Which statement about the Islamic Golden Age is a fact rather than an opinion?

Astronomy was used to fulfill religious obligations.

Which statement about the Gupta Empire is a fact rather than an opinion?

The Gupta's developed advancements in mathematics & science.

Which achievements are most closely associated with the Golden Age of Islamic culture?

mosques, medical books, and algebra

The strategic location of the Byzantine Empire allowed control of the key trade routes between

the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

What was one effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?

Cultural & commercial ties established over a sizable region

What is one of the Byzantine Empire’s greatest contributions to western European society?

preserving Greek and Roman culture

The Tang dynasty contributed to the development of Chinese culture by

producing porcelain and block printing

What was a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?

preservation of Greek and Roman culture

One of the major achievements of Byzantine Emperor Justinian was that he

preserved and transmitted Greek and Roman culture

The Golden Age of India’s Gupta Empire is known for its

advancements in mathematics and medicine

The Justinian Code is considered a milestone because it

served as a model for European legal systems

A major contribution of the Byzantine Empire was the

preservation of Greek science and Roman engineering

In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?

development of the concept of zero

The Gupta Empire was best known for its

advances in mathematics and medicine

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Which statement about the Islamic Golden Age is a fact rather than an opinion?
Relied less on Greek philosophy than on Indian philosophy
Poetry & literature were more important than mathematics.
Islamic medicine was more advanced than Chinese medicine.
Astronomy was used to fulfill religious obligations.
2
Which statement about the Gupta Empire is a fact rather than an opinion?
Gupta's achievements surpassed those of the Tang in China.
Gupta paintings were superior to the art of the Mauryan's.
India’s strongest leaders came from the Gupta Empire.
The Gupta's developed advancements in mathematics & science.
3
Which achievements are most closely associated with the Golden Age of Islamic culture?
columns, theory of a sun-centered universe, and democracy
gunpowder, pagodas, and silk
mosques, medical books, and algebra
aqueducts, roads, and polytheistic temples
4
Which civilization developed civil service system, gunpowder, and manufactured porcelain?
Japanese
Roman
Chinese
Aztec
5
The strategic location of the Byzantine Empire allowed control of the key trade routes between
the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
the South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca
the Caspian Sea and the Indian Ocean
the North Sea and the English Channel
6
Justinian's code of law • Greco-Roman tradition preserved. Which empire is being described?
Ottoman
Byzantine
Persian
Mauryan
7
What was one effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?
Cultural & commercial ties established over a sizable region
Central authority governed Mediterranean to Indus River
Armed conquest was forbidden by the caliphs.
A majority of the western European population converted.
8
What is one of the Byzantine Empire’s greatest contributions to western European society?
defeating the Mongols at Kiev
spreading Hinduism throughout the region
supporting the Catholic Church
preserving Greek and Roman culture
9
The Tang dynasty contributed to the development of Chinese culture by
producing porcelain and block printing
introducing Hinduism as a major philosophy
devising a set of laws and carving them on rocks and pillars
creating a shogunate
10
One way the Code of Hammurabi, Twelve Tables, and Justinian Code are similar is that each
supported republican governments
legalized monotheistic beliefs
established legal standards
provided records of economic activity
11
Development of zero, use of a decimal system, and Buddhist cave paintings at Ajanta are works
of the Gupta Empire
of the Inca Empire
of the Kingdom of Songhai
of the Roman Republic
12
Advances in math & medicine • Preserved Greek & Roman learning. These achievements are
with the Tang dynasty
with the Gupta Empire
with the Maya Empire
with the Golden Age of Islam
13
What was a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?
preservation of Greek and Roman culture
adoption of democratic ideas from Russia
spread of humanism and secularism across Europe
reunification of eastern and western Christendom
14
One of the major achievements of Byzantine Emperor Justinian was that he
preserved and transmitted Greek and Roman culture
established a direct trade route with Ghana
defended the empire against the spread of Islam
brought Roman Catholicism to his empire
15
Which country has acted as a cultural bridge between China and Japan?
Bangladesh
Philippines
Korea
Vietnam
16
The Golden Age of India’s Gupta Empire is known for its
acceptance of Christianity as an official religion
advancements in mathematics and medicine
sea trade routes to Europe
development of gunpowder
17
The Justinian Code is considered a milestone because it
served as a model for European legal systems
united Muslim and Roman thought
became the first democratic constitution
preserved many ancient Chinese legal decrees in writing
18
A major contribution of the Byzantine Empire was the
invention of the wheel and gunpowder
preservation of Greek science and Roman engineering
diffusion of Hindu beliefs
participation of citizens in government
19
In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?
adoption of the printing press
development of the concept of zero
use of gunpowder
invention of the iron foot stirrup
20
The Gupta Empire was best known for its
construction of Angkor Wat
development of the barter system
advances in mathematics and medicine
efforts to resist European imperialism

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