Central to Renaissance thought was

A fascination with the ancient world

Buddhism, Christianity & Islam are derivative religions. How was Islam different?

Spread of Islam was vastly more successful in less time

Khubilai Khan employed Marco Polo in administrative posts

Because he didn't entirely trust his Chinese subjects

What primary purpose did Ibn Battuta serve for his Islamic hosts?

He was a Muslim authority who could interpret Muslim law

During the postclassical age, the caste system

Became securely established in s. India for the first time

Khubilai Khan's military and imperial pursuits

Little success in conquering Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Japan

What did the Mongols do when they encountered other religions

They encouraged tolerance and occasionally converted

Had important role in agricul. & finan. develop. of S India

Using the picture, which statement best addresses the Samurai?

Samurai were well trained, equipped & violent warriors

The development of gunpowder in China began

Daoist alchemists sought to find an elixir to prolong life

Increased trade between the eastern & western Mediterranean

In the five centuries after the year 1000 CE, the people of the eastern hemisphere

Traveled & interacted more intensely than ever before

The Incanaylluis imilar to the Mexican calpulliin that

both were the basic organizing units of rural society

Which of the following is true of the bubonic plague?

It followed established trade routes

Which statement about the Mongol Empire of the 13th century is true?

The invasion of Japan was attempted but unsuccessful

Commerce was a key mode of exchange between which of the following pairs of political entities

The Crusader states and the Islamic Caliphate

In an effort to strengthen the Mongol fighting forces, Chinggis Khan

Formed new military units with no tribal affiliations

The major contributing factor to spread of plague to Cairo, Beijing & Florence in the 14th c.

Trade along the Mongol road system across Central Asia

Which was an important continuity in the social structure of states & empires in 600BCE-1450CE?

Landholding aristocracies tended to be the dominant class

The plague caused many social and economic disruptions. Which did NOT occur?

structural changes in social classes

During the Tang dynasty, the imperial civil service examinations

Were expanded, allowed posts to fill with bright officials

In regard to ruling philosophy and techniques, the Qing

followed the same patterns as the Ming

The Mayan and Gupta Empires had in common:

The independent discovery of the value of 0 as a placeholder

In regard to gender issues in sub-Saharan Africa

Women had more opportunities than their women elsewhere

The Swahili city-states

Dominated trade along the east African coast

Moroccan legal scholar, travel abroad, recorded observations

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1
Central to Renaissance thought was
An appreciation of the art and through of the middle ages
A desire to re-create the glory of Byzantium
A deeply religious desire to withdraw from the world
A fascination with the ancient world
2
Buddhism, Christianity & Islam are derivative religions. How was Islam different?
Only islam spread through military conquest & missionaries
Only Islam had schools as centers of religious learning
Spread of Islam was vastly more successful in less time
Neither of the others had practical rules for daily living
3
Mali would reach its peak during the reign of
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
Al-Bakri
4
In 1279, the Song dynasty finally fell to the
Manchus
Mongols
Khitan
Japanese
5
The kingdoms of southern India were mainly
Bhuddist
Sikh
Hindu
Islamic
6
The primary role of women in Mexica society
Increased when the men were away at war, much as with Sparta
To bear children
Serve as unofficial political/social leaders when men fought
To serve as attendants in temples dedicated to warrior cult
7
Khubilai Khan employed Marco Polo in administrative posts
As a direct means of holding Polo hostage
As a personal favor to Pope Innocent IV
Because he didn't entirely trust his Chinese subjects
Beccause of Polo's long history of administrative service
8
Direct challenge to the Byzantine emperor arose when pope gave imperial crown to Frankish king,
Cyril
Otto of Saxony
Basil II
Charlemagne
9
The Tang plan to avoid the concentration of land in the hands of the wealthy was called
Kowtow system
Tang Taizong system
Equal-field system
New economic plan
10
Which Germanic tribe was most important in establishing foundations of European development?
Vandals
Franks
Visigoths
Angles
11
What primary purpose did Ibn Battuta serve for his Islamic hosts?
As a foreign visitor, he proved to be an exotic attraction
He was a keen observer and a fine diplomat
He was a Muslim authority who could interpret Muslim law
He brought the traditions of other cultures to new places
12
During the postclassical age, the caste system
Disappeared because of the arrival of Islam
Became securely established in s. India for the first time
Rejected migrants coming into India
Became securely established in n. India for the first time
13
Khubilai Khan's military and imperial pursuits
Conquered eastern Europe
Copied his father's when he conquered Persia
Successfully brought Japan under Mongol control
Little success in conquering Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Japan
14
Northern India was dominated from the 12th through early 16th century by
The Delhi sultante
The southern Song dynasty
The Abbasid dynasty
The Chola kingdom
15
After the death of Muhammad, political leadership fell to a caliph by the name of
Ali
Abu al-Abbas
Abu Bakr
Harun al-Rashid
16
What did the Mongols do when they encountered other religions
They persecuted monotheists but allowed polytheists
They forced conversion to steppe shamanism
They adopted all religions into a unique syncretic blend
They encouraged tolerance and occasionally converted
17
Mali became the wealthiest kingdom in sub-Saharan Africa because of
Its control of the spice trade
Its technological leadership
Its control of the spice trade
Its domination of the oasis towns
18
Hindu temples
Had important role in agricul. & finan. develop. of S India
Disappeared in S India because of prominence of Islam
Never able to compete w/ strong Buddhist temples of N India
Remained center of women's rights
19
Using the picture, which statement best addresses the Samurai?
Samurai were well trained, equipped & violent warriors
They gain most of their military power from gunpowder tech.
Highly centralized Japanese milirary defends from invasion
China was terrorized by Samurai warriors on horseback
20
To gain support in China, Buddhist missionaries translated the Indian term dharma as
Sui
Wuwei
Nalanda
Dao
21
The development of gunpowder in China began
as an outgrowth of the profitable chinaware industry
as a Chinese response to northern nomadic invasion
under the military directives of Shi Huangdi
Daoist alchemists sought to find an elixir to prolong life
22
Mongols brought about greater integration among Eurasian people by all EXCEPT
Resettlement of conquered peoples
A common state religion
Increased trade
Diplomatic missions
23
The native religion of Japan is
Buddhism
Shintoism
Daoism
Hinduism
24
The Crusades
Increased trade between the eastern & western Mediterranean
Led to a slight decline in trade in the Mediterranean
Had virtually no impact on trade whatsoever
Introduced the Black Death into Europe
25
In the five centuries after the year 1000 CE, the people of the eastern hemisphere
Fell under control of expanding empires of w. hemishpere
Cut off contact with the world because of disease
United into the largest empire the world has seen since Rome
Traveled & interacted more intensely than ever before
26
The Incanaylluis imilar to the Mexican calpulliin that
both were the basic organizing units of rural society
both domesticated animals used for meat and wool
both were mnemonic devices used to keep government records
both were the main religious tenet of the empires' faith
27
Which of the following is true of the bubonic plague?
It was a European phenomenon
It began in Europe and spread to China
It followed established trade routes
It affected West Africa
28
The Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the
Jizya
Hijra
Sharia
Hajj
29
Justinian's most important and long-lasting political achievement was
His codification of Roman law
His reconquest of the western half of the Roman Empire
His establishment of a lasting peace with the Islamic world
His democratic reforms
30
The religion of the Turkish peoples before their conversion to Islam was
Shamanistic
Nestorian Christian
Roman Catholic
Buddhist
31
Which statement about the Mongol Empire of the 13th century is true?
The invasion of Japan was attempted but unsuccessful
Ibn Battuta's writings describe life in court of Kubali Khan
The Mongols conquered Constantinople
Mongols eliminated Chinese scholar-official class in China
32
Sui construction of which item would have important economic implications well into the 20th c.
Royal Road
Great Wall
Grand Canal
Modern banking industry
33
Why were the llamas and alpacas so important to the Inca?
They provided wool for Inca textiles and hides for leather
They served as useful pack animals in the high Andes
Their dung could be used as fuel
All are correct
34
Commerce was a key mode of exchange between which of the following pairs of political entities
The Crusader states and the Islamic Caliphate
Ghana and the Mongol Empire
The Mayan Empire and the Song dynasty
Japan and the Byzantine Empire
35
In an effort to strengthen the Mongol fighting forces, Chinggis Khan
Formed new military units with no tribal affiliations
Emphasized the traditional tribal affiliations
Inspired them with a devotion to Allah
Traded w/ Europeans to obtain more powerful modern artillery
36
Rulers of which group deliberated state policy in the presence of mummies of their predecessors
Inca
Pueblo
Aztec
Maya
37
The wife of Justinian, who proved to be an invaluable adviser, was
Livia
Belisarius
Hagia Sophia
Theodora
38
Central Asian nomadic peoples' military might was based on
Their cavalry forces
Their possessing much larger armies than their enemies
Their extensive use of artillery
Their infantry
39
The major contributing factor to spread of plague to Cairo, Beijing & Florence in the 14th c.
African trade connecting sub-Saharan Africa w/ Asia & Europe
Indian Ocean trade connecting S Asia, SE Asia, & Europe
Trade along the Mongol road system across Central Asia
The collapse of the Abbasid caliphate
40
The most influential Chinese, naval, technological innovation was the
Use of rudders
Invention of steel hulls
Magnetic compass
Triangular sail
41
Which was an important continuity in the social structure of states & empires in 600BCE-1450CE?
Urban craft workers played a substantial role in government
Peasants were generally free of obligations to the state
Landholding aristocracies tended to be the dominant class
Wealthy merchants dominated political institutions
42
The Islamic holy law was known as the
Ulama
Hijra
Sharia
Umma
43
The plague caused many social and economic disruptions. Which did NOT occur?
political changes
civil unrest
structural changes in social classes
demographic disruptions
44
During the Tang dynasty, the imperial civil service examinations
Were restricted to the wealthier families
Were halted and not restarted until the Ming dynasty
Declined dramatically in importance
Were expanded, allowed posts to fill with bright officials
45
In the Feudal system, a retainer owes loyalty, obedience, & military service to his lord for
A cash payment
Ability to vote on local issues
A remission of excommunication
Grants of land
46
In regard to ruling philosophy and techniques, the Qing
copied the centralizing techniques of Tokugawa Japan
relied on Manchurian techniques
borrowed Persian techniques
followed the same patterns as the Ming
47
The Mayan and Gupta Empires had in common:
The construction of ceremonial pyramids
The independent discovery of the value of 0 as a placeholder
The knowledge that the earth is round
Central political organization
48
In regard to gender issues in sub-Saharan Africa
Women had more opportunities than their women elsewhere
Women played a strictly subservient role
Women played the dominant role in society
Women had the same position as in other societies
49
Which city was not a major participant in long-distance trading in the centuries after 1000 CE?
London
Khanbaliq
Constantinople
Melaka
50
The Swahili city-states
Spread Islam throughout Africa
Succeeded in uniting Africa for the first time
Strongly maintained their Christian roots
Dominated trade along the east African coast
51
Ibn Battuta was
Sultan of Delhi
Marco Polo's traveling companion
Leader of central Asian kingdom, dominated silk road trade
Moroccan legal scholar, travel abroad, recorded observations
52
The most powerful state in west Africa at the time of the arrival of Islam was
Axum
Ghana
Swahili
Kongo
53
Most native sub-Saharan African religions
Based on belief in a main powerful female fertility goddess
Developed an elaborate theology
Were influenced by Zoroastrian thought
Centered on explaining & predicting experiences of people
54
Like West African kingdoms depended on trans-Saharan trade, kingdoms of east Africa depended on
Egyptian trade
South African trade
Indian Ocean trade
Tans-Atlantic trade
55
While the crusades were a misguided effort to reconquer the holy lands, they were successful at
defeating the Muslim Byzantine Empire
uniting the Eurpoeans firmly in a military alliance
connecting Eurpoe to the world trade market
alleviating national differences
56
Mixture of secular & religious authority, marked Constantine's reign & the Byzantine emperors
Byzanitne
Corpus iuris civilis
Secularism
Caesaropapism

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