Question 1

In Japan, the warriors' dominance over Ashikaga society and culture led to

Accepted Answer

A)  a decisive shift toward patriarchal authority 
B)  new inheritance rules splitting estates among all a man's sons 
C)  a profuse output of novels, memoirs, and diaries written by women 
D)  renewed freedoms for women 
A)  a decisive shift toward patriarchal authority 
B)  new inheritance rules splitting estates among all a man's sons 
C)  a profuse output of novels, memoirs, and diaries written by women 
D)  renewed freedoms for women

Question 2

The Ming dynasty's focus on conquest and expansion

Accepted Answer

A)  continued until the dynasty's end 
B)  was considered un-Confucian 
C)  ended with the conquest of Japan 
D)  ended with the death of Yongle in 1424 
A)  continued until the dynasty's end 
B)  was considered un-Confucian 
C)  ended with the conquest of Japan 
D)  ended with the death of Yongle in 1424

Question 3

Christians interpreted the plague as

Accepted Answer

A)  a blessing for the faithful 
B)  divine punishment for humanity's sins 
C)  a calling from God to eliminate beggars, lepers, and especially Jews from society 
D)  a form of martyrdom 
A)  a blessing for the faithful 
B)  divine punishment for humanity's sins 
C)  a calling from God to eliminate beggars, lepers, and especially Jews from society 
D)  a form of martyrdom

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Black Death in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  a labor shortage 
B)  an increase in the practice of serfdom 
C)  the reversion of cropland to forests in central Europe 
D)  a major decline in income for the church and nobility 
A)  a labor shortage 
B)  an increase in the practice of serfdom 
C)  the reversion of cropland to forests in central Europe 
D)  a major decline in income for the church and nobility

Question 5

Ferdinand and Isabella completed the Reconquista by

Accepted Answer

A)  marrying 
B)  demanding all Jews convert to Christianity 
C)  ending the Inquisition 
D)  capturing Granada 
A)  marrying 
B)  demanding all Jews convert to Christianity 
C)  ending the Inquisition 
D)  capturing Granada

Question 6

Japan's agrarian economy improved substantially with the expansion of

Accepted Answer

A)  samurai land ownership 
B)  village associations 
C)  tax farming 
D)  irrigated rice farming 
A)  samurai land ownership 
B)  village associations 
C)  tax farming 
D)  irrigated rice farming

Question 7

After paying a ransom to the Mongols to secure the release of the captured emperor, the Ming state

Accepted Answer

A)  devoted its energies and revenues to rebuilding the Great Wall 
B)  launched a navy under the command of Zheng He 
C)  set out to conquer Vietnam 
D)  led a military campaign against the Mongols 
A)  devoted its energies and revenues to rebuilding the Great Wall 
B)  launched a navy under the command of Zheng He 
C)  set out to conquer Vietnam 
D)  led a military campaign against the Mongols

Question 8

During the Black Death, rural inhabitants flocked to the towns in search of

Accepted Answer

A)  medical care 
B)  human companionship 
C)  food and work 
D)  supplies 
A)  medical care 
B)  human companionship 
C)  food and work 
D)  supplies

Question 9

The European peasant revolts that followed the Black Death led to a new social order based on

Accepted Answer

A)  based on private property and entrepreneurship 
B)  nobility and serfdom 
C)  balanced wealth and poverty 
D)  connections to the church 
A)  based on private property and entrepreneurship 
B)  nobility and serfdom 
C)  balanced wealth and poverty 
D)  connections to the church

Question 10

In the fourteenth century, China retained its preeminent place in world trade by exporting

Accepted Answer

A)  porcelain 
B)  silk 
C)  block-printed fabric 
D)  gunpowder 
A)  porcelain 
B)  silk 
C)  block-printed fabric 
D)  gunpowder

In Japan, the warriors' dominance over Ashikaga society and culture led to

The Ming dynasty's focus on conquest and expansion

Christians interpreted the plague as

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Black Death in Europe?

Ferdinand and Isabella completed the Reconquista by

Japan's agrarian economy improved substantially with the expansion of

After paying a ransom to the Mongols to secure the release of the captured emperor, the Ming state

During the Black Death, rural inhabitants flocked to the towns in search of

The European peasant revolts that followed the Black Death led to a new social order based on

In the fourteenth century, China retained its preeminent place in world trade by exporting

The Ancient World, From Human Origins to 500 C.E

Temples and Palaces: Birth of the City 5000-1200 B.C.E.

Settlers and Migrants: The Creation of States in Asia 5000–500 B.C.E.

Empire and Resistance in the Mediterranean 1550-330 B.C.E.

Peoples and World Empires of Eurasia 500 Bce-500 C.E.

The Unification of Western Eurasia 500 Bce-500 C.E.

Reading the Unwritten Record: Peoples of Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific Islands 3000 B.C.E.–500 C.E.

The Worlds of Christianity and Islam 400-1000

Religion and Cross-Cultural Exchange in Asia 400-1000

Societies and Networks in the Americas and the Pacific 300–1200

The Rise of Commerce in Afro-Eurasia 900-1300

Centers of Learning and the Transmission of Culture 900-1300

Crusaders, Mongols, and Eurasian Integration 1050-1350

Empires and Alternatives in the Americas 1430-1530

The Rise of an Atlantic World 1450 - 1600

Western Africa in the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1450 - 1800

Trade and Empire in the Indian Ocean and South Asia 1450 - 1750

Consolidation and Conflict in Europe and the Greater Mediterranean 1450 - 1750

Expansion and Isolation in Asia 1450 - 1750

Transforming New Worlds: The American Colonies Mature 1600 - 1750

Atlantic Revolutions and the World 1750 - 1830

Industry and Everyday Life 1750 - 1900

Nation-States and Their Empires 1830 - 1900

Wars, Revolutions, and the Birth of Mass Society 1900 - 1929

Global Catastrophe: The Great Depression and World War II 1929 - 1945

The Emergence of New Nations in a Cold War World 1945 - 1970

A New Global Age 1989 to the Present

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Exam 14: Collapse and Revival in Afro-Eurasia 1300-1450

In Japan, the warriors' dominance over Ashikaga society and culture led to

The Ming dynasty's focus on conquest and expansion

Christians interpreted the plague as

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Black Death in Europe?

Ferdinand and Isabella completed the Reconquista by

Japan's agrarian economy improved substantially with the expansion of

After paying a ransom to the Mongols to secure the release of the captured emperor, the Ming state

During the Black Death, rural inhabitants flocked to the towns in search of

The European peasant revolts that followed the Black Death led to a new social order based on

In the fourteenth century, China retained its preeminent place in world trade by exporting

The Ancient World, From Human Origins to 500 C.E

Temples and Palaces: Birth of the City 5000-1200 B.C.E.

Settlers and Migrants: The Creation of States in Asia 5000–500 B.C.E.

Empire and Resistance in the Mediterranean 1550-330 B.C.E.

Peoples and World Empires of Eurasia 500 Bce-500 C.E.

The Unification of Western Eurasia 500 Bce-500 C.E.

Reading the Unwritten Record: Peoples of Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific Islands 3000 B.C.E.–500 C.E.

The Worlds of Christianity and Islam 400-1000

Religion and Cross-Cultural Exchange in Asia 400-1000

Societies and Networks in the Americas and the Pacific 300–1200

The Rise of Commerce in Afro-Eurasia 900-1300

Centers of Learning and the Transmission of Culture 900-1300

Crusaders, Mongols, and Eurasian Integration 1050-1350

Empires and Alternatives in the Americas 1430-1530

The Rise of an Atlantic World 1450 - 1600

Western Africa in the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1450 - 1800

Trade and Empire in the Indian Ocean and South Asia 1450 - 1750

Consolidation and Conflict in Europe and the Greater Mediterranean 1450 - 1750

Expansion and Isolation in Asia 1450 - 1750

Transforming New Worlds: The American Colonies Mature 1600 - 1750

Atlantic Revolutions and the World 1750 - 1830

Industry and Everyday Life 1750 - 1900

Nation-States and Their Empires 1830 - 1900

Wars, Revolutions, and the Birth of Mass Society 1900 - 1929

Global Catastrophe: The Great Depression and World War II 1929 - 1945

The Emergence of New Nations in a Cold War World 1945 - 1970

A New Global Age 1989 to the Present

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