Islamic Empire - Trade and Commerce
Test Quiz
1. What was a dinar?
a. A trade route to China
b. A letter of credit used to buy goods
c. A gold coin
d. A type of camel used to cross deserts
e. A high ranking merchant
2. True or False: Trade networks in the Islamic Empire included far away places like Europe and China.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
3. What were letters of credit used in large merchant transactions called?
a. Suftaja
b. Dinar
c. Checks
d. Dirham
e. Caravans
4. What did the Islamic Empire build with taxes gained from merchants?
a. Hospitals
b. Dams
c. Bridges
d. Schools
e. All of the above
5. What were caravans?
a. A type of silver coins
b. Merchants who traded in gold
c. Letters of credit
d. Large traveling groups of merchants and their goods
e. Trade routes used by ships to take goods to China
6. True or False: The expanse of the Islamic trade network helped to spread the religion of Islam.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
7. Why was paper a good way to conduct large transactions?
a. Because it was worth more than gold
b. Because it was light and easy to transport long distances
c. Because it could be destroyed easily
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
8. True or False: Merchants were the lowest class and looked down upon in the Muslim world.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
9. Around how far would a large caravan travel per day?
a. 1 mile
b. 2 miles
c. 15 miles
d. 100 miles
e. 300 miles
10. What helped to guide the principals of Islamic merchants?
a. The Hippocratic Oath
b. The Code of Hammurabi
c. The Law of the Twelve Tables
d. The Quran
e. All of the above
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