From 900-1500 CE, the Ottomans and the Aztecs were similar in that both...

nomadic groups that conquered already settled regions.

Why did Islam initially spread to West Africa?

Merchants on the trans-Saharan trade routes

What contributed most to the formation of political states by the Muscovite Russians & Ottomans

The rise and fall of the Mongolian khanates

The largest population decline in history occurred after the

epidemics in 16th c. Mesoamerica

During the 13th & 14th centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from...

Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together

The introduction of the Incan staple crop of potatoes outside South America led to

An increase in northern Europe's population.

Babylonian creation myth was intended to...

assert a special relationship btwn the city and the gods

What is an important continuity in political structure of states & empires from 600 BCE-1400 CE

Landholding aristocracies tended to be the dominant class.

From 600-1450 CE, merchants diaspora communities had what in common?

They introduced their own cultural practices into cultures

Why did the eastern Roman Empire survive, but the Western Roman empire collapse?

It had a loyal army, skilled bureaucracy, & wealth

By 1200 CE improved agricultural technology spread through sub-Saharan Africa through the

migration of Bantu speaking ppls w/ knowledge of ironworking

What describes patriarchal gender systems?

Women are inferiors and must be protected by men.

What caused China's population to increase between 600 - 1200 CE?

Agricultural output increased bc of new crop strains & tech.

Why are the Phoenicians important?

Their alphabetic writing system was used by the Greeks

Islamic and Chinese Empires in the post-classical period shared which characteristics?

Extensive urbanization and maritime trade

Why did the Chinese government want to stop voyages of exploration during the 15th century?

Government concern with domestic problems

What is true about the Mongols between 1200-1300?

They facilitated diffusion of Chinese inventions.

What is true about the Manchus after the mid-1600s?

They founded the long-lasting Qing Dynasty in China

Dona Marina is portrayed as....

An essential part of the negotiations.

Why did both the Roman and Abbasid empires decline?

Growing reliance on mercenary armies

Renaissance Italy and the Islamic Middle east after the decline of the Abbasids are examples of

political fragmentation and cultural creativity

What is the most important effect of Islamic expansion on medieval Europe?

The transmittal of Greek and Arab learning

Byzantine emperors maintained political unity by

making dynastic marriages and diplomatic alliances

Between 200 BCE and 1450 CE, the Silk Roads linked...

East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea

What is true about the Mongols?

Invasion of Japan was attempted but not successful.

What is associated w/ the spread of Buddhism into SE Asia btwn 200 BCE - 1000 CE?

Transformation of Buddhism after contact w/ local beliefs.

How did Japan borrow from Tang and Song China?

Societal relations in Japan were based on Confucian ideas

What is true for commerce in the Indian Ocean from 1000-1450?

Commerce flourished & was done by a mixture of merchants.

The Mughal and Ottoman Empires both

Were religiously and culturally diverse

As Islam spread from 1200-1600, it affected gender relations in which of the following ways?

Existing local customs for marriage blended with Islam.

The role of religion for the ancient Maya and the Roman state did what?

Used religious practices to legitimize their authority.

What did Marco Polo see at Kublai Khan's court in China?

Use of paper money, coal, and the practice of bathing

Why did the Mayans build cities in certain places with certain architecture?

Astronomical considerations and observations

From 1450-1750, empires such as the Ottomans and Chinese shared...

Using a large bureaucracy to support government

What was the most significant development of the Neolithic Revolution?

Adoption of settled agriculture to have urban areas

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share what beliefs?

They recognize the existence of Adam and Moses.

What were religious developments in India and China from 1450-1750?

Both India and China had a growing Muslim populations.

What was an important reason for the fall of the Roman, Han, and Gupta empires?

Intensified invasions & security issues.

Why did western Rome and the Han empires fall?

Invasions by borderland peoples

Early Buddhism & early Christianity were similar in which ways...

Both were receptive to male & female converts.

"Dona Marina" is evidence for what consequence of colonial expansion from 1450-1750?

Transfer of wealth to new elites & new gender roles starting

How are the Incan and Mayan empires similar?

Both used innovative techniques to increase crop production

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From 900-1500 CE, the Ottomans and the Aztecs were similar in that both...
were isolated from major Eurasian trade routes
politically unified by having monotheism.
able to dominate other societies with horses.
nomadic groups that conquered already settled regions.
2
Why did Islam initially spread to West Africa?
Merchants on the trans-Saharan trade routes
Soldiers fought on behalf of the Abbasid caliphate
Muslims fleeing persecution on the Iberian Peninsula
Officials in Sudanese empires
3
Roman aqueducts best exemplifies which of the following phenomena in world history?
Cultural borrowing
Intellectual imperialism
Religious syncretism.
Technological diffusion.
4
What contributed most to the formation of political states by the Muscovite Russians & Ottomans
Schisms in Christianity and Islam
The rise and fall of the Mongolian khanates
Advances in naval technology
The growth of Afro-Eurasian trade
5
The largest population decline in history occurred after the
global flu pandemic of 1918-1919
spread of syphilis in Renaissance Europe
Black Death in Europe
epidemics in 16th c. Mesoamerica
6
During the 13th & 14th centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from...
Trade that spread Christianity through Indian Ocean region
Widespread adoption of Confucian family hierarchies.
Widespread adotpion of Buddhist religious practices.
Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together
7
The introduction of the Incan staple crop of potatoes outside South America led to
a decrease in China's production of rice
An increase in Andean potato production as a cash crop
the replacement of corn in the North American Indian diet
An increase in northern Europe's population.
8
Babylonian creation myth was intended to...
descrbie he role of humanity as servants oft he gods.
provide a defense of Byabylonian polytheism
assert a special relationship btwn the city and the gods
argue for the equal importance of various gods
9
What is an important continuity in political structure of states & empires from 600 BCE-1400 CE
Landholding aristocracies tended to be the dominant class.
Peasants were free of obligations to the state.
Urban craft workers played a substantial role in government
Wealthy merchants dominated political institutions
10
From 600-1450 CE, merchants diaspora communities had what in common?
They lost touch with their homelands
They became military outposts
They introduced their own cultural practices into cultures
They imposed their own languages on local communities
11
Why did the eastern Roman Empire survive, but the Western Roman empire collapse?
It could rely on an alliance w/ the Persian Empire.
It was not an attractive target for conquest.
It followed an expansionist foreign policy to conquer Europe
It had a loyal army, skilled bureaucracy, & wealth
12
By 1200 CE improved agricultural technology spread through sub-Saharan Africa through the
discovery of gold that provided a means of exchange
migration of Bantu speaking ppls w/ knowledge of ironworking
expansion of Sahara Desert, forcing Berber ppls to moveSouth
development of oxen immune to diseases carried by tsetse fly
13
What describes patriarchal gender systems?
Women are confined to the home.
Women are inferiors and must be protected by men.
Women are not allowed to work.
Women are not allowed by men to serve as political rulers.
14
What caused China's population to increase between 600 - 1200 CE?
Agricultural output increased bc of new crop strains & tech.
Less warfare meant fewer casualties in wars.
Confucian emphasis on family caused ppl to have more kids.
Immigration bc of religious persecutions in India & SE Asia
15
Why are the Phoenicians important?
Their legal codification was copied by the Romans
Their alphabetic writing system was used by the Greeks
Their army and navy defeated Alexander the Great.
Established a bureaucratic state to influence the Persians
16
Many historians believe going from hunting/gathering to agriculture led to societies that were
patriarchal
dispersed
egalitarian
isolated
17
Islamic and Chinese Empires in the post-classical period shared which characteristics?
Extensive urbanization and maritime trade
Strict monogamy for uncontested succession.
Imperial bureaucracy based on an exam system
Battles over control of religious sites
18
Why did the Chinese government want to stop voyages of exploration during the 15th century?
Armed resistance from Arab navies
The destruction of the Chinese fleet by typhoons
Lack of sufficient Chinese goods for trade.
Government concern with domestic problems
19
What is true about the Mongols between 1200-1300?
They led naval invasions of Japan.
They facilitated diffusion of Chinese inventions.
They suppressed Islam & Buddhism.
They conquered Constantinople.
20
What is true about the Manchus after the mid-1600s?
They founded the long-lasting Qing Dynasty in China
They rejected Confucianism and its rules
They lived in a highly urbanized society.
They concentrated on creating a productive peasant class.
21
Dona Marina is portrayed as....
A heroine
A victim
A collaborator with the Aztec elite.
An essential part of the negotiations.
22
Why did both the Roman and Abbasid empires decline?
Growing reliance on mercenary armies
The division of governmental administration by ethnicities
Nomadic invasions by the Mongols
Increased competition from rival sea powers
23
Renaissance Italy and the Islamic Middle east after the decline of the Abbasids are examples of
political unity and decline of religion
political fragmentation and cultural creativity
political fragmentation and the decline of religion
political unity and cultural creativity
24
What is the most important effect of Islamic expansion on medieval Europe?
Promotion of religious reforms in the Catholic Church
The influence of Indian architecture on Gothic cathedrals
The transmittal of Greek and Arab learning
The development of theocracies in the HRE
25
Byzantine emperors maintained political unity by
sharing political power w/ the large merchant class
making dynastic marriages and diplomatic alliances
applying greater pressure on Muslim Africa
hiring mercenary Christian armies to fight invaders
26
Between 200 BCE and 1450 CE, the Silk Roads linked...
East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea
The Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
North Africa and Western Europe
The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
27
Which region had an increasingly decentralized government from 500-1000? Be able to see on map.
Persia
Byzantine Empire
China
Europe
28
What is true about the Mongols?
The Mongols eliminated the Chinese scholar-official class.
Ibn Battuta's writings describe court life of Genghis Khan.
Invasion of Japan was attempted but not successful.
Mongols conquered Constantinople.
29
What is associated w/ the spread of Buddhism into SE Asia btwn 200 BCE - 1000 CE?
Transformation of Buddhism after contact w/ local beliefs.
Opposition from Christian monastic orders.
Growth of a Buddhist warrior class
Rise of animism
30
Ibn Battuta's travels are evidence for the
political unity of Africa and Asia.
widespread use of paper money.
unifying influence of Islam
excellent condition of roads
31
How did Japan borrow from Tang and Song China?
Shinto religion continued to influence Japanese culture.
Warriors/samurai gained substantial power in Japan.
Societal relations in Japan were based on Confucian ideas
Japan established a decentralized power structure.
32
Which of the following provides the best evidence of the extent of the Bantu migrations?
Continuity of religious organizations
Archaeological remains of religious buildings
Similarities of languages
Similarities of political structures
33
What is true for commerce in the Indian Ocean from 1000-1450?
Commerce flourished & was done by a mixture of merchants.
After the rise of the Mongols, the volume of trade fell.
Chinese merchants dominated trade routes.
There was little commercial activity.
34
From 1000-1450, large numbers of women worked as...
Long-distance traders and farmers
Midwives and healers
Military leaders and farmers
Metalworkers and textile manufacturers.
35
Which language started after 1000 CE as a result of expanding global trade patterns?
Swahili
Latin
Arabic
Chinese
36
The Mughal and Ottoman Empires both
Were ruled by a single religious official
were able to expand w/out meeting strong resistance
Were religiously and culturally diverse
Formally restricted foreign trade
37
As Islam spread from 1200-1600, it affected gender relations in which of the following ways?
Women were fully equal to men in having a right to divorce.
Existing local customs for marriage blended with Islam.
Polygamy became widespread.
WOmen were no longer allowed to be small-scale traders.
38
The role of religion for the ancient Maya and the Roman state did what?
Focused on religious education of the youth.
Used religious practices to legitimize their authority.
Forced conversion to ensure the loyalty of the people.
Were tolerant of all forms of religion.
39
What did Marco Polo see at Kublai Khan's court in China?
Interest of the Khan in the international sea trade
Attachment of the Khan to using horses for military purposes
Use of paper money, coal, and the practice of bathing
The austerity of the design of the Khan's palace
40
Why did the Mayans build cities in certain places with certain architecture?
Dense tropical jungles and rain forests
Astronomical considerations and observations
Protection from surrounding invaders
Avoidance of swampy and uneven land
41
How did Buddhism spread from India chronologically?
Korea, Japan, Cambodia
Vietnam, China, Japan
China, Japan, Cambodia
China, Korea, Japan
42
From 1450-1750, empires such as the Ottomans and Chinese shared...
Continual military campaigns against European armies.
Dependence on trade as the main basis for the economy.
Using a large bureaucracy to support government
Elite fighting force made up of slaves.
43
What was the most significant development of the Neolithic Revolution?
Major advances in human brain function
Adoption of settled agriculture to have urban areas
Altered weapons & warfare caused by the use of bronze tech
Improved human nutrition bc of enhanced hunting skills.
44
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share what beliefs?
They are polytheistic.
They revere both Mecca and Jerusalem as pilgrimage sites.
They recognize the existence of Adam and Moses.
The divine nature of certain prophets.
45
Constantinople was part of which empire in the early 16th Century?
The Byzantine Empire
The Mughal Empire
The Roman Empire
The Ottoman Empire
46
What were religious developments in India and China from 1450-1750?
Indigenous religions slowly disappeared in India & China
Both India and China had a growing Muslim populations.
Chinese religious traditions spread into India more...
47
What was an important reason for the fall of the Roman, Han, and Gupta empires?
Long period of drought that destroyed crops.
Intensified invasions & security issues.
Using slaves in their armies.
Refusing to tolerate Christianity.
48
Why did western Rome and the Han empires fall?
The destruction of overland trade routes
New military technologies
A series of devastating floods and earthquakes
Invasions by borderland peoples
49
Early Buddhism & early Christianity were similar in which ways...
Both were receptive to male & female converts.
Neither supported the establishment of religious communities
Neither sought members from the lower classes.
50
"Dona Marina" is evidence for what consequence of colonial expansion from 1450-1750?
Spread of new food crops
Extention of regional trading networks
Restructuring of the family & growth of plantations
Transfer of wealth to new elites & new gender roles starting
51
How are the Incan and Mayan empires similar?
Both destroyed prior civilizations to conquer new places
Both held merchants as the second highest class
Used political dominance to suppress religious practices
Both used innovative techniques to increase crop production
52
Neoconfucianism by the Ming dynasty during the 14th century was motivated by the
goal of becoming a sea-based empire
rejection of traditional Chinese thinkers
desire to continue Mongol practices in China.
need for competent government administrators
53
What is a difference between Confucianism and Daoism?
Confucianism wants enlightenment, Daoism focus is this world
Confucianism = reincarnation. Daoism = belief in Nirvana
Confucianism = polytheistic. Daoism = monotheistic
Confucianism = social cohesion. Doaism = connecting w/Nature
54
Confucianism believed in...
The virtues and duties of family members.
Equality of all members of the family.
Power of wives over husbands outside the home.
The legitimacy of selling women to worthy families.

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