Deck 3: G: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

Question 1

Byzantium and China in the third-wave era were similar because both

A) collapsed at the end of the classical era,never to recover.
B) influenced third-wave civilizations that developed in their regions.
C) were threatened by the Islamic Arab empire in the 600s and 700s.
D) were ruled by emperors who were figureheads with no power.

Answer 1

influenced third-wave civilizations that developed in their regions.

Question 2

Which of the following was the center of long-distance oceanic trade in the millennium from 500 to 1500?

A) The Mediterranean Sea
B) The Indian Ocean
C) The Atlantic Ocean
D) The Pacific Ocean

Answer 2

The Indian Ocean

Question 3

Which of the following resulted from the transregional interaction during the third-wave era?

A) The spread of the Black Death across Eurasia
B) The spread of European technologies to China
C) The adoption of Roman Catholicism in Kiev
D) The immunity to Eurasian diseases in the Americas

Answer 3

The spread of the Black Death across Eurasia

Question 4

Which region had the densest web of connection before the fifteenth century?

A) Afro-Eurasia
B) Pacific Oceania
C) North America
D) South America