Early Buddhism & early Christianity were similar in which ways...

Both were receptive to male & female converts.

What were religious developments in India and China from 1450-1750?

Both India and China had a growing Muslim populations.

From 600-1450 CE, merchants diaspora communities had what in common?

They introduced their own cultural practices into cultures

Why did the Chinese government want to stop voyages of exploration during the 15th century?

Government concern with domestic problems

How are the Incan and Mayan empires similar?

Both used innovative techniques to increase crop production

By 1200 CE improved agricultural technology spread through sub-Saharan Africa through the

migration of Bantu speaking ppls w/ knowledge of ironworking

"Dona Marina" is evidence for what consequence of colonial expansion from 1450-1750?

Transfer of wealth to new elites & new gender roles starting

What is the most important effect of Islamic expansion on medieval Europe?

The transmittal of Greek and Arab learning

Why are the Phoenicians important?

Their alphabetic writing system was used by the Greeks

The role of religion for the ancient Maya and the Roman state did what?

Used religious practices to legitimize their authority.

What is an important continuity in political structure of states & empires from 600 BCE-1400 CE

Landholding aristocracies tended to be the dominant class.

Neoconfucianism by the Ming dynasty during the 14th century was motivated by the

need for competent government administrators

What was the most significant development of the Neolithic Revolution?

Adoption of settled agriculture to have urban areas

Why did Islam initially spread to West Africa?

Merchants on the trans-Saharan trade routes

Why did the Mayans build cities in certain places with certain architecture?

Astronomical considerations and observations

Byzantine emperors maintained political unity by

making dynastic marriages and diplomatic alliances

What describes patriarchal gender systems?

Women are inferiors and must be protected by men.

The introduction of the Incan staple crop of potatoes outside South America led to

An increase in northern Europe's population.

From 1450-1750, empires such as the Ottomans and Chinese shared...

Using a large bureaucracy to support government

Dona Marina is portrayed as....

An essential part of the negotiations.

What did Marco Polo see at Kublai Khan's court in China?

Use of paper money, coal, and the practice of bathing

From 900-1500 CE, the Ottomans and the Aztecs were similar in that both...

nomadic groups that conquered already settled regions.

As Islam spread from 1200-1600, it affected gender relations in which of the following ways?

Existing local customs for marriage blended with Islam.

What is associated w/ the spread of Buddhism into SE Asia btwn 200 BCE - 1000 CE?

Transformation of Buddhism after contact w/ local beliefs.

What was an important reason for the fall of the Roman, Han, and Gupta empires?

Intensified invasions & security issues.

Between 200 BCE and 1450 CE, the Silk Roads linked...

East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea

Renaissance Italy and the Islamic Middle east after the decline of the Abbasids are examples of

political fragmentation and cultural creativity

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share what beliefs?

They recognize the existence of Adam and Moses.

Islamic and Chinese Empires in the post-classical period shared which characteristics?

Extensive urbanization and maritime trade

What contributed most to the formation of political states by the Muscovite Russians & Ottomans

The rise and fall of the Mongolian khanates

What caused China's population to increase between 600 - 1200 CE?

Agricultural output increased bc of new crop strains & tech.

The largest population decline in history occurred after the

epidemics in 16th c. Mesoamerica

What is true about the Manchus after the mid-1600s?

They founded the long-lasting Qing Dynasty in China

Why did western Rome and the Han empires fall?

Invasions by borderland peoples

What is a difference between Confucianism and Daoism?

Confucianism = social cohesion. Doaism = connecting w/Nature

During the 13th & 14th centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from...

Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together

How did Japan borrow from Tang and Song China?

Societal relations in Japan were based on Confucian ideas

Why did both the Roman and Abbasid empires decline?

Growing reliance on mercenary armies

What is true for commerce in the Indian Ocean from 1000-1450?

Commerce flourished & was done by a mixture of merchants.

What is true about the Mongols between 1200-1300?

They facilitated diffusion of Chinese inventions.

Babylonian creation myth was intended to...

assert a special relationship btwn the city and the gods

Confucianism believed in...

The virtues and duties of family members.

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1
Early Buddhism & early Christianity were similar in which ways...
Neither supported the establishment of religious communities
Both were receptive to male & female converts.
Neither sought members from the lower classes.
2
What were religious developments in India and China from 1450-1750?
Chinese religious traditions spread into India more...
Both India and China had a growing Muslim populations.
Indigenous religions slowly disappeared in India & China
3
From 600-1450 CE, merchants diaspora communities had what in common?
They lost touch with their homelands
They became military outposts
They imposed their own languages on local communities
They introduced their own cultural practices into cultures
4
Roman aqueducts best exemplifies which of the following phenomena in world history?
Intellectual imperialism
Cultural borrowing
Religious syncretism.
Technological diffusion.
5
Why did the Chinese government want to stop voyages of exploration during the 15th century?
Lack of sufficient Chinese goods for trade.
Armed resistance from Arab navies
The destruction of the Chinese fleet by typhoons
Government concern with domestic problems
6
How are the Incan and Mayan empires similar?
Both held merchants as the second highest class
Used political dominance to suppress religious practices
Both used innovative techniques to increase crop production
Both destroyed prior civilizations to conquer new places
7
How did Buddhism spread from India chronologically?
Vietnam, China, Japan
Korea, Japan, Cambodia
China, Korea, Japan
China, Japan, Cambodia
8
By 1200 CE improved agricultural technology spread through sub-Saharan Africa through the
discovery of gold that provided a means of exchange
development of oxen immune to diseases carried by tsetse fly
migration of Bantu speaking ppls w/ knowledge of ironworking
expansion of Sahara Desert, forcing Berber ppls to moveSouth
9
"Dona Marina" is evidence for what consequence of colonial expansion from 1450-1750?
Restructuring of the family & growth of plantations
Spread of new food crops
Transfer of wealth to new elites & new gender roles starting
Extention of regional trading networks
10
What is the most important effect of Islamic expansion on medieval Europe?
The influence of Indian architecture on Gothic cathedrals
The development of theocracies in the HRE
Promotion of religious reforms in the Catholic Church
The transmittal of Greek and Arab learning
11
Why are the Phoenicians important?
Established a bureaucratic state to influence the Persians
Their alphabetic writing system was used by the Greeks
Their army and navy defeated Alexander the Great.
Their legal codification was copied by the Romans
12
The role of religion for the ancient Maya and the Roman state did what?
Were tolerant of all forms of religion.
Focused on religious education of the youth.
Used religious practices to legitimize their authority.
Forced conversion to ensure the loyalty of the people.
13
What is an important continuity in political structure of states & empires from 600 BCE-1400 CE
Peasants were free of obligations to the state.
Landholding aristocracies tended to be the dominant class.
Wealthy merchants dominated political institutions
Urban craft workers played a substantial role in government
14
Neoconfucianism by the Ming dynasty during the 14th century was motivated by the
desire to continue Mongol practices in China.
goal of becoming a sea-based empire
need for competent government administrators
rejection of traditional Chinese thinkers
15
What was the most significant development of the Neolithic Revolution?
Major advances in human brain function
Altered weapons & warfare caused by the use of bronze tech
Improved human nutrition bc of enhanced hunting skills.
Adoption of settled agriculture to have urban areas
16
Why did Islam initially spread to West Africa?
Merchants on the trans-Saharan trade routes
Officials in Sudanese empires
Muslims fleeing persecution on the Iberian Peninsula
Soldiers fought on behalf of the Abbasid caliphate
17
Why did the Mayans build cities in certain places with certain architecture?
Protection from surrounding invaders
Astronomical considerations and observations
Dense tropical jungles and rain forests
Avoidance of swampy and uneven land
18
Byzantine emperors maintained political unity by
applying greater pressure on Muslim Africa
hiring mercenary Christian armies to fight invaders
making dynastic marriages and diplomatic alliances
sharing political power w/ the large merchant class
19
What describes patriarchal gender systems?
Women are not allowed to work.
Women are not allowed by men to serve as political rulers.
Women are confined to the home.
Women are inferiors and must be protected by men.
20
The introduction of the Incan staple crop of potatoes outside South America led to
a decrease in China's production of rice
An increase in Andean potato production as a cash crop
the replacement of corn in the North American Indian diet
An increase in northern Europe's population.
21
Which region had an increasingly decentralized government from 500-1000? Be able to see on map.
Europe
China
Byzantine Empire
Persia
22
From 1450-1750, empires such as the Ottomans and Chinese shared...
Continual military campaigns against European armies.
Elite fighting force made up of slaves.
Dependence on trade as the main basis for the economy.
Using a large bureaucracy to support government
23
Dona Marina is portrayed as....
A victim
A heroine
A collaborator with the Aztec elite.
An essential part of the negotiations.
24
What did Marco Polo see at Kublai Khan's court in China?
Use of paper money, coal, and the practice of bathing
Attachment of the Khan to using horses for military purposes
Interest of the Khan in the international sea trade
The austerity of the design of the Khan's palace
25
From 900-1500 CE, the Ottomans and the Aztecs were similar in that both...
politically unified by having monotheism.
nomadic groups that conquered already settled regions.
were isolated from major Eurasian trade routes
able to dominate other societies with horses.
26
As Islam spread from 1200-1600, it affected gender relations in which of the following ways?
Women were fully equal to men in having a right to divorce.
Polygamy became widespread.
WOmen were no longer allowed to be small-scale traders.
Existing local customs for marriage blended with Islam.
27
What is associated w/ the spread of Buddhism into SE Asia btwn 200 BCE - 1000 CE?
Transformation of Buddhism after contact w/ local beliefs.
Growth of a Buddhist warrior class
Opposition from Christian monastic orders.
Rise of animism
28
What was an important reason for the fall of the Roman, Han, and Gupta empires?
Intensified invasions & security issues.
Refusing to tolerate Christianity.
Long period of drought that destroyed crops.
Using slaves in their armies.
29
Between 200 BCE and 1450 CE, the Silk Roads linked...
North Africa and Western Europe
The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
The Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea
30
Renaissance Italy and the Islamic Middle east after the decline of the Abbasids are examples of
political unity and decline of religion
political unity and cultural creativity
political fragmentation and the decline of religion
political fragmentation and cultural creativity
31
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share what beliefs?
The divine nature of certain prophets.
They revere both Mecca and Jerusalem as pilgrimage sites.
They are polytheistic.
They recognize the existence of Adam and Moses.
32
Islamic and Chinese Empires in the post-classical period shared which characteristics?
Extensive urbanization and maritime trade
Strict monogamy for uncontested succession.
Imperial bureaucracy based on an exam system
Battles over control of religious sites
33
What contributed most to the formation of political states by the Muscovite Russians & Ottomans
Schisms in Christianity and Islam
The growth of Afro-Eurasian trade
Advances in naval technology
The rise and fall of the Mongolian khanates
34
Ibn Battuta's travels are evidence for the
excellent condition of roads
political unity of Africa and Asia.
widespread use of paper money.
unifying influence of Islam
35
From 1000-1450, large numbers of women worked as...
Military leaders and farmers
Midwives and healers
Long-distance traders and farmers
Metalworkers and textile manufacturers.
36
What caused China's population to increase between 600 - 1200 CE?
Confucian emphasis on family caused ppl to have more kids.
Agricultural output increased bc of new crop strains & tech.
Less warfare meant fewer casualties in wars.
Immigration bc of religious persecutions in India & SE Asia
37
The largest population decline in history occurred after the
Black Death in Europe
epidemics in 16th c. Mesoamerica
spread of syphilis in Renaissance Europe
global flu pandemic of 1918-1919
38
What is true about the Manchus after the mid-1600s?
They lived in a highly urbanized society.
They concentrated on creating a productive peasant class.
They founded the long-lasting Qing Dynasty in China
They rejected Confucianism and its rules
39
Why did western Rome and the Han empires fall?
New military technologies
Invasions by borderland peoples
The destruction of overland trade routes
A series of devastating floods and earthquakes
40
What is a difference between Confucianism and Daoism?
Confucianism = polytheistic. Daoism = monotheistic
Confucianism = social cohesion. Doaism = connecting w/Nature
Confucianism wants enlightenment, Daoism focus is this world
Confucianism = reincarnation. Daoism = belief in Nirvana
41
During the 13th & 14th centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from...
Widespread adoption of Confucian family hierarchies.
Trade that spread Christianity through Indian Ocean region
Widespread adotpion of Buddhist religious practices.
Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together
42
Constantinople was part of which empire in the early 16th Century?
The Roman Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The Mughal Empire
The Byzantine Empire
43
Many historians believe going from hunting/gathering to agriculture led to societies that were
patriarchal
dispersed
isolated
egalitarian
44
How did Japan borrow from Tang and Song China?
Warriors/samurai gained substantial power in Japan.
Shinto religion continued to influence Japanese culture.
Societal relations in Japan were based on Confucian ideas
Japan established a decentralized power structure.
45
Why did both the Roman and Abbasid empires decline?
Growing reliance on mercenary armies
The division of governmental administration by ethnicities
Increased competition from rival sea powers
Nomadic invasions by the Mongols
46
What is true for commerce in the Indian Ocean from 1000-1450?
After the rise of the Mongols, the volume of trade fell.
Chinese merchants dominated trade routes.
Commerce flourished & was done by a mixture of merchants.
There was little commercial activity.
47
What is true about the Mongols between 1200-1300?
They conquered Constantinople.
They facilitated diffusion of Chinese inventions.
They led naval invasions of Japan.
They suppressed Islam & Buddhism.
48
Which language started after 1000 CE as a result of expanding global trade patterns?
Arabic
Chinese
Latin
Swahili
49
Babylonian creation myth was intended to...
descrbie he role of humanity as servants oft he gods.
provide a defense of Byabylonian polytheism
assert a special relationship btwn the city and the gods
argue for the equal importance of various gods
50
Confucianism believed in...
Power of wives over husbands outside the home.
Equality of all members of the family.
The legitimacy of selling women to worthy families.
The virtues and duties of family members.
51
Which of the following provides the best evidence of the extent of the Bantu migrations?
Continuity of religious organizations
Similarities of languages
Similarities of political structures
Archaeological remains of religious buildings
52
The Mughal and Ottoman Empires both
Were religiously and culturally diverse
Were ruled by a single religious official
were able to expand w/out meeting strong resistance
Formally restricted foreign trade
53
What is true about the Mongols?
Mongols conquered Constantinople.
Invasion of Japan was attempted but not successful.
The Mongols eliminated the Chinese scholar-official class.
Ibn Battuta's writings describe court life of Genghis Khan.
54
Why did the eastern Roman Empire survive, but the Western Roman empire collapse?
It could rely on an alliance w/ the Persian Empire.
It was not an attractive target for conquest.
It followed an expansionist foreign policy to conquer Europe
It had a loyal army, skilled bureaucracy, & wealth

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