AP World 2.0

Which of the following societies engaged in extensive maritime trade well beyond their borders in the fifteenth century

Chinese in the Indian Ocean

The ideals of traditional Japanese education that the author praises in the passage are most closely aligned with the social ideas advocated by which of the following

Confucianism

All of the following statements are factually accurate. Which would best explain Bela IV's reasoning for inviting the Cumans into Hungary as mentioned in the third paragraph

Cumans were nomadic warriors and were familiar with the Mongols' military tactics

The lines on the map above illustrate which of the following

Extent of trade routes

The commercial practices shown in the images emerged in order to

Facilitate a growing trade in luxury goods by providing greater access to credit and currency

The map above shows which of the following empires at its greatest extent (Most of Asia and a little of Europe shaded in grey)

The Mongol 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

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

The spread of feudalism to western Europe, as the Mongol conquest greatly weakened centralized monarchies

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

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 of 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 1250-500 CE

The activities of the Muslim traders and Sufi missionaries

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

All of the following statements about the use of currency shown in Image 1 in China under the Yuan dynasty are factually accurate. Which best explains why the currency often led to hyperinflation

excessive amounts of currency were printed in order to fund military expeditions and reward local elites

Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450

Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern and East African merchants

Which of the following factors contributed the most to Omani trader's ability to undertake the voyages depicted on the maps

Navigational and maritime innovations, such as the astrolabe and lateen sail

The photograph above of a mosque (first erected in the fourteenth century) in the modern-day West African country of Mali best exemplifies which of the following historical processes

Imposition of religion through military conquest

Angkor Wat in Southeast Asia built circa 1100 C.E shown above reflects which of the following world historical processes

Increase cross-cultural interactions in the Indian Ocean region

The establishment of the Mongol Empire directly facilitated which of the following

Increased cultural and technological exchange between the Islamic world and China

Which of the following lists tree place Ibn Battuta, the fourteenth-century Muslim traveler, visited

India, Mali, and Persia

Which of the following accurately describes the Mongol Empire's role in the facilitating trans-Eurasian trade

It reestablised the Silk Road between East Asia and Europe

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Mongol Empire

It reestablised the Silk Road between East Asia and Europe

Which of the following did the Mongol armies fail to conquer, and why?

Kievan Russia, because the Mongols were unable to endure the harsh Russian winters

During the period 1200-1450, powerful new empires, such as the Mongol Empire and Mali Empire, emerged in Afro-Eurasia. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which the emergence of new empires and states affected the networks of exchange in Eurasia compared to Africa in this period.

Large land empires that developed during the period between 1200 and 1450 were critical to facilitating the expansion of religions such as Islam in both Eurasia and Africa. historical context: Development of new religious traditions Ex. Spread of Islam throughout Southeast Asia ex. The rise of the Mali empire and sprad of islam

A map titled "Fourteenth-Century North and West Africa" is shown. It marks the trade routes connecting Awlil, Mali, Taghaza, Marrakesh, Fez, Gao, Timbuktu, Taodemi, Kumbi Saleh, Jenne, Niani, Kano, Agades, Tunis, Ghadames, Tripoli, Bilma, and Ghat to Egypt. It marks the area of Mali, with its territories Gao, Timbuktu, Jenne, Kumbi Saleh, Niani, Audagnost, and Awlil....The map above indicates that

Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade

The breakup of the Mongol Empire into separate khanates during the mid-thirteenth century was most connected to which of the following developments

Rebellions in China overthrew Mongol rule there and led to the reestablishment of Han Chinese rule under the Ming Dynasty.

The expansion of communication and trade networks in Afro-Eurasia form 600-1450 CE resulted in the spread of which of the following from South Asia

Technological and scientific concepts, such as the decimal and zero.

The morality depicted in the image most directly contributed to which of the following changes in Europe in the late fourteenth and fifteenth centuries

The decline of serfdom

Which of the following best explains why, in the mid fourteenth century , events of the type depicted in the image were more common in urban areas of Afro-Eurasia than in rural or mountainous regions

The disease principally spread along trade routes, and most commerce occurred in urban areas.

Which of the following was a mahor cause for the growth of cities throughout Afro-Eurasia form 800-1350 CE

The rise of interregional commerce

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

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

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

historians who argue that there was substantial global integration by the end of the thirteenth century would most likely cite which of the following as evidence to support their claims

The widening and deepening of exchange networks linking Afro-Eurasia after the Mongol conquest

In the period 600 CE to 1450 CE merchant diaspora communities, such as those of Muslims in India, Chines 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

The introduction by the griot is intended to serve which of the following purposes

To establish the griot's authority by connecting hi to the past

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

Trade along the Mongol road system across Central Asia

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

During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from which of the following

Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together

The illustration (of a ship with ropes and sail people on the ocean) would be most useful to a historian studying which of the following

Transportation and maritime technologies

a. Identify ONE way in which the spread of Buddhism in the period before 1450 C.E illustrates a continuity in the patterns of cultural diffusion. b. Explain ONE way in which the spread of Buddhism changed other Asian religious traditions in the period before 1450 C.E c. Explain ONE way in which Buddhism changed as it spread across Asia

a. Merchants played a big role in the spread of Buddhism just like for other religions such as Christianity and Islam b. The Buddhist ideas of spiritual liberation and moral behavior influenced Hinduism shown in Hindu text c. When it spread into China it adopted the Daoist idea of humans respecting the natural world

a. Identify the main argument made in the passage about Indian Ocean ports. b. Identify ONE factor that facilitated the regional read in Calicut as illustrated in the passage c. Describe ONE similarity between the commercial interaction in the regions mentioned in the passage and commercial interaction along the overland Silk Toads in the period circa 1200-1450

a. The Indian ocean port cities held people from all over the Indian Ocean Network. b. The establishment of a community of Muslim merchants in the city who were in contact with Muslim merchants across the Islamic world. c. They both involved merchants from many regions such as Persia,china, Gujatat, and the Arabian Penninsula

a. Identify One way that Image 1 illustrates an effect of Mongol rule in Eurasia b. Explain One likely purpose for the inclusion of Image 1 in the manuscript c. Explain ONE way that Image 2 illustrates the spread of scientific knowledge in the period before 1450

a. the encouragement of trade and exchange under the Mongol rule. b.to glorify Mongol rule, to boost the legitimacy of the Ilkhanid Mongol court in the eyes of the Persian Muslim elites. c.shows that scientific knowledge from the Islamic world spread to other religious communities in the Mediterranean world mainly due to the crusades

Image 1 could best be used as evidence of the ways in which

imperial states attempted to expand commercial activity

Bela IV's statement in the fourth paragraph that the Hungarian people "cannot cease to be amazed" by the actions of papacy most directly refers to the papacy's failure to aid the Hungarians while

initiating European military campaigns in the Middle East

In the fourteenth century, merchants from China, Arabia, Persia, and Egypt were drawn to Calicut, India, primarily to purchase

pepper

The burial depicted in the image most likely resulted from the spread of which of the following

the Bubonic plague

Which of the following statements about the Mongol Empire of the thirteenth century is true

the invasion of Japan was attempted but was unsuccessful