Commonalities and Variations, 500 B.C.E.

Chapter 6: Considering the Evidence Documents Quiz

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1. According to the author of The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea what role does the city of Coloe play in the Axum trade?

It was the source of tortoise shells gathered by the Fish-Eaters.

It was the city through which ivory was funneled into the long distance trade routes.

It was the chief sea port of Axum.

It was the sea port governed by Axum's rival Zoscales.

Correct. The answer is b. Coloe which was three days travel inland from the great sea port of Adulis was an important source of Ivory.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Coloe which was three days travel inland from the great sea port of Adulis was an important source of Ivory.

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2. From whose point of view is the Inscription on a Stone Throne (Document 6.2) written?

The gods

The great grandson of the ruler who created the empire

The priests who maintained the temple

The monarch who secured the conquests

Correct. The answer is d. This successful conquering monarch seeks to record his military conquests and his efforts to establish safe sea lanes and new trade routes.

Incorrect. The answer is d. This successful conquering monarch seeks to record his military conquests and his efforts to establish safe sea lanes and new trade routes.

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3. The Coming of Christianity to Axum (Document 6.3) has little to say about

the attitudes of the ruling family to missionary activities in their realm.

the role of foreign missionaries in the conversion of the kingdom.

the local Axumite populations who converted to Christianity.

the role of Roman merchants in the conversion of the kingdom.

Correct. The answer is c. While Frumentius and Aedesius, the royal family, and Roman merchants all feature prominently in the document, converts from the local Axumite population do not.

Incorrect. The answer is c. While Frumentius and Aedesius, the royal family, and Roman merchants all feature prominently in the document, converts from the local Axumite population do not.

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4. Which of the following best describes the pattern of trade in The Christian Topography (Document 6.4)?

It relied on barter even though one of the commodities traded was gold.

It was strictly state sponsored with no role for private merchants.

It was a sophisticated trade based on financial instruments including letters of exchange.

It was a private enterprise with no input from the state.

Correct. The answer is a. The trade relied on bartering of goods rather than the use of gold as currency.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The trade relied on bartering of goods rather than the use of gold as currency.

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5. Which document in Considering the Evidence: Axum and the World was written from an Axumite perspective?

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Document 6.1)

Inscription on a Stone Throne (Document 6.2)

The Coming of Christianity to Axum (Document 6.3)

The Christian Topography (Document 6.4)

Correct. The answer is b. Despite being written in Greek, this inscription was commissioned by an Axumite ruler and represents his perspective on the creation of his empire.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Despite being written in Greek, this inscription was commissioned by an Axumite ruler and represents his perspective on the creation of his empire.

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