chp 21 reading quiz

In the five centuries after the year 1000 CE, the peoples of the eastern hemisphere:

traveled and interacted more intensively than ever before

The spread of Mongol control:

laid the political foundation for a surge in long-distance trade

Khubilai Khan employed foreigners like Marco Polo in administrative posts primarily:

because the khan did not entirely trust his Chinese subjects

Rabban Sauma’s journey was designed to:

invite the Europeans to join the Persian ilkhans against the MuslimsIbn

Ibn Battuta was able to travel so extensively because:

his religious and legal training allowed him to serve as qadi

The outbreak of the bubonic plague in the fourteenth century began in:

China

which of the following was NOT a common result of the bubonic plague in western Europe

a decrease in worker’s wages

Hongwu’s philosophy for ruling China was to:

return to the model of traditional Chinese dynasties

Central to Renaissance thought was:

a fascination with classic Greek and Roman art and philosophy

Humanist moral philosophers believed that:

people could lead morally virtuous lives while participating in the world.