . . Since the fall of the Uighur Empire [in the ninth century], Mongolia was a region removed from the main trade routes. Thus the Mongols erupted into the wider world as a relatively unknown society. As the Mongol Empire dominated Eurasia, envoys, merchants and travelers came to the court of the Mongols . . . and participated in . . . the exchange of goods, ideas, technology and people precipitated by the Mongol conquests." -Timothy May, United States historian, academic article, 2016 All of the following were long term impacts of the Mongol Invasions in the post-classical era, except:

All subjects of the Mongolian Empire experienced vastly improved quality of life and complete social equality

Image Description: Map of Northern and Saharan Africa depicting the location of West African gold mines as well as trade routes connecting West Africa to the Mediterranean World and Middle East. Additionally, there is a route tracing the Hajj of Mansa Musa to Mecca. The way in which Islam spread to West Africa differs from its spread to South Asia because...

Islam spread to northern South Asia through military conquest while Islam spread to West Africa via trade.

Image Description: Map of Northern and Saharan Africa depicting the location of West African gold mines as well as trade routes connecting West Africa to the Mediterranean World and Middle East. Additionally, there is a route tracing the Hajj of Mansa Musa to Mecca. What was the historical significance of Mansa Musa's journey to Mecca?

It exemplified the conversion to Islam by the rulers of the West African Empires.

Image description: Map depicting the spread of the Black Death in Europe. Earliest presence of the plague is seen in major trade areas surrounding the Mediterranean world then moving into Western Europe. What could explain the path of the Black Death throughout continental Europe?

It remained restricted to port cities and the coasts.

"It is widely accepted that the rise of the Mongol Empire greatly expanded trade and the circulation of goods. . . . Since the fall of the Uighur Empire [in the ninth century], Mongolia was a region removed from the main trade routes. Thus the Mongols erupted into the wider world as a relatively unknown society. As the Mongol Empire dominated Eurasia, envoys, merchants and travelers came to the court of the Mongols . . . and participated in . . . the exchange of goods, ideas, technology and people precipitated by the Mongol conquests." -Timothy May, United States historian, academic article, 2016 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 centralized governments and agriculture which made it difficult to establish long-lasting dynastic rule.

THE CONSTELLATION HERCULES, NAMED AFTER AN ANCIENT GREEK MYTHICAL HERO. PAGE FROM A 1430 COPY OF THE BOOK OF FIXED STARS, AN ASTRONOMY BOOK WRITTEN BY A TENTH-CENTURY MUSLIM SCIENTIST This copy of The Book of Fixed Stars was made for the ruler of the Timurid dynasty, a Turkic state that controlled much of Central Asia during the fifteenth century. The dots scattered across the figure indicate individual stars and the symbols next to the dots indicate the stars' relative brightness, as observed by Muslim astronomers. Muslim scholars' incorporation of cultural and intellectual influences from pre-Islamic societies can best be used as evidence that...

Muslim states and empires were central to the processes of intellectual transfer in Eurasia

temple that was eventually adapted into a Buddhist temple, Cambodia, Constructed circa 12th century CE. The temple depicted in the image was initially devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu, but later became a Buddhist temple. Which of the following best explains this?

Southeast Asian culture was influenced by the Indian Ocean trade network

Image Description: Map of Northern and Saharan Africa depicting the location of West African gold mines as well as trade routes connecting West Africa to the Mediterranean World and Middle East. Additionally, there is a route tracing the Hajj of Mansa Musa to Mecca. Based on your understanding of world history and the processes represented in the map, which historical development is best exemplified?

State development and formation supported by expanding trade networks

"Emperor Zhengzong, being deeply concerned with agriculture, came to know that the Champa rice was drought resistant and that the green lentils of India were famous for their heavy yield and large seeds. Special envoys, bringing precious things, were dispatched with a view to securing these varieties. When the first harvests were reaped in the autumn, the emperor called his closest ministers to taste them and compose poems for Champa rice and Indian green lentils." Shu Wenying, Buddhist monk, China, eleventh century C.E. The activities of the state described in the passage are consistent with which of the following Song dynasty policies?

State-sponsored maritime expeditions in the Indian Ocean, such as those led by Zheng He

Image description: Map depicting the spread of the Black Death in Europe. Earliest presence of the plague is seen in major trade areas surrounding the Mediterranean world then moving into Western Europe. Which of the following statements does the map support most clearly?

The Black Death entered Western Europe through maritime trade.

All of the following were long term impacts of the Mongol Invasions in the post-classical era, except: "It is widely accepted that the rise of the Mongol Empire greatly expanded trade and the circulation of goods. . . . Since the fall of the Uighur Empire [in the ninth century], Mongolia was a region removed from the main trade routes. Thus the Mongols erupted into the wider world as a relatively unknown society. As the Mongol Empire dominated Eurasia, envoys, merchants and travelers came to the court of the Mongols . . . and participated in . . . the exchange of goods, ideas, technology and people precipitated by the Mongol conquests." -Timothy May, United States historian, academic article, 2016 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..

"It is widely accepted that the rise of the Mongol Empire greatly expanded trade and the circulation of goods. . . . Since the fall of the Uighur Empire [in the ninth century], Mongolia was a region removed from the main trade routes. Thus the Mongols erupted into the wider world as a relatively unknown society. As the Mongol Empire dominated Eurasia, envoys, merchants and travelers came to the court of the Mongols . . . and participated in . . . the exchange of goods, ideas, technology and people precipitated by the Mongol conquests." -Timothy May, United States historian, academic article, 2016 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

Image Description: Map of Northern and Saharan Africa depicting the location of West African gold mines as well as trade routes connecting West Africa to the Mediterranean World and Middle East. Additionally, there is a route tracing the Hajj of Mansa Musa to Mecca. Based on the map, which of the following conclusions can be made?

The expansion of trade networks and the spread of Islamic influence directly affected the development of the post-classical world.

Image Description: Map of Northern and Saharan Africa depicting the location of West African gold mines as well as trade routes connecting West Africa to the Mediterranean World and Middle East. Additionally, there is a route tracing the Hajj of Mansa Musa to Mecca. Which of the following explains the trajectory of the Trans-Saharan trades northward toward the Mediterranean?

The markets of the Mediterranean world offered the greatest prices for gold for the most efficient return on investment.

Image description: Map depicting the spread of the Black Death in Europe. Earliest presence of the plague is seen in major trade areas surrounding the Mediterranean world then moving into Western Europe. Based on your knowledge of world history, what long term effect best describes the impacts of the bubonic plague on Western Europe?

The resulting labor shortage that led to workers demanding higher wages

Image Description: Angkor Wat Temple, Hindu temple that was eventually adapted into a Buddhist temple, Cambodia, Constructed circa 12th century CE. The temple shown in the image best illustrates which of the following developments of the period 1200-1450 CE?

The rise of new Hindu and Buddhist states in Southeast Asia.

"Emperor Zhengzong, being deeply concerned with agriculture, came to know that the Champa rice was drought resistant and that the green lentils of India were famous for their heavy yield and large seeds. Special envoys, bringing precious things, were dispatched with a view to securing these varieties.... When the first harvests were reaped in the autumn, the emperor called his closest ministers to taste them and compose poems for Champa rice and Indian green lentils." Shu Wenying, Buddhist monk, China, eleventh century C.E. China shows what environmental development in the period 1200-1450 CE?

The spread of crops and methods of cultivation along trade routes

temple that was eventually adapted into a Buddhist temple, Cambodia, Constructed circa 12th century CE. The presence of the temple shown in the image best exemplifies which of the following historical processes?

The spread of religious traditions beyond their place of origin.

"The word quipu means both knot or to knot; it was also used for accounts, because they were kept by means of the knots tied in a number of cords of different thicknesses and colors, each one of which had a special significance...Every year, an inventory of all possessions was made... And indeed, it may be said that everything that could be counted, could be counted in this way, even to battles, diplomatic missions, and royal speeches. But since it was only possible to record numbers in this manner and not words, the quipucamayus [interpreters of the quipus].....(NOT ENOUGH CHARACTERS TO FINISH QUESTION) -Inca Garcilaso de la Vega According to the passage, which of the following demonstrates most clearly the societal importance of the quipucamayu?

Their exemption from military service.

"The word quipu means both knot or to knot; it was also used for accounts, because they were kept by means of the knots tied in a number of cords of different thicknesses and colors, each one of which had a special significance...Every year, an inventory of all possessions was made... And indeed, it may be said that everything that could be counted, could be counted in this way, even to battles, diplomatic missions, and royal speeches. But since it was only possible to record numbers in this manner and not words, the quipucamayus [interpreters of the quipus]...... ECT -Inca Garcilaso de la Vega The quipu primarily served which of the following purposes?

They recorded the Inca's historical data

"It is widely accepted that the rise of the Mongol Empire greatly expanded trade and the circulation of goods. . . . Since the fall of the Uighur Empire [in the ninth century], Mongolia was a region removed from the main trade routes. Thus the Mongols erupted into the wider world as a relatively unknown society. As the Mongol Empire dominated Eurasia, envoys, merchants and travelers came to the court of the Mongols . . . and participated in . . . the exchange of goods, ideas, technology and people precipitated by the Mongol conquests." -Timothy May, United States historian, academic article, 2016 The Mongol Empire used which of the following to integrate its geographically and ethnically diverse area?

Tolerance of pre-existing social, cultural, and political systems

THE CONSTELLATION HERCULES, NAMED AFTER AN ANCIENT GREEK MYTHICAL HERO. PAGE FROM A 1430 COPY OF THE BOOK OF FIXED STARS, AN ASTRONOMY BOOK WRITTEN BY A TENTH-CENTURY MUSLIM SCIENTIST This copy of The Book of Fixed Stars was made for the ruler of the Timurid dynasty, a Turkic state that controlled much of Central Asia during the fifteenth century. The dots scattered across the figure indicate individual stars and the symbols next to the dots indicate the stars' relative brightness, as observed by Muslim astronomers. Muslim scientists in the period before 1450 c.e. generally participated in intellectual and scholarly exchanges with neighboring cultures by...

expanding upon the legacy of earlier scientific works by conducting their own research

THE CONSTELLATION HERCULES, NAMED AFTER AN ANCIENT GREEK MYTHICAL HERO. PAGE FROM A 1430 COPY OF THE BOOK OF FIXED STARS, AN ASTRONOMY BOOK WRITTEN BY A TENTH-CENTURY MUSLIM SCIENTIST This copy of The Book of Fixed Stars was made for the ruler of the Timurid dynasty, a Turkic state that controlled much of Central Asia during the fifteenth century. The dots scattered across the figure indicate individual stars and the symbols next to the dots indicate the stars' relative brightness, as observed by Muslim astronomers. The sponsoring of scholarship by Turkic dynasties, such as the Timurids, best shows that, in the period circa 1200-1450, scholarly activities in the Muslim world continued despite the...

fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate

Image description: Map depicting the spread of the Black Death in Europe. Earliest presence of the plague is seen in major trade areas surrounding the Mediterranean world then moving into Western Europe. One significant long-term impact of the Black Death was...

the decline of the feudal system in Europe

Image description: Map depicting the spread of the Black Death in Europe. Earliest presence of the plague is seen in major trade areas surrounding the Mediterranean world then moving into Western Europe. According to the map, what best explains the introduction of the Black Death?

the spread of rodents along trade routes


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