1. If you drew a map of the Silk Road, you would want to include which of the following features?
A. the Atlantic Ocean
B. northern Europe
C. Cape of Good Hope
D. Arabian Peninsula
2. The Silk Road originated in which region
A. China
B. Europe
C. Africa
D. Arabia
3. Which statement best analyzes the economic impact of Muslim trade on Europe?
A. Muslim trade led to European nations adopting Islam as their state religion.
B. European nations exported silk through Arab merchants
C. Arab nations adopted the roman numeral system to standardize accounting practices.
D. Muslim trade contributed to the growth of the merchant class and commercial economy in Europe.
4. Which statement best describes an economic development in Islamic history during the later Middle Ages
A. Demand for resources led to an increase in rural populations.
B. The Crusades were launched to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula
C. The Crusades were launched to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula
D. Hindu-Arabic numerals became the number system of choice for business.
5. Which statement best reflects a developed logical argument about the impact of politics and religion on law and government in the Muslim world?
A. Islam only impacts the laws in Muslim nations and does not influence government policies.
B. Muslim nations are theocracies in which the religious leaders are also the government leaders.
C. The Islamic faith has a greater impact on the laws and government in areas under sharia law.
D. The Islamic faith impacts the laws and governments of all Muslim nations in the same ways.
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2. A. China
3. D. Muslim trade contributed to the growth of the merchant class and commercial economy in Europe.
4. D. Hindu-Arabic numerals became the number system of choice for business.
5. C. The Islamic faith has a greater impact on the laws and government in areas under sharia law.