9 World History Unit 2 Exam

Question 1

Which most accurately describes how Chinese cultural advancements influenced later civilizations?

Accepted Answer

The Chinese invented the movable-type press, which helped promote literacy.

Question 2

Visigoths sacked Rome after Emperor Constantine moved the Roman capital to Constantinople.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Which best describes a consequence of Emperor Theodosius updating the Roman law code in AD 438?

Accepted Answer

The Roman law code was translated from Latin to Greek.

Question 4

Which empire overthrew the Byzantine Empire and effectively changed the region’s religion to Islam?

Accepted Answer

the Umayad Emirate, The Abbasid Caliphate, The Ottoman Empire

Question 5

Which most accurately describes the beginnings of the Islam religion?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad received revelations from God through the archangel Gabriel

Question 6

Which most accurately describes events during Kublai Khan’s rule of the Mongol Empire (Yuan Dynasty)?

Accepted Answer

welcomed Marco Polo from Italy, which increased trade

Question 7

What advancements were made by the Islamic governments of the Umayyad Empire?

Accepted Answer

They fostered achievements by establishing libraries and universities.

Question 8

The bubonic plague is believed to have started in Asia and migrated to Europe via diseased fleas carried by rats

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Pope Urban II issued a call known as the Crusades throughout Europe for Christian warriors to defend the Holy Land.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Which most accurately describes how the Tang Dynasty influenced neighboring civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Korea adopted a merit-based bureaucracy.

Question 11

Which most accurately describes the Arab Empire’s impact on religious practices?

Accepted Answer

The Arab Empire spread Islam across the Middle East and North Africa.

Question 12

Which best describes Christianity’s influence on the feudal system in Europe?

Accepted Answer

hierarchical structure inspired the organizational structure of the feud

Question 13

Confucianism influenced the political theories of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, & Thomas Paine.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Which geographic locations did the Arab Empire control through the year AD 750?

Accepted Answer

Spain (Iberia), North Africa, and the Near East

Question 15

Kublai Khan regulated trade along the Silk Road, offering protection to merchants.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which empire overthrew the Byzantine Empire and effectively changed the region’s religion to Islam?

Accepted Answer

Ottoman Empire

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