The Global Tapestry (1200-1450)
What was one major effect of Mongol rule on Eurasia during the era between 1200 -1450?
Collapse of all existing political structures.
Increased safety and stability across vast territories leading to flourishing trade networks.
Imposition on religious conversions across Eurasia.
Introduction of democratic governance systems.
Which of the following developments most accurately reflects a challenge to the Eurocentric narrative of the rise of Western Europe during the period 1200-1450?
The implementation of three-field crop rotation in European agriculture enhancing productivity.
The Reconquista in Spain demonstrating European military and religious expansion.
The spread of paper money and credit systems in Yuan Dynasty China indicating advanced economic practices.
The consolidation of feudalism in various parts of Western Europe leading to more structured societies.
Which crop, introduced to Europe from the Americas after 1492, significantly improved European diets and caloric intake?
Barley
Potatoes
Wheat
Rice
What impact did Mongol expansion have on Eurasian commerce throughout the duration from 1200-1450?
Forced all nations to adopt the same monetary system, thereby simplifying transactions.
It resulted in the total cessation of international trade due to constant warfare.
Limited only to luxury goods and none essentials.
Significantly increased safety and stability along routes, leading to expansion of commercial activity.
Which development most accurately reflects a pattern of continuity in the trans-Saharan trade network from 1200-1450?
The steady exchange of gold and salt between West African empires and North African traders.
The introduction of American crops such as maize into the African continent.
The decline of caravan routes due to the spread of maritime technology.
A significant reduction in slave trade across the Sahara during this period.
What characteristic exemplifies both Maya city-states circa CE and post-Mongol invasion Russian principalities navigating political autonomy despite external pressures?
Establishment of widespread agricultural communes and communities, abandoned traditional hierarchies in favor of solidarity.
Adoption of a universal legal code based solely on the Byzantine Justinian Code, irrespective of cultural contexts.
Urban populations experiencing substantial demographic shifts abandoning sedentary lifestyles to return to nomadic existence.
Their reliance on local leaders to consolidate power amidst larger entities vying to exert influence on them.
What might have been the consequence for Mesoamerican societies if metallurgy had developed there at the same level as it did in Afro-Eurasia during this period?
Increased military capabilities could have led to the formation of more centralized states resistant to European conquests.
Trade networks within the Americas might have become more complex with metal goods as valuable commodities.
Social stratification could deepen due to wealth accumulation by those controlling metal resources.
There may have been less emphasis on agriculture due to shifts toward labor-intensive mining industries.

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Which disease was responsible for decimating large portions of indigenous populations in the Americas after contact with Europeans?
Influenza
Smallpox
Cholera
Tuberculosis
Who was responsible for the spread of Buddhism into East Asia during the period of 1200-1450?
Islamic scholars from Middle East
Local rulers through state mandate
Traveling merchants along Silk Roads
Christian missionaries from Europe
In what way could religious syncretism between Islam and indigenous beliefs during the period from 1200-1450 foreshadow future inter-community relations within Islamic empires?
Expansion and increased acceptance within Islamic societies towards diverse cultural practices
Rejection, and subsequent decline, of Sufi practices due to their association with syncretic traditions
Continuation of caste system-like social strata strictly based on original religious affiliations
A widespread movement towards secular governance across all Islamic-ruled territories