Question 1

Which of the following best describes the relationship between Japanese and Chinese culture beginning in the third century C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Though the Japanese were eager to adopt many aspects of Chinese culture and society, they eventually developed their own distinct blend of Japanese and Chinese culture. 
B)  In an effort to distinguish themselves from China, Japan's elites rejected all forms of Chinese civilization. 
C)  Japan was a type of cultural satellite of China, and its elites slavishly copied all aspects of Chinese art and culture. 
D)  Because of its relative isolation, Japan developed independently of China. 
A)  Though the Japanese were eager to adopt many aspects of Chinese culture and society, they eventually developed their own distinct blend of Japanese and Chinese culture. 
B)  In an effort to distinguish themselves from China, Japan's elites rejected all forms of Chinese civilization. 
C)  Japan was a type of cultural satellite of China, and its elites slavishly copied all aspects of Chinese art and culture. 
D)  Because of its relative isolation, Japan developed independently of China.

Question 2

The discovery of Norwegian coins in North America has confirmed which of the following theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vikings discovered and settled for a time in North American during the eleventh century C.E. 
B)  Vikings had regular contact with Native Americans from North America. 
C)  The maritime journey from Scandinavia to North America was easier during the eleventh century C.E. due to a period of climatic warming. 
D)  Vikings should be credited with the European discovery of the Americas. 
A)  Vikings discovered and settled for a time in North American during the eleventh century C.E. 
B)  Vikings had regular contact with Native Americans from North America. 
C)  The maritime journey from Scandinavia to North America was easier during the eleventh century C.E. due to a period of climatic warming. 
D)  Vikings should be credited with the European discovery of the Americas.

Question 3

Explore the rise of the trans-Saharan trade route. What were some of the major political, economic, and cultural consequences of increased contact between North and West Africa?

Accepted Answer

The trans-Saharan trade route was a majo

Question 4

The rulers of Srivijaya benefited from their adoption of Buddhism in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spread of Buddhism legitimized the relatively weak Srivijayan state. 
B)  Buddhist teachings brought an end to a decades-long civil war within Srivijayan territory. 
C)  Buddhist teachings permitted the Srivijayan kings to engage in trade where their previous religious beliefs had prohibited its followers from earning profits. 
D)  Srivijayan kings were able to form profitable alliances with other Buddhist states in the region. 
A)  The spread of Buddhism legitimized the relatively weak Srivijayan state. 
B)  Buddhist teachings brought an end to a decades-long civil war within Srivijayan territory. 
C)  Buddhist teachings permitted the Srivijayan kings to engage in trade where their previous religious beliefs had prohibited its followers from earning profits. 
D)  Srivijayan kings were able to form profitable alliances with other Buddhist states in the region.

Question 5

Abbasid rule was modeled to a great degree after which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sasanids 
B)  the Chinese 
C)  the Türks 
D)  the Greeks 
A)  the Sasanids 
B)  the Chinese 
C)  the Türks 
D)  the Greeks

Question 6

The term ulama refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the political leader of Islam 
B)  the Islamic clergy 
C)  Islam's religious scholars 
D)  Islam's legal code 
A)  the political leader of Islam 
B)  the Islamic clergy 
C)  Islam's religious scholars 
D)  Islam's legal code

Question 7

The task of developing a distinct Japanese writing system fell to which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  male aristocrats 
B)  elite women 
C)  Chinese scholars 
D)  Shinto priests 
A)  male aristocrats 
B)  elite women 
C)  Chinese scholars 
D)  Shinto priests

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the spread of Islam and agriculture from the eighth to eleventh centuries C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural output in Muslim-controlled territories tended to decline due to rapid population growth and mounting ecological pressures. 
B)  The types of crops grown in Muslim-controlled territories changed to accommodate the dietary laws of Islam. 
C)  Muslim rulers devoted more time and energy to building religious structures and seizing new territory than to agricultural infrastructure. 
D)  The spread of Islam coincided with a great bump in the types and quantities of crops grown throughout Southwest Asia. 
A)  Agricultural output in Muslim-controlled territories tended to decline due to rapid population growth and mounting ecological pressures. 
B)  The types of crops grown in Muslim-controlled territories changed to accommodate the dietary laws of Islam. 
C)  Muslim rulers devoted more time and energy to building religious structures and seizing new territory than to agricultural infrastructure. 
D)  The spread of Islam coincided with a great bump in the types and quantities of crops grown throughout Southwest Asia.

Question 9

Which of the following is an accurate description of the kingdom of Ghana during the first millennium C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Ghana state was small and often fell victim to foreign attacks. 
B)  Ghana was a matriarchal society, and all of its rulers were women. 
C)  Ghana was a strong and important state whose ruler was believed to possess semi-divine powers. 
D)  Ghana was a highly centralized state that was able to control all of its gold exports across the Sahara. 
A)  The Ghana state was small and often fell victim to foreign attacks. 
B)  Ghana was a matriarchal society, and all of its rulers were women. 
C)  Ghana was a strong and important state whose ruler was believed to possess semi-divine powers. 
D)  Ghana was a highly centralized state that was able to control all of its gold exports across the Sahara.

Question 10

How did the Vikings from the eighth to eleventh centuries C.E. transform European society? What does archaeological evidence tell us about the scope of Viking activity during this time?

Accepted Answer

The Vikings from the eighth to eleventh

Question 11

Based on new evidence, scholars have begun to revise which of the following prevailing notions about European society from the eighth to eleventh centuries C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  From their stronghold in Spain, the Umayyads began to bring Islam to much of western Europe. 
B)  After Charlemagne's reign, Europe continued its economic and cultural resurgence. 
C)  The Byzantine state continued to wield a great deal of power in western European affairs. 
D)  After Charlemagne's reign, Europe plunged into centuries of economic and cultural decline. 
A)  From their stronghold in Spain, the Umayyads began to bring Islam to much of western Europe. 
B)  After Charlemagne's reign, Europe continued its economic and cultural resurgence. 
C)  The Byzantine state continued to wield a great deal of power in western European affairs. 
D)  After Charlemagne's reign, Europe plunged into centuries of economic and cultural decline.

Question 12

n 929 C.E., Abd al-Rahman III proclaimed himself to be the rightful leader of Islam. What does this event tell us about Islamic societies at the end of the first millennium C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were many religious as well as political divisions within the Islamic world. 
B)  After decades of turmoil and internal strife, Islam was reunited under strong leadership. 
C)  Islam was spreading rapidly throughout Europe. 
D)  Islam began to model itself after the Byzantine church. 
A)  There were many religious as well as political divisions within the Islamic world. 
B)  After decades of turmoil and internal strife, Islam was reunited under strong leadership. 
C)  Islam was spreading rapidly throughout Europe. 
D)  Islam began to model itself after the Byzantine church.

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the religious beliefs of the Vikings?

Accepted Answer

A)  They practiced a religion similar to the Shinto belief system in Japan and worshiped dozens of ancestral and natural spirits. 
B)  They were among the earliest converts to Manichaeism. 
C)  They worshiped a pantheon of both male and female deities. 
D)  They adopted the religious beliefs of the ancient Greeks. 
A)  They practiced a religion similar to the Shinto belief system in Japan and worshiped dozens of ancestral and natural spirits. 
B)  They were among the earliest converts to Manichaeism. 
C)  They worshiped a pantheon of both male and female deities. 
D)  They adopted the religious beliefs of the ancient Greeks.

Question 14

Which of the following enabled north-south travel across the Sahara Desert during the first millennium C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  a period of climatic cooling 
B)  technological innovations that enabled travelers to extract water in the desert 
C)  the introduction of the dromedary 
D)  the adoption of vehicles that could traverse the desert in half the time 
A)  a period of climatic cooling 
B)  technological innovations that enabled travelers to extract water in the desert 
C)  the introduction of the dromedary 
D)  the adoption of vehicles that could traverse the desert in half the time

Question 15

Describe the structure of the Abbasid state. What was the relationship of the Abbasid ruler to his subjects? What was the role of Islam and Islamic leaders in Abbasid society? What were some of the major consequences of Abbasid rule throughout Afroeurasia?

Accepted Answer

The Abbasid state was a highly centraliz

Question 16

The Abbasids set up their capitol in which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Damascus 
B)  Jerusalem 
C)  Ctesiphon 
D)  Baghdad 
A)  Damascus 
B)  Jerusalem 
C)  Ctesiphon 
D)  Baghdad

Question 17

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the relationship between the Abbasids and Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Abbasids often found themselves at odds with Islamic religious leaders and engaged in practices contrary to Islamic ideals. 
B)  The Abbasids declared themselves to be the leaders of Islam and controlled all aspects of religious life throughout the empire. 
C)  The Abbasids interfered little in religious affairs and permitted Islamic leaders to govern themselves. 
D)  The Abbasids attempted to blend many values of Islam with those of Zoroastrianism, in keeping with their efforts to imitate the Sasanids. 
A)  The Abbasids often found themselves at odds with Islamic religious leaders and engaged in practices contrary to Islamic ideals. 
B)  The Abbasids declared themselves to be the leaders of Islam and controlled all aspects of religious life throughout the empire. 
C)  The Abbasids interfered little in religious affairs and permitted Islamic leaders to govern themselves. 
D)  The Abbasids attempted to blend many values of Islam with those of Zoroastrianism, in keeping with their efforts to imitate the Sasanids.

Question 18

The term barid refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the main advisor of the Abbasid monarch 
B)  the top religious position in the Abbasid Caliphate 
C)  the intelligence network set up by the Abbasids to stay informed about matters throughout the vast empire 
D)  an underground network of rebellious factions that sought to overthrow the Abbasids and restore the Umayyads 
A)  the main advisor of the Abbasid monarch 
B)  the top religious position in the Abbasid Caliphate 
C)  the intelligence network set up by the Abbasids to stay informed about matters throughout the vast empire 
D)  an underground network of rebellious factions that sought to overthrow the Abbasids and restore the Umayyads

Question 19

Which of the following was one important consequence of Aghlabid incursions into western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  European merchants became increasingly involved in trans-hemispheric trade. 
B)  A strong centralized state arose in Italy to defend against Aghlabid raids. 
C)  European merchants became increasingly removed from maritime Mediterranean trade. 
D)  Charlemagne's descendants attempted to revive a European-wide Christian empire. 
A)  European merchants became increasingly involved in trans-hemispheric trade. 
B)  A strong centralized state arose in Italy to defend against Aghlabid raids. 
C)  European merchants became increasingly removed from maritime Mediterranean trade. 
D)  Charlemagne's descendants attempted to revive a European-wide Christian empire.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding the collapse of the Tang dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trade came to a virtual standstill with the collapse of the Tang dynasty. 
B)  The equal-field system, instituted by the Tang, fell apart due to the government's inability to manage it properly. 
C)  The Tang lost much-needed revenue from Buddhist estates that were not required to pay taxes. 
D)  The Tang faced continual threats from various clans in Inner Eurasia. 
A)  Trade came to a virtual standstill with the collapse of the Tang dynasty. 
B)  The equal-field system, instituted by the Tang, fell apart due to the government's inability to manage it properly. 
C)  The Tang lost much-needed revenue from Buddhist estates that were not required to pay taxes. 
D)  The Tang faced continual threats from various clans in Inner Eurasia.

Exam 12: State Power and Expanding Networks of Exchange, 750-1000 C.E

Which of the following best describes the relationship between Japanese and Chinese culture beginning in the third century C.E.?

The discovery of Norwegian coins in North America has confirmed which of the following theories?

Explore the rise of the trans-Saharan trade route. What were some of the major political, economic, and cultural consequences of increased contact between North and West Africa?

The rulers of Srivijaya benefited from their adoption of Buddhism in which of the following ways?

Abbasid rule was modeled to a great degree after which of the following?

The term ulama refers to which of the following?

The task of developing a distinct Japanese writing system fell to which of the following groups?

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the spread of Islam and agriculture from the eighth to eleventh centuries C.E.?

Which of the following is an accurate description of the kingdom of Ghana during the first millennium C.E.?

How did the Vikings from the eighth to eleventh centuries C.E. transform European society? What does archaeological evidence tell us about the scope of Viking activity during this time?

Based on new evidence, scholars have begun to revise which of the following prevailing notions about European society from the eighth to eleventh centuries C.E.?

n 929 C.E., Abd al-Rahman III proclaimed himself to be the rightful leader of Islam. What does this event tell us about Islamic societies at the end of the first millennium C.E.?

Which of the following best describes the religious beliefs of the Vikings?

Which of the following enabled north-south travel across the Sahara Desert during the first millennium C.E.?

Describe the structure of the Abbasid state. What was the relationship of the Abbasid ruler to his subjects? What was the role of Islam and Islamic leaders in Abbasid society? What were some of the major consequences of Abbasid rule throughout Afroeurasia?

The Abbasids set up their capitol in which city?

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the relationship between the Abbasids and Islam?

The term barid refers to which of the following?

Which of the following was one important consequence of Aghlabid incursions into western Europe?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding the collapse of the Tang dynasty?

Introduction - The Earth: World Historys Theater

The Peopling of the World, 7,000,000-10,000 B.C.E.

Farms, Cities, and the New Agrarian Age, 10,000-2000 B.C.E.

Afroeurasias Moving Frontiers: Farmers, Herders, and Charioteers, 3000-1000 B.C.E.

Early Odysseys in the Americas, Australia, and Oceania, 8000-500 B.C.E.

Afroeurasia: Centers of Power, Trade, and New Ideas, 1200-600 B.C.E.

Empire-Building and Cultural Exchange From India to the Mediterranean, 600-200 B.C.E.

An Age of Giant Empires, 300 B.C.E -300 C.E

American Complexities, 900 B.C.E-900 C.E

Turbulent Centuries, 200-600 C.E

Afroeurasia in the ERA of Arab Empire, 500-800 C.E

Dynamic Centuries Across Afroeurasia, 1000-1250

Afroeurasia in the Era of Mongol Power, 1200-1350

Cities and Empires in the Americas, 900-1500

Calamities and Recoveries Across Afroeurasia, 1300-1500

Oceans Crossed, Worlds Connected, 1450-1550

Afroeurasia and Its Powerful States, 1500-1600

The Expanding Global Economy: Expectations and Inequalities, 1550-1700

The Changing Balance of Wealth and Power, 1650-1750

Waves of Revolution, 1720-1830

Energy and Industrialization, 1750-1850

Coping With Change in the New Industrial ERA, 1830-1870

Capital, Technology, and the Changing Balance of Global Power, 1860-1914

Innovation, Revolution, and Global Crisis, 1890-1920

Turbulent Decades, 1918-1935

World War II and Its Aftermath, 1933-1950

The Global Boom and Its Contradictions, 1945-1975

Countercurrents of Change, 1970 to the Present

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