Instructions
This exercise asks you to assess the relationship between conclusions and evidence. Identify which of the following conclusions are supported by the specific piece of evidence. Click yes for those pieces of evidence that support the conclusion and no for those that do not.
Conclusion A
The Silk Roads were largely a “relay trade” in which goods were passed down the line before reaching their final destinations.
Evidence 1: Francesco Pegolotti’s guidance for Western traders along the Silk Roads in Source 7.2: Advice for Merchants
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Evidence 2: The two men conducting business across a table at the center top of Source 7.3: A Stop at a Caravanserai
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Evidence 3: Xuan’s letter to Yousun in Source 7.6: Letters from the Silk Roads
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Conclusion B
Silk Road trading networks prospered most when large and powerful states provided security for merchants and travelers.
Evidence 1: The scene depicted in Source 7.1: Dangers and Assistance on the Silk Roads
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Evidence 2: Francesco Pegolotti’s guidance for Western traders along the Silk Roads in Source 7.2: Advice for Merchants
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Evidence 3: “Having been on the road for one month and five days, we reached Khotan. This is a prosperous country, and the people there are affluent. . . .
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Conclusion C
As Buddhism spread across the Silk Roads from India to Central Asia, China, and beyond, it also changed. The original faith had shunned the material world, but Buddhist monasteries in the rich oasis towns of the Silk Roads found themselves very much involved in secular affairs. Some of them became quite wealthy.
Evidence 1: The walled compound depicted in Source 7.3: Stopping at a Caravanserai
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Evidence 2: The description of the Buddhist community at Khotan in Source 7.4: Buddhism on the Silk Roads
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