Question 1

What did the Aztec Empire require conquered people to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Register marriages 
B)  Pay tribute 
C)  Learn about Aztec culture 
D)  Speak the Aztec language 
A)  Register marriages 
B)  Pay tribute 
C)  Learn about Aztec culture 
D)  Speak the Aztec language B

Question 2

What contributed to the decline of inter-island exchanges in Pacific Polynesia by 1500?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paleolithic persistence 
B)  The fall of Constantinople 
C)  The Renaissance 
D)  The Little Ice Age 
A)  Paleolithic persistence 
B)  The fall of Constantinople 
C)  The Renaissance 
D)  The Little Ice Age D

Question 3

Which of the following was a principle underlying the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois League?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protection of private property 
B)  Limited government 
C)  Survival of the fittest 
D)  Loyalty to the state 
A)  Protection of private property 
B)  Limited government 
C)  Survival of the fittest 
D)  Loyalty to the state B

Question 4

In which empire was a Shia version of Islam made the official religion in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ottoman Empire 
B)  Mughal Empire 
C)  Songhay Empire 
D)  Safavid Empire 
A)  Ottoman Empire 
B)  Mughal Empire 
C)  Songhay Empire 
D)  Safavid Empire

Question 5

In the fifteenth century,long-distance trade shifted to

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia,Southeast Asia,and the Indian Ocean. 
B)  Central Asia,Russia,and the Caspian Sea. 
C)  North Africa,Portugal,and the Mediterranean. 
D)  West Africa,the Americas,and the Atlantic Ocean. 
A)  East Asia,Southeast Asia,and the Indian Ocean. 
B)  Central Asia,Russia,and the Caspian Sea. 
C)  North Africa,Portugal,and the Mediterranean. 
D)  West Africa,the Americas,and the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of the Mughal Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  It created a new religion that synthesized Islam and Christianity. 
B)  It formed as a result of Chinese exploration in the Indian Ocean. 
C)  It established unified control over most of the Indian peninsula. 
D)  It showed no tolerance for Hindu subjects and expelled them. 
A)  It created a new religion that synthesized Islam and Christianity. 
B)  It formed as a result of Chinese exploration in the Indian Ocean. 
C)  It established unified control over most of the Indian peninsula. 
D)  It showed no tolerance for Hindu subjects and expelled them.

Question 7

What did the Inca Empire do that the Aztec Empire did not do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Claimed descent from earlier Mesoamerican peoples 
B)  Discouraged agriculture and ended long-distance trade 
C)  Built a bureaucracy to integrate and control its subjects 
D)  Offered prisoners of war to the gods as human sacrifices 
A)  Claimed descent from earlier Mesoamerican peoples 
B)  Discouraged agriculture and ended long-distance trade 
C)  Built a bureaucracy to integrate and control its subjects 
D)  Offered prisoners of war to the gods as human sacrifices

Question 8

What feature did the Mughal Empire and Songhay Empire share?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rulers were Muslim,but the majority of the population was not. 
B)  The rulers were Sunni Muslim,while their subjects were Shia Muslim. 
C)  Both were in the heartland of the Islamic world. 
D)  The rulers in both empires were Sufi holy men. 
A)  The rulers were Muslim,but the majority of the population was not. 
B)  The rulers were Sunni Muslim,while their subjects were Shia Muslim. 
C)  Both were in the heartland of the Islamic world. 
D)  The rulers in both empires were Sufi holy men.

Question 9

How was Islam introduced into Southeast Asia and West Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a result of Arab conquest 
B)  As a result of Turkic conquest 
C)  By traveling merchants 
D)  By Muslim crusaders 
A)  As a result of Arab conquest 
B)  As a result of Turkic conquest 
C)  By traveling merchants 
D)  By Muslim crusaders

Question 10

Which city emerged as a major Muslim port city in the Indian Ocean basin in the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Timbuktu 
B)  Samarkand 
C)  Malacca 
D)  Tenochtitlán 
A)  Timbuktu 
B)  Samarkand 
C)  Malacca 
D)  Tenochtitlán

Question 11

Which of the following reflected the fragmented and competitive political environment in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Sunni/Shia divide 
B)  City of Ladies 
C)  The Renaissance 
D)  The Hundred Years' War 
A)  The Sunni/Shia divide 
B)  City of Ladies 
C)  The Renaissance 
D)  The Hundred Years' War

Question 12

What could women do in both the Aztec and Inca empires?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lead military forces into war 
B)  Exercise political authority 
C)  Have more than one husband 
D)  Preside over human sacrifices 
A)  Lead military forces into war 
B)  Exercise political authority 
C)  Have more than one husband 
D)  Preside over human sacrifices

Question 13

Which of the following was a value emphasized in the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frugality 
B)  Equality 
C)  Liberty 
D)  Individualism 
A)  Frugality 
B)  Equality 
C)  Liberty 
D)  Individualism

Question 14

Which of the following pairs of societies shared a common religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Aztecs and the Incas 
B)  The Songhay Empire and the Ottoman Empire 
C)  The Mughal Empire and Vijayanagara 
D)  The Safavid Empire and Ethiopia 
A)  The Aztecs and the Incas 
B)  The Songhay Empire and the Ottoman Empire 
C)  The Mughal Empire and Vijayanagara 
D)  The Safavid Empire and Ethiopia

Question 15

After the fifteenth century,how did the Chinese state resolve the problem created by a growing population and land scarcity?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ended the tribute system. 
B)  It established equal trade relations with European countries. 
C)  It made more intensive use of available land. 
D)  It sponsored oceanic expansion. 
A)  It ended the tribute system. 
B)  It established equal trade relations with European countries. 
C)  It made more intensive use of available land. 
D)  It sponsored oceanic expansion.

Question 16

Which empire ended the Byzantine Empire and came the closest to conquering Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Timur's Empire 
B)  Ottoman Empire 
C)  Delhi Sultanate 
D)  Mughal Empire 
A)  Timur's Empire 
B)  Ottoman Empire 
C)  Delhi Sultanate 
D)  Mughal Empire

Question 17

In what way were the Aztec and Inca empires similar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both had a class of professional merchants known as pochteca. 
B)  Both were loosely structured and unstable conquest states. 
C)  Both encouraged the assimilation of conquered peoples into their societies. 
D)  Both were marginal peoples who conquered and absorbed older cultures. 
A)  Both had a class of professional merchants known as pochteca. 
B)  Both were loosely structured and unstable conquest states. 
C)  Both encouraged the assimilation of conquered peoples into their societies. 
D)  Both were marginal peoples who conquered and absorbed older cultures.

Question 18

Which of the following was a web of connection that linked many of the peoples in the world of the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrialization 
B)  Capitalism 
C)  Nationalism 
D)  Empire 
A)  Industrialization 
B)  Capitalism 
C)  Nationalism 
D)  Empire

Question 19

The wars carried out by the Aztec Empire were linked to the

Accepted Answer

A)  need for labor service. 
B)  practice of human sacrifice. 
C)  search for "wives of the Sun." 
D)  control of long-distance trade routes. 
A)  need for labor service. 
B)  practice of human sacrifice. 
C)  search for "wives of the Sun." 
D)  control of long-distance trade routes.

Question 20

Why did the maritime expeditions of the Indian Ocean basin sponsored by the Ming emperor suddenly stop in 1433?

Accepted Answer

A)  The court eunuchs who rose to power prioritized farming over commerce. 
B)  Most of the cultures they encountered reacted with hostility and violence. 
C)  The emperor's successors viewed expansion as a waste of resources. 
D)  Naval forces were redirected to deal with the military threat of the Portuguese. 
A)  The court eunuchs who rose to power prioritized farming over commerce. 
B)  Most of the cultures they encountered reacted with hostility and violence. 
C)  The emperor's successors viewed expansion as a waste of resources. 
D)  Naval forces were redirected to deal with the military threat of the Portuguese.

Exam 13: C: The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century

What did the Aztec Empire require conquered people to do?

What contributed to the decline of inter-island exchanges in Pacific Polynesia by 1500?

Which of the following was a principle underlying the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois League?

In which empire was a Shia version of Islam made the official religion in the sixteenth century?

In the fifteenth century,long-distance trade shifted to

Which of the following is true of the Mughal Empire?

What did the Inca Empire do that the Aztec Empire did not do?

What feature did the Mughal Empire and Songhay Empire share?

How was Islam introduced into Southeast Asia and West Africa?

Which city emerged as a major Muslim port city in the Indian Ocean basin in the fifteenth century?

Which of the following reflected the fragmented and competitive political environment in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

What could women do in both the Aztec and Inca empires?

Which of the following was a value emphasized in the Renaissance?

Which of the following pairs of societies shared a common religion?

After the fifteenth century,how did the Chinese state resolve the problem created by a growing population and land scarcity?

Which empire ended the Byzantine Empire and came the closest to conquering Europe?

In what way were the Aztec and Inca empires similar?

Which of the following was a web of connection that linked many of the peoples in the world of the fifteenth century?

The wars carried out by the Aztec Empire were linked to the

Why did the maritime expeditions of the Indian Ocean basin sponsored by the Ming emperor suddenly stop in 1433?

A: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

B: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

C: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

D: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

E: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

F: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

G: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

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C: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

D: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

E: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

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F: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

G: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

A: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

B: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

C: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

D: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

E: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

F: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

G: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

A: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

B: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

C: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

D: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

E: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

F: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

G: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

A: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

B: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

C: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

D: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

E: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

F: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

G: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

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A: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

B: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

C: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

D: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

E: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

A: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

B: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

C: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

D: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

E: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

A: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

B: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

C: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

D: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

E: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

A: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300

B: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300