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1
Which of the following were advantages to moving the capital from Rome to Constantinople?
More fertile soil for farming
Increased access to minerals in new capital
Ideal location for control of trade and commerce and location for defense.
2
confucious believed in returning back to teaching old values of their ancestors
False
True
3
What major crop was grown in the south along the Yangtze River?
Corn
Millet
Rice
Wheat
4
How many pillars of Islam are there?
5
3
1
2
5
What weapon did samurai use.
Katana
Tachi
Musket
knife
6
The movement of customs & ideas from one culture to another
Islam
cultural diffusion
Swahili
Nationalism
7
Who was Hongwu?
A notorious criminal
A scholar
A farmer
The first Ming emperor
8
what is the common law?
Kings are the only people to wear red
Slaves much and only wear brown
System of laws based on court decisions and local custom.
lords can only own land
9
Muslims make the pilgrimage to?
Melbourne
Medina
Mecca
Macce
10
Which number on the map is the Islamic holy city of Mecca?
1
3
2
4
11
How did the Arabic language arrive in West Africa?
Arab Artisans
Arab Soldiers
Arab Hunters
Arab Traders
12
One demand in the Magna Carta was habeas corpus. What is this a right to?
People must have free speech
Nobles cannot have their land taken away without being paid
A personmust be read his/her rights when being arrested
A person cannot be jailed without a reason
13
What ideas did fuedalism depend on?
Money
Loyalty and Service
Responsibility and Trust
14
What was manoralism?
economic system to help the king
economic system to make the serfs works hard
economis system that was self-reliant
economic system to govern the land
15
What was one effect of the Crusades?
Trade decreased
Trade increased
16
what another name for Yangtze River?
chang river
yellow river
Huang river
yangtze river
17
Songhai, Ghana, and Mali were
coastal
mountainous
on major trading routes
in the rain forest
18
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Samurai in Early Feudal Japan?
Used a strict code of honor and discipline.
Did not wear armor.
Warrior Class
Had specialized armor
19
Which religion viewed literacy, and learning as very important
Islam
Christianity
20
The concept of zero, calligraphy, and the book The Thousand and One Nights are contributions of
Zheng He
Constantine the Great
Muslim Scholars
Christian Scholars
21
Which class did Zen Buddhism especially appeal to?
Merchants
Samurai
Daimyo
Peasants
22
Which statement describes one impact of the samurai way of life on Japanese society?
Control by government bureaucracy increased.
Religious membership in traditional faiths shrank.
The ethical behavior of people improved.
The military power of rulers decreased.
23
Hongwu was the first Emperor of what dynasty?
Bling Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
Ching Dynasty
24
Mansa Musa did all of the following, EXCEPT
Built a Muslim University in Timbuktu
Waged war against all non-Muslims
Made a pilgrimage to Mecca
Returned with Muslims scholars
25
Which of the following is not one of the 5 pillars of Islam?
Ramadan
Hajj
Testimony of Faith
Sacrifice
26
Which of the following rulers was responsible for building the Hagia Sophia?
Constantine
Augustus
Justinian
Ivan the Great
27
Which letter near marks the location of the Yangtze River?
F
A
D
C
28
How do Shia and Sunni Muslims primarily differ.
Shia believe the leader of Islam must trace to Muhammad.
Sunni believe the leader of Islam must trace to Muhammad
29
In the 700's AD, Arabian merchants played an important role in...
converting large numbers of Western Europeans to Islam
spreading new technology among Asia, Africa, and Europe
uniting most of Asia and Europe under a single religion
stopping the invasion of nomadic people from Central Asia
30
Why is the Arabian Peninsula in a good location for trade?
near Egypt
It was land locked.
near three continents Asia,Africa and Europe
near Egypt , North America and Asia
31
Where is the Hagia Sophia church/mosque located today?
Antioch
Istanbul
Athens
Rome
32
What was the role of the emperor in Japanese feudal society? Find the right answer(s)
The emperor was in charge of the Samurai
The emperor was without real political power
The emperor, believed to be a descendant of the water gods
The emperor was an important influential and powerful leader
33
Islam and the Arabic language was spread through
Trade and Conquest
Conquest and Pamplets
Colonization
Trade and Cards
34
What were the two most influential advancements of the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties of China?
engineering and art
astronomy and cartography
gunpowder and the magnetic compass
poetry and medicine
35
Which country did Japan get the writing system of Kanji from?
India
China
Korea
36
What was the result of the first crusade?
Crusades got greedy and attacked Constantinople
Crusaders never made it there
Crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem
Crusaders were defeated and returned home
37
The Koran is the sacred text of Islam....
True
False
38
What was Fuedalism?
Secret Group
Laws/Learning
Everyone gets the same thing
Loyalty for Exchange of Land
39
William the Normandy is also known as...
William the Vindictive
William the Conqueror
William the Unreliable
William the Warrior
40
What was the Magna Carta?
A PIECE OF PAPER WITH WORDS ON IT
A DOCUMENT STOPPING TAXES
A DOCUMENT RAISING TAXES
A DOCUMENT LIMITING THE KINGS POWER
41
What religion brought China together during the period of Disunion?
Han D, Buddhism was 1st introduced in china during period of division.
Catholocism
A and D
Many turned to Buddhism b/c of sense of escape from suffering.
42
When did West Africans use the Arabic language?
education
Both
business
43
Chinese leader who formed the Ming Dynasty
Prince Shotoku
Shinto
Confucious
Hongwu
44
In most traditional African religions, people honored....
only one god
the emperor
their ancestors
religious leaders
45
What was the most important long-term effect of the Crusades
There were nine of them
Europe was exposed to new ideas and possibilities
The Roman Catholic Church taught many people to read and write
Europe gained control of the riches and knowledge of the Holy Land
46
Who was Marco Polo and what did he do?
An Asian warrior who went to Italy and wrote a book
A Italian merchant who traveled to china and recorded things
My father
A cool guy
47
Charlemagne won back the lands of the old Roman Empire by...
forming a partnership with missionaries
using his army to conquer neighboring kingdoms
declaring war on Russia
getting support from the Greeks
48
What is the code of Bushido?
Fujiwara acted as rulers
Oda NobunagaToyotomi HideyoshiTokuguwa Leyasu
the emperor was a figurehead with little power
a set of rules that governed samurai conduct
49
What was the result of the Great Schism?
Jesus was no longer the supreme authority
The Christian church united under the Emperor
The church split into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
Christian church united under the Pope
50
What was the purpose of the voyages of Zheng He that lasted 28 years?
Form diplomatic relations & trade with other countries
explore new parts of the world
conquer other countries
acquire wealth & show strength
51
What is manoralism?
Serfs living and working on lands of lords and nobles
Popes giving special titles to kings
Kings granting lands to knights in exchange for protection
Serfs becoming knights by destroying manors
52
What did Mansa Musa bring back after his Hajj?
Teachers
Scolars
All of the above
Artists
53
Ghana became wealthy because they controlled the trade routes of these natural resources...
Water and lumber
Iron and Trees
Gold and Salt
Rice and Flower
54
Which was not an invention of the Tang and Song Dynasties?
gunpowder
movable type
paper money
sculptures made of jade
55
Reconquista
The effort by Catholic leaders to drive the Buddhist out of America
The effort by Christian leaders to drive the Muslims out of Spain
The effort by Muslim leaders to drive Christians out of Spain
The Spanish effort to drive Christians and Muslims out of Spain
56
This shows the importance Mongols placed on improving trade with other civilizations?
the construction of large merchant fleets
the establishment of caravan routes
the conquest of Constantinople
the creation of a national currency
57
William, Duke of Normandy, was known as The Conqueror because...
He won the Battle of Hastings
He wanted to become king of France
He fought the Normans
He drove the Muslims out of Spain
58
The Black Death killed a third of the European population
True
False
59
What is a philosophical system of ethics based on the teaching of Confucious?
Confucianism
Shinto
Buddhism
Daoism
60
What did Charlemagne do?
Appointed educated men to gov. positions
forced the conversions of conquered people
created a vast empire in the West
all of the above
61
What religion was prominently diffused along the trans-Saharan trade routes?
Christianity
Islam
Eastern Orthodoxy
Judaism
62
What are some characteristics of Shinto religion?
Focuses on purity, harmony and spiritual power
Monothesistic
Pessimistic, Angry Gods
63
Ghana became a powerful kingdom because:
they had excellent sailors that went around the world
they controlled the trade routes
they controlled all of the gold
they had gun powder
64
What is a long term effect of the Crusades?
The spread of Muslim learning
A weakening of Feudalism
All of the Above
The increase of trade between the Middle East and Europe
65
Muslims, Jews, and Christians have a common belief in
fasting
gods and goddesses
one god
pilgrimage
66
14. The griots of West Africa preserved
woven cloth
written records
religious statues
oral traditions
67
Zen Buddhism suited the samurai way of life because of its emphasis on
prayer.
faith.
discipline.
warfare.
68
When did the black plague hit Europe?
1348
1448
1148
1248
69
Why was learning Arabic so important for those who became Muslims?
They need to speak Arabic if they want to enter a mosque.
Arabic is an easy language to learn.
The needed to read the Quran which is written in Arabic.
Arabic was the only written language in Africa at the time.
70
The spread of Islam into the kingdoms of Ghana and Mali resulted from
self-determination
cultural diffusion
ethnocentrism
imperialism
71
Which of the following changes was NOT included in the Taika Reform of 646?
transferred land/people controlled by clans to the emperor
It defined crimes and established a system of punishments
It gave clan heads paid official jobs.
It made everyone a subject of the emperor
72
What was the feudal hierarchy in pre-modern Japan?
Emperor, Daimyo, Shogun, Samurai, peasants
Emperor, Shogun, Samurai, Daimyo, pesants
Shogun, Emperor, Samurai, Daimyo, pesants
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, peasants
73
The Chinese invention of paper would have influenced which new commercial practice between 1200 to 1450?
Creation of printed money
Coercive slave labor
The giving of tributes
Use of the # 0 in accounting
74
If you are a follower of Islam, you are called a:
Devout believer
Mormon
Christian
Muslim
75
Mongols are similar to the Bedouin in that they...?
Largely used camels
Were mostly trading merchants
Were nomadic and clan-based
They were mostly Islamic
76
What influence did trade have on Islam?
Trade helped to expand Islam.
Muhammad was a merchant.
Merchants were rich.
Muhammad never left Mecca.
77
Why did Justinian create the law code known as Justinian's Code?
To help him recapture the Roman Empire
He believed Roman law had become too confusing
To support Eastern Orthodox Christianity
To give himself more power
78
These are warriors of feudal Japan who followed the shogun while the emperor was a figurehead
kami
torii
bushido
samurai
