Because Mongols Controlled Access to the Silk Road After the Overthrow

question 70

Multiple Choice

Because Mongols controlled access to the Silk Road after the overthrow of the Yuan, the emperor Yongle emphasized

• A) trade by ships.
• B) overland trade through India and Arabia.
• C) trade through Buddhist monasteries.
• D) trans-Pacific exploration.
• E) none of these; trade decreased because people could not afford to travel the Silk Road and pay Mongol tariffs.