Question 1

Which of the following accurately describes the reign of Abd al-Rahman III in Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  He unified his kingdom politically and religiously by forcing all non-Muslims to convert or die. 
B)  He instituted a simple and austere life in the royal court to prevent corruption. 
C)  He increased regional instability by waging constant war against nearby Christian states. 
D)  He used an evenhanded approach to governance that facilitated friendly relations among Muslims,Christians,and Jews. 
A)  He unified his kingdom politically and religiously by forcing all non-Muslims to convert or die. 
B)  He instituted a simple and austere life in the royal court to prevent corruption. 
C)  He increased regional instability by waging constant war against nearby Christian states. 
D)  He used an evenhanded approach to governance that facilitated friendly relations among Muslims,Christians,and Jews. D

Question 2

In what way were the Abbasid rulers similar to the Roman emperors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both increasingly relied upon diverse populations far from the imperial center to fill their armies. 
B)  Both effectively balanced the center and the periphery in imperial administration. 
C)  Both empires ultimately relied upon a single ethnicity for support. 
D)  Both located the center of religious devotion inside their imperial capital city. 
A)  Both increasingly relied upon diverse populations far from the imperial center to fill their armies. 
B)  Both effectively balanced the center and the periphery in imperial administration. 
C)  Both empires ultimately relied upon a single ethnicity for support. 
D)  Both located the center of religious devotion inside their imperial capital city. A

Question 3

Which of the following was a key theological difference between Greek Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greek Orthodoxy did not support the divine origins of Jesus. 
B)  Greek Orthodoxy did not pursue missions and proselytizing outside of Constantinople. 
C)  Greek Orthodoxy held that Jesus did not become mortal to atone for humanity's sins,but instead to facilitate the transformation of humans into divine beings. 
D)  Greek Orthodoxy avowed that Jerusalem,not Rome,was the center of Christianity. 
A)  Greek Orthodoxy did not support the divine origins of Jesus. 
B)  Greek Orthodoxy did not pursue missions and proselytizing outside of Constantinople. 
C)  Greek Orthodoxy held that Jesus did not become mortal to atone for humanity's sins,but instead to facilitate the transformation of humans into divine beings. 
D)  Greek Orthodoxy avowed that Jerusalem,not Rome,was the center of Christianity. C

Question 4

The Prophet Muhammad had many components to his teaching.Which of the following best represents the primary and most central part of his early teachings?

Accepted Answer

A)  That there is only one god 
B)  That care must be delivered to the less fortunate 
C)  That righteous living was important 
D)  That Islam must be carried to nonbelievers 
A)  That there is only one god 
B)  That care must be delivered to the less fortunate 
C)  That righteous living was important 
D)  That Islam must be carried to nonbelievers

Question 5

While both Japan and Silla Korea were influenced by Tang China,Japan had more autonomy because of its location on an archipelago separated from the mainland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is an accurate description of life in the Tang capital Chang'an?

Accepted Answer

A)  The population reached nearly one hundred thousand. 
B)  It was one of the most dangerous cities in the world. 
C)  Inhabitants were free to roam the city streets at all hours of the day and night. 
D)  It had a large foreign population,including Christians,Buddhists,and Zoroastrians. 
A)  The population reached nearly one hundred thousand. 
B)  It was one of the most dangerous cities in the world. 
C)  Inhabitants were free to roam the city streets at all hours of the day and night. 
D)  It had a large foreign population,including Christians,Buddhists,and Zoroastrians.

Question 7

Which of the following accurately describes a key difference between Islam and Christianity around 1000 CE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam disrupted trade networks while Christianity facilitated trade. 
B)  Islam created an empire to spread their faith while Christianity grew in an existing empire where the leader adopted that faith. 
C)  Christianity was a universalizing religion,but Islam was limited to Arabs. 
D)  Islam limited agricultural and commercial experimentation in favor of sharia,which promoted stability and tradition. 
A)  Islam disrupted trade networks while Christianity facilitated trade. 
B)  Islam created an empire to spread their faith while Christianity grew in an existing empire where the leader adopted that faith. 
C)  Christianity was a universalizing religion,but Islam was limited to Arabs. 
D)  Islam limited agricultural and commercial experimentation in favor of sharia,which promoted stability and tradition.

Question 8

Analyze the impact of the late antiquity Green Revolution on Afro-Eurasia.

Accepted Answer

By bringing large swathes of Afro-Eurasi

Question 9

Which of the following accurately demonstrates the cosmopolitan nature of Tang China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhism was imported into China from Japan through Korea. 
B)  The Inner Asian state of Annam sent tribute in the form of women and blood horses to China. 
C)  Buddhism and new ideas in medicine and mathematics were imported from India. 
D)  Chinese methods of governance reflected Abbasid influence. 
A)  Buddhism was imported into China from Japan through Korea. 
B)  The Inner Asian state of Annam sent tribute in the form of women and blood horses to China. 
C)  Buddhism and new ideas in medicine and mathematics were imported from India. 
D)  Chinese methods of governance reflected Abbasid influence.

Question 10

Muslim and Jewish religious leaders emphasized what they had in common with those around them.Which of the following reflects the view of Christians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many believed that those who were isolated from laypeople could best mediate between the believer and God. 
B)  An active life of ministering to the poor was preferred to copying sacred texts. 
C)  Frankish warrior society applauded the role of warrior monks such as the Knights Templar. 
D)  The monastic lifestyle offered similarities between the lives of Christian clerics and those of Jewish and Muslim religious leaders. 
A)  Many believed that those who were isolated from laypeople could best mediate between the believer and God. 
B)  An active life of ministering to the poor was preferred to copying sacred texts. 
C)  Frankish warrior society applauded the role of warrior monks such as the Knights Templar. 
D)  The monastic lifestyle offered similarities between the lives of Christian clerics and those of Jewish and Muslim religious leaders.

Question 11

On what did day-to-day control of the Tang Empire rest?

Accepted Answer

A)  A common spoken language that united the Chinese people 
B)  A shared spiritual commitment to monastic Buddhism 
C)  An efficient,loyal civil service versed in Confucian political culture 
D)  A rejection of foreign cultural and religious influences 
A)  A common spoken language that united the Chinese people 
B)  A shared spiritual commitment to monastic Buddhism 
C)  An efficient,loyal civil service versed in Confucian political culture 
D)  A rejection of foreign cultural and religious influences

Question 12

In what way was the Tang military in China similar to that of Islamic forces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both consisted of large groups of highly trained infantry. 
B)  Both reduced the size of the empire to more defensible borders. 
C)  Both relied upon pastoral nomadic soldiers from the Inner Afro-Eurasian steppes. 
D)  Both rejected the use of cavalry because their enemies relied on it. 
A)  Both consisted of large groups of highly trained infantry. 
B)  Both reduced the size of the empire to more defensible borders. 
C)  Both relied upon pastoral nomadic soldiers from the Inner Afro-Eurasian steppes. 
D)  Both rejected the use of cavalry because their enemies relied on it.

Question 13

Which of the following was a significant impact of the dispersal of new crops originating in Southeast Asia throughout the Islamic world and China during the Green Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  New crops fed growing urban centers,but required fewer agricultural laborers. 
B)  Widescale famine ensued as traditional food crops were replaced with cotton. 
C)  Increased agricultural production created denser populations in the countryside. 
D)  New agricultural pests were transmitted along with the new crops,destroying many traditional food sources. 
A)  New crops fed growing urban centers,but required fewer agricultural laborers. 
B)  Widescale famine ensued as traditional food crops were replaced with cotton. 
C)  Increased agricultural production created denser populations in the countryside. 
D)  New agricultural pests were transmitted along with the new crops,destroying many traditional food sources.

Question 14

According to Peter R.Brown,author of The World of Late Antiquity,AD 150 to 750,what was the impact of the Abbasids moving the capital to Baghdad?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moving the capital turned the Abbasids away from the Hellenistic Mediterranean,thus marking the end of the Late Classical period. 
B)  Moving the capital meant that the Abbasids could now concentrate on the unity of their tradition with Christianity and Judaism. 
C)  The new capital was closer to Constantinople,a source of trade and religious influence. 
D)  The new capital allowed the Arab conquerors to live a more isolated life,away from those they had conquered. 
A)  Moving the capital turned the Abbasids away from the Hellenistic Mediterranean,thus marking the end of the Late Classical period. 
B)  Moving the capital meant that the Abbasids could now concentrate on the unity of their tradition with Christianity and Judaism. 
C)  The new capital was closer to Constantinople,a source of trade and religious influence. 
D)  The new capital allowed the Arab conquerors to live a more isolated life,away from those they had conquered.

Question 15

Which of the following accurately describes al-Khwarizmi's cultural legacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was an important Islamic scholar,famed as a collector of hadith. 
B)  He studied Greek and Christian teachings and promoted the Platonic idea of the philosopher king. 
C)  He created a mathematical system based on modifying Indian digits into Arabic numerals. 
D)  He furthered medical knowledge by following Egyptian teachings on anatomy and dissection. 
A)  He was an important Islamic scholar,famed as a collector of hadith. 
B)  He studied Greek and Christian teachings and promoted the Platonic idea of the philosopher king. 
C)  He created a mathematical system based on modifying Indian digits into Arabic numerals. 
D)  He furthered medical knowledge by following Egyptian teachings on anatomy and dissection.

Question 16

Which of the following characterized Charlemagne's rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  His empire was smaller in both population and wealth compared to regimes of the Islamic world. 
B)  He ruled for fewer than twenty years but managed to halt the slave trade. 
C)  His empire incorporated much of the old Byzantine Empire. 
D)  He introduced to Europe an urban-based culture that valued educated citizens over warriors. 
A)  His empire was smaller in both population and wealth compared to regimes of the Islamic world. 
B)  He ruled for fewer than twenty years but managed to halt the slave trade. 
C)  His empire incorporated much of the old Byzantine Empire. 
D)  He introduced to Europe an urban-based culture that valued educated citizens over warriors.

Question 17

Chinese manufacturing between 600 and 1000 CE made many improvements in the production of porcelains and textiles that stimulated trade and increased tax revenues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What was an important effect of the reforms instituted by Nakatomi no Kamatari?

Accepted Answer

A)  The power of the ruler was enhanced by exalting the emperor under the mandate of heaven. 
B)  The clan chief embraced Buddhist ideals on the proper role of the state. 
C)  Shintoism was instituted a single state religion,and other religious practices were outlawed. 
D)  Confucian models of government were rejected as too binding on imperial expressions of power. 
A)  The power of the ruler was enhanced by exalting the emperor under the mandate of heaven. 
B)  The clan chief embraced Buddhist ideals on the proper role of the state. 
C)  Shintoism was instituted a single state religion,and other religious practices were outlawed. 
D)  Confucian models of government were rejected as too binding on imperial expressions of power.

Question 19

The Battle of the Talas River reinforced Tang dominance in Central Asia over Muslim forces in Turkistan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Compare the Christian communities that emerged in western and eastern Europe between 600 and 1000 CE.What factors contributed to the emergence of these distinct regions?

Accepted Answer

Compared to the Islamic world and Tang C

Exam 9: New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Which of the following accurately describes the reign of Abd al-Rahman III in Spain?

In what way were the Abbasid rulers similar to the Roman emperors?

Which of the following was a key theological difference between Greek Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism?

The Prophet Muhammad had many components to his teaching.Which of the following best represents the primary and most central part of his early teachings?

While both Japan and Silla Korea were influenced by Tang China,Japan had more autonomy because of its location on an archipelago separated from the mainland.

Which of the following is an accurate description of life in the Tang capital Chang'an?

Which of the following accurately describes a key difference between Islam and Christianity around 1000 CE?

Analyze the impact of the late antiquity Green Revolution on Afro-Eurasia.

Which of the following accurately demonstrates the cosmopolitan nature of Tang China?

Muslim and Jewish religious leaders emphasized what they had in common with those around them.Which of the following reflects the view of Christians?

On what did day-to-day control of the Tang Empire rest?

In what way was the Tang military in China similar to that of Islamic forces?

Which of the following was a significant impact of the dispersal of new crops originating in Southeast Asia throughout the Islamic world and China during the Green Revolution?

According to Peter R.Brown,author of The World of Late Antiquity,AD 150 to 750,what was the impact of the Abbasids moving the capital to Baghdad?

Which of the following accurately describes al-Khwarizmi's cultural legacy?

Which of the following characterized Charlemagne's rule?

Chinese manufacturing between 600 and 1000 CE made many improvements in the production of porcelains and textiles that stimulated trade and increased tax revenues.

What was an important effect of the reforms instituted by Nakatomi no Kamatari?

The Battle of the Talas River reinforced Tang dominance in Central Asia over Muslim forces in Turkistan.

Compare the Christian communities that emerged in western and eastern Europe between 600 and 1000 CE.What factors contributed to the emergence of these distinct regions?

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