APWH Chapter 7: Networks of Communication and Exchange (300 b.c.e. to 600 c.e.)

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Critical to the functioning of the Silk Road were:

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(A) pastoralists who provided animals, handlers and protection along the road.
(B) imperial guards from various kingdoms along the way for protection of merchants.
(C) water merchants in the central Asian desert.
(D) Steppe agriculturalists who sold food products to travelers.

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Frage 2 von 18

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What military technologies did the Silk Road spread?

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(A) The field hospital, the broadsword, and the poison arrow
(B) Chariot warfare, mounted bowmen, and the stirrup
(C) The war elephant, hardtack, and Arabian horses
(D) The lance, chain mail, and gunpowder

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Frage 3 von 18

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The mariners involved in the Indian Ocean trade were

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(A) from many lands, but all were Muslim.
(B) almost exclusively of Indian background.
(C) primarily Arabic and Persian.
(D) a multilingual and multiethnic group.

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Frage 4 von 18

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Ships in the Indian Ocean Maritime System were better prepared for long-distance travel than the Greeks because

Wähle eine der folgenden:

(A) the Asian ships weren't nailed together and sank less often.
(B) the Greeks were not interested in long-distance trade.
(C) the Greeks had to cover a larger amount of territory for colonies to support their homeland.
(D) they could take advantage of monsoon winds to drive their ships using triangular lateen sails.

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Frage 5 von 18

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The importance of trans-Saharan trade, though slow to begin and supplemented by Indian Ocean trade, was that it

Wähle eine der folgenden:

(A) allowed expansion of the Mediterranean trade market for African gold.
(B) spread Islam as a unifying force.
(C) was conducted by people speaking derivatives of Berber.
(D) connected North and South Africa.

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Frage 6 von 18

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The most important African network of cultural exchange from 300 b.c.e. to 1100 c.e. can be described as

Wähle eine der folgenden:

(A) the Indian Ocean network.
(B) mainly internal folk migrations within Sub-Saharan Africa.
(C) the link with Islamic Arabia.
(D) the trade across the Sahara.

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Frage 7 von 18

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Why was maritime trade better in Southeast Asia than in Western Asia

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(A) Ports had better access to fresh water and could sustain a permanent settlement.
(B) There were more monsoons in the western part of Asia.
(C) There were more mountains in western Asia and fewer ports.
(D) Religious differences did not allow trade between cultures.

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Frage 8 von 18

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Which of the following is not an example of a broad common element underlying African life and culture?

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(A) Distinctive musical characteristics
(B) Fixed social categories
(C) A common language
(D) Concepts of kingship

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Frage 9 von 18

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According to a theory for explaining significant migration patterns and cultural unity in the sub-Saharan areas, populations moved into the Sahel because of

Wähle eine der folgenden:

(A) religious persecution.
(B) better natural resources.
(C) war.
(D) climate change in the Sahara.

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Frage 10 von 18

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The trade conducted along the Silk Roads was largely a "relay trade" because

Wähle eine der folgenden:

(A) it linked the entire world into a single trade network.
(B) it linked the large civilizations on the outer rim of the Eurasian continent but bypassed the pastoral peoples of the interior.
(C) goods were passed down the line rather than carried by one merchant along the entire route.
(D) its purpose was to carry goods for the long-distance trade in the Americas.

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Frage 11 von 18

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

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(A) carried more products for a mass market.
(B) did not transport any luxury goods.
(C) had much higher transportation costs.
(D) were centered on the ports of East Africa.

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Frage 12 von 18

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The political structure of Swahili civilization was similar to the

Wähle eine der folgenden:

(A) stateless cities of the Niger River Valley.
(B) large empires of ancient Rome and China.
(C) complex societies of the Eastern Woodlands in North America.
(D) competitive and independent city-states of ancient Greece.

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Frage 13 von 18

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The Sahel refers to the

Wähle eine der folgenden:

(A) grassland belt at the southern edge of the Sahara that served as a point of exchange between the forests of the south and north Africa.
(B) series of trading ports that rapidly developed along the Atlantic coast to support the trade in African slaves.
(C) forest zone of central Africa that remained free of Islamic influence largely because of the inability of the camel to withstand the climate of the region.
(D) East African coastline that became the primary point of contact for Muslim merchants from India and southeast Asia and African traders.

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Frage 14 von 18

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Which of the following describes a major effect of the Bantu migrations?

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(A) The spread of Islam across sub-Saharan Africa
(B) The success of hunter-foraging in sub-Saharan Africa
(C) The introduction of banana cultivation in East Africa
(D) The diffusion of iron metallurgy in sub-Saharan Africa

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Frage 15 von 18

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Which of the following factors do not explain Africa's persisting diversity?

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(A) No eternal conqueror was able to penetrate the region's natural barriers to impose a thin veneer of culture on tribal peoples.
(B) Low population density allowed substantial spatial separation between groups, discouraging rigid cultural uniformity.
(C) Massive military incursions by the Egyptian divided Africa into distinct political and cultural regions.
(D) Sub-Saharan Africa covered a huge area with tremendous diversity of climate, terrain, and vegetation.

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Frage 16 von 18

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One reason the ancient kingdoms in western Africa prospered was that they

Wähle eine der folgenden:

(A) developed extensive trade in gold, ivory, and salt
(B) followed the Hindu beliefs of their rulers
(C) had no contact with the rest of the world
(D) were located along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

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Frage 17 von 18

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The principal agent(s) for the spread of Buddhism over the silk roads was/were

Wähle eine der folgenden:

(A) missionaries of the emperor Ashoka.
(B) the Buddha himself.
(C) merchants.
(D) Indian monks.

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Frage 18 von 18

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One similarity between the Ancient African kingdoms of Egypt, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai is that all of these kingdoms were located

Wähle eine der folgenden:

(A) in coastal areas
(B) in rain forest area
(C) on major trading routes
(D) in mountainous terrain

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Frage 1 von 18

Critical to the functioning of the Silk Road were:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 2 von 18

What military technologies did the Silk Road spread?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 3 von 18

The mariners involved in the Indian Ocean trade were

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 4 von 18

Ships in the Indian Ocean Maritime System were better prepared for long-distance travel than the Greeks because

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 5 von 18

The importance of trans-Saharan trade, though slow to begin and supplemented by Indian Ocean trade, was that it

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 6 von 18

The most important African network of cultural exchange from 300 b.c.e. to 1100 c.e. can be described as

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 7 von 18

Why was maritime trade better in Southeast Asia than in Western Asia

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 8 von 18

Which of the following is not an example of a broad common element underlying African life and culture?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 9 von 18

According to a theory for explaining significant migration patterns and cultural unity in the sub-Saharan areas, populations moved into the Sahel because of

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 10 von 18

The trade conducted along the Silk Roads was largely a "relay trade" because

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 11 von 18

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

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 12 von 18

The political structure of Swahili civilization was similar to the

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 13 von 18

The Sahel refers to the

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 14 von 18

Which of the following describes a major effect of the Bantu migrations?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 15 von 18

Which of the following factors do not explain Africa's persisting diversity?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 16 von 18

One reason the ancient kingdoms in western Africa prospered was that they

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 17 von 18

The principal agent(s) for the spread of Buddhism over the silk roads was/were

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 18 von 18

One similarity between the Ancient African kingdoms of Egypt, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai is that all of these kingdoms were located

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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