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1
Which choice best describes the origins of the Swahili language?
Bantu-Arabic based
Berber-based
Turkic-based
Bantu based
2
The lateen sail was an important technology for traveling across the Indian Ocean because
Its square shape meant that it picked up more ocean breezes
It was especially suited for short-distance travel
Its shape made maneuvering the monsoon winds possible
It was more durable than most other sails
3
Which trade network was stabilized in the period historians term Pax Mongolica?
Silk Road
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean sea lanes
Trans-Saharan
4
Which 1200-1450 historical figure is most sus?
Ghengis Khan
Mansa Musa
Marco Polo
Zheng He
5
Buddhism was spread by monks and merchants along which of the following trade routes?
Indian Ocean
Silk Roads
Mediterranean
Trans-Saharan
6
Which of the following was one of the largest Eurasian land empires in history?
Mongol
Roman
Byzantine
Russian
7
Which of the following sped up communication and transportation across the Sahara?
astrolabe
compass
camel
gold
8
The following map illustrates which of the following?
spread of Islam
the travels of Ibn Battuta
the extent of the Ottoman Empire
the impact of Hellenistic culture
9
The map shows which of the following processes?
the spread of Champa rice
Mongol attacks from the Middle East
the migration of Bantu-speaking peoples
the spread of Islam in Africa
10
Historians associate the gold-salt trade most closely with which of the following trade routes?
Silk Roads
Trans-Saharan
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
11
What is the name of the peninsula that served as the home for both the Byzantines and Ottomans?
Iberia
Mongolica
Rome
Anatolia
12
Africa contributed to the Indian Ocean trade network by providing
cotton textiles
ivory, salt, and gold
spices
pottery and olive oil
13
Which of the following states did not rise to power due to Indian Ocean trade networks?
Swahili city-states
Srivijaya
Mali
Great Zimbabwe
14
What caused the collapse of the Muslim Abbasid Empire in 1258?
conquest by the Mongols
over-expansion and rapid population growth
rampant government corruption
invasion by the Romans
15
The Byzantine Empire was defeated by
the Mongols
the Sassanids
the Ottomans
the Umayyad caliphate
16
Which African Society held on most fiercely to Christianity during Islam's expansion?
Tunisia
Ethiopia
Ghana
Mali
17
Which of these occurred during the Song dynasty?
adoption of Confucianism
united China after 300 years of political fragmentation
widespread practice of foot-binding
the reign of the Mongols
18
The rulers of which of the following pairs of civilizations shared a common religion?
Swahili city-states and Mali
Aztecs and Incas
Byzantines and Abbasid Caliphate
Khmer Empire and Mongols
19
The temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia is a prime example of
expansion and development of urban centers
Hindu influences in Southeast Asia
Muslim influences in Southeast Asia
technological transfers which aided exploration
20
The Aztecs were similar to the Chinese or the Mongols in that they
had negative views of women
sacrificed warriors
created tribute-based socieities
supported a scholar gentry class
21
Which of the following was a result of the fall of the Roman Empire?
disappearance of long-distance trade
spread of disease and poor sanitation
the creation of a strong centralized government in France
increased urbanization
22
Monasticism was an important aspect of which two of the following religions?
Buddhism and Confucianism
Christianity and Judaism
Christianity and Buddhism
Islam and Christianity
23
Which of the following motivated both the Abbasids and the Mongols to expand their empires?
The desire for resources and wealth
The need to gain a port on the Baltic Sea
Population pressures within their own empires
The conversion of non-believers to their faith
24
Great Zimbabwe was similar to Mali in that they both
were approximately the same size
were Christian states that rejected attempts of Islamic conversion
controlled access to goods along prominent trade routes
had converted to Islam
25
Which of the following was NOT a significant crop exchange in the 1200 to 1450 period?
rice varieties
bananas
citrus fruits
potatoes
26
What was the universal language of the Muslim empires?
Spanish
Persian
Arabic
Turkish
27
Which of the following written languages did the Mongols adopt?
Arabic
Uyghur
Latin
Turkic
28
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca; one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Ka'baa
Sunni
Hajj
Jizya
29
Which military innovation did the Mongols expose Europeans to for the first time?
bows and arrows
gunpowder
siege engines
the catapult
30
Which of the following would have been outside the sphere of Mongol control at its height?
Russia
Japan
Persia
China
31
Pastoral societies often exhibitied
fewer gender restrictions
exploitation by agrarian civilizations
use of siege warfare
a reputation for pacifism
32
The growing popularity of neo-Confucianism during the Song dynasty indicates
the growing threat of Christianity
the growing popularity of Buddhism
an increased need for bureaucracy
the rejection of patriarchal ideals
33
Contact with Muslim Spain, the Crusades, and the rise of Italian trading city-states led to
the spread of Islam
decreased taste for luxury goods
significant borrowing of technology and concepts
decreased long-distance trade
34
Which best describes societies that facilitated trade along the Silk Roads?
hunters and gatherers
agricultural settlements
pastoral peoples
industrialized societies
35
Which replaced slavery as the dominant form of unfree labor after fall of the Roman Empire?
corvee labor
serfdom
indentured servitude
encomienda system
36
Mongol-protected trade routes were primarily responsible for
the collapse of second-wave empires
an increase in the patriarchy
the spread of Christianity
the spread of the Black Death
37
Which of the following was NOT a development of the Tang and Song dynasties?
stirrup
movable type
high-quality porcelain
gunpowder
38
Islam was introduced to all of the following regions through trade EXCEPT
Spain (Iberian Peninsula)
West Africa
East Africa
Southeast Asia
39
Initially, Islam, with regard to women and gender roles. . . .
adopted Christian attitudes towards women
strengthened the position of women
secluded women and took away most of their property rights
introduced a harsh patriarchal syste
40
Community of the faithful within Islam.
caliph
umma
Dar al-Islam
hajj
41
Knowledge of ironworking diffused across Africa
as a result of African conversion to Islam
with the migration of the Bantu
through contact with early Muslims
through trade with the Roman Empire
42
What caused the decline of the Indian Ocean trade networks in the 1450-1750 time period?
African states overused resources like gold and salt which disappeared
Portuguese interference in the Indian Ocean
Diseases like smallpox and the plague decimated states along trade routes
Powerful African states such as the Mali Empire conquered smaller states
43
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
44
The following map illustrates the spread of
the Black Plague
Buddhism
Mongol invasions
movable type
45
Which West African leader is best known for his lavish fourteenth-century pilgrimage to Mecca?
Kwame Nkrumah
Ibn Battuta
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
46
Which group believed that the caliph should be chosen by the Islamic community?
Shia
Sunni
47
Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo were similar in they both
were Muslims on their hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
traveled extensively and wrote popular books about their travels
were prominent rulers of powerful empires
traveled extensively throughout the Muslim world
48
The traditional Chinese system for managing foreign relations.
filial piety
Mandate of Heaven
tribute system
civil service exam
49
Which invention had the largest influence on agriculture in the post-classical period?
the three-field system
the cotton gin
new irrigation techniques
the seed drill
50
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations managed to construct monumental structures without..
strong centralized governments
slave labor
draft animals
writing systems
51
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
52
In areas under Islamic rule, dhimmis were
educated women who were teachers of the Islamic faith
successors of Muhammad
strictly secluded and veiled women
people from monotheistic religions who paid a special tax
53
Ibn Battuta’s detailed 14th-century written account is an important source of information about
Life in Islamic lands
Technological innovations that spread along the Silk Road
Demographic changes resulting from the spread of disease
China during the rule of Kublai Khan
54
In the 9th c, Arab scholars developed algebra based on the numerical notation invented by the
English
Indians
Byzantines
Chinese
55
North Africa served as a bridge for Muslim influence to reach which region of the globe?
Anatolia
Spain
Central Asia
Persia
56
Which of the following did the Byzantine and the early Islamic caliphates have in common?
Neither had strong centralized governments
Both combined religious and political authority
Both ruled culturally and religiously homogeneous societies
Both were Islamic
57
Which of these is the Sui Dynasty most famous for?
defeat of the Mongol hoarde
completion of the Great Wall
Rejection of Buddhism
construction of the Grand Canal
58
Which of the following best describes the region where the Inca civilization flourished?
Lake Texacoco in Mexico
the Amazon basin
the Yucatan peninsula
Andean highland and Pacific coast
59
The innovation of moveable type began in
Japan
China
Russia
the Byzantine Empire
60
Refers to the land of Islam; territories in which Islam and its religious laws may be practiced
dar al-Islam
jizya
umma
hijira
61
Decentralized form of governance where individual fighters swear loyalty to a lord for land
guild
serfdom
legalism
feudalism
62
Which is an Islamic belief that reflects the influence of Christianity and Judaism?
Arabs as a chosen people
Muhammad as the last prophet
Jesus as a divine being
the Kaaba as God's house
63
Pre-Islamic Arab society is best characterized as
pastoral nomadic
maritime sea colonies
agrarian
hunter gatherer
64
Which was the FIRST to consistently integrate sub-Saharan Africa into a network of exchange?
the Bantu migrations
Islamic caliphates
the Roman Empire
the Swahili city-states
65
Which of the following was a long-term effect of the crusades?
increased rights for women
a decline in technological progress and intellectual thought
increased agricultural production
increased taste for Eastern luxury goods