AP World History Unit 2: Networks of
Exchange ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Silk Roads - Correct answers✔✔system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along
which traders carried silk and other luxury trade goods; known for spreading religions such as
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam as well as technological transfers (gunpowder, paper, the
compass from China to the West) and diseases like the Bubonic plague
Indian Ocean trade - Correct answers✔✔connected Africa, South Asia (India), Southeast Asia
and China.; world's' richest maritime trading network in the 13th and 14th centuries - spread of
goods, technology (compass, rudder, astrolabe), and religions like Islam and Buddhism
trans-Saharan trade - Correct answers✔✔trade routes across the Sahara Desert; traded gold,
enslaved peoples, ivory and salt; camels, camel caravans, and camel saddles were crucial in the
development of these trade networks; facilitated the spread of Islam and linked West Africa to
Mecca for participation in the hajj
magnetic compass - Correct answers✔✔Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing
which direction was north; use spread through trade networks like Silk Roads and Indian Ocean
trade
rudder - Correct answers✔✔steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near,
the stern of the boat; improved sea trade
junk ship - Correct answers✔✔large flat-bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song
Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel and participation in the tribute
system
, Kashgar - Correct answers✔✔a central Asian city where the western and the eastern Silk Roads
met; one of the westernmost cities of China, near the border with modern day Afghanistan,
Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
Samarkand - Correct answers✔✔During the rule of Timur Lane was the most influential capital
city, a wealthy trading center known for decorated mosques and tombs; a key trading city along
the Silk Roads
paper money - Correct answers✔✔legal currency issued on paper; it developed in China as a
convenient alternative to metal coins; facilitated trade
caravanserai - Correct answers✔✔an inn with a central courtyard for travelers in the desert
regions of Asia or North Africa; allowed caravans and their camels to rest in a protected
environment, encouraging trade
porcelain - Correct answers✔✔thin, beautiful pottery invented in China; highly desired luxury
good traded along the Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade networks
monsoon winds - Correct answers✔✔seasonal wind in India, the winter monsoon brings hot, dry
weather and the summer monsoon brings rain
Spice Islands - Correct answers✔✔Europeans' name for the Moluccas, islands in Southeast Asia
rich in highly desired spices like cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg which were often traded in the
Indian Ocean trade network
diaspora - Correct answers✔✔A dispersion of people from their homeland; merchant
communities of Muslim spread Islam throughout Southeast Asia
Exchange ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Silk Roads - Correct answers✔✔system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along
which traders carried silk and other luxury trade goods; known for spreading religions such as
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam as well as technological transfers (gunpowder, paper, the
compass from China to the West) and diseases like the Bubonic plague
Indian Ocean trade - Correct answers✔✔connected Africa, South Asia (India), Southeast Asia
and China.; world's' richest maritime trading network in the 13th and 14th centuries - spread of
goods, technology (compass, rudder, astrolabe), and religions like Islam and Buddhism
trans-Saharan trade - Correct answers✔✔trade routes across the Sahara Desert; traded gold,
enslaved peoples, ivory and salt; camels, camel caravans, and camel saddles were crucial in the
development of these trade networks; facilitated the spread of Islam and linked West Africa to
Mecca for participation in the hajj
magnetic compass - Correct answers✔✔Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing
which direction was north; use spread through trade networks like Silk Roads and Indian Ocean
trade
rudder - Correct answers✔✔steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near,
the stern of the boat; improved sea trade
junk ship - Correct answers✔✔large flat-bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song
Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel and participation in the tribute
system
, Kashgar - Correct answers✔✔a central Asian city where the western and the eastern Silk Roads
met; one of the westernmost cities of China, near the border with modern day Afghanistan,
Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
Samarkand - Correct answers✔✔During the rule of Timur Lane was the most influential capital
city, a wealthy trading center known for decorated mosques and tombs; a key trading city along
the Silk Roads
paper money - Correct answers✔✔legal currency issued on paper; it developed in China as a
convenient alternative to metal coins; facilitated trade
caravanserai - Correct answers✔✔an inn with a central courtyard for travelers in the desert
regions of Asia or North Africa; allowed caravans and their camels to rest in a protected
environment, encouraging trade
porcelain - Correct answers✔✔thin, beautiful pottery invented in China; highly desired luxury
good traded along the Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade networks
monsoon winds - Correct answers✔✔seasonal wind in India, the winter monsoon brings hot, dry
weather and the summer monsoon brings rain
Spice Islands - Correct answers✔✔Europeans' name for the Moluccas, islands in Southeast Asia
rich in highly desired spices like cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg which were often traded in the
Indian Ocean trade network
diaspora - Correct answers✔✔A dispersion of people from their homeland; merchant
communities of Muslim spread Islam throughout Southeast Asia
