Chapter 11: Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300 – Flashcards
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What environmental change is credited with forcing pastoral peoples and plague-bearing rodents closer contact with settled agricultural villages?
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drought in the central Asian steppe borderlands
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South Asia was less severely affected by the Black Death than were settlements along the Silk Road and Mediterranean Sea because
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most people in South Asia are not pastoralists, but live in settled agricultural villages
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Which of the following is the best description of the economic impact of the Black Death on Afro-Eurasia?
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The deaths of many farmers led to food shortages, in which turn led to rapidly rising prices, work stoppages, and unrest.
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Populations in both China and Western Europe succumbed to the [pl;ague in large numbers because bot had
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suffered from years of famine and food shortages that had weakened the populations
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In order to reestablish political order following the crises of the fourteenth century many dynastic rulers
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fostered beliefs and rituals that confirmed their legitimacy, such as stating that their power had a divine source
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Which of the following statements best explains the impact of the Black Death on the influence of the Christian church in Western Europe?
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The Black Death unleashed a wave of popular hostility toward the church
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Which of the following was the most important factor in the rise of the Ottoman Empire?
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The Ottomans had an intensive agricultural base which led to a large population
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The Ottoman Empire conquered and absorbed much of what Christian power?
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The Byzantine Empire
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To consolidate rule over their conquered empire the Ottoman sultans
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adopted Byzantine administrative practices while maintaining devotion to Islam
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Seeing themselves as "the shadow of God" on earth, Ottoman sultans
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funded construction of elaborate mosques
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Which of the following statements best describes the Ottoman rulers' stance toward regional differences within their territory
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They were flexible and tolerant
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Th Janissaries
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maintained steadfast loyalty to the sultan and limited the autonomy of provincial rulers
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What was the Western European Christian church's response to challenges to its authority following the plague?
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The church demanded strict obedience and persecuted who questioned its doctrines.
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In the fourteenth century, political stabilization in southern Europe was aided by:
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economic growth through sea trade with southwest Asia
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Throughout the fourteenth century, Portuguese Christian rulers attempted to consolidate power by:
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devoting themselves to fighting the Moors
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The Portuguese monarchs successfully consolidated their political power by:
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granting Atlantic islands to nobles as lucrative hereditary possessions, ensuring the political loyalty of noble families and merchants.
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In Spain, a strong dynasty was created primarily through:
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marriage
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Which of the following was a major milestone in the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain?
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The last Muslim strong hold in Spain-Granada-fell to Christian forces
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In the late fifteenth century, Ferdinand and Isabella reacted to the Ottoman expansion by:
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using the Inquisition to create a more homogeneous state
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Why did Europeans turn for inspiration to the art and learning of classical Greece and Rome as they rebuilt society after the devastation of the plague?
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Renaissance humanism provided more scope for secular individuals to act in an expanding world.
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Identify the primary reason that Renaissance culture spread throughout Europe by the late sixteenth century:
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economic prosperity and competition between political and religious leaders
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Which of the following was a major consequence of the Renaissance?
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A network of independent, educated people who were not totally reliant on either the state or the church.
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In The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli argued that:
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the prince should rule based on the principles of modern statecraft instead of moral or religious values
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The group that eventually drove the Mongols out of China was known as:
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the Red Turbans
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Which of the following statements best describes the early Ming dynasty?
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It had to rebuild a devastated society from the ground up after Mongol rule and plague.
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To project imperial power and grandeur, the Yongle emperor of the Ming dynasty:
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constructed the Forbidden City
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Ming rulers strengthened their role in traditional rites and ceremonies to:
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show that the gods favored the Ming
