Unit 2: Networks of Exchange, 1200-1450

The Indian Ocean trade network from 1200-1450 was characterized by:

The spread of the Black Death (bubonic plague) in the 14th century was facilitated by:

The Mongol Empire's impact on trade was:

Diasporic communities, such as Chinese merchants in Southeast Asia or Muslim traders in East Africa, played what role in trade networks?

The diffusion of technologies like gunpowder, paper, and the compass from China was significant because:

Marco Polo's travels to China were significant because:

The Swahili city-states of East Africa prospered primarily through:

The caravanserai (roadside inns) were important to Silk Road trade because they:

Ibn Battuta's travels (1325-1354) are historically significant because:

The Mongol Empire facilitated trade by:

The Black Death (1347-1351) spread primarily through:

The Indian Ocean trade network connected:

Ibn Battuta's travels (1325-1354) are historically significant because they:

The trans-Saharan trade routes primarily exchanged:

Zheng He's voyages (1405-1433) demonstrated:

The spread of the Bantu languages across sub-Saharan Africa occurred through:

The Swahili Coast city-states prospered through:

Marco Polo's description of Kublai Khan's currency system most directly illustrates which feature of Mongol rule?

The economic system described by Polo was made possible primarily by which aspect of the Mongol Empire?

Marco Polo's account had which of the following significant impacts on European society?

The primary purpose of Zheng He's voyages, as described in this inscription, was to:

The abrupt end of treasure voyages after 1433 most directly reflected which political development in Ming China?

Zheng He's voyages differed from later European exploration most significantly in that they:

The trade routes shown in this map facilitated which of the following?

The effects described in the passage most directly demonstrate which of the following historical processes?

The trade patterns described in the excerpt most directly contributed to which of the following?

A merchant traveling along the Silk Roads in 1300 would have encountered all of the following EXCEPT:

The spread of the Black Death across Eurasia in the 14th century most directly illustrates which feature of the Mongol Empire?