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2015-2016 APWH Period 3- Dar al-Islam, Trade, Africa, and China
2015-2016 APWH Period 3- Dar al-Islam, Trade, Africa, and China
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APWH Period 3 - Trade, Islam, Africa, Mongols, Chinese Dynasties
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1
Many African societies, unaffected by either Christianity or Islam, developed states without...
much success.
systems of writing.
systems of government.
monumental architecture.
2
T/F: Most converts to Islam in India were formerly Buddhist or members of the brahmin caste.
True
False
3
What clan was responsible for the foundation of Mecca?
Umayyad
Aghlabid
Abbasid
Fatimid
4
Which was NOT a cause of the collapse of the agricultural economy during the Abbasid caliphate?
Decline of cities, leading to falling demand for food.
Failure of the irrigation systems
Pillaging by mercenary armies
Local peasant rebellions
5
T/F: The Sunni supported the Umayyads in the dispute over control of the caliphate.
False
True
6
In which post-classical civilization did women enjoy the highest status?
Islamic
Tang China
Song China
Indian
7
Excessive military expenses and grandiose building projects led to...
a widespread Buddhist rebellion.
Nothing, everything was fine.
a successful peasant revolt.
the downfall & the collapse of the Sui dynasty.
8
Which of the following was one of the major “port” cities of the Mali Empire?
Timbuktu
Great Zimbabwe
Benin
Mombassa
9
What explains the rapid revival of the empire under the Tang?
The Tang abandoned traditional approaches to government.
Preservation in many kingdoms of the Confucian traditions.
The brevity of the period of political dislocation.
The abandonment of Confucianism for Buddhism.
10
How did Muslims in W. Af. set their society apart from patterns in the greater Islamic world?
They spread Islam through military conquest instead of trade
Ongoing practice of ancestor worship
Substitution of Timbuktu for Mecca as a pilgrimage site.
Fewer restrictions on female dress codes
11
Which of the following trade networks is limited to the confines of the African continent?
Trans-Saharan
Indian Ocean
East African-Asian Sea Lanes
Silk Roads
12
Which ideology gained influence following the collapse of the Han dynasty?
Buddhism
Legalism
Daoism
Confucianism
13
T/F: Ethiopia remained a Christian kingdom despite Muslim efforts to conquer it.
False
True
14
How was the institution of slavery viewed in Muslim society?
Slavery was tolerated as a “necessary evil.”
Slaves were good for nothing beyond field labor or mining.
It was a stage of the conversion of pagans to Islam.
Slavery was permanent & the enslaved couldn't enter heaven.
15
The Islamic umma was...
the holy book in which Muhammad’s revelations were recorded.
the name given to Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina.
the principle of succession following the death of Muhammad.
community of the faithful that transcended clan boundaries.
16
Who would have been outside of the Chinese tribute system in East Asia in the Tang-Song era?
Vietnamese
Korean
Japanese
Polynesian
17
Who had the greatest manufacturing capacity during the time period 600 to 1450 C.E.?
Japan
Western Europe
India
China
18
The Arabic traveler who described African societies and cultures in his travel accounts...
Saladin
Ibn Battuta
Ibn Sina
Marco Polo
19
T/F: The most powerful trading city on the mainland of Malaya was Goa.
False
True
20
The staffing of the central administration of the imperial bureaucracy in the Tang-Song era...
were comprised of individuals from prominent families.
were selected based on effective tax collection techniques.
were selected by the emperor.
targeted gifted females for rapid promotion.
21
Which choice best describes the points of origin of goods found in a Swahili coast market?
Chinese, Indian, English
Islamic, Indian, Chinese
English, Chinese, Russian
Scandinavian, Indian, Russian
22
What was the rule of succession to the office of caliph during the Abbasid dynasty?
There was no accepted rule of succession.
Demonstration of an unusual degree of holiness
Primogeniture or succession of the oldest son
Degree of relationship to Muhammad
23
Which language developed after 1000 C.E. as the direct result of expanding global trade?
Arabic
Bantu
Malay
Swahili
24
Unlike the Umayyad Empire, the Abbasid Empire...
practiced absolutism.
persecuted the Shi'a.
treated the Mawali as full members of the Islamic community.
freed all slaves.
25
Technical advances & growing wealth of cities in the Abbasid Mid-East was closely matched by...
Mali
Song China
Great Zimbabwe
Sui China
26
What group within Islam that emphasized mysticism and charismatic worship?
Buyids
Sufis
Sunni
Shi'a
27
Under the first Sui emperor...
Granaries were created to relieve the threat of famine.
the Confucian scholar-gentry gained dominance.
the Grand Canal was constructed.
the Buddhists were persecuted.
28
As a result of imperial suppression, Buddhism ...
survived in a reduced state w/o much political influence.
was eradicated in China.
gained much underground support, major religion of China.
Buddhism was restored as the primary religion.
29
Commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 600-1450 C.E....
commerce flourished and was conducted by a mix of traders.
Chinese merchants dominated the trade routes of the Ind. Oc.
there was very little commercialactivity in the Indian Oc.
Europe dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean
30
Pure Land Buddhism...
stressed salvation.
stressed meditation & natural/artistic beauty.
only allowed upper-class believers.
was rejected by the Chinese peasantry.
31
Which African society held on to Christianity in the period of Islam’s expansion in Africa?
Ghana
Egypt and Ethiopia
Tunisia
Mali
