UNIT 2: NETWORKS OF EXCHANGE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS. A+ GRADE 2025/2026.
Religions that spread along trade routes across Afro-Eurasia - ANS Islam,
Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity
Silk Road - ANS Connected China, India, Central Asia, Middle East, and Europe. Traded
goods,spread culture, and disease.
Role of nomads in Silk Road - ANS Facilitated trade along the Silk Road by providing animals,
protection, and technology like the stirrup; spread military technology along Silk Road
Kashgar - ANS City in China that served as rest stop for traders. Travelers stopped for goods
since the area was good for growing crops; goods were sold at a bustling marketplace,
important along the Silk Road
Methods of rule over Golden Horde - ANS Indirect rule; local princes collected tribute on
behalf of Mongols
Methods Mongols used to gain territory - ANS Used skills with bow and as horse riders to
conduct brutal raids and attacks; forced towns to surrender or face slaughter; used tech of
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, people conquered to scale city walls; used conquered people in military and as skilled laborers;
invented cannon
Magnetic compass - ANS Chinese invention that aided sailing navigation
Mamluks - ANS Group that stopped Mongol advance in Egypt
Dhow - ANS Ship used in Indian Ocean Trade Network - had lateen sails and could carry
heavy weights. Did not use nails, but fiber ropes for fastening so flexible; smaller than Chinese
junk
Diasporic communities within Indian Ocean trade networks - ANS Travelers had to wait for
favorable winds to be able to travel, so they stayed in foreign lands and interacted with the
local culture; intermarriage and spread of religion was a result; common on Swahili coast
Impact of Mongols on Silk Road - ANS Mongol empire helped this trade route to flourish.
Mongols protected merchants and helped the trade routes to flourish
Chinese Junk - ANS Ship used in Indian Ocean Trade Network -Had watertight compartments.
Could carry heavy weight cargo and the largest of their time, with 6 masts. They used nails to
hold the hull together.
Sternpost Rudder - ANS Invented in China. Allowed for better navigation and control of
ships; Helped in Indian Ocean Trade. The Europeans received it through trade.
Zheng He voyages - ANS 7 voyages that occured between 1405-1433 CE under Ming;
Displayed might of Chinese empire and received tribute; Included 300 ships and 27,000 people;
Opened new markets for Chinese goods
Brought back exotic goods (Ex. 1st giraffe)
Advances in astronomy under Mongol Khanates - ANS Predicted eclipse (info reaches Europe
and India)
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS. A+ GRADE 2025/2026.
Religions that spread along trade routes across Afro-Eurasia - ANS Islam,
Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity
Silk Road - ANS Connected China, India, Central Asia, Middle East, and Europe. Traded
goods,spread culture, and disease.
Role of nomads in Silk Road - ANS Facilitated trade along the Silk Road by providing animals,
protection, and technology like the stirrup; spread military technology along Silk Road
Kashgar - ANS City in China that served as rest stop for traders. Travelers stopped for goods
since the area was good for growing crops; goods were sold at a bustling marketplace,
important along the Silk Road
Methods of rule over Golden Horde - ANS Indirect rule; local princes collected tribute on
behalf of Mongols
Methods Mongols used to gain territory - ANS Used skills with bow and as horse riders to
conduct brutal raids and attacks; forced towns to surrender or face slaughter; used tech of
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, people conquered to scale city walls; used conquered people in military and as skilled laborers;
invented cannon
Magnetic compass - ANS Chinese invention that aided sailing navigation
Mamluks - ANS Group that stopped Mongol advance in Egypt
Dhow - ANS Ship used in Indian Ocean Trade Network - had lateen sails and could carry
heavy weights. Did not use nails, but fiber ropes for fastening so flexible; smaller than Chinese
junk
Diasporic communities within Indian Ocean trade networks - ANS Travelers had to wait for
favorable winds to be able to travel, so they stayed in foreign lands and interacted with the
local culture; intermarriage and spread of religion was a result; common on Swahili coast
Impact of Mongols on Silk Road - ANS Mongol empire helped this trade route to flourish.
Mongols protected merchants and helped the trade routes to flourish
Chinese Junk - ANS Ship used in Indian Ocean Trade Network -Had watertight compartments.
Could carry heavy weight cargo and the largest of their time, with 6 masts. They used nails to
hold the hull together.
Sternpost Rudder - ANS Invented in China. Allowed for better navigation and control of
ships; Helped in Indian Ocean Trade. The Europeans received it through trade.
Zheng He voyages - ANS 7 voyages that occured between 1405-1433 CE under Ming;
Displayed might of Chinese empire and received tribute; Included 300 ships and 27,000 people;
Opened new markets for Chinese goods
Brought back exotic goods (Ex. 1st giraffe)
Advances in astronomy under Mongol Khanates - ANS Predicted eclipse (info reaches Europe
and India)
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