Test Qs Flashcards
Which of the following was most responsible for the initial spread of Islam to West Africa
Merchants on the trans-Saharan trade routes
Which of the following was the main reason that Buddhist thought had important social implications for South Asia?
It challenged hierarchies based on caste
All of the following were part of Confusion social order except
chastity by husbands
In the period 609 CE to 1450 CE, states in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam had which of the following in common?
all were culturally influenced by China
Which of the following is a key philosophical and religious element of Daoism?
Emphasis on harmony between humanity and nature
Which of the following stable crops is most associated with the rise of Mesoamerican civilizations?
Maize
Which of the following statements regarding the tenets of Islam is accurate?
Islam is a monotheistic religion
The sponsoring of scholarship by Turkic dynasties, such as the Timurids, best shows that, in the period cir
00-1450, scholarly activities in the Muslim world continued despite the…
fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate
Muslim scholars’ incorporation of cultural and intellectual influences from pre-Islamic societies can best be used as evidence that
muslim states and empires were central to the processes of intellectual transfer in Eurasia
Muslim scientists in the period before 1450 C.E. generally participated in intellectual and scholarly exchanges with neighboring cultures by
expanding upon the legacy of earlier scientific works by conducting their own research
Which of the following was an important continuity in the social structure of states and empires in the period 600
B.C.E. to 1450 C.E.?
Landholding aristocracies tended to be the dominant class.
Which of the following was a common feature of most Asian and European philosophies during the period of 1000
to 1450?
A close association with religion
The act of the countess of Béarn in the image is most closely identified with which of the following political systems?
Fuedalism
The image most directly illustrates which of the following features of the political development of medieval
Europe?
Its decentralization, as European rulers frequently delegated authority to local subordinates.
In Europe, political relationships of the type depicted in the image emerged most directly on account of which of the following developments?
Local elites’ need for military protection from more powerful lords
The events described in the passage represent a reaction against which of the following forms of coerced labor?
Serfdom
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political systems in western Europe and China during the time period 1000—1300?
Western Europe developed multiple monarchies, while China maintained a single empire.
The term “samurai” describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe known as
knights
In which region did Islam spread more through trade rwather than military conquest?
West Africa
Which of the following are a POLITICAL effect of Dar-al-Islam
A “Caliphate” government united the MidEast & N. Africa
Which of the following is true of a “caliph” in a “caliphate”?
He was both a political and spiritual leader
