According to the Quran, under what circumstances is the use of war and violence justified?

To defend oneself against another’s aggression

Which of the following statements about the Chinese tribute system is true?

Chinese government often gave other states gifts that were in worth more

What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias?

Disagreement over who should assume leadership in the Islamic world

Which of the following describes the effect of Islam on West Africa?

Islam had the greatest influence on rulers and urban elites.

Which of the following is a distinctive feature of Sufism?

Renunciation of material world in the pursuit of spiritual union with Allah

In what respect was Japan’s borrowing of Chinese culture different from the experiences of Korea and Vietnam?

Japan’s borrowing was wholly voluntary rather

Which of the following was a factor in the growth of Buddhism in China after 300 C.E.?

Increased disorder following the collapse of the Han dynasty

Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions?

Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism

Major development in Chinese society that took shape in the centuries following the collapse of the Han dynasty

Northern nomads conquered some portions of China.

Which of the following was a force that helped bind the Islamic world together?

The system of Islamic education created by the ulama

Which of the following is true of pre-Islamic Arabia?

Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians lived among the established Arab populations

Which of the following is an example of how Indian Buddhism was modified after its introduction into China?

Social class of Buddhism was replaced with emphasis on individual salvation

Which of the following events marked the beginning of the new Islamic calendar?

Muhammad’s emigration to Yathrib/Medina

Which of the following is an example of how Chinese inventions stimulated innovations in distant lands?

Chinese formula for gunpowder triggered development of cannons in Europe.

Which of the following is a reason that the Tang and Song dynasties are regarded as a “golden age” in China?

The setting of standards of excellence in art and literature

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1
Which of the following refers to the sayings and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad?
The “Islamic Green Revolution”
The hadiths
The Quraysh
The Pillars of Islam
2
According to the Quran, under what circumstances is the use of war and violence justified?
To expand territorial possessions
To force conversion to Islam
To defend oneself against another’s aggression
To increase the slave population
3
Membership in the Islamic community known as the umma was based on a common
culture.
faith.
class.
race.
4
Which of the following statements about the Chinese tribute system is true?
Chinese government often gave other states gifts that were in worth more
The tribute system operated at the end of wars of conquest
China’s neighbors often refused to submit to the rituals
The tribute system was an exploitative “one-way street,”
5
What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias?
Disagreement over who should assume leadership in the Islamic world
The belief that Husayn, the son of Ali, was the real messiah
They ran out of toilet paper
Fear that Muslims in conquered lands were abandoning Islamic teachings
6
Which of the following describes the effect of Islam on West Africa?
Islam had the greatest influence on rulers and urban elites.
The Arabic language was used in daily life by both Muslims and non-Muslims.
Merchants generally rejected Islam because of its hostility towards trade.
Farmers comprised the majority of converts to Islam.
7
Which of the following is a distinctive feature of Sufism?
Belief that compliance with the sharia would bring the believer to God
Rejected idea that one can have direct or personal contact with Allah
Renunciation of material world in the pursuit of spiritual union with Allah
An exclusively male movement with no place for women
8
In what respect was Japan’s borrowing of Chinese culture different from the experiences of Korea and Vietnam?
Japanese people viewed their own country less as a separate nation
In Japan, only the lower classes and women embraced Chinese culture
Japan adopted many elements of Chinese culture but rejected Confucianism.
Japan’s borrowing was wholly voluntary rather
9
Which of the following was a factor in the growth of Buddhism in China after 300 C.E.?
Sustained missionary endeavors undertaken by Buddhist monks from Korea
The withdrawal of rival Shinto priests to Japan following persecution
Increased disorder following the collapse of the Han dynasty
The celibacy of Buddhist monks and their withdrawal from society
10
Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions?
Legalism, Daoism, and Confucianism
Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism
Sufism, Sikhism, and Greek rationalism
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Manichaeism
11
Which region was conversion to Islam motivated by expand trading networks rather than from the result of conquest?
Anatolia
Spain
West Africa
India
12
Which of the following aspects of Arab tribal life was reinforced in the Quran?
Hierarchy
Independence
Pursuit of wealth
Solidarity
13
Major development in Chinese society that took shape in the centuries following the collapse of the Han dynasty
The Chinese rejected Daoism.
The Chinese began a migration northward toward the Yellow River valley.
Buddhism’s influence on Chinese culture declined.
Northern nomads conquered some portions of China.
14
Which of the following was the most thoroughly Islamized region in the period from 600 to 1500?
Anatolia
West Africa
Southeast Asia
India
15
Emergence of which practice during the Song dynasty suggests that Chinese women’s lives were more restricted
Remarriage of widows
Tribute system
Worship of the Queen Mother of the West
Foot binding
16
Which of the following was a force that helped bind the Islamic world together?
Strong political leadership over the entire Islamic world by Arab caliphs
The expulsion of all other “peoples of the book” from Islamic territories
The system of Islamic education created by the ulama
The successful suppression of competing religious orders
17
Which of the following is true of pre-Islamic Arabia?
no contact with the long-distance trade networks of Eurasia.
It enjoyed long periods of peace under the Bedouins.
A centralized state ruled over the area for centuries.
Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians lived among the established Arab populations
18
Which of the following was a technological innovation that spread from China to the rest of Eurasia?
Cannons
Printing
The processing of cotton
The processing of sugar
19
Which of the following is an example of how Indian Buddhism was modified after its introduction into China?
Buddhist notion of “morality” was translated with term “filial submission
The Buddhist term dao was translated as the Confucian term dharma.
Social class of Buddhism was replaced with emphasis on individual salvation
Patriarchal assumptions of Buddhism were replaced by message of equality
20
Which of the following events marked the beginning of the new Islamic calendar?
Muhammad’s emigration to Yathrib/Medina
Muhammad’s conquest of Mecca
The birth of Muhammad
Muhammad’s realization that he was Allah’s messenger
21
Which of the following behaviors does the hadith encourage?
Practicing usury
Criticism of the ruler
Charity for the less fortunate
Interaction between men and women
22
The Arab Empire that accompanied the spread of Islam stretched from
Mesoamerica to Madagascar.
Spain to India.
the Andes to the Himalayas.
the Gulf of Mexico to the Red Sea.
23
Which of the following is an example of how Chinese inventions stimulated innovations in distant lands?
invention of the magnetic compass spurred Scientific Revolution in Europe.
technique for producing salt by solar evaporation made possible
invention of movable type was the inspiration for first copy machine
Chinese formula for gunpowder triggered development of cannons in Europe.
24
Which of the following is a reason that the Tang and Song dynasties are regarded as a “golden age” in China?
The setting of standards of excellence in art and literature
The development of democratic institutions
The peaceful transfer of power from the Tang to the Song
The nearly universal adoption of Buddhism by the population
25
Which religion provided an element of cultural commonality for the East Asian region?
Christianity
Buddhism
Daoism
Islam

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