A) Exclusively European maritime routes to India B) Only modern satellite imaging of the continent C) Ancient architectural blueprints of Babylonian temples D) Representations of Asia on maps or depictions of the world by Asian cartographers
A) 15th century CE B) 6th century BCE C) 2nd century BCE D) High Middle Ages
A) British, French, and Dutch B) Roman, Persian, and Ottoman C) Mongol, Ming, and Byzantine D) Babylonian, Hellenistic Greek, and Han dynasty
A) Babylonian scribes B) Muslim geographers C) Han dynasty cartographers D) European explorers
A) Antarctica, Australia, and New Zealand B) North America, the Caribbean, and the Amazon C) Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Greenland D) Indian Ocean, Arabian Peninsula, and East Africa
A) During the European Age of Discovery starting in the 15th century B) During the 2nd century BCE C) During the Hellenistic period D) During the 6th century BCE
A) Hand-drawn parchment and ink B) Digitization, photographic surveys, and satellite imagery C) Clay tablets and stylus engraving D) Wooden blocks and silk printing
A) Athens B) Rome C) Chang'an D) Babylon
A) Papyrus scroll B) A clay tablet C) Silk cloth D) Parchment sheet
A) In a seven-point star pattern B) In a concentric circle pattern C) In a triangular pyramid pattern D) In a linear grid pattern
A) Two B) Three C) Four D) Five
A) Europe and Australia B) Africa and America C) Europe and Libya D) Libya and Antarctica
A) Hellenistic period B) Han dynasty C) Babylonian period D) High Middle Ages
A) Mahmud al-Kashgari map B) Ptolomy world map C) Babylonian world map D) Fra Mauro map
A) Satellite imagery and aerial photographs B) Early navigational charts and architectural plans for construction C) Clay tablets with seven-point star patterns D) Medieval T and O maps
A) 6th century BCE B) 11th century CE C) 2nd century BCE D) 15th century CE
A) It was discovered by European explorers William Rubruck and Marco Polo B) It was a region where Hellenistic Greek and Han Chinese spheres of influence overlapped C) It was mapped using modern satellite imagery D) It was the absolute center of the Babylonian world map
A) Three-quarters B) Half C) One-third D) A quarter
A) One-third B) A quarter C) One-fifth D) Half
A) Mahmud al-Kashgari B) William Rubruck C) Fra Mauro D) Marco Polo
A) Han dynasty diplomats B) Babylonian and Hellenistic scribes C) William Rubruck and Marco Polo D) Mahmud al-Kashgari and Ptolemy
A) It connects directly to the Indian Ocean B) It is not connected to the northern ocean C) It is the largest freshwater lake in the world D) It forms part of the seven-point star pattern
A) Southeast Asia B) North America C) Scandinavia D) Western Europe
A) Fra Mauro map B) Babylonian world map C) Ptolemy world map D) Mahmud al-Kashgari map
A) 1459 B) 1400 C) 1450 D) 1500
A) Navigational charts and architectural plans B) Clay tablets and stylus carving C) Satellite imageries, aerial photographs, and video surveying techniques D) Silk painting and woodblock carving
A) Kenneth Nebenzahl B) William Rubruck and Marco Polo C) Mahmud al-Kashgari D) Harley and Woodward
A) University of Chicago Press B) Oxford University Press C) Penguin Books D) Cambridge University Press
A) Ptolemy B) Harley and Woodward C) Mahmud al-Kashgari D) Kenneth Nebenzahl
A) Rivers, surrounding terrain, an encircling ocean, and outer islands B) The Caspian Sea, Korea, and Japan C) East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian Ocean D) Turkestan and the Silk Road |