Question

Refer to the two maps.

Map 1

Map of American Indian Trade prior to 1492. Trade centers labeled are the Dalles, Mandan Hidatsa, Arikara, Zuni, Pecos, and Corazones. A key notes Primary or major trade centers, Significant permanent secondary trade centers, Significant impermanent secondary trade centers, Other permanent secondary centers, Tertiary centers, Crossroads and local intertribal trade hubs, and Trade routes. Trade centers are marked with large and small circles. Routes are marked with lines.

Map 2

Map of Major Trading Routes of the Mongols in 1260. A key notes the shaded area as the Mongol Empire, Major trade routes are lines, and the Great Wall of China is marked with a dotted line. Cities are labeled and marked with dots. Major trade routes extend from China and Russia to India, Africa, the Middle East, Italy, France, Spain, and Denmark.

Based on Map 2, in which of the following ways did the success of Silk Road trade affect outside networks of exchange?

Silk Road trade caused regional cultures in India and the Middle East to block themselves off from foreign trade.
Europeans decided to create African and Asian empires to compete with the Mongols.
European goods were brought to China, leading to an increase in European manufacturing that expanded the trade of raw materials.
Imported goods encouraged many European countries to expand their oceanic trade routes to the Far East.

Answer 1

D. Imported goods encouraged many European countries to expand their oceanic trade routes to the Far East.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Age of Exploration was a result of the Europeans desire to travel around Asia to reach the Far East.

Answer 2

I want to say the third answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

We see in the map that the trade routes go from the European area to the China area.

It can't be A since we see that the routes go along the border of India, so it can't be both India and the Middle East.

I don't think it can be B because we don't see as much empires made by European forces in Africa, and these empires weren't competing with the Mongols, since the Mongols could easily take over their empires.

It can't be D since we don't see the trade routes go through the ocean to the far east, and the silk road never made it to North America and South America.