Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (1200-1450)

The expansion of the Mali Empire in West Africa during the period 1200-1450 was primarily due to its control over:

1. ATransoceanic voyages across the Atlantic.
2. BAgricultural innovations like the three-field system.
3. CThe gold and salt trade.
4. DThe use of gunpowder weaponry.

Which factor most directly facilitated cultural exchange along the Indian Ocean trade network?

1. AState-sponsored isolation policies
2. BOverland caravanserai routes
3. CSeasonal monsoon winds
4. DThe Atlantic slave trade

Which technology most directly improved Indian Ocean navigation during 1200-1450?

1. AAstrolabe and lateen sail
2. BRailroads
3. CSteam engine
4. DTelegraph cables

Caravanserai along the Silk Roads primarily:

1. AServed as royal palaces
2. BProvided lodging and security for merchants
3. CStored ocean-going fleets
4. DFunctioned as military forts for crusaders

A major effect of the Pax Mongolica was:

1. AReduced trade across Eurasia
2. BIncreased cultural and commercial exchange
3. CEnd of Chinese maritime activity
4. DIsolation of the Islamic world