The marriage of Fernando of Aragon and Isabel of Castile

led to the creation of the Spanish state.

prescribed Islamic laws based on the Quran.

The spread of Mongol control

laid a political foundation for surge in long-distance trade

Portuguese explorers in West Africa traded

guns, textiles & other manufactured goods for gold & slaves

influenced other Europeans to visit China.

In the five centuries after the year 1000 C.E., the peoples of the eastern hemisphere

traveled and interacted more intensively than ever before.

Ibn Battuta was able to travel so extensively because

his religious & legal training allowed him to serve as qadi.

Luxury goods of high value relative to their weight

usually traveled overland on the Silk Roads

Khubilai Khan employed foreigners like Marco Polo in administrative posts primarily

because the khan did not entirely trust his Chinese subjects

a Nestorian Christian priest, served as envoy for ilkhans.

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1
The marriage of Fernando of Aragon and Isabel of Castile
resulted in the suspension of the Inquisition.
led to the unification of France.
led to the creation of the Spanish state.
marked the end of the Hundred Years' War.
2
The sharia
were Mongol scouts whose work was key to military success.
called for an Islamic holy war against the nonbelievers.
prescribed Islamic laws based on the Quran.
were Islamic mystics traveling trade routes to spread faith.
3
The Yongle Encyclopedia
was abandoned because of enormous expense
all of the above
was an anthology of Chinese history, philosophy & literature
ran almost twenty-three thousand manuscript rolls
4
The spread of Mongol control
stopped all trade along the old Silk Roads immediately
laid a political foundation for surge in long-distance trade
resulted in a slow but permanent decline in trade
had little impact on trade at all.
5
Which represents Renaissance art?
inspiration drawn from classical Greek and Roman artists
use of linear perspective to represent three dimensions
representation of the emotions of artists' subjects
all of the above
6
Which of the following was NOT a common result of the bubonic plague in western Europe?
peasant rebellions caused by efforts to freeze wages
greater peasant mobility
decline in population
a decrease in workers' wages
7
Portuguese explorers in West Africa traded
guns, textiles & other manufactured goods for gold & slaves
guns, and manufactured goods for tea, spices and gold
manufactured goods and textiles for gold and gunpowder
none of the above
8
Marco Polo's stories
persuaded other Europeans trade with China was dangerous
played no role in the expansion of European trade
influenced other Europeans to visit China.
were a product of forced propaganda by Khubilai Khan
9
Which of the following was NOT a new product during this period of increasing trade?
cotton
sugarcane
silk
gunpowder
10
Mongols contributed to diffusion by spreading gunpowder technologies west from China.
True
False
11
In the five centuries after the year 1000 C.E., the peoples of the eastern hemisphere
cut off from the world because of the ravages of disease.
fell under expanding empires of the western hemisphere.
fell behind the rest of the world in science and technology.
traveled and interacted more intensively than ever before.
12
Ibn Battuta was able to travel so extensively because
his military might made conquest easy.
he traveled with Marco Polo.
he held a position as an envoy for the Mongols.
his religious & legal training allowed him to serve as qadi.
13
The Ming dynasty was founded in 1368 by
Yongle
Rabban Sauma
Hongwu
Khubilai Khan
14
Luxury goods of high value relative to their weight
were exclusively trusted to Islamic merchants
were under a monopolistic control by the Chinese
always traveled the sea lanes
usually traveled overland on the Silk Roads
15
Khubilai Khan employed foreigners like Marco Polo in administrative posts primarily
as a form of punishment against foreign governments
because of their cosmopolitan nature.
as an indirect means of holding them hostage
because the khan did not entirely trust his Chinese subjects
16
The most notable of humanistic thinkers publishing the first edition of the Greek New Testament
Masaccio
Donatello
Erasmus
Petrarca
17
During 1340s, Mongols, merchants, travelers spread disease along trade routes west of China.
True
False
18
Rabban Sauma was
the eunuch admiral who sailed for Chinese emperor Yongle.
the founder of the Ming dynasty.
a Mongol prince who traveled to China.
a Nestorian Christian priest, served as envoy for ilkhans.
19
Humanists scorn Greek, Roman, and early church writers, preferring scholastic theologians.
True
False
20
The dome on the cathedral of Florence was designed by
Petrarca
da Vinci
Erasmus
Brunelleschi
21
During the Ming dynasty, Hongwu embraced Mongol rule and kept China's government decentralized.
False
True
22
The best-known long-distance traveler of Mongol times was the Venetian Marco Polo
True
False

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