Question 1

The most important African network of cultural exchange from 300 BCE to 1100 CE can be described as

Accepted Answer

A) mainly internal migrations within sub-Saharan Africa. 
B) the Indian Ocean network. 
C) the trade across the Sahara. 
D) the link with Islamic Arabia. 
E) taking place only in North Africa. 
A) mainly internal migrations within sub-Saharan Africa. 
B) the Indian Ocean network. 
C) the trade across the Sahara. 
D) the link with Islamic Arabia. 
E) taking place only in North Africa.

Question 2

In a parallel development to the southern migration to sub-Saharan Africa from the Sahara, this region also experienced a slow migration away from the expanding desert.

Accepted Answer

A) the Nile River Valley 
B) Madagascar 
C) the Kalahari Desert 
D) the Congo 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) the Nile River Valley 
B) Madagascar 
C) the Kalahari Desert 
D) the Congo 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Describe the evidence of early Saharan history provided by rock paintings.

Accepted Answer

In the stark mountains and rugged highla

Question 5

Scythians were fearsome horse archers, and they were noted to live in what form of dwelling?

Accepted Answer

A) log cabins 
B) mud-brick fortresses 
C) portable felt huts 
D) tree houses 
E) subterranean caverns 
A) log cabins 
B) mud-brick fortresses 
C) portable felt huts 
D) tree houses 
E) subterranean caverns

Question 6

The peoples of Central Asia have engaged in long-distance movement and exchange from at least

Accepted Answer

A) 3000 BCE. 
B) 2000 BCE. 
C) 1000 BCE. 
D) 0 CE. 
E) 1000 CE. 
A) 3000 BCE. 
B) 2000 BCE. 
C) 1000 BCE. 
D) 0 CE. 
E) 1000 CE.

Question 7

Critical to the functioning of the Silk Road were

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

About 2,000 years ago, people from Southeast Asia migrated what island off the coast of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Sri Lanka 
B) Madagascar 
C) Ceylon 
D) Indonesia 
E) Australia 
A) Sri Lanka 
B) Madagascar 
C) Ceylon 
D) Indonesia 
E) Australia

Exam 9: Networks of Communication and Exchange

The most important African network of cultural exchange from 300 BCE to 1100 CE can be described as

In a parallel development to the southern migration to sub-Saharan Africa from the Sahara, this region also experienced a slow migration away from the expanding desert.

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

Describe the evidence of early Saharan history provided by rock paintings.

Scythians were fearsome horse archers, and they were noted to live in what form of dwelling?

The peoples of Central Asia have engaged in long-distance movement and exchange from at least

Critical to the functioning of the Silk Road were

About 2,000 years ago, people from Southeast Asia migrated what island off the coast of Africa?

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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