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Quiz for Working with Evidence: Axum and the World

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. According to the author of The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Source 6.1), 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 seaport of Axum.

It was the seaport governed by Axum’s rival Zoscales.

1. According to the author of The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Source 6.1), what role does the city of Coloe play in the Axum trade?

2. From whose point of view is the Inscription on a Stone Throne (Source 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

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

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

the attitudes of the ruling family about missionary activities in its 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.

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

4. Which of the following best describes the pattern of trade in The Christian Topography (Source 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.

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

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

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Source 6.1)

Inscription on a Stone Throne (Source 6.2)

The Coming of Christianity to Axum (Source 6.3)

The Christian Topography (Source 6.4)

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