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1
Which of the following was NOT a development of the Tang and Song dynasties?
movable type
gunpowder
high-quality porcelain
stirrup
2
What role did Zheng He play in Ming Chinese history?
he increased China's prestige in the Indian Ocean with the tribute system
he banned the practice of footbinding
he embraced Buddhism and increased its prominence in China
he helped overthrow the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
3
North Africa served as a bridge for Muslim influence to reach which region of the globe?
Anatolia
Spain
Central Asia
Persia
4
The following map illustrates which of the following?
spread of Islam
the extent of the Ottoman Empire
the travels of Ibn Battuta
the impact of Hellenistic culture
5
Community of the faithful within Islam.
umma
hajj
Dar al-Islam
caliph
6
Monasticism was an important aspect of which two of the following religions?
Islam and Christianity
Buddhism and Confucianism
Christianity and Buddhism
Christianity and Judaism
7
Which best describes societies that facilitated trade along the Silk Roads?
industrialized societies
hunters and gatherers
pastoral peoples
agricultural settlements
8
Which West African leader is best known for his lavish fourteenth-century pilgrimage to Mecca?
Ibn Battuta
Kwame Nkrumah
Mansa Musa
Sunni Ali
9
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca; one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Ka'baa
Hajj
Sunni
Jizya
10
Which group believed that the caliph should be chosen by the Islamic community?
Shia
Sunni
11
The innovation of moveable type began in
the Byzantine Empire
China
Russia
Japan
12
Which of these is the Sui Dynasty most famous for?
completion of the Great Wall
construction of the Grand Canal
Rejection of Buddhism
defeat of the Mongol hoarde
13
Decentralized form of governance where individual fighters swear loyalty to a lord for land
serfdom
feudalism
guild
legalism
14
The lateen sail was an important technology for traveling across the Indian Ocean because
It was more durable than most other sails
Its square shape meant that it picked up more ocean breezes
Its shape made maneuvering the monsoon winds possible
It was especially suited for short-distance travel
15
Which of the following written languages did the Mongols adopt?
Latin
Turkic
Arabic
Uyghur
16
Which choice best describes the origins of the Swahili language?
Bantu based
Bantu-Arabic based
Berber-based
Turkic-based
17
Ibn Battuta’s detailed 14th-century written account is an important source of information about
Demographic changes resulting from the spread of disease
Life in Islamic lands
Technological innovations that spread along the Silk Road
China during the rule of Kublai Khan
18
Which was the FIRST to consistently integrate sub-Saharan Africa into a network of exchange?
the Roman Empire
the Bantu migrations
the Swahili city-states
Islamic caliphates
19
What caused the decline of the Indian Ocean trade networks in the 1450-1750 time period?
Diseases like smallpox and the plague decimated states along trade routes
African states overused resources like gold and salt which disappeared
Powerful African states such as the Mali Empire conquered smaller states
Portuguese interference in the Indian Ocean
20
Which invention had the largest influence on agriculture in the post-classical period?
the three-field system
new irrigation techniques
the cotton gin
the seed drill
21
Knowledge of ironworking diffused across Africa
as a result of African conversion to Islam
through trade with the Roman Empire
through contact with early Muslims
with the migration of the Bantu
22
What was the universal language of the Muslim empires?
Turkish
Persian
Spanish
Arabic
23
Which of the following was NOT a significant crop exchange in the 1200 to 1450 period?
potatoes
rice varieties
citrus fruits
bananas
24
Which of the following did the Byzantine and the early Islamic caliphates have in common?
Both combined religious and political authority
Neither had strong centralized governments
Both ruled culturally and religiously homogeneous societies
Both were Islamic
25
Great Zimbabwe was similar to Mali in that they both
were Christian states that rejected attempts of Islamic conversion
controlled access to goods along prominent trade routes
were approximately the same size
had converted to Islam
26
Which trade network was stabilized in the period historians term Pax Mongolica?
Silk Road
Mediterranean sea lanes
Trans-Saharan
Indian Ocean
27
Pre-Islamic Arab society is best characterized as
agrarian
hunter gatherer
maritime sea colonies
pastoral nomadic
28
Which of the following would have been outside the sphere of Mongol control at its height?
Japan
Persia
Russia
China
29
The Byzantine Empire was defeated by
the Umayyad caliphate
the Ottomans
the Mongols
the Sassanids
30
Refers to the land of Islam; territories in which Islam and its religious laws may be practiced
dar al-Islam
umma
hijira
jizya
31
The rulers of which of the following pairs of civilizations shared a common religion?
Byzantines and Abbasid Caliphate
Swahili city-states and Mali
Khmer Empire and Mongols
Aztecs and Incas
32
The Aztecs were similar to the Chinese or the Mongols in that they
sacrificed warriors
created tribute-based socieities
supported a scholar gentry class
had negative views of women
33
Which of these occurred during the Song dynasty?
widespread practice of foot-binding
adoption of Confucianism
united China after 300 years of political fragmentation
the reign of the Mongols
34
Which of the following motivated both the Abbasids and the Mongols to expand their empires?
Population pressures within their own empires
The need to gain a port on the Baltic Sea
The conversion of non-believers to their faith
The desire for resources and wealth
35
Which of the following sped up communication and transportation across the Sahara?
gold
astrolabe
compass
camel
36
In areas under Islamic rule, dhimmis were
successors of Muhammad
strictly secluded and veiled women
people from monotheistic religions who paid a special tax
educated women who were teachers of the Islamic faith
37
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations managed to construct monumental structures without..
writing systems
strong centralized governments
draft animals
slave labor
38
Historians associate the gold-salt trade most closely with which of the following trade routes?
Silk Roads
Trans-Saharan
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
39
The temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia is a prime example of
Muslim influences in Southeast Asia
technological transfers which aided exploration
Hindu influences in Southeast Asia
expansion and development of urban centers
40
Initially, Islam, with regard to women and gender roles. . . .
introduced a harsh patriarchal syste
secluded women and took away most of their property rights
adopted Christian attitudes towards women
strengthened the position of women
41
Contact with Muslim Spain, the Crusades, and the rise of Italian trading city-states led to
decreased taste for luxury goods
decreased long-distance trade
the spread of Islam
significant borrowing of technology and concepts
42
The growing popularity of neo-Confucianism during the Song dynasty indicates
the growing popularity of Buddhism
the growing threat of Christianity
the rejection of patriarchal ideals
an increased need for bureaucracy
43
In the 9th c, Arab scholars developed algebra based on the numerical notation invented by the
Byzantines
Indians
Chinese
English
44
Islam was introduced to all of the following regions through trade EXCEPT
East Africa
West Africa
Southeast Asia
Spain (Iberian Peninsula)
45
Pastoral societies often exhibitied
a reputation for pacifism
exploitation by agrarian civilizations
fewer gender restrictions
use of siege warfare
46
Which of the following was one of the largest Eurasian land empires in history?
Roman
Byzantine
Mongol
Russian
47
Which of the following states did not rise to power due to Indian Ocean trade networks?
Swahili city-states
Great Zimbabwe
Mali
Srivijaya
48
What caused the collapse of the Muslim Abbasid Empire in 1258?
invasion by the Romans
conquest by the Mongols
over-expansion and rapid population growth
rampant government corruption
49
Buddhism was spread by monks and merchants along which of the following trade routes?
Silk Roads
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
Trans-Saharan
50
Which 1200-1450 historical figure is most sus?
Ghengis Khan
Marco Polo
Mansa Musa
Zheng He
51
Africa contributed to the Indian Ocean trade network by providing
pottery and olive oil
cotton textiles
ivory, salt, and gold
spices
52
Which of the following was a long-term effect of the crusades?
increased rights for women
increased agricultural production
increased taste for Eastern luxury goods
a decline in technological progress and intellectual thought
53
Which military innovation did the Mongols expose Europeans to for the first time?
siege engines
bows and arrows
the catapult
gunpowder
54
Which replaced slavery as the dominant form of unfree labor after fall of the Roman Empire?
serfdom
indentured servitude
corvee labor
encomienda system
55
Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo were similar in they both
were Muslims on their hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
were prominent rulers of powerful empires
traveled extensively and wrote popular books about their travels
traveled extensively throughout the Muslim world
56
From 500 to 1450, expansion of commercial networks in Afro-Eurasia led to rise of states in all but
West Africa
Southeast Asia
Western Europe
East Africa
57
The map shows which of the following processes?
Mongol attacks from the Middle East
the spread of Champa rice
the migration of Bantu-speaking peoples
the spread of Islam in Africa
58
What is the name of the peninsula that served as the home for both the Byzantines and Ottomans?
Iberia
Rome
Anatolia
Mongolica
59
The traditional Chinese system for managing foreign relations.
filial piety
civil service exam
tribute system
Mandate of Heaven
60
Mongol-protected trade routes were primarily responsible for
the spread of the Black Death
an increase in the patriarchy
the spread of Christianity
the collapse of second-wave empires
61
The following map illustrates the spread of
Mongol invasions
movable type
the Black Plague
Buddhism
62
Which of the following best describes the region where the Inca civilization flourished?
the Amazon basin
Lake Texacoco in Mexico
the Yucatan peninsula
Andean highland and Pacific coast
63
Which African Society held on most fiercely to Christianity during Islam's expansion?
Mali
Tunisia
Ethiopia
Ghana