What was the major cause of the fall of the Han Dynasty?

internal struggles for power and peasant revolts

What marked the transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire?

the rise of emperor Augustus, The death of Julius Ceasar

What was NOT a result of the Crusades

Total Christian control of Jerusalem

An American field system involving artificial islands

What allowed for growth of trade in the Indian Ocean during the Post-classical Era?

lack of government interference, Ming dynasty Expeditions, Reestablished government stability

What is NOT true about the Persian Empire

extended it's borders into Northern Africa at its peak

Why were there no plagues or epidemics in the Americas before Europeans arrived?

significantly fewer domesticated animals

What was NOT a cause of the Crusades

Gain a military advantage for a war in Asia

Which of the following is NOT true about the Black Death

did not have an effective vaccine until the 18th century

What new technologies came from China in the Post-classical Era?

the compass, the astrolabe, gunpowder

What public policy was re-instituted during the Sui Dynasty?

the Confucian examination system

What traveled along the Sahara Caravan Routes?

Animal Hides, Salt, Islam, Slaves

Who provided agricultural labor in classical societies?

Indentured Servants, Slaves, free people

Which list of Mediterranean Empires is in chronological order?

Phoenician, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire

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1
What economic factor led many to convert to Islam?
zakat (tax to help the poor)
jihad
Military stipends
rising pork prices
2
What were the Silk Roads?
first set of comprehensive land navigation charts
land-based trade routes
Royal travel routes
Chinese roads that were covered in silk for celebrations
3
When was the Post-Classical Era?
600BCE-600CE
1500BCE-600BCE
1000CE-2000 CE
600CE-1450CE
4
What was the largest pre-atlantic sea trading area?
Indian Ocean Trade Network
Pacific Trade Network
Mediterranean Trade Routes
China Sea Trading Area
5
When was the bronze age?
3000 - 600 BCE
600 - 3000 CE
6000 - 3000 BCE
6000-800 BCE
6
Which was NOT a domesticated animal in the Americas?
Alpaca
Horses
Dog
Llama
7
when was the start of the Crusades?
1095
1195
995
1425
8
What two Chinese dynasties made up the economic golden ages?
Sui and Song
Han and Sui
Tang and Han
Tang and Song
9
What massive construction project did the Sui Dynasty begin?
The Silk Road
The first Chinese Naval Fleet
the Grand Canal project
The Great Wall of China
10
What is Sinification?
The moral degradation of society
A Buddhist religious ceremony
the spread of Chinese culture
A cleansing process in Neo-Confucianism
11
What led to the end of the Abassid Caliphate?
The Mongols
Clashes with the Umayyad Caliphate
lack of scholars to spark economic growth
peasant revolts
12
What was the major cause of the fall of the Han Dynasty?
Mongolian Invaders
internal struggles for power and peasant revolts
total economic colapse
The Hun Invasion
13
What East Asian religion taught the close connections between humans and nature?
Zhouism
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
14
Where was the Achaemenid Empire?
Southwest Asia
Western Europe
Southeast Asia
Northern Asia
15
How did Islam come to South and East Asia?
Land Merchants
Military Conquerors
Academic Scholars
Sea Merchants
16
What marked the transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire?
the rise of emperor Augustus
The death of Julius Ceasar
The birth of Jesus Christ
The fall of Western Rome
17
the combination of different forms of belief or practice
Syncretism
Syncronized
Semetic
Polytheism
18
What important Chinese seaport is highlighted on the map?
Kilwa
Melaka
Guangzhou
Hangzhou
19
What important trading city is circled on the map?
Timbuktu
Baghdad
Gao
Djenne
20
What was NOT a result of the Crusades
Total Christian control of Jerusalem
start of Europe on the path toward global hegemony
the Renaissance
increase in the number of towns on trade routes
21
When was the Bubonic plague most active in Europe
1347-50
1503-1524
1440-50
1300-1303
22
What was Chinampas?
An American field system involving artificial islands
a type of corn
the spread of Chinese culture
A Vietnamese system for growing rice
23
What allowed for growth of trade in the Indian Ocean during the Post-classical Era?
European military security that kept pirates at bay
lack of government interference
Ming dynasty Expeditions
Reestablished government stability
24
What is NOT true about the Persian Empire
used regional leaders
extended it's borders into Northern Africa at its peak
had one of the worlds' first highway systems
Alexander the Great spent 11 years trying to conquer it
25
Where was the Mauryan Empire?
Southwest Asia
Mesoamerica
South Asia
South America
26
When was the Iron Age?
3000 BCE
300 CE
1300 BCE
300 CE
27
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Ankara
Rome
Istanbul
Constantinople
28
Why were there no plagues or epidemics in the Americas before Europeans arrived?
Trick question, there were plagues that affected Mesoamerica
significantly fewer domesticated animals
there were no large population centers
better immune systems of Americans
29
What important African seaport is circled on the map?
Goa
Kilwa
Zanzibar
Calicut
30
When did Christianity begin to become popular in western Europe?
ninth century CE
fifth century CE
sixth century CE
fourth century CE
31
What religion established a spiritual and social cast system in South Asia
Islam
Daoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
32
What was NOT a cause of the Crusades
Help the Byzantines retake land it had lost to the Turks
Gain a military advantage for a war in Asia
Seeking to re-establish the faith in Southwest Asia
Maintain luxury trade routes through Constantinople
33
Which of the following is NOT true about the Black Death
contributed to the fall of the Han dynasty
did not have an effective vaccine until the 18th century
Killed 50 million people
It was traded along the silk roads
34
Where was Christianity introduced?
Arabia
Egypt
Jordan
Palestine
35
Who introduced paper money into Central and southwest Asia during the fourteenth century?
The Chinese
African Merchants
The Mongols
Europeans
36
After the fall of the Roman Empire, who was the de facto political head of Europe?
The Byzantine Emperor
The King
The Mongols
The Pope
37
What new technologies came from China in the Post-classical Era?
the compass
silk garments
the astrolabe
gunpowder
38
What are the Analects?
The sayings of Confucius
Mathematical documents from the Islamic Empire
Transcripts of Paul's Sermons
Prayers written by the Buddha
39
what era was from 600 BCE to 600 CE
Pomeranian
Messianic Era
Classical Era
Common Era
40
What was a key part of the Neolithic Revolution?
animals migrating to human population centers
humans walking on two legs
humans using tools for the first time
humans planting crops
41
What public policy was re-instituted during the Sui Dynasty?
simplification of government bureaucracy
de-funding public construction projects
the Confucian examination system
Buddhism as the official state religion
42
When was the Bantu Migration?
2000 BCE - 500 BCE
1500 BCE - 1000 CE
600 BCE-100 BCE
1500-1800 CE
43
What traveled along the Sahara Caravan Routes?
Animal Hides
Salt
Islam
Slaves
44
Who provided agricultural labor in classical societies?
Indentured Servants
Slaves
land owners
free people
45
Which list of Mediterranean Empires is in chronological order?
Phoenician, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire
Greek, Roman Empire, Roman Republic, Hellenistic
Byzantine, Alexander's Empire, Roman Empire, Roman Republic
46
Around when did humans first domesticate animals?
9000 BCE
20000 BCE
8000 BCE
6000 BCE
47
When was the rise of Islam?
Late 5th Century
Early 7th Century
Early 6th Century
Late 7th Century
48
Sparta was...
a constitiutional monarchy
a democracy (for land owning males)
a totalitarian oligarchy
a republic
49
When was the Mongol Empire?
13th-15th Centuries
10th-12th Centuries
8th Century
16th-18th Centuries
50
The development of Neo-Confucianism occurred during which Chinese Dynasty?
Sui
Song
Tang
Han
51
When was Marco Polo's Travels?
1195-1201
1400-1423
1371-1395
1271 - 1295
52
When was Ibn Battuta's Travels?
1325-1349
1390-1411
1225-1249
1125-1127
53
languages currently used in southern and eastern Africa have roots in
French
Afrikaans
Bantu
Swahili
54
When was the fall of the Roman Empire?
546 CE
476 CE
476 BCE
546 CE
55
How did Buddhism adapt to local conditions as it spread globally?
By classifying Hindus as "People of the Book"
became a salvationist faith that promised eternal life
Developing a new branch called Theravada Buddhism
incorporating some Roman Polytheistic beliefs
56
When did Muhammad travel from Mecca to Medina?
322 CE
701 CE
570 CE
622 CE
57
Europeans rediscovered their Greek and Roman heritage through contact with...
The Mongols
Southwest Asians
Mediterranean Christians
Muslims in Spain
58
A Famous Ruler of the Mauryan Empire
Who is Ashoka?
Who is the Buddha?
Who is Gupta?
Who is Maury?
59
What massive construction project did the Han Dynasty begin?
The Silk Road
The first Chinese Naval Fleet
The Great Wall of China
the Grand Canal project
60
When was the Abbasid Caliphate?
c. 400-c. 500 CE
662 - 1100 CE
570 - 855 CE
c. 750 - c. 1250 CE
61
What Central Asian trade city is circled on the map?
Smarkand
Baghdad
Buckhara
Dunhuang
62
The Pax Mongolia lead to...
increased trade
a religiously homogeneous empire
decreased trade
the Pax Romana
63
What was the Code of Justinian?
A list of rules that roman soldiers must follow
The roman emperor's secret cypher key
Writings from the Classical Era that were never translated
The Byzantine Empire's Legal System
64
Which of the following was a Christian Kingdom during the Post-Classical Era?
Songhay
Mali
Ghana
Ethiopia
65
What event marked the beginning of the shift to secular power in Europe?
The use of Knights to gain political power
The establishment of Cardinals in the Catholic Church
The death of Charlemagne
Martel's victory over a Muslim Army at the Battle of Tours
66
What is NOT true about Mansa Musa?
handed out so much gold he caused inflation in Cairo
traveled during the 12th century
king of Mali
passed through many African trade cities
67
Where did "Arabic Numerals" (e.g. 0, 1, 2, 3, ...) originate?
Saudi Arabia
Islamic Empire
Gupta Empire
Assyrian Empire
68
Which Chinese Dynasty came first?
Qin
Han
Pei
69
Before the introduction of Islam, the African Kingdoms of Egypt and Nubia were primarily...
divided by local tribal beliefs
Polytheistic
Christian
Shamanistic
70
Which of the following empires was in South America?
Chaco
Moche Empire
Teotihuacan
Gupta Emprie

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