Which of the following is NOT TRUE of Medieval European peasant serfs?

They were exactly like unpaid slaves with no rights.

What WOULD NOT have been an effect of this innovation?

Improvements in transport/trade

created labor shortages across Europe and contributed to the end feudalism

Agriculture in the Aztecs empire was supported by

'floating gardens,” artificial islands called chinampas

In which region would have seen an Emperor who ruled by "Caesaropapism"-a blending of political and cultural powers?

C. Eastern Europe (The Byzantine Empire)

The Incan "mit'a" system was a system that

made all men in the empire work

Which religious faiths were most influential on the development of Islam before 600 C.E.?

The Middle East's Judaism & Christianity

In an attempt for greater cultural independence after 1400, Korea

introduced a Phonetic alphabet known as Hangul

Which civilization would have produced this visual source?

Western European "feudal" kingdoms

Assume you had this question to answer on the civil service exam. You'd have to know about...

Chinese interaction with environment

Aztecs’ understanding of the world

required human blood to replenish sun's energy

inherited Roman roads, tax and military structures, centralized admin.

This image of Feudal Lords/Ladies dressed in silk could BEST be used as evidence to prove

Trade routes from Asia supplied numerous luxury goods to European markets

All of the following are true of the Inca Empire EXCEPT:

established a grand capital at Lima which was eventually taken by the Spain

Which of these statements could you use to SUPPORT the author's argument?

Confucianism didn't diffuse much beyond East Asia.

How were both the Inca and Mexica (Aztecs) similar to each other?

They started as small tribes who built empires by conquest

Politically, the 'golden age' of China is noted for selecting officials based on "merit." This means they

created (Neo) Confucian examinations to qualify for ministries.

The "Great Mosque" of Xian, China demonstrates that as it spread, Islam

blended easily with local cultures becoming "syncretic"

What was the BEST description of the long term result of the Crusades?

Europe borrowed ideas from Islam and improved as a result.

Between 1350 and 1500, the European Renaissance

Educated Europeans sought inspiration in the art & lit. of Greeks & Romans

Into which regions did Christian "Crusaders" go to attack Muslims?

B. Al-Andalus (aka Iberia), D. The Middle East (The Caliphates)

During the Reconquista

Spanish monarchs, took Granada and expelled Jews and Muslims from Spain

Muslims in northern India

established multiple empires including the Delhi Sultanate

launched by the Catholic pope Urban II against the forces of Islam

The "Crusades" (1095-1492) were MOSTLY a series of wars between which two civilizations?

European Christian Kingdoms vs. Islamic Caliphates

Which of these is MORE true of the Incans than of the Aztecs?

Built an elaborate road system that unified the empire.

Vietnam, Korea, & Japan all paid "tribute" to China for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Tribute made them conquered subjects of China.

The Mexica (Aztec) Empire was based on TRIBUTE. This means that the people who lived in the empire

were forced to give goods & slaves to their Mexica rulers.

All of the following are Chinese cultural tradition incorporated by the Vietnamese EXCEPT:

Chinese writing system called chu nom

Which of the following is true of a "caliph" in a "caliphate"?

He was both a political and spiritual leader.

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1
What was most important in China's development as an ECONOMIC power?
Gunpowder technology
Neo-Confucianism
Movable type printing
Urban growth & trade
2
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of Medieval European peasant serfs?
They were the largest social class (80 to 90% of people).
They were exactly like unpaid slaves with no rights.
They gave labor to their lord and the church.
They lived on lands called a "manor".
3
Which was the type of Buddhism that became the most popular in East Asia as a more "spiritual" belief system?
Theravada
Vajrayana
Mahayana
4
What WOULD NOT have been an effect of this innovation?
Unifying North & South East Asia
Improvements in transport/trade
Flood control
Women's freedom & right to travel
5
In which region did Islam spread more through TRADE rather than military conquest?
D) West Africa
C) South Asia
B) The Middle East
A) Arabia
6
The Black Death
created labor shortages across Europe and contributed to the end feudalism
affected populations in Asia and the Middle East but not Europe
heightened the control of monarchs in feudal society
brought trade to halt and launched a new era of Dark Ages
7
Agriculture in the Aztecs empire was supported by
'floating gardens,” artificial islands called chinampas
a system of trade that began and ended in Lake Texcoco
rich and fertile soils of the Yucatan Peninsula
a highly efficient tribute system that was used to collect food for the pop
8
Song China’s economic revolution was facilitated by
the adoption of Champa rice from Vietnam.
rapid growth in population
all of the above
high level of urbanization
9
In which region would have seen an Emperor who ruled by "Caesaropapism"-a blending of political and cultural powers?
D. The Middle East (The Caliphates)
C. Eastern Europe (The Byzantine Empire)
B. Al-Andalus (aka Iberia)
A. Western Europe (including British Isles)
10
The Incan "mit'a" system was a system that
enslaved conquered peoples.
made all men in the empire work
sacrificed conquered peoples to the gods.
required tribute in gold from conquered peoples.
11
Which religious faiths were most influential on the development of Islam before 600 C.E.?
Greco-Roman Polytheism
The Middle East's Judaism & Christianity
South Asia's Hinduism & Buddhism
East Asia's Confucianism & Daoism
12
In an attempt for greater cultural independence after 1400, Korea
introduced a Phonetic alphabet known as Hangul
introduced the Confucian concept of filial piety
entered into a tributary relationship with China
rejected Buddhism
13
Which civilization would have produced this visual source?
Hindu and Buddhist Kingdoms in Souteast Asia
The Song Dynasty of East Asia
Western European "feudal" kingdoms
The Islamic Caliphates
14
Between 1200-1450, ________was the only organization in Western Europe whose influence stretched across W. Europe
the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Eastern orthodox Church
15
Assume you had this question to answer on the civil service exam. You'd have to know about...
Chinese economics
Chinese politics
Chinese interaction with environment
Chinese culture
16
The Byzantine Empire in Eastern Europe was influenced MOST by which classical civilization?
The Persian Empire
The Roman Empire
The Han Dynasty
The Abbasid Caliphates
17
Aztecs’ understanding of the world
required advanced tributary systems to appease the gods
saw the Aztec emperors as gods to be worshiped through human sacrifice
led to the incorporation of conquered peoples into the elite of society
required human blood to replenish sun's energy
18
Which East Asian philosophy intensified patriarchy during the Song Dynasty with "foot-binding"?
Pastoralist animism/shamanism
Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
19
The Byzantine Empire
Was a small and insignificant empire on the fringes of civilization
inherited Roman roads, tax and military structures, centralized admin.
traded only within its own empire choosing isolationism as a protection
collapsed shortly after the Roman Empire was invaded by Vandals
20
This image of Feudal Lords/Ladies dressed in silk could BEST be used as evidence to prove
Patriarchy was not a problem in Western European feudal kingdoms
Trade routes from Asia supplied numerous luxury goods to European markets
Christians were not interested in borrowing/trading goods with Muslims
Agricultural innovations on manors improved food production
21
All of the following are true of the Inca Empire EXCEPT:
did not require tribute, but labor service, known as mita
stretched some 2,500 miles along the Andes and contained 10 million subject
established a grand capital at Lima which was eventually taken by the Spain
they had a highly bureaucratic government structure
22
______became “zones of intellectual autonomy”; scholars pursued their studies with some freedom from authorities
Islamic Caliphates
universities
monasteries
parochial schools
23
Which of these statements could you use to SUPPORT the author's argument?
Printing tech. helped Islam preserve their art/science in books.
Paper money, China's invention, transformed money exchange.
China's gunpowder spread across Eurasia, revolutionizing warfare.
Confucianism didn't diffuse much beyond East Asia.
24
On the right are Muslim scientists after 600 C.E. On the left are scientists from
classical South Asia
classical Greece
classical East Asia
classical Middle East
25
Which world religion spread from Arabia along trade routes?
C) Hinduism
D) Buddhism
A) Christianity
B) Islam
26
What was the main job of a serf on a "manor" in the system of "Feudalism"?
Soldiers for their Lord
Christian Pilgrims & Missionaries
Agricultural laborers
Merchant trading & travelling
27
How were both the Inca and Mexica (Aztecs) similar to each other?
They both used human sacrifice as a center of religion
Both of them abolished slavery in their empires
Both were decentralized city-states similar to the Mayans
They started as small tribes who built empires by conquest
28
Politically, the 'golden age' of China is noted for selecting officials based on "merit." This means they
abolished their empire and created separate city-states.
created (Neo) Confucian examinations to qualify for ministries.
drafted young boys into the military for a fighting elite.
granted universal democratic voting rights.
29
The most important beliefs of Islam, started by Muhammad, are
to respect other Abrahamic relgions (Judaism/Christianity)
gather wealth to grow rich
use "jihad" to spread the faith
the "five pillars"
30
The "Great Mosque" of Xian, China demonstrates that as it spread, Islam
was intolerant of other cultures
began to worship Confucius and value wealth
blended easily with local cultures becoming "syncretic"
dominated the politics of East Asia
31
What was the BEST description of the long term result of the Crusades?
China became interested in borrowing ideas from Europe.
Europe borrowed ideas from Islam and improved as a result.
All trade and cultural diffusion across Eurasia stopped.
Europe became uninterested in the ideas of Asia.
32
Between 1350 and 1500, the European Renaissance
sought a return to a feudal system in Europe
Educated Europeans sought inspiration in the art & lit. of Greeks & Romans
debunked human rationality as a means of understanding the world
Europeans sought inspiration from Chinese sources of art and lit
33
Into which regions did Christian "Crusaders" go to attack Muslims?
C. Eastern Europe (The Byzantine Empire)
B. Al-Andalus (aka Iberia)
D. The Middle East (The Caliphates)
A. Western Europe (including British Isles)
34
Before it was re-conquered by Christian Spain in 1492, which of the following was true of Al-Andalus
all of the above
was the site of cult. & intellect. exchanges b/t Muslims, Jews & Christians
•astronomy, medicine, the arts, architecture, and literature flourished.
its capital of Córdoba was among the largest cities in the world
35
The incas had an intricate system of record keeping using knots know as
Quechua
quipu
mita
chinampa
36
During the Reconquista
Spanish monarchs, took Granada and expelled Jews and Muslims from Spain
freedom of worship was declared in Spain
astronomy, medicine, the arts, architecture all flourished
Spain was incorporated into the Islamic world
37
Muslims in northern India
never converted to Islam
became the majority population in India
established multiple empires including the Delhi Sultanate
fought against Hindu kingdoms in the south for control of trade
38
The Crusades were
caused the collapse of the Abbasid Empire
successful in regaining the Holy lands lost to Islamic Caliphate
had little long lasting impact for European Christians
launched by the Catholic pope Urban II against the forces of Islam
39
The "Crusades" (1095-1492) were MOSTLY a series of wars between which two civilizations?
European Christian Kingdoms vs. Islamic Caliphates
East Asia vs. Northern pastoralists
East African city-states vs. Southeast Asian city-states
Muslim Caliphates vs. Hindu South Asian Kingdoms
40
__was the last and largest of the Mesoamerican states to emerge before the Spanish conquered the region in he 16th cent
The Olmecs
The Mayas
The Incas
The Aztecs
41
Assume you had this question to answer on the civil service exam. You'd have to know about...
Chinese economics
Chinese politics
Chinese interaction with environment
Chinese culture
42
Which Asian belief system most strongly influenced these images of Chinese society and politics?
Confucianism
Daoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
43
Which of these is MORE true of the Incans than of the Aztecs?
Claimed descent from earlier civilizations.
Built an elaborate road system that unified the empire.
Sacrificed prisoners of war to various gods of the empire.
Traded agricultural products across their empire.
44
Llama caravans. Andean roads. Quipu accounting. These words would be MOST associated with
South American INCAN trade
Caribbean TAINO trade
Mesoamerican AZTEC trade
North American MOUND-BUILDER trade
45
Vietnam, Korea, & Japan all paid "tribute" to China for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
Tribute increased their trade & power at home.
Tribute helped them to get knowledge.
Tribute gave access to Chinese cultural practices.
Tribute made them conquered subjects of China.
46
Which social class in the hierarchy would have been most likely to take the examinations to show their 'merit'?
Male nobles and scholars
Peasants
Buddhist Monks
Merchants
47
The Eastern Orthodox Church
profoundly influenced the Rus, an emerging civilization in Eastern Europe
appointed the patriarch, or leader, of the Orthodox Church
all of the above
was excommunicated by the Catholic pope
48
The Mexica (Aztec) Empire was based on TRIBUTE. This means that the people who lived in the empire
voluntarily gave up their power to be ruled by the Mexica people.
had to speak the Mexica language of Nauhatl.
were forced to give goods & slaves to their Mexica rulers.
all believed in the original Mexica creation myth of "Aztlan."
49
This is a feature that Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations shared. They practiced
mita system of labor conscription
long distance trade with one another
human sacrifice
gender parallelism
50
All of the following are Chinese cultural tradition incorporated by the Vietnamese EXCEPT:
Daoism
•Mandate of Heaven
merit-based examination system
Chinese writing system called chu nom
51
Which of the following is true of a "caliph" in a "caliphate"?
He could be Islamic, Jewish, or Christian.
He was both a political and spiritual leader.
He was only a secular authority figure.
He had to be from Muhammad's family.
52
After the Arabic Abbasid Dynasty, the "Turks" dominated Dar al-Islam. Where did the "Turks" come from?
East Asia
North Africa
Central Asia
South Asia
53
Aristotle’s ideas were integrated into a logical and systematic presentation of Christian doctrine by
St. Thomas Aquinas
Leonardo da Vinci
St. Augustine
Pope Urban II
54
Assume you had this question to answer on the civil service exam. You'd have to know about...
Chinese economics
Chinese culture
Chinese interaction with environment
Chinese politics
55
Which Eurasian innovations were most SIMILAR to these innovations by the empires of the Americas?
Gunpowder & the Cannon
Champa rice & Feudal manorialism
Lateen sails & the compass
Papermaking & Moveable Type printing
56
All of the following are true, but which of the following was a POLITICAL effect of Dar al-Islam?
A "Caliphate" government united the MidEast & N. Africa
A "jizya" tax was instituted on non-believers
The "Kaaba" became a shrine solely to worship Allah
The "umma" developed as a class based on faith
57
What is the point of view of this secondary source about the Crusades?
The crusades should be remembered as a time of sadness.
Cultural diffusion during war helped to improve both sides.
The crusades were a disaster for everyone involved.
The glorious armies of Islam defeated imperialist Europe.
58
Which form of labor organization is shown in this image from Feudal Europe?
Urban Craft Guilds
Peasant (Serf) agriculturalist
Coerced Slave Labor
Nomadic Pastoralism
59
These images could be used to prove all of the following claims EXCEPT
Islamic governments encouraged astronomy and science.
The "astrolabe" assisted mariners in finding their location.
Europe's number system was from Asia & trade with Islam.
Religious warfare during the crusades reduced inter-regional trade.
60
Which civilization does the author argue made the biggest impact on Afro-Eurasian history between 1200-1450?
The Islamic "Caliphates"
Western European Feudal kingdoms
The Byzantine Empire
The Tang & Song Dynasties
61
The Tale of Genji
outlined the need for greater roles of women in social and economic life
laid out the elements of Bushido;the way of the samurai warrior
provided an intimate picture of the romance of court life
incorporated Japanese beliefs about Kami spirits into mainstream Buddhism
62
These images would help a historian to prove that
Islam was hostile to scientific advances because it weakened faith in Allah
Caliphates helped to both spread knowledge and create innovations.
Pastoralist peoples had no interest in science or technology.
Muslims were only copyists, creating no new knowledge of their own.
63
During the Song dynasty, China entered a 'golden age' of
excellence in art and literature.
allowing people to vote democratically.
abandoning Confucianism in favor of Buddhism.
peaceful politics with no wars.
64
How did the Ottoman sultans claim the legacy of the earlier Abbasid Empire
by conquering and renaming Constantinople, Istanbul
In adding “caliph” (successor to the Prophet) to their other titles
by moving the capital back to Baghdad
by removing Turkic speaking peoples from the mostly Arab empire

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