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1
Which of the following motivated both the Abbasids and the Mongols to expand their empires?
The need to gain a port on the Baltic Sea.
The conversion of non-believers to their faith.
The desire for wealth and plunder.
Population pressures within their own empires.
2
Under the Abbasids, this center of knowledge and learning flourished.
Al-Yawm
House of Wisdom
Baghdad University
Marhaban
3
When the Abbasids took over, where did they move the capital?
Mecca
Medina
Damascus
Baghdad
4
Women’s subordinate position in Tang/Song China was reinforced by
social class
a lack of education
clothing fashions
footbinding
5
The west African empire of Mali benefited from trade in what two commodities?
slaves and guns
salt and gold
slaves and sugar
gold and silver
6
During Tang Song China Trade___.
Gold was given by Mansa Musa
Flourished on the Silk Road
Japan Profited the most from trade
Trade decreased
7
The most important reason the Mongols were able to dominate older agriculturalist empires was
they had strict SOCIAL patriarchy which kept women at home.
they had a fervent religious spirit to spread their CULTURE.
their ENVIRONMENT made them skilled pastoral horsemen.
they were master merhant traders ECONOMICALLY.
8
The Abbasid and Umayyad empires are most closely associated with
inventing the compass and gunpowder
controlling trade in the Strait of Malacca
causing the fall of the western RomanEmpire
creating an Islamic Golden Age
9
One economic development of tang/song china was
Black painting on silk
joint-stock companies
examinations of Confucian texts
paper currency
10
Gunpowder, invented in China and diffused by Mongols, EVENTUALLY enabled imperial expansion in Eurasia and the Americas.
True
False
11
Who was the leader who first unified the Mongols?
Tamerlane
Genghis Khan
Attila
Mansa Musa
12
What kind of animal did the Mongols use to be successful?
donkey
mule
zebra
horse
13
Known for its use by the Samurai of feudal Japan, what type of sword is this?
Claymore
Cutlass
Wakizashi
Katana
14
Which two inventions were first introduced by Tang & Song China?
the sailboat and porcelain
the abacus and concrete
the lateen sail and telescope
the compass and gunpowder
15
Which of these sources would provide the most
POSITIVE
point of view toward the Mongols?
A Chinese bureaucrat's description of the Yuan Khanate.
Ivan III's order rejecting Mongol tribute demand on Russia.
An Islamic soldier's description of the Siege of Baghdad.
Italian Marco Polo's account of Mongol inventions & wealth.
16
Who in feudal japan wielded the most power?
The Daimao
The Samurai
The Shogun
The Emperor
17
What were the two main classes of Tang/Song China?
Samurai and shogun
Gentry and Peasantry
Merchants and Artisans
18
During Tang & Song China women were equal to men
True
False
19
Which of the following was ruled by Mongols, not Chinese?
Yuan
Tang
Song
Ming
20
Which Muslim group overthrew the Umayyad dynasty, set up a new caliphate, and moved the capital to Baghdad?
Sassanids
Abbasids
Seljuks
Ottomans
21
The diagram illustrates the social structure of feudal Japan. This shows that feudal Japan had
a well-defined class system
a growing middle class
a classless society
high social mobility
22
King of Mali (Africa)
Mansa Musa
Moses
Muhammad
Martin Luther
23
Invaded and ruled by the Mongols
China
India
Egypt
Mesopotamia
24
How did Mali gain power in western Africa?
they gained control over the Sahara
they gained control over the gold mines and expanded borders
they gained control over the salt mines
they gained control over the taxes
25
Which does
not
belong for Tang/Song China
Magnetic Compass
microscope
paper money
porcelain
26
Tang & Song China are known for
abandoning Confucianism in favor of Buddhism.
long periods of peace after defeating northern nomads
a golden age of literature, innovation and economic growth
allowing people to vote for the emperor
27
Which of the following about the Mongols is accurate for the 13th century?
They defeated many Christian kingdoms in western Europe
They founded the Yuan Dynasty in China
They were not as powerful as the Turks
Their government was centrally controlled from Baghdad
28
___ rulers established control of the feudal system in Japan.
Chinese
Tokugawa
European
Daimyo
29
Where did the Mongols live?
mountains
steppes (grassy plains)
30
Ghana & Mali are in _______ Africa
east
north
south
west
31
______ contributed to the downfall of the Abbasids.
the Byzantines
the Mongols
the Turks
the Huns
32
Feudal Japan and Feudal Europe both
maintained a rigid class structure
promoted exploration
encouraged scientific experimentation
emphasized new cultures
33
Where did the Mongols suffer defeat in the East?
Song Dynasty
Japan
Mongolia
Taiwan
34
Which of the following territories was not conquered by Mongols?
Ukraine
Spain
Russia
Persia
35
Mongols made great contributions in all of the following areas
EXCEPT
:
improved systems of communication
religious tolerance
promoted architecture
promoted trade
36
All of the following are reasons for the success of the Mongols' military efforts,
EXCEPT
:
their archery skills
their infantry skills
their horsemanship skills
their skills of adaptability
37
What term for an Islamic kingdom has been used by the Umayyads, the Abbasids, and ISIS?
Islamic Republic
Emirate
Sultanate
Caliphate
38
The Umayyads ruled out of ________________.
Damascus
Baghdad
Jerusalem
Buffalo
39
“Samurai” describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe known as:
Knights
Merchants
Serfs
Lords
40
Which of the following was an invention of Tang/Song China?
Silk
Gun powder
The telescope
Algebra
41
Japanese feudal lord
Baron
Samurai
Daimyo
Knight
42
The Umayyads and the Abbasids spread what religion through North Africa?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
43
Under the Abbasids, the Islamic caliphate lived the
Cultural Decline
Civil War
Golden Age
Conquered by Europeans
