Exam 10: Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millenium

Which of the following were crops that were transmitted to West Africa as a result of exchange with the Muslim world?

The outriggers used by the ancient Polynesians are best described as

Major items of trade in the West African states of Ghana and Gao were

How did religious missionaries act as agents of expansion in eighth- and ninth-century Europe?

A common way that many earlier historians tended to look at the past has been to see it in terms of

Wilfred the Hairy of Barcelona settled underpopulated areas in his domain by

Which of the following techniques did NOT lead to increased food production in the Islamic world?

Why were Islamic rulers interested in promoting new crops and the expansion of settlements?

Peoples in Central and South America

The Mayan civilization of Central America was characterized by the formation of

Write an essay that explores the puzzle of Polynesian culture and the colonization of the Pacific before 1000 C.E. Discuss factors that contributed to this expansion, the archeological evidence that documents its spread, and the technology that made it possible. What common cultural traits and religious practices bound these people together even as the explored islands were hundreds of miles apart?

A staple food transplanted from South Asia to the Mediterranean world as a result of the Islamic Empire was

Which of the following policies is evidence of a Japanese government policy that encouraged a boost in food production?

How did environmental factors affect Polynesian expansion across the Pacific Ocean?

What advantages did the northern kingdom of Asturias possess over other Christian states in Spain?

What policies were adopted by states in China and Southeast Asia that affected the productivity of their people?

The Polynesians introduced what combination of foods to the islands they colonized?

Who were leaders in conquering new environments in the Japanese countryside?

What effect did geography have on the transmission of culture and the development of states in the Americas?

What types of ecological expansion occurred throughout the Islamic Empire? What are concrete examples of changes that came about as a result of this new Islamic regime?