The Spread of Islam and Buddhism, 200 B. C. - A. D. 1450
Samarkand
Kashgar
KOREA
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Chengan
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JAPAN
Patalputra
Canton
Mecca
INDIA
Pagan
Arabian
Pacific
Ocean
Bay of
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Benga
CEYLON
(SRI LANKA)
Indian Ocean
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Spread of Islam
Spread of Buddhism
Source: NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam, January 2001,
1. Which claim is best supported by evidence in the map above?
(1) Islam and Buddhism spread through trade routes over land and over sea
(2) Islam and Buddhism originated in India
(3) Buddhism was a popular religion in North Africa in 1450 CE
(4) Many people in Japan were Muslim in 1450 CE

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