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Postclassical Review 600 - 1450 CE
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1
What accounted for the downfall of Songhay?
The rise of the Swahili coast
Defeat and incorporation within the Mali Empire
Invasion by a Moroccan Muslim army equipped with firearms
Invasion by the Portuguese
2
What new architectural style featuring pointed arches and flying buttresses became dominant?
Structuralism
Gothic
Romanesque
Turkic
3
In most ways, the Mongols epitomized what type of society and culture?
Nomadic
Sedentary agricultural
Urban
Hunting and gathering
4
What was the religious policy of the Mongol empire under Chinggis Khan?
He was converted to Islam late in his life
After the Russian campaign they became Orthodox Christians
He followed the shamanistic beliefs but tolerated others
Buddhism became the state religion of the Mongol empire
5
Agricultural laborers under the jurisdiction of aristocratic landowners were called:
Artisans
Bourgeoisie
Guilds
Serfs
6
Which of the Kievan princes issued a formal legal code?
Yaroslav
Vladimir
Rurik
Boris
7
What was the
Shah-Nama
?
The name given to the first wife of the Caliph
The title of the commander of the slave mercenaries
The history of Persia from creation to the Islamic conquests
The title given to the oldest son of the Caliph
8
What group successfully captured Baghdad in 1055?
Seljuk Turks
Mongols
Buyids
Ghazni
9
Which of the following statements concerning Bedouin society is NOT accurate?
Bedouin herders lived in kin-related clan groups.
Clans were congregated together in larger tribal groupings.
Bedouins lived in highly mobile tent encampments.
Bedouins were rarely found living in urban areas.
10
All of the following were functions of the merchant and artisan guilds EXCEPT:
Guaranteeing good workmanship
Limitation of membership
Regulation of apprenticeship
Ensuring a free market economy
11
In general, how did Islam spread in Southeast Asia?
Isolated regimes were visited by dervishes
After the military victories of Qutb-ud-din Aibak.
Islam was carried to Southeast Asia from China
Port cities were points to other links in trading networks.
12
How did Bubonic Plague spread?
From Africa northward on slave ships
From Europe to Africa and the far east along Silk Roads
From East to West on rats and along trade routes
From the Middle East to China on Indian Ocean trade routes
13
Which of the following was a major change in the administration of China under the Mongols?
The Mongol dynasty ruled with a military elite
Confucianism was suppressed and Daoism became state religion
The Mongols discontinued the use of the examination system
All of the main divisions of the empire were removed
14
What was the result of the Black Death?
One-half of the world's population perished
One-third of Europe died, causing labor shortage
One-half of Europe died, China filled the power vacuum
One-quarter of Africa died, root cause of underdevelopment
15
The capital of the Umayyad dynasty was
Damascus
Constantinople
Makkah
Baghdad
16
The capital of the Byzantine Empire and its commercial center was located at:
Nicaea
Baghdad
Rome
Constantinople
17
The faction within Islam that recognized Ali and only the prophet's descendants as rulers
Kharij
Shi’is
Fiqhs
Sunnis
18
Ritual suicide of Japanese samurai was called
Bushido
Tokugawa
Kami
Seppuku
19
The 3rd Crusade (Crusade of the Kings) pitted the Muslim leader Saladin against this European
King Phillip of France
King Richard the Lionheart
King Louis XII
King John of England
20
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the early expansion of Islam beyond Arabia?
The desire to convert new populations to Islam
The sense of common cause and united strength
The desire for treasure
The weakness of their adversaries
21
Who was the founder of the Tang dynasty?
Li Yuan
Yangdi
Li Bo
Zhao Kuangyin
22
Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Hawaiian culture?
Urbanization
Animal husbandry featuring swine
Warlike regional kingdoms
Highly stratified social structure
23
Where was the capital of the Mongol empire under Chinggis Khan?
Karakorum
Khwarazm
Tatu
Samarkand
24
Mali leader at its height, made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca, considered richest man in world
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
Askia Muhammad
25
What Sudanic kingdom declined in 1076, making way for new political organizations in the region
Ghana
Mali
Axum
Songhay
26
Which of the following was NOT a factor behind the Great Schism of 1054?
The Holy Trinity - God the father, son, holy spirit
Celibacy of priests
Iconoclastic controversy
Latin vs. Greek language
27
The wars to defeat rival prophets and restore the unity of Islam were called:
The First Fatwah
Dhow
Ridda
Karbala
28
In what region of Europe did the Renaissance begin?
England
Italy
Germany
France
29
Aztec floating gardens that could hold multiple yields of crops were called
chinampas
tambos
calpulli
quipus
30
How did Islam and Hinduism differ?
Islam stressed the egalitarianism of all believers
Islam stressed the a strict caste system
Both Hinduism and Islam are polytheistic.
Hinduism was monotheistic, while Islam was polytheistic.
31
Political relations where vassals provided military service for lords was called
feudalism
manorialism
serfdom
chivalry
32
The “Demographic Transition” is often associated with what change in society?
Industrialization
The adoption of private property
Conversion to Christianity
The militarization of society
33
Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to the economic crises of the 14th century
Withdrawal from the global trading network
Lack of technological advance in agriculture
Recurrent famine
Bubonic plague
34
What religion played a key role in the transmission of Chinese civilization to Japan?
Buddhism
Christianity
Daoism
Islam
35
The first novel written by Lady Murasaki about life in the Heian court was
Shinto's Tale
The Lotus Flower
The Tale of Genji
The Handmaiden's Tale
36
What was the primary reason the Sudanic kingdoms rose in West Africa
control over salt mines
military technology
surplus agricultural production
control of local gold mines
37
Why did the Ming Dynasty halt the trade expeditions of Zheng He in 1433?
European traders had better ships to bring goods
Japanese invasion
These expeditions brought disease and plague to China
Too expensive, nothing desirable, return to tradition
38
What Eastern emperor was responsible for the restoration of a united Roman Empire after 533?
Diocletian
Constantine
Justinian
Heraklius
39
The capital of the Abbasid dynasty was
Jerusalem
Medina
Baghdad
Damascus
40
What group captured Baghdad in 1258?
Seljuk Turks
Crusaders
Mongols
Buyids
41
The Inca ruler associated with the first creation of the Inca empire in 1438 was:
Moctezuma II
Topac Yupanqui
Pachacuti
Ahuitzotl
42
Which region of Africa was first converted to Islam by 700 A.D.?
Central
North
West
East
43
Which Muslim leader responsible for the reconquest of most of the territories of the Crusaders?
Saladin
Muhammad ibn Qasim
Firdawsi
Al-Ghazali
44
What monarch is credited with beginning Malinke expansion and creating the Mali Empire?
Mahmud of Ghur
Sunni Ali
Mansa Kankan Musa
Sundiata
45
Inca system where every community contributed to distributing resources on the basis of need
Utopian positivism
Inca socialism
Inca despotism
Indian utilitarianism
46
Which of the following was NOT a technological innovation of the Tang-Song era?
Abacus
Complex Bridges
Paper
Gunpowder
47
The northern nomadic peoples who entered central Mexico following the decline of Teotihuacan
Incas
Toltecs
Olmecs
Aztecs
48
The capital of the Inca empire was:
Tihuanaco
Chan Chan
Chichen Itza
Cuzco
49
Which of the khanates undertook the task of conquering Russia?
Chinese khanate
Ilkhan khanate
Karakorum khanate
Golden Horde
50
What was the relationship between Islam and the indigenous religions of Africa?
Almost all Africans converted to Islam
Islam was less flexible than Christianity with natives
Islam accommodated pagan practice early on, assimilation
Islamic teachers attempted to eradicate indigenous religions
51
Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800?
Charles Martel
Louis XII
Charlamagne
Pepin
52
Who was the Turkic nomadic leader who began a period of conquest beginning in the 1360s?
Timur-i Lang
Muhamman Shah
Ibn Pasha
Ibn Khaldun
53
What dynasty took over the Frankish monarchy in the eighth century?
Merovingian
Saxon
Carolingian
Hohenstaufen
54
The Arabic camel nomads were referred to as:
Hashim
Bedouin
Ayan
Mawali
55
Economic relations between landlords and their peasant laborers was called:
Feudalism
Slavery
Capitalism
Manorialism
56
The Moroccan Islamic scholar who visited and wrote about his many travels was
Mansa Musa
Ibn Khaldoun
Ibn Battuta
Marco Polo
57
What was the outcome of the first crusade in 1097?
Crusaders attacked and conquered Constantinople
Crusades resulted in a Western kingdom of Bulgaria
The Holy Land was restored to the Jews
Success in capturing Jerusalem and forming crusader states
58
What was the tribe into which Muhammad was born?
Abbasid
Almoravid
Quraysh
Umayyad
59
What was the ultimate outcome of the crusades?
Muslims benefited from European knowledge
Europeans gained knowledge of science/technology from East
Europeans lost faith in God
Muslims were defeated and Jerusalem restored to Christians
60
What was the Ka’ba?
the name given to the prophet Muhammad’s flight from Mecca
the tribe that dominated Mecca
the religious shrine that was the focus of an annual truce
the port of Mecca
61
Who called for the first Crusade and why?
Pope Gregory to liberate Jerusalem
Pope Pius XI to recapture Constantinople
Pope Benedict to overthrow the Byzantine Empire
Pope Urban II to free holy land from Muslims
62
What groups in India were most likely to convert to Islam?
Members of the administrative machinery of Islam
Raja and Warriors
Brahmins and Merchants
Buddhists and low caste Hindus
63
What led to the downfall of the Sui dynasty?
Excessive building projects and military campaigns
Widespread Buddhist rebellion
Nomadic invasions
A deranged emperor
64
Why was the construction of the Grand Canal necessary?
It connected the Tang capitals of China with the north
Peasants moving from the countryside to the urban areas
The Yangze River valley was a food-producing region
Chinese population was concentrated along the Yangze River
65
The Mongol commander in the 13th century campaigns against Song, was Chinggis Khan’s grandson
Berke
Ogedei
Kubilai Khan
Batu
66
The study of population is referred to as:
Demography
Populism
Political science
Positivism
67
The central figure of the cult of human sacrifice and the most sacred deity of the Aztecs was:
Tlaloc
Huitzilopochtli
Quetzalcoatl
Tonatiuh
68
What significant impact did the Mongol conquest have on the Islamic heartland?
The destruction of cities devastated Islamic civilizations
The assault on the East African city-states weakened Islam
Most areas were permanently changed to a Mongolian culture.
Shi’ism was eliminated as a major factor within Islam
69
What ruler was responsible for the creation of the Songhay Empire?
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
Mansa Kankan Musa
Mahmud of Ghur
70
What was the most important Christian kingdom in Africa?
Mali
Ethiopia
Kongo
Songhay
71
The emperor responsible for the initial construction of Constantinople was
Constantine
Diocletian
Justinian
Heraklius
72
The practice of judging other peoples by the standards and practices of one’s own culture is:
Genocide
Ethnocentrism
Aversionism
Anthropomorphism
73
The dynasty that ended the period of political chaos after the fall of the Qin-Han was the:
Chou
Tang
Song
Sui
74
What was the Umayyad attitude to other religions?
They suppressed all religions except Islam.
Zoroastrians and Hindus were never accepted.
They converted to Christianity, but allowed worship of Islam
They displayed tolerance towards religions of dhimmi peoples
75
Leaders of the Bedouin clans were called
Shaykhs
Dhows
Wazirs
Mawali
76
Who disrupted the development of political institutions in the medieval West until the 900s?
Mongols
Chinese
Muslims
Vikings
77
Which of the khanates undertook the invasion of the Muslim heartland?
Chinese khanate
Karakorum khanate
Golden Horde
Ilkhan khanate
78
The code of conduct that medieval European knights swore to abide by was
Bushido
Chivalry
Seppuku
Bravado
79
The Fourth Crusade was manipulated by merchants in Venice, who turned it into an attack on:
Constantinople
Alexandria
Jerusalem
Athens
80
Why were the practices of seclusion and veiling seen as essential in Islamic society?
Women were only to do business if identities were hidden.
Veiling was a means of halting the practice of concubinage.
Veiling discouraged contacts between Muslim women.
Women were full of lust from which men had to be protected.
81
The Umayyads in control of Mecca were threatened by all of the following developments EXCEPT:
Raids on their caravans
The development of a new religion under Muhammad’s direction
The growing power of Medina
Muhammad’s destruction of the Ka’aba
82
The African story tellers that kept track of lineage and advised kings were
Jenne
Soninke
griots
Juula
83
Which Tang ruler attempted to make Buddhism the state religion?
Emperor Taizong
Empress Wu
Empress Wei
Li Bo
84
What was the political organization of Russia during the Mongol invasion in the 13th century?
United under the rule of the Prince of Moscovy
United under the rule of Kiev
United under the rule of the Prince of Novgorod
Divided into petty kingdoms centered on trading cities
85
The Inca practiced this type of agriculture on the Andes mountains
llama plows
quipus
terrace farming
mountain irrigation
86
What Chinese dynasty succeeded the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China?
Ming
Han
Tang
Chou
87
What was the status of Mongolian women during the Yuan dynasty of China?
Mongolian women lost status & fell under Confucian ideology
Mongol women wholeheartedly adopted Chinese culture
Mongol women remained relatively independent
Mongolian women suffered social and political isolation
88
What was the most significant impact of the period of the Mongol rule on Russia?
It resulted in the destruction of Eastern Orthodoxy
It kept Russia isolated from western Europe
Mongol rule introduced Islam into the region of Russia.
Mongol rule introduced Russia to advanced Asian technology.
89
The period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the fifteenth century is referred to as the
Baroque
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Age of Discovery
90
African societies lacking the concentration of political power and authority were referred as:
Bantu Conical Clans
Stateless
Hunting and Gathering Bands
Islamic Tribes
91
The pilgrimage to Mecca (one of the 5 pillars) is known as the
hajj
ulama
hijira
hadith
92
Which Italian merchant served in the court of Kubilai Khan and wrote about his Travels?
Michelangelo
Niccolo Polo
Marco Polo
Ibn Battuta
93
What is the name of the nature spirits of Japan?
Genji
Hapu
Kami
Hara-Kiri
94
Islam means:
"submission"
"victory"
“dedication to Allah”
"peace"
95
Japanese samurai lived by the feudal code of conduct called
Kamikaze
Bushido
Chivalry
Seppuku
96
In 1271, Kubilai Khan changed the name of the Mongol dynasty in China to:
Qin
Yuan
Ming
Chin
97
The ceremony and promise when a knight swore to defend his lord was called the
pledge of allegiance
honor code
oath of fealty
covenant
98
The Aztec social hierarchy developed a nobility referred to as the:
Quipus
Chinampas
Calpulli
Pipiltin
99
What accounts for the success of the First Crusade?
The military superiority of western military technology
The power of the Byzantine Empire
Muslim political fragmentation and the element of surprise
The emergence of the Christian Seljuk Turks in Baghdad
100
What was the level of trade in the Abbasid Empire?
Trade with Africa, Mediterranean, India, & China flourished
Trade with the East grew, but Crusades slowed western trade
Wars in India disrupted the eastern and Mediterranean trade
Trade along traditional routes ceased during Abbasid Empire.
101
How did conditions for women change during the Song dynasty?
They improved, women had right to divorce and property
They worsened, widows were burned alive in sati ritual
They improved, women were allowed education
They worsened, including footbinding
102
Which of the following represents a cultural difference between the Incas and the Aztecs?
Beautiful pottery and cloth
Monumental architecture
No practical use of the wheel
Lack of a writing system
103
What was the primary written language of the later Abbasid court?
Persian
Greek
Arabic
Latin
104
Following the death of Chinggis Khan, who succeeded him as Khagan of the Mongols?
Berke
Ogedei
Kubilai
Batu
105
What was the Inca practice of split inheritance?
The throne passed to two descendants from the ruler’s family
Power went to successors, wealth went to dead ruler's mummy
Family’s wealth was equally divided between all heirs
All power and wealth was inherited by the eldest son