About This Drill
AP World History Unit 2 Drill 4 is a Multiple Choice practice drill covering Unit 2: Networks of Exchange. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.
This drill uses a map showing major Afro-Eurasian trade routes c. 1200–1350 to explore the causes and effects of long-distance exchange networks. Study the map carefully, then answer all five questions.
Passage
Figure 1. Major Afro-Eurasian Trade Routes, c. 1200–1350
The shaded region indicates the approximate peak territorial extent of the Mongol Empire, c. 1260. Dashed lines indicate overland routes; solid lines indicate maritime routes.
Questions in This Drill
- Based on Figure 1, which of the following best describes the relationship between the Mongol Empire and Afro-Eurasian trade routes?
- A historian using Figure 1 should recognize that this type of map is most limited because it
- The trading cities shown on the map — Constantinople, Baghdad, Samarkand, Calicut, Kilwa — grew in importance primarily because of which broader development?
- Based on the map, which of the following best explains why the Indian Ocean maritime routes and the overland Silk Roads both remained active rather than one replacing the other?
- Which development after 1450 most directly altered the balance between the trade routes shown in Figure 1?