Question 1

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

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A)   new irrigation techniques
B)   lower taxes
C)   use of fertilizer
D)   consolidation of small holdings into larger ones D

Question 2

All of the following geographical elements impeded communication and exchange in sub-Saharan Africa EXCEPT:

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A)   rivers that were difficult to navigate.
B)   dense forest that harbored disease from mosquitoes.
C)   shores in East Africa that were inhospitable to shipping.
D)   an immense desert. C

Question 3

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

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A)   potatoes.
B)   wheat.
C)   rice.
D)   yams. C

Question 4

What environmental factors played a role in the divergence of the histories of sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas from those of Eurasia and North Africa during the first millennium C.E.?

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Question 5

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

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Question 6

One of the most profound impacts that Islam had during the seventh to eighth centuries C.E.was

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A)   the development of many new types of plants.
B)   the mass conversion of people to Islam.
C)   the virtual destruction of Greek and Roman philosophical knowledge.
D)   the creation of a completely new system of government.

Question 7

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

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Question 8

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

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A)   a great empire.
B)   the first democratic state in the Americas.
C)   a series of kingdoms that followed one after the other.
D)   city-states.

Question 9

What served as a primary model and motivator for Charlemagne in his military expansion of the Frankish kingdom?

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A)   a desire to spread Christianity
B)   the challenge of outdoing his predecessors
C)   the memory of Rome
D)   the Pope's call to spread his power

Question 10

Most of the reconstruction of ancient Polynesian society is based on

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A)   written texts and archaeological evidence.
B)   written texts and oral traditions.
C)   oral traditions and linguistic evidence.
D)   archaeological and linguistic evidence.

Question 11

What role did trade and commerce play in the development of states across Eurasia compared with similar developments in the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa?

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Question 12

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

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A)   random cycles.
B)   continuities and discontinuities.
C)   progress and decline.
D)   innovation and change.

Question 13

How did geography affect the transmission of culture and the development of states in sub-Saharan Africa?

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Question 14

In Polynesian culture,the term mana means

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A)   a type of sacred drink that has narcotic properties and can induce trances.
B)   a supernatural power that makes things work the way that they are supposed to.
C)   a special type of food that is consumed only at special ritual meals.
D)   a type of herb that is used for curing illness.

Question 15

The transfer of new foods from the Islamic to the Christian world was

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A)   rapid.
B)   slow.
C)   rapid at first, but slow later.
D)   non-existent.

Question 16

What factors limited the ability of governments to affect the economic development of their countries in this period,even in cases where they succeeded in promoting growth?

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Question 17

What policies did the early rulers of Japan engage in that encouraged greater productivity?

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Question 18

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

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Question 19

Why are the environmental histories of such varied regions as the Islamic world,China,Japan,and Mesoamerica so important? Are such long-ago transformations relevant or meaningful today?

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Question 20

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

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A)   It was rich in mineral resources.
B)   It contained an important pilgrimage site.
C)   It was rich in agricultural resources.
D)   It had a large population.

Exam 10: The Nomadic Frontiers: The Islamic World, Byzantium, and China ca. 1000–1200