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1
How did Chinese dynasties such as the Song ensure strong control over their political bureaucracies?
intense examinations based on Confucianism
strong protective defense measures like The Great Wall
toleration of other religions and cultures
lack of trade with other societies
2
In medieval Europe, manorialism was
the free labor economic system under feudalism
the political agreement between kings, nobles, knights and peasants
requirement that all peasants paid taxes to the church
the code of conduct followed by feudal knights
3
This image indicates the subjugation of women and cultural notion of beauty and status in
The Byzantine Empire
The Aztec Empire
The Abbasid Caliphate
The Song Dynasty
4
Which of the following about the Mongols is accurate for the 13th century?
They were not as powerful as the Turks
Their government was centrally controlled from Baghdad
They defeated many Christian kingdoms in western Europe
They founded the Yuan Dynasty in China
5
Brazil and the Caribbean lacked mineral wealth, but made up for it with
Sugar
Wheat
Cotton
Potatoes
6
What region of Dar al-Islam was known as "al Andalus?"
The Iberian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula
North Africa
The Middle East
7
Buddhism appealed to the poor and to women in India because it offered an alternative to
Confucianism
slavery
the caste system
feudalism
8
The lateen sail was an important technology for traveling across the Indian Ocean because?
Its shape made maneuvering the monsoon winds possible
Its square shape meant that it picked up more ocean breezes
It was especially suited for short-distance travel
It was more durable than most other sails
9
Invention used to spread ideas to the masses
Telephone
Printing Press
Astrolabe
Lateen sail
10
Which of the following is a syncretic blend of Hinduism and Islam from India?
Vodun
Shintoism
Sikhism
Buddhism
11
Which was the FIRST to consistently integrate sub-Saharan Africa into a network of exchange?
Islamic civilization
Transatlantic Trade
The Roman Empire
Modern globalization
12
Which Muslim group overthrew the Umayyad dynasty, set up a new caliphate, and moved the capital to Baghdad?
Ottomans
Abbasids
Sassanids
Seljuks
13
All three Gunpowder Empires depended heavily upon
religious tolerance to prevent rebellion.
Shi'ism to unify their people.
slavery to improve agricultural productivity.
trade to strengthen the economy.
14
The success and timing of trade though the Indian Ocean basin largely depended upon?
Understanding the rhythms of the monsoon winds
The Indian desire to purchase pepper from the Romans
Controlling the actions of Turkish pirates
Forming a lasting trading partnership with China
15
Private investors played a large role in this country's wealth and dominance in trade
England & Netherlands
Netherlands
England
Spain
16
Items from the Columbian Exchange that helped population of Europe grow
Wheat and Rye
Potatoes and Corn
Strawberries and Peanuts
Rice and Cassava
17
Mound building societies such as the Cahokia would most likely be found in modern day
Peru and Chile
Mexico
Arizona and New Mexico
Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee
18
Buddhism spread from Northern India to East Asia mainly via
war and conquest
extensive network of Roman roads
the Indian Ocean trade network
The Silk Roads
19
What is a major similarity in Japan's and China's treatment of foreigners from 1600-1800?
Both attempted to force unifying religion upon all citizens.
Both closely monitored foreign contact with their people.
Both followed capitalism & opened trade to foreign nations.
Both forbade all foreign trade.
20
Which city became the capital of the Abbasid Empire and a center of the Islamic Golden Age?
Istanbul
Timbuktu
Baghdad
Constantinople
21
Encouraging exports to accumulate gold and silver was a system called
Mercantilism
Industrialism
Free-Marketism
Capitalism
22
Which religions would have appealed most to a woman living in a strict patriarchal society?
Christianity & Islam
Christianity & Buddhism
Confucianism & Buddhism
Buddhism & Islam
23
Trade spurred the introduction of both Islam and Hinduism to what is now called?
Pakistan
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
24
What fatal flaw did the Gunpowder Empires have?
They refused to use bureaucracies to help rule.
They refused to allow non-Muslims to live in their lands.
They looked down upon European ideas & refused to modernize.
They isolated themselves from trade & suffered economically.
25
How were non-Muslims, dhimmis, treated in the Ottoman Empire?
They were largely ignored & allowed to live as they wanted.
as 2nd-class citizens; they had fewer rights than Muslims.
Poorly; they were often persecuted.
Non-Muslims were not allowed to live in the Ottoman Empire.
26
Islam spread rapidly to West Africa primarily through
war and conquest
forced conversions
trade
voluntary conversions to avoid taxes
27
Theravada and Mahayana are branches of
Buddhism
Confucianism
Islam
Hinduism
28
Central Asian warriors that conquered India in the 15th century
Turkish
Safavid
Mughals
Ottoman
29
In what major way did the Qing Dynasty differ from the Ming Dynasty in China?
The Qing Dynasty was significantly smaller in land-size.
The Qing Dynasty outlawed footbinding.
The leaders of the Qing Dynasty were not Chinese.
The leaders of the Qing Dynasty opened China to trade.
30
Which of the following was most likely to be literate in the European "Dark Ages"?
Monks
Knights
Kings
Peasants
31
Ibn Battuta’s detailed 14th-cen. written account is an important source of information about?
China during the rule of Kublai Khan
Demographic changes resulting from the spread of disease
Technological innovations that spread along the Silk Road
Life in Islamic lands
32
Islam was introduced to all of the following regions through military conquest EXCEPT
India
West Africa
Anatolia
Spain
33
Foot-binding in China, and the Islamic harem and veil...
were rejected by their societies’ religious establishments
originated in India and spread to Chinese and Muslim lands
symbolized the increasing subordination of women to men
Ended with the spread of Buddhism
34
Monasticism was an important aspect of which two of the following religions?
Buddhism and Christianity
Christianity and Hinduism
Daoism and Shintoism
Islam and Buddhism
35
Which land-based empires featured meritocracies?
Japan, Ottomans, Mughals
Ottomans, Ming, Qing
Ottomans, Safavids, Songhai
Ming, Mughals, Mexica
36
In the 1300s, feudalism broke down and peasants began revolting against the nobility due to
First and Second Crusade
the effects of the Black Plague
The Protestant Reformation
the fall of Constantinople
37
Ottoman slaves
had the ability to gain social and political power.
didn't exist. Ottomans, like the Safavids, had no slaves.
could only come from non-Abrahamic faiths.
led harsh lives on plantations where they farmed cash crops.
38
Which gunpowder empire initially promoted religious harmony and then forced conversion to Sunni Islam?
Safavids
Ottoman Empire
Mughal Empire
Ming Empire
39
Which group is responsible for the final collapse of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
Abbasid Caliphate
Ottoman Empire
Mughal Sultanate
Safavid Dynasty
40
While the division between eastern and western Christianity was a factor, the main issue in the Crusades was
control over the Silk Roads trade network
control over the Holy Land between Christendom and Islamic Caliphates
access to the Indian Ocean trade network
control over the city of Constantinople
41
The image below, known as the Stone Enclosure, was built by which medieval society?
Aztec Empire in Mexico
Great Zimbabwe in south Africa
Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad
Feudal Europeans in France
42
For medieval Europeans, contact with Muslim Spain, the Crusades, and the rise of Italian trading city-states led to
decreased taste for luxury goods
the spread of Islam
significant borrowing of technology
decreased long-distance trade
43
Which of the following trade networks is limited to the confines of the African continent?
Silk Roads
Trans-Saharan
Indian Ocean Trade
Triangular Trade
44
Rounded the Cape of Good Hope and made it to India
Vasco da Gama
Prince Henry the Navigator
Bartolomeu Dias
Zheng He
45
Which is a belief that reflects the influence of Christianity and Judaism on Islam?
Jesus as a divine being
Moses, Jesus and Muhammad are prophets
Arabs as a chosen people
the Kaaba as God's house
46
Which adjective best describes Ming China after 1600?
permissive
isolated
open-minded
progressive
47
Feudalism developed in Europe and Japan during the post-classical time period due to...
weakened central power and the threat of frequent invasions
glorification of war and military service
increased power of Church officials
the rise of strong, centralized governments
48
Which group, the largest # of adherents to Islam, believed that the caliph should be chosen by the Islamic community?
Shia
Sunni
Sufis
Shamans
49
Most devastating effect of Europeans in Americas
Disease
Christianity
Deforestation
Pollution
50
Largest Empire second to the Mongols
Spanish
Dutch
British
Russia
51
Which trade network was stabilized in the period historians term Pax Mongolica (Mongol Peace)?
Trans-Sahara routes
Indian Ocean routes
Silk Roads
East Asian sea routes
52
Which military innovation did the Mongols expose Europeans to for the first time?
the catapult
cavalry units
the battle axe
gunpowder
53
Increasing military size and modernization helped rulers
increase religious conversions
decentralized and decrease their power
decrease taxes on their populations
increase centralization and control over their regions
54
Which of the following is true of the Bubonic Plague?
It followed established trade routes.
It was a European phenomenon.
It affected West Africa.
It began in Europe and spread to China.
55
System where young Christian boys became slaves to Sultan
Dharma
Devshirme
Korma
Kuran
56
The Byzantine Empire was defeated in 1453 by
the Seljuk Turks
the Ottomans
the Umayyad caliphate
the Sassanids
57
What was a major difference in the view of Western Europe that the Ming & Tsarist Russia held?
Ming China wanted luxury goods from them. Russia did not.
Ming viewed W. Europe as barbaric. Russia westernized.
Ming China westernized. Russia viewed W. Europe as barbaric.
Russia viewed W. Europe with contempt; China with respect.
58
The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is an example of syncretism, or
the blending of two or more cultures
the domination of one religion over the other
complete destruction of one culture by another
the replacing of one empire with another
59
First European power to establish slave trade with Africa
Spain
England
Netherlands
Portugal
60
Christianity was able to take root and survive in what part of Africa?
East Africa (Ethiopia)
West Africa (Mali)
North Africa
South Africa (Great Zimbabwe)
61
Early Ming Admiral Zheng He is best known for
traveling to many ports increasing China's projected power.
increasing the status of Muslims within China.
burning his entire fleet of junk ships in a fit of rage.
being a eunuch, Confucian scholar and bureaucrat.
62
Akbar the Great, of the Mughal Empire,
tried to force Islam onto the entire population of India.
isolated India from all foreign trade to prevent new ideas.
was a harsh dictator who followed Legalist doctrines.
allowed for religious tolerance & improved the lives of women
63
First to round the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu De Las Casas
Bartolomeu Dias
Columbus
Vasco da Gama
64
Which word is
most
related to the rule of Peter the Great of Russia?
Serfdom
Westernization
Isolationism
Industrialization
65
How can the relationship of the Early Ming Dynasty and surrounding nations best be described?
As completely isolated from each other.
As a state of constant war in all directions.
As equal partner relationships in trade.
As unequal tribute relations benefiting China.
66
Economic policy that was a driving force for increased colonization
Direct Economy
Marxism
Capitalism
Mercantilism
67
Which Gunpowder Empire followed Shi'a Islam?
Safavid
Mughal
Ming
Ottoman
68
He's got 95 problems, but a pope ain't one
Martin Luther King, Jr
Pope Leo X
Philip V
Martin Luther
69
How did Peter the Great change Russia to empower it?
Allied with surrounding nations
Changed all of its laws
Westernized it
Southernized it
70
How did the Chinese explain the rise and fall of dynasties?
The Mandate of Heaven
Neo-Confucianism
Feudalism
Filial Piety
71
Which replaced slavery as the dominant form of labor in Western Europe after fall of the Roman Empire?
encomienda system
apprenticeship
serfdom
indentured servitude
72
Reasons to explore
Gold, God, Glory
Guns, God, Gold
Glory, Germs, God
God, Germs, Steel
73
This allowed merchants to take advantage of crosswinds on the ocean
lateen sails
astrolabe
cartography
caravels
74
Which empire had religious minority rulers?
Ottoman
Ming
Mughal
Safavid
75
Monasticism was an important aspect of which two of the following religions?
Christianity and Buddhism
Christianity and Judaism
Buddhism and Confucianism
Islam and Christianity
76
A mysticism Islamic practice, it was a way to have a closer connection to Allah. Helped Islam spread to India & SE Asia
Sikh
Sunni
Shia
Sufi
77
The Spanish "Reconquista" targeted which religions?
Catholics and Jews
Muslims and Jews
Jews and Buddhists
Catholics and Muslims
78
From 1450-1750, South Asia and East Asia experienced a growth in
Hinduism
Sikhism
Islam
Confucianism
79
In lieu of marriage, medieval women would most likely seek an alternative path in life by
Practicing witchcraft
Joining a crusade
Becoming a nun
Joining the priesthood
80
The Inca perfected what type of advanced innovation?
gunpowder
high latitude road building
navigational tools such as the astrolabe and ccompass
"floating gardens" known as chinampas
81
Historians associate the gold-salt trade most closely with which of the following trade routes?
Hanseatic League
Indian Ocean
Trans-Saharan
Silk Roads
82
How did Japanese and Chinese methods of governing differ?
China: the Emperor held power; Japan: the Shogun held power.
China was westernized while Japan was not.
China: the Shogun held power; Japan: the Emperor held power.
Only Japan accepted meritocracy for all levels of society.
83
Gunpowder Empires
Inca, Aztec, Ottoman
Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal
Bantu, Qing, Mughal
Safavid, Ming, Ottoman
84
The Delhi Sultanate brought a cultural conflict to the Indian subcontinent in which?
Fighting among castes intensified
Emphasis on trade clashed with Indian emphasis on isolation
Buddhism clashed with Hinduism
Islam clashed with Hinduism
85
After the fall of the Yuan, what did the policies of the Ming Dynasty reflect?
An urge to reinstate traditional Chinese ideas.
An attempt to end the control of Confucians in government.
A push to increase the rights of women.
An embracing of Mongolian governing methods.
86
New World product that led to the rise and fall of Spanish power
Corn
Potatoes
Gold
Silver
87
Which group faced poorer treatment from the Qing than from the Ming in China?
Manchus
Minoans
Muslims
Marxists
88
The Chinese population doubled during the Song Dynasty mainly because of
conquest over Japan and Korea
government required pro-natalist policies
the introduction of a drought resistant strain of champa rice
vaccinations and medical experiments to combat the plague
89
Which system acted as a type of military draft for the Ottomans?
Draftismo
Dervishes
Dhimmi
Devshirme
90
Historians believe the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican societies practiced human sacrifice primarily for
maintaining religious and political control over people
thinning out their growing population
forcing conversion to their monotheistic faith
Forcing surrender of conquered peoples
91
Tax system in Inca Empire. Spanish used it to their advantage
Joint Tax System
Federal System
Encomienda System
Mit'a System
92
Which West African leader is best known for his lavish 14th century pilgrimage to Mecca?
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Kwame Nkrumah
Sundiata Keita
93
During the Abbasid Empire, this center of learning was a place for all cultures and religions to interact
Taj Mahal
House of Wisdom
Hagia Sophia
Library of Alexandria
94
Chinese voyager that displayed might of Ming Dynasty
Li Zicheng
Zheng He
Lu Bang
Kangxi
95
The return of Confucianism during the Song dynasty indicates
an decreased need for government bureaucracy
the growing popularity of Buddhism
the rejection of patriarchal ideals
the growing threat of Christianity
96
Confucian principle that teaches that children should obey and honor their parents and respect elders.
Mandate of Heaven
tribute system
filial piety
caste system
97
Which do historians point to as the key infrastructural development of the Song Dynasty?
The Great Wall
The Grand Canal
The port at Canton
The Forbidden City
98
Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Crusades?
increased interest in Eastern luxury goods and technology
increased agricultural production
a decline in technological progress and intellectual thought
increased rights for women
99
Encomienda System
Conversion of Native population
Creation of independent states
Incentives for Spanish to move
Coerced labor on plantations
100
Which group benefited from new found higher status in the period of Mongol rule in China?
Scholar-gentry
Buddhist monks
Merchants
Peasantry