WorldHistory-9,10,11 – Flashcards
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Which of the following is true of pre-Islamic Arabia?
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Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians lived among the established Arab populations.
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What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias?
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Disagreement over who should assume leadership in the Islamic world
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Which of the following was the most thoroughly Islamized region in the period fro 600 to 1500?
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Anatolia
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Which of the following contributed to the rapid expansion of the Islamic/Arab Empire in the century following the death of Muhammad?
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The weakened condition of the Byzantine and Persian empires
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Which of the following religious traditions blended elements of Hinduism and Islam?
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Sikhism
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Which of the following statements expresses a view of women found in the Quran?
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Women were spiritually equal to men.
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In contrast to the Umayyad dynasty, the caliphs of the Abbasid dynasty
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allowed non-arabs to play a prominent role in society
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Which of the following was a feature of Islam that attracted converts in India?
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The Muslim notion of equality of all believers.
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Sufi practicioners facilitated the conversion to Islam of people living in Anatolia and India by
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emphasizing personal experience of the divine, rather than the law
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In which region was conversion to Islam motivated by a desire to expand trading networks rather than from the result of conquest and Islamic rule?
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West Africa
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Which of the following was a result of the cross-regional ties created in the expanding Islamic world?
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The exchange of agricultural products and practices from one region to another
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Which of the following refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims should try to make at least once in their lifetime?
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Hajj
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The Arab empire that accompanied the spread of Islam stretched from
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Spain to India
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Why was the city of Mecca important?
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It was the site of the Kaaba where pilgrims congregated.
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Which of the following is a requirement for all Muslims?
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Almsgiving
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Which of the following events marked the beginning of the new Islamic calendar?
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Muhammad's emigration to Yathrib/Medina
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Which of the following contributed to the mass conversion of people living in the Middle East to Islam by the 8th century?
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Conversion to Islam offered many financial and social benefits
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Which of the following describes the effect of Islam on West Africa?
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Islam had the greatest influence on rulers and urban elites.
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Which of the following resulted from Muslim rule in Spain?
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The secular aspects of Islamic learning influenced the shaping of new European civilization
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Which of the following refers to the saying and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad?
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The hadiths
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What was an Arab innovation?
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Algebra
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Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions?
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Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism
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In comparison to Byzantium, Latin Christendom before 1000 C.E. was
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a localized society
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What advantage did the Byzantine Empire have that enabled it to survive as a political entity for a thousand years longer than the western part of the Roman Empire?
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a stronger military
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Which of the following features of the Byzantine Empire did the new civilization of Kievan Rus adopt?
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The political ideals of imperial control of the Church
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Which of the following is an example of the Byzantine Empire's influence on Eurasia?
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Transmission of ancient Greek learning to Western Europe and the Islamic world
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Disagreement over which of the following contributed tot eh split between the Roman Catholic Church ann the Eastern Orthodox Church?
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veneration of icons
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In Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, what system emerged that emphasized the reciprocal ties between a king and his vassals, and between a lord and his serfs?
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feudalism
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Which of the following describes the situation in Western Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire in 476?
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long distance trade was limited to Italy
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Which of the following was evidence of the expansion and growth of European civilization during the High Middle Ages?
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There was a considerable increase in long-distance trade
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Which of the following characterizes the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe from 500 to 1000?
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Earlier cultural practices were absorbed into the Christian tradition
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Technological changes in which field limited women's opportunities in Western Europe by the fifteenth century?
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weaving
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Besides Islam, which of the following was also a target of Western European crusaders?
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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During the period from 1000 to 1300, the rulers in which region held the least power?
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Western Europe
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Which of the following is an example of a European innovation made possible by borrowing technologies from their civilizations?
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the use of gunpowder in cannons
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Which of the following contributed to the decline of Christianity in Asia and Africa by 1500?
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The Spread of Islam
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Outside of Europe, the strongest presence of Christianity from 500 to 1300 was in
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Ethiopia
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What event in the thirteenth century influenced the Egyptian state's change in attitude toward its Christian subjects from tolerance to persecution?
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The Crusades
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Which of the following describes a feature of the Byzantine state?
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The emperor claimed to be God's representative on earth
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Which of the following brought the Byzantine Empire to an end?
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The capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire
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In the eleventh century, the religious culture of the Byzantine Empire had a significant impact on
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Slavic-speaking peopeles in the Balkans and Russia
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Which of the following describes the relationship between politics and religion in Western Europe from 500 to 1300?
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Rulers provided protection for the Church in return for religious legitimacy
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In Western Europe from 1000 to 1300, power was divided among
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kings, nobles, and church leaders
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what role did pastoral societies play in world history before the mongol empire?
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created a series of nomadic empires and controlled major trade routes
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Why did pastoral societies emerge only in afro-Eurasian world and not in the Americas?
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there was a lack of large animals that could be domesticated in americas
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characteristic feature of pastoral societies
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mobility
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In comparison to the Mongol conquests of Persia and China, Russia experienced
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a different postconquest relationship with the Mongols because the Mongols chose not to occupy the region physically.
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What was a long term effect of the black death
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The weakening of serfdom
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obstacle to creation of large empires among pastoralists?
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internal rivalry between clans
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Like the Arabs and the Persians, the Turks between the 10th and 14th centuries
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Converted to Islam and introduced the religion to the areas they conquered
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Which of the following was a way in which the Mongols contributed to the globalization of the Eurasian world?
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In providing a secure environment for traders, they facilitated long-distance international commerce
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Which region gained the most from the exchanges of ideas and technologies facilitated by the Mongol Empire?
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Europe
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Which of the following contribution to Temujin's rise to power and recognition as Chinggis Khan of the Great Mongol Nation?
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The incorporation of warriors from defeated tribes into his own forces
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Which of the following is an example of the Mongol rulers' policy toward people in the conquered territories?
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Chinese and Muslim officials were allowed to hold advisory positions in government
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What happened to the Mongols in Persia and the 14th century?
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The Mongols Assimilated into Persian lands
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Mongol rule in Russia facilitated the rise to power of which city?
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Moscow
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Why was promoting international commerce important to the Mongols?
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They wanted to extract wealth from civilizations by taxing trade
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Which is an example of the types of changes facilitated by Mongol rule over much of Eurasia?
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Sharing of intelligence and information between Persia and China
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Which of the following is a reason Western Europe wasn't conquered by Mongols?
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Western Europe lacked adequate pasture for Mongol herds
