Quiz  /  Trade and Commerce

  • 1. 
    What was a dinar?

  • A trade route to China
  • A letter of credit used to buy goods
  • A gold coin
  • A type of camel used to cross deserts

  • 2. 
    True or False: Trade networks in the Islamic Empire included far away places like Europe and China.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 3. 
    What were letters of credit used in large merchant transactions called?

  • Suftaja
  • Dinar
  • Checks
  • Dirham

  • 4. 
    What did the Islamic Empire build with taxes gained from merchants?

  • Dams
  • Bridges
  • Hospitals
  • All of the above

  • 5. 
    What were caravans?

  • Large traveling groups of merchants and their goods
  • Merchants who traded in gold
  • A type of silver coins
  • Letters of credit

  • 6. 
    True or False: The expanse of the Islamic trade network helped to spread the religion of Islam.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 7. 
    Why was paper a good way to conduct large transactions?

  • All of the above
  • Because it was light and easy to transport long distances
  • Because it could be destroyed easily
  • Because it was worth more than gold

  • 8. 
    True or False: Merchants were the lowest class and looked down upon in the Muslim world.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 9. 
    Around how far would a large caravan travel per day?

  • 15 miles
  • 100 miles
  • 1 mile
  • 2 miles

  • 10. 
    What helped to guide the principals of Islamic merchants?

  • The Law of the Twelve Tables
  • The Quran
  • The Hippocratic Oath
  • The Code of Hammurabi
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