Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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All of the following were
effects of the growth of European towns and cities EXCEPT
a. | a strengthening of the feudal social
structure and Manorialism. | b. | the beginnings of a middle class in Europe. | c. | the establishment of the guild system to regulate
occupations. | d. | there was an increase in pollution and
diseases. |
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All of the following are
examples of the Chinese influence on Japan EXCEPT
a. | The Emperor was the “Son of
Heaven.” | b. | Feudalism | c. | Buddhism | d. | The civil service exam |
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All of the following were part
of the Feudal system in Europe EXCEPT
a. | the granting of Fiefs in return for
loyalty and service. | b. | Kings having absolute power over the nobility. | c. | Nobles having absolute power over their
serfs. | d. | the relationship between Vassals and
Lieges. |
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The
building pictured above is located in what city? (it looks like a black cube)
a. | Medina | b. | Kaabah | c. | Jerusalem | d. | Mecca |
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The Il-Khanate dominated what
part of the world?
a. | The Indian
sub-continent | b. | The Middle East | c. | Southeast Asia | d. | Eastern Europe |
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All of the following are true
of the Tang dynasty EXCEPT
a. | gunpowder was
invented. | b. | transportation expanded due to the Grand Canal and extensive road
building. | c. | the dynasty suffered from constant threat of invasion by the
Mongols. | d. | Confucian scholars led an attack on
Buddhism. |
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What was the long term effect
of the use of the Longbow and Crossbow in the Hundred Years’ War?
a. | They changed military tactics as the
mounted archer became supreme. | b. | They made the armored knight obsolete, one factor leading to the end of
Feudalism. | c. | They had far better range than the short bow, making war more
impersonal. | d. | They led to England’s loss of the war and its influence in continental
events. |
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What were the two major sources
of stability during the early Middle Ages in Europe?
a. | trade profits and protection from
the Vikings | b. | Roman law and the Orthodox Church | c. | Feudalism and the Catholic
Church | d. | centralized government and the barter
system |
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What is the
Kaaba?
a. | The meteorite that symbolizes the
covenant with Allah. | b. | The Islamic book of scripture. | c. | The sacred building towards which Muslims
pray. | d. | The cave where Muhammad saw the angel
Gabriel. |
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The split between the two main
branches of Islam began with a disagreement over
a. | the nature of
Allah. | b. | acceptance of Muhammad’s writings as scripture. | c. | the choice of a leader. | d. | whether the pilgrimage was required of all
followers. |
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What was the actual disease,
and the route the Black Death followed from Asia to Europe?
a. | Ebola Virensis, Black Sea trade
routes | b. | The Bubonic Plague, the Silk Roads | c. | Small Pox, the Columbian
Exchange | d. | Syphilis, Trans-Saharan routes |
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Where did a merit-based
bureaucracy, open to all social classes, exist 1000 years earlier than anywhere
else?
a. | Fujiwara
Japan | b. | Tang China | c. | Delhi Sultanate India | d. | Abbasid Arabia |
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Which of the following best
describes Japan after the collapse of the Shogunate in 1333?
a. | The emperor was able to gain
actual—rather than just ceremonial—political power. | b. | The samurai maintained an era of peace in spite of no
centralized political authority. | c. | The Mongols were able to successfully invade and control the southern
islands. | d. | It degenerated into a feudal “warring states”-type
period. |
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In which centuries was the Silk
Road trade disrupted by Mongol expansion and the Black Death?
a. | 11th and
12th | b. | 14th and 15th | c. | 13th and
14th | d. | 12th and 13th |
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All of the following are true
of the Japanese Shogunate EXCEPT
a. | The system was strong enough to
successfully delay the Mongol invasion until the “Kamikaze” destroyed the
fleet. | b. | The Shogun held both military and political power, making the emperor a ceremonial
position. | c. | It continued until the Japanese empire was established just prior to
WWI. | d. | It was established by Minamoto. |
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Chavin culture (Peru) was an
influence on which civilization?
a. | The
Inca | b. | The Maya | c. | The Aztec | d. | The Olmec |
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Besides the Longbow and
Crossbow, what newly arrived military technology was first used by Europe in the Hundred Years’
War?
a. | The
Cannon | b. | Steel swords and lances | c. | Greek fire | d. | The Trebuchet |
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Marco Polo is an important source of knowledge about which of the following
people?
a. | The Minamoto
Shogunate | b. | The Abbasid Caliphate | c. | The Great Viet | d. | The Yuan dynasty |
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While religion provided the
unifying force, what was the main political unit of Dar al-Islam?
a. | The
Khanates | b. | The Caliphate | c. | Theocratic feudalism | d. | The Shari’a |
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Where did Muslim culture have
the greatest influence on Medieval Europe?
a. | The Russian
steppes | b. | North of the Italian Alps | c. | The Iberian Peninsula | d. | Along the French Riviera |
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Manorialism is associated with
which area of the world?
a. | Mongol
Asia | b. | India | c. | Sub-Saharan Africa | d. | Western Europe |
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All of the following were
accomplishments of Justinian EXCEPT
a. | He provided an important
codification of Roman law. | b. | He rebuilt Constantinople, making it the largest city in
Europe. | c. | He created the feudal system of government, used in Europe throughout the Middle
Ages. | d. | He was able to re-conquer most of the Roman
empire. |
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All of the following are
reasons for the rapid spread of the Umayyad and Abbasid empires EXCEPT
a. | The egalitarian nature of Islam
appealed to people of the lower social classes. | b. | Their equine-based military was superior to the camel
cavalry of the Crusader States. | c. | The desire to spread Islam united and motivated its
adherents. | d. | The Byzantine and Persian empires had been weakened by constant
fighting. |
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Besides gold, salt, and slaves,
what also traveled along African trade routes?
a. | Technology, such as the printing
press | b. | Religion, such as Islam | c. | Invaders, such as the Crusaders | d. | Agriculture, such as the 3-field
system |
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Japanese and European feudalism
were similar in all of the following ways EXCEPT
a. | The warrior classes strictly
followed a code of conduct. | b. | Both lacked a strong central authority. | c. | Peasants/serfs were the lowest social
class. | d. | Their society was held together by mutual ties and
obligations. |
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All of the following were part
of the golden age of the Abbasid Caliphate EXCEPT (read carefully)
a. | advances in astronomy, such as the
astrolabe. | b. | advances in chemistry, such as alcohol. | c. | advances in agriculture, such as planting
corn. | d. | advances in math, such as algebra. |
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Who of the following
established Samarkand as a center of learning after conquering the Delhi
Sultanate?
a. | Kublai
Khan | b. | Genghis Khan | c. | Tamerlane | d. | Ibn Battuta |
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Which kingdom dominated
Trans-Sahara trade until they were overwhelmed by coastal tribes using guns obtained from the
Portuguese?
a. | Songhai | b. | Swahili | c. | Axum | d. | Mali |
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What dynasty ruled China during
Pax Mongolia?
a. | The
Yuan | b. | The Tang | c. | The Song | d. | The Ming |
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Who most benefitted from the
cultural exchange of the Crusades?
a. | The Byzantine
empire | b. | Catholic Europe | c. | Arab oceanic traders | d. | The Abbasid caliphate |
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Review: All of the following
began in Africa at approximately 1000 BCE EXCEPT
a. | the establishment of Christianity in
Axum. | b. | the establishment of the Kush kingdom. | c. | the migration of Bantu speaking
peoples. | d. | the use of the camel to cross the Sahara. |
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Review: What nomadic people
invaded the Han dynasty?
a. | The
Mongols | b. | The Hun | c. | The Buddhists | d. | The Xiongnu |
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What civilization had the
greatest influence on Japan?
a. | China. | b. | India. | c. | Mongolia. | d. | Korea. |
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Whose journals provide a great
source of knowledge about the Islamic world of the 1300s?
a. | Ibn
Battuta | b. | Mansa Musa | c. | Hulagu Khan | d. | Tamerlane |
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What city was the capital and
trade center of Mali?
a. | Cairo | b. | Great Zimbabwe | c. | Timbuktu | d. | Ghana |
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When did Islam become an
important influence in India?
a. | Late 1200s, when the Mongols
invaded | b. | Early 1400s, when Tamerlane established Samarkand | c. | Mid-8th century with the expansion of the
Abbasid | d. | Early 13th century with the Delhi
Sultanate |
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Review: Which of the
classical civilizations suffered the least extensive collapse?
a. | Western
Rome | b. | Gupta India | c. | Han China | d. | Alexandrian Egypt |
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Review: Which of the
following religions is polytheistic?
a. | Hinduism | b. | Zoroastrianism | c. | Judaism | d. | Confucianism |
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The
pyramid pictured above, which exactly records the spring equinox and has 365 steps and level,
a. | served as a model for Incan
agricultural terracing. | b. | was built by the Maya as part of their study of the
heavens. | c. | serves as a memorial to the typhoon that saved Japan from the Mongol
invasion. | d. | was destroyed (and then rebuilt) by the Mongols when they invaded
Korea. |
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All of the following are part
of the 5 pillars of Islam EXCEPT
a. | A declaration of
faith. | b. | Alms to the poor. | c. | Fasting for a month. | d. | Fighting a Jihad. |
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All of the following help to
explain the destruction of Zheng He’s fleet in 1453 EXCEPT
a. | the voyages were expensive, and
China faced several economic challenges at the time. | b. | his refusal to use lateen sails made his junks
technologically obsolete. | c. | the idea of “The Middle Kingdom.” | d. | the political power struggle between the Confucian
scholars and the eunuchs. |
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The
building pictured above was built by Justinian in what city? (It is a very large domed cathedral, now
with 4 minarets added to it)
a. | Jerusalem | b. | Constantinople | c. | Venice | d. | Medina |
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The Crusades had the most
beneficial economic effect upon which group?
a. | The Italian
city-states | b. | The Byzantine Empire | c. | Muslim merchants | d. | Silk Road traders |
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Why did the Black Death first
appear in Europe in the Italian city-states?
a. | Culturally, Italy did not have as
good as hygienic practices as the rest of Europe | b. | They had been hardest hit by the “Little Ice
Age” | c. | Flagellants were much more common in Italy | d. | Italian merchants dominated trade coming from the Middle
East |
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What religion spread from China
to Korea, Vietnam, and Japan during the Tang dynasty?
a. | Islam | b. | Buddhism | c. | Shinto | d. | Confucianism |
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Which of the following was an
important advancement in Medieval European agriculture?
a. | Slash-and-burn techniques imported
from Africa | b. | Replacement of horses by oxen teams which were much stronger and
faster | c. | Use of the Three-field system to reduce fallow lands | d. | Establishment of the Equal-field system to control the
nobility |
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What area of the world was
first dominated by the Vikings and then the Mongols?
a. | Eastern
Europe | b. | Byzantine Europe | c. | Asia Minor | d. | Coastal Europe |
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What major public work was
mainly completed during the Sui dynasty?
a. | The Mongol fleet to invade
Japan | b. | The Grand Canal | c. | The Phoenix Temple, greatest of the Buddhist
monasteries | d. | The Great Wall |
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The statue above is
associated with what culture? (it’s a very large head)
a. | The
Olmecs | b. | The Toltecs | c. | Chavin culture | d. | Classical Maya |
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All of the following are true
of the Mongolian empire EXCEPT
a. | They were great conquerors, but not
great administrators. | b. | Their conquests proved to be the final destruction of the Silk Road trade
network. | c. | They tended to assimilate into local cultures rather than to spread their
own. | d. | They won battles due to superior tactics rather than superior
numbers. |
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