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1
Which of the following statements best describes the political heritage of classical China?
the leader with the strongest army will wield power
The emperor is to the state as a father is to family
citizens are obligated to participate in government
the emperor should be questioned by his follwers
2
How was manufacturing mainly achieved prior to the Industrial Revoluton?
Via the assebmly line
The "Cottage Industry"
Communial pooling of resources
In crowded urban factories
3
Which economic philosophy most supported the creation of chartered/joint stock companies?
Mercantilism
Democracy
Manorialism
Free trade
4
The Chinese system of the Mandate of Heaven refers to
the absolute power of the Chinese emperor
the belief that China was superior to the rest of the world
the emperor's obligation to give laws to his people
The power granted to rulers from the heavens
5
Originally a semi-nomadic Turkic empire, it developed an elite fighting force of Christians using the devshrime syste
Mughal Empire
Ottoman Empire
Songhai Empire
Safavid Empire
6
Which of the following accurately describes the silver trade from 1450 - 1750
Chinese demand for silver drove the trade
The Ottoman Empire served as the middleman in the trade
Mines in South Africa produced most of the world's silver
Spain was unable to attain the needed supply of silver
7
The term "Colombian Exchange" refers to
the trade in gold from the Caribbean to Africa
the rewards that Spanish monarchs promised Columbus
European raw materials brought to the Caribbean for trade
the biological exchange between the Old and New Worlds
8
A significant effect of the Colombian Exchange was that
American foods were introduced to European diets
American diseases spread to Europe
The Atlantic slave trade declined
European power slowly declined
9
Which of the following contributed most to the decline of both the Roman and Abbasid empires?
The division of government administration by ethnic groups
Nomadic invasions by the Mongols
Growing reliance on mercenary armies
The rapid expansion of Christanity
10
The following map shows what significant economic developments?
Chinese dominance in the Indian Ocean c.15th century
Changes in the IOB resulting from technologicalinnovations
The link between theHellenistic Empires to African cities
Trade networks promoted the growth of new cities 600 - 1450
11
A key similarity between European and Western African leaders from 1000 - 1450 was
A desire to abolish the slave trade
A reliance on examination systems to choose adivsors
Their growing awareness of Chinese technology
Their adoption of scholarship from the Islamic World
12
The term Dar al-Islam refers to
lands that are enemies of the Muslim religion
areas that share a common Muslim cultural basis for society
religious leaders influential in the community
conquered areas that refused to convert to Islam
13
Which of the following accurately compares the post-classical Chinese and Islamic empires?
Imperial bureaucracy based on an examination system
Battles over control of religious sites
Extensive urbanization and use of maritime trade
The abolition of slavery
14
The following chart represents the social class structure in
Feudal Europe
Mughal India
Spanish America
Feudal Japan
15
In which of the following regions did the Mongols remain as a political force after their fall?
Persia
China
Russia
Northern India
16
The main factor for the population drop of both Egypt and China in the mid 1300's was
Famine
Disease
Desertification
Foreign invasions
17
How did an incrase in farm production directly influence the Industrial Revolution?
It led to an increase in global population and human capital
It allowed for agricultural surpluses that could be sold for profit
It led to faster and cheaper transportation
It movitvated the people to start new businesses
18
Despite great struggles, Europeans were able to seize Asian and African colonies in the period 1750 - 1900 because
they were often viewed as liberators
they used profits from natural resources to uplift natives
they were backed by the United States
they had advanced militaries and weapons
19
What is true regarding Latin American society during most of the political revolutions?
Women's role in society were equal with men
It was divided into classes baed on ethnicity and socio-economic status
Immigrants rarely came to Latin America
Societies were mainly communist autocracies
20
The Colombian Exchange caused all of the following
EXCEPT
American foods were introduced to Europe
African diseases were introduced to Europeans
the populations of the Americas and Africa were disrupted
The population of China increased
21
Which of the following events created economic conditions that motivated Columbus's voyage
The adoption of silver currency in Spain
The fall of Constantinople's trade routes to the Turks
The expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain
The voyages of Vasco DaGama to India
22
Which of the following is NOT a global impact of sliver?
It increased the power of the Spanish crown
It increased outside interest in the Americas
It bypassed the need for China in global trade
It strengthened and integrated the world economy
23
Which of the following describes the primary motivation of the Spanish conquests of the Aztecs?
A desire to establish trade networks in South America
A desire to convert native populations to Chrisanity
A desire to establish permanent agricultural lands
A desire to aquire gold and spices
24
From 600 - 1450, the religions of Islam and Buddhism came into direct contact in which region?
East Africa
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Central Asia
25
Which of the following choices below is NOT a cause of the Industrial Revolution?
The Enclosure Acts
A rise in entrepeneurship and capital
A growth in agricultural output
Colonial legilatures
26
The rise of the Mongol Empire contributed to all of the following EXCEPT
An empire that extended across part of Europe and Asia
The spread of Christanity
An unsuccessful attempt to conquer Japan
The spread of plague
27
The Aztec and Incan civilizations were unable to defend themselves against the aggression of
Portuguese military
Dutch mariners
English priests
Spanish conquistadores
28
Marx's view on human history was that, it was a history of
the creation of wealth
modernization and industry
class struggles
the average man
29
Which of the following best characterizes the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims after 630.
A disagreement about the legal status of women within Islam
A disagreement about theological understanding of Allah
A disagreement over leader succession in the Dar al-Islam.
A disagreement over the location for haji activities
30
Name that Empire: Lucrative trans-Saharan trade, all emperors were Muslim and Islamic universities at Timbuktu
Great Zimbabwe
Mali
Ottoman
Mughal
31
Which answer most accurately describes the political structure of the Maya, 600 - 900?
Sparsely populated religious administrative centers
Numerous coastal villages dependent upon maritime trade
Numerous Independent, warring city-states
A highly centralized, aggressively expansionist empire
32
The African slave trade delivered the majority of slaves to
Mexico
New France
The Caribbean Islands
British America
33
Melakka and Venice were important examples of
Pilgrimage sites
Trading ports
Silk Road oasis towns
Political capitals
34
Which of the following statements is true of the Turks and the Mongols
Both had written language based on Arabic
Both were skilled administrators and beureaucrats
Both were pastoral nomads originally from the Asian Steppe
Both conquered and ruled Japan
35
Which of the following describes a major impact of Bantu migrations?
Cultural commonalities in sub-Saharan Africa
A single common religion in sub-Saharan Africa
The introduction of banana cultivation to the Sahel
The diffusion of irrigation techniques in East Africa
36
The self-sufficient
economic system
that developed in Western Europe from 600 - 1450 was?
Manoralism
Captialism
Mercantilism
Communism
37
Sugar and Tobacco are both important examples of
Cash crops
Products originating in Asia
Products originating from the New World
African products
38
Which of the following helped to contribute to the increase of the Atlantic slave trade?
Enlightenment ideas
Sugar Plantations
Industrialization
Absolute Monarchies
39
Merchants were at the bottom of the Confucian social hierarchy because
they did not produce anything
they had too much power in the imperial court
they were always intriguing against the Mandarin class
the emperors were often indebted to them for loans
40
In a patriarchal society
religious leaders dominate politics
power resides with the men
social mobility exists
the leader holds absolute power
41
Which of the following accurately compares Hinduism and Islam?
Both religions believe in idol worship
Both religions believe in a powerful creator god
Hindus place less emphasis on ritual practice than Muslims
Islam was spread through families, Hinduism through missions
42
Which of the following most contributed to the Revolution on the island of Saint-Domingue
Spanish imposing mercantilist policy in its colonies
The Napoleonic War and American Revolution
The abolition of slavery in Brazil
French victory in the Seven Years' War
43
Which of the following religions both used missionaries to spread their messages?
Christianity and Buddhism
Confucianism and Daoism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Judaism and Christianity
44
Which classical society was located in South Asia?
Qin
Han
Muryan
Roman
45
How did many Enlightenment thinkers feel about government and laws?
Strict religious laws were to be the laws of the land
Strict laws were necessary to keep order
Laws should be limied as people should think for themselves
Laws were created by man and threfore unncessary
46
What distinguishes the time period of 1450 - 1750 from earlier time periods?
The introduction of the institution of slavery
Inclusion of the Americas in global trade
The end of the Ottoman Empire
The first ships in Indian Ocean trade
47
Marxian term "proletariat" refers to
the working classes
the Revolutionaires of the era
the upper class
Christians and Catholics
48
All of the following statements regarding the Black Plague and its impact are accurate EXCEPT
It spread from southwest China along trade routes
Anti-Semitism increased as Jews were used as scapegoats
Demanded for higher wages weakened the Feudalism in Europe
Muslims abandoned Islam because of a lack of containment
49
The photograph is a representative of which type of syncretic architecture?
Chinese
Islamic
Byzantine
Hindu
50
Most Mesoamerican rulers tended to be both
Benign and powerless
Despotic and severe
Liberal and generous
Warlike and irreligious
51
After Columbus' encounter with the Americas
Crusaders began to conquer the Holy Lands
Native American populations drastically declined
The Byzantine Empire was conquered by the Ottomans
The Ming Dynasty stopped its voyages
52
After the expansion of Islam into West Africa,
trade increased
the economy slowed
native animist beliefs disappeared
a decentralized government developed
53
Which of the following contributed most to the rise of the Muscovite and Ottoman Turks?
Schisms in Christianity and Islam
The rise and fall of the Khanates
The growth of Afro-Eurasian trade
Advances in naval technology
54
Which of the following had the greatest navigational technology from 600 - 1450
Western Europe
Japan
China
West Africa
55
Name that Empire: Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca, Trans-Saharan trade routes, taxing of told and salt trade
Songhai
Ghana
Mali
Great Zimbabwe
56
Which of the following historical developments led to the Ming's reduced use of paper money?
Expansion of the Grand Canal allowed silver to flow north
The voyages of Zheng He inspired regular commercial contacts
The conquest of Japan only boosted its silver reserves
Expansion in global trade (silver) from the west hemisphere
57
Which of the following interactions did NOT involve intentional diffusion of religion?
The Mongol expansion into Russia, Persia, India and China
The Crusades
The arrivl of the Delhi Sultanate in India
The Chinese influence and tribute relationhip with Korea
58
Which of the followig is TRUE about the Holy Roman Empire?
It had a common language and nationality
It did not allow conquered men to join its army
It had strong decentralized autonmous local principalities
It split into Germany, Austria and Italy in the 1300's
59
The social hierarchies of Hinduism and Confucianism both demonstrate the value of
Scholars
Women
Landowners
Government Officals
60
What does the following cartoon tell us about European views on scientific thought of men like Galileo?
They believed science and religion could coexist
Their skepticism disappeared when works of science were published
They though it was a smashing idea
They outright rejected theories like heliocentrism
61
Which of the following was NOT a policy of Russia's Peter the Great?
Used Western Enlightenment ideas to govern
Introduced Western style of dress
Increased foreign trade
Extend serfdom throughout Russia
62
The Industrials Revolution directly influenced global imperialism by creating a need for
raw materials and new markets
foreign investment in captial
cheap factory laborers
scientists and engineers
63
The shaded portion of the map indicates which of the following?
The extent of the Byzantine Empire during the Crusades
The Roman Empire at its apex geographically
Sassanid-controlled territory during Persia's golden age
Arab conquests during the years of and after Muhammad
64
Which of he following statements about the textile industry being the first to encourage new factories is False?
New machines could weave cloth faster and therefore cheaper
Businesses saw greater profits from machine weaved cloth
A change in climate increased the demand for clothing in Europe
Prior to factories, spinning and weaving cloth was expensive
65
Swahili illustrates which of the following aspects of Africa since the 1200s and 1300s
Connection to Arab and Asian trade routes
Growth of West African empires
A lack of linguistic diversity
Influence from Mediterranean culture
66
Neoconfucianism refers to
Use of Confucianism to monitor economic relations
Blending of Buddhist and Confucian ideas
Spread of Confucianism to Japan
Rejection of Confucian beliefs during the Yuan
67
Organizations of merchants and craftspeople in European cities were called
Bishoprics
Guilds
Ecclesia
Fiefdoms
68
Which of the following is true of trade in the IOB from 600 - 1450?
economic activity slowed considerably due to nomad invasions
There was little to no economic interaction
Europeans played a dominate role in the region
trade flourished due to Afro-Eurasian merchants and trade connections
69
The purpose of the encomienda system was to
eliminate the Native American popluation
prevent the Atlantic slaves trade from increasing
give Native Americans economic oppurtunity
supply Europeans with a steady supply of labor
70
Pastoral nomads are similar to settled farmers in that they both
grow crops
settle into larger communities
have job specialization
domesticate animals
71
What ideas do Hinduism and Buddhism share?
Monotheism
The caste system
Reincarnation
Universal salvation
72
The following innovation changed the world in every way EXCEPT?
It led to the emergnce and growth of a market economy
It led to the formation of standarized time zones
It led to the quicker diffusion of people, ideas and goods
It led to drastically higher mortality rates
73
All of the following are true about Japan from 1450 - 1750 EXCEPT that
the economy declined
Christians were persecuted
foreign trade was restricted by the government
the shogun was the ruler
74
A common feature of both Japanese and European feudalism was
Extremely Rigid Social Structure
Social Mobility
Political Participation by all classes
Strong centralized authority
75
The majority of people living in Russia in the 1600s were
Serfs
Boyars
Free Peasants
Mongols
