AP (Advanced Placement) · AP World History: Modern

2.1 The Silk Roads: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on 2.1 The Silk Roads.

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Question 1

1 mark

The introduction of the magnetic compass and the sternpost rudder into the Indian Ocean trade network primarily resulted in:

Question 2

1 mark

Which of the following was a major long-term effect of the travels of Ibn Battuta on the Islamic world?

Question 3

1 mark

The Mongol Pax Mongolica (13th-14th centuries) facilitated trans-Eurasian trade primarily by:

Question 4

1 mark

The development of the karimi (a guild of Muslim merchants) and the use of bills of exchange in the 13th century are evidence of which trend in Indian Ocean trade?

Question 5

1 mark

In the period 1200–1450, the rise of the Swahili city-states was most directly a result of their role in which trade network?

Question 6

5 marks

Analyze how the expansion of trade networks in Eurasia between 1200 and 1450 led to the transformation of Buddhism. Provide one specific example of a cultural or syncretic change that occurred as the religion spread to East Asia.

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Question 7

6 marks

The following data represents the estimated population of Europe during the 14th century:
1340: \(75\) million
1350: \(50\) million
1400: \(52\) million.

Explain one way the biological exchange facilitated by the Silk Roads led to these demographic changes and one resulting shift in the European feudal labor system.

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Question 8

7 marks

Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (1200-1450)

The expansion of exchange networks during this period was facilitated by both environmental factors and state-sponsored infrastructures. Answer the following questions regarding the developments in the Indian Ocean and Silk Road trade routes.

(a) Explain how the knowledge of the monsoon winds influenced the development of trade patterns in the Indian Ocean. (2 points)

(b) Discuss how the Mongol Empire (Pax Mongolica) affected the safety and volume of trade along the Silk Roads. (2 points)

(c) Compare the role of dhows in the Indian Ocean with the role of caravanserais along the Silk Road in facilitating the movement of luxury goods. (3 points)

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