Question

it is widely accepted that the rise of the mongol empire greatly expanded trade and the circulation of goods... since the fall of the uighur empire in the ninth - century, mongolia had been removed from the main trade routes. thus the fall of the court of the mongols... and participated in... the mongol empire dominated eurasia through the movement of envoys, merchants and travelers into the wider world as a relatively unknown society. as the mongol empire declined in the fourteenth century, the trade and exchange of goods, ideas, technology and people precipitated by the mongol conquests. timothy may, united states historian, academic article, 2016. 1. which of the following best describes an effect of the establishment of the mongol empire upon silk road long - distance trade? (a) the silk road trade declined because the mongol merchants preferred to use maritime long - distance trade networks instead. (b) the silk road trade increased because the mongol conquests helped to connect more regions of eurasia economically and commercially. (c) the silk road trade was not affected by the mongol conquests because the tribal and nomadic nature of mongol society meant that mongol demand for luxury goods was virtually nonexistent. (d) the silk road trade collapsed following the mongol conquests because most trading cities along the silk roads were destroyed and never recovered. 2. which of the following societies engaged in extensive maritime trade well beyond their borders in the fifteenth century? (a) mesoamericans in the pacific ocean (b) bantu peoples in the indian ocean (c) chinese in the indian ocean (d) russians in the pacific ocean 3. “i am a griot... we are vessels of speech, we are the repositories which harbor secrets many centuries old. without us the names of kings would vanish into oblivion. we are the memory of mankind; by the spoken word we bring to life the deeds and exploits of kings for younger generations.... i teach kings the history of their ancestors so that the lives of the ancients might serve them as an example, for the world is old, but the future springs from the past.” an african griot (storyteller), circa 1950. the introduction by the griot is intended to serve which of the following purposes? (a) to establish the griot’s authority by connecting him to the past. (b) to exalt the malian kings above previous dynasties. (c) to highlight the griot’s unique abilities as compared to other griots. (d) to portray mali as a progressive society that is improving on the past. 4. the mongol conquests of much of eurasia in the thirteenth century tended to encourage trade along the silk roads primarily by (a) opening large new markets for both european and east asian goods in central asia (b) increasing the demand for military supplies needed by the mongol armies that occupied various regions (c) decreasing the risk of bandit attacks and reducing the number of local rulers collecting tribute from trade caravans (d) discouraging seaborne trade along the indian ocean routes that competed with the silk roads

Explanation:

1. The Mongol Empire's establishment increased Silk - Road trade as it connected more regions of Eurasia economically. Mongol conquests helped integrate different areas and facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, etc. across the Silk Road.
2. In the fifteenth century, the Bantu people were known to engage in extensive maritime trade well beyond their borders in the Indian Ocean.
3. The griot's introduction is to establish his authority by connecting himself to the past. Griots were keepers of oral history and by emphasizing their link to the long - standing tradition of preserving history, they established their credibility.
4. The Mongol conquests encouraged trade along the Silk Roads mainly by opening large new markets for both European and East Asian goods in Central Asia. The unified Mongol Empire created a more stable environment for trade and connected different economic regions.

Answer:

1. B. The Silk Road trade increased because the Mongol conquests helped connect more regions of Eurasia economically and commercially.
2. B. Bantu people in the Indian Ocean
3. A. To establish the griot’s authority by connecting him to the past
4. A. opening large new markets for both European and East Asian goods in Central Asia