Deck 8: A: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

Question 1

What aspect of Indian society does the Chinese monk Xuanzang describe in detail in Source 7.1?

A) Competitive sports
B) Local markets
C) The guild system
D) The caste system

Answer 1

The caste system

Question 2

Leo Africanus's account in Source 7.3 offers evidence of long-distance trade between West Africa and

A) China.
B) Oceania.
C) Europe.
D) India.

Answer 2

Europe.

Question 3

According to Leo Africanus's account in Source 7.3,West Africans were willing to pay high prices for

A) gold.
B) grain.
C) slaves.
D) horses.

Answer 3

horses.

Question 4

Which of the following reflects the state of Buddhist studies in seventh-century India as described by the Chinese monk Xuanzang in Source 7.1?

A) United
B) Divided
C) Syncretic
D) Secular

Question 5

In Source 7.2,Marco Polo's description of the city of Hangzhou,which he referred to as Kinsay,highlights the role of the city as an important center for

A) trade.
B) art.
C) Confucianism.
D) Christianity.