1use the map to answer the question:

dot density map with a heavy concentration of dots centered on chang

based on the map, where did most people live?

east of the di river
west of the feng river
between the feng and di rivers
between the feng and wei rivers

2 which of these belongs to the ming dynasty?

empress wu
li yuan
shi huangdi
zheng he

3 which of the following was an initial barrier to european trade in the ming dynasty?

the chinese thought europeans were barbarians.
the chinese forbade christians from entering china.
the europeans did not have any goods that the chinese wanted.
the europeans did not have access to trade routes that led to chinese cities.

4 which of these is a reason china was not interested in trade with europeans during the 15th century?

the chinese considered their products superior to european products.
the chinese imperial policy prohibited contact with christians.
european products were too expensive for many chinese traders.
european merchants did not show an interest in the teachings of confucius.

5 why did axum become important around 50 ce?

it had a trading port on the red sea that received goods from egypt, arabia, greece, and rome.
it became a center of islamic learning and culture and had many schools, mosques, and arab trade guilds.
it was converted to christianity and became a hub for christians traveling from europe to the middle east and orient.
its king conquered portions of the middle east and north africa, and the territories provided wealth in the form of tribute.

6 which of these is an example of cultural diffusion?

the practice of islam in mali
the rise of the salt and gold trade in ghana
the existence of nomadic tribes throughout west africa
the internal political problems that weakened the songhai empire

7 use the map below to answer the following question:

map of medieval saharan trade routes, centered on present-day niger in central africa. clockwise from the top, the following areas are labeled: morocco and europe, egypt, arabia, ethiopia, empire of mali, empire of ghana. the cities of marrakech and sijilmasa are near morocco, and the cities of caire and koufra are near egypt. the city of djeddha is in arabia, the city of souakim is in ethiopia, the cities of agadez and bilma are in central africa, the cities of tombouctou and djenne are in the empire of mali, and the city of aodaghost is at the border of mali and ghana.
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8 the map shows travel patterns in africa in 1400 ce. find timbuktu (tombouctou) on the map. how did cultural diffusion affect the city?

because timbuktu was located along trade routes, merchants brought ideas from morocco, europe, arabia, and elsewhere.
because timbuktu was located inland, it developed a unique culture unaffected by european and asian ideas.
because timbuktu was located in the empire of mali, it adopted a strictly islamic culture.
because timbuktu was close to the empire of ghana, the kings of mali protected it from foreign investment and invasion.

9 why are egypt and kush both considered traditional economies?

both depended on small-scale individual farming to feed their people.
both engaged in trade with neighboring civilizations.
both were ruled by pharaohs who determined people's roles.
both developed along the banks of the nile river.

10 how was the geography of kush in 400 bce important to its economy?

kush had a traditional economy, and the nile river supported agriculture.
kush had a command economy, and the nile river supported trade.
kush had a traditional economy, and the red sea supported ship building.
kush had a command economy, and the pharaoh controlled the use of the red sea.

11 use the images below to answer the following question:

the image on the left shows an egyptian fayum mummy portrait of a man with a laurel wreath. the image to the right shows a fresco found in pompeii, depicting a young roman couple.
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the portrait of the couple was found in the italian village of pompeii, in southern italy. the portrait of the young man was found attached to a mummy in egypt. both date to the 1st century bce. what can be concluded about the two images?

trade between africa and europe caused an exchange of artistic ideas, shown by the similar elements in these portraits.
women were included in european portraits, but not in north african portraits.
people in northern africa and southern europe had similar ancestry, so their portraits tend to look alike.
christianity influenced artistic trends in many regions of europe and north africa, as these portraits show.