Commerce and Culture, 500

Chapter 7 Summative Quiz

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1. The trade conducted along the Silk Roads was largely a “relay trade” because

it linked the entire world into a single trade network.

it linked the large civilizations on the outer rim of the Eurasian continent but bypassed the pastoral peoples of the interior.

goods were passed down the line rather than carried by one merchant along the entire route.

its purpose was to carry goods for the long-distance trade in the Americas.

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2. Which of the following was a consequence of the exchange of diseases along the Silk Roads?

The Christian church in the Byzantine Empire weakened.

Europeans developed some degree of immunity to Eurasian diseases.

Chinese officials sought to suppress long-distance trade.

The population in the Americas was virtually wiped out.

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3. How did Buddhism change as it spread along the Silk Roads?

Buddhist practices increasingly emphasized asceticism and withdrawal from society.

Buddhist doctrines became more esoteric as attention focused more on the psychological teachings of the original Buddha.

The Buddha became more human and less divine.

The gods of many peoples along the Silk Roads were incorporated as bodhisattvas.

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4. In contrast to the Silk Roads, the Sea Roads of the Indian Ocean

carried more products for a mass market.

had much higher transportation costs .

did not transport any luxury goods.

were centered on the ports of East Africa.

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5. How did the sudden rise of Islam in the seventh century affect Indian Ocean commerce?

Islamic religious leaders decreed that Muslim merchants could have no dealings with non-Muslim traders.

Early rulers of the Arab Empire sought to promote trade within the empire by prohibiting trade by Muslim merchants beyond its borders.

Islamic rulers succeeded in suppressing the Silk Roads.

Muslim merchants and sailors established communities of traders from East Africa to the south China coast.

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6. Which of the following describes the Swahili civilization’s relationship with the people who lived in the interior?

Swahili kings expanded into the interior, eventually establishing an empire that stretched from coast to coast.

Swahili states demanded that people living in the interior pay an annual tribute to gain access to the coastal trade.

Swahili cities operated as intermediaries for people from the interior to sell their goods to Arab merchants.

Swahili culture spread throughout most of the interior, as evidenced by widespread acceptance of Islam.

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7. The Sahara held rich deposits of which highly valued commodity?

Salt

Gold

Oil

Nickel

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8. The states that emerged in West Africa between 500 and 1600 shared which of the following characteristics?

A stateless system of government

A reputation in the wider world for great riches

An absence of urban or commercial centers

A city-state system of government which stopped empires from forming

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9. The Sand Roads linked North Africa and the Mediterranean world to the land and peoples of

interior West Africa.

the Swahili civilization.

Borobudur.

Great Zimbabwe.

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10. Which of the following characterizes the networks of exchange in the Americas?

Networks were local, with the most active links within rather than between regions.

Networks crisscrossed many cultures, creating a distinctive hybrid culture that encompassed virtually all the Americas.

The isthmus at Panama operated as the center for trade between North and South America.

The Incas controlled all long-distance trade, resulting in the spread of their culture from South to North America.

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11. In which third-wave civilization did the state largely control trade, preventing a professional merchant class from emerging?

China

Inca

Aztec

Mali

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12. Between 500 and 1500, the civilizations of Mesoamerica and the Andes

ran similar regional economies controlled by the state.

created the largest long-distance trade network in the Americas.

had little to trade with each other because both regions had the same resources.

seem to have had little direct contact with each other.