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Unit Test: Regional and Transregional Interactions, c. 600 C.E. to c. 1450

Course: AP World History
Term: Fall, 2015
Instructor: Erin Jackson

Multiple Choice: Select the BEST response for each prompt.

1) The mixture of secular and religious authority that marked Constantine’s reign as well as that of the
Byzantine emperors is known as
a. Byzantine.
b. caesaropapism.
c. Corpus iuris civilis.
d. secularism.
e. divine right rule.

2) Justinian’s most important and long-lasting political achievement was

a. his reconquest of the western half of the Roman Empire.
b. his democratic reforms.
c. his religious compromise between the Roman Catholic and the Greek Orthodox churches.
d. his codification of Roman law.
e. his establishment of a lasting peace with the Islamic world.

3) One of the causes of Byzantine resurgence was the political innovation wherein a general was given
military and civil control over an imperial province or
a. theme.
b. Sasanid.
c. corpus.
d. satrapy.
e. polis.

4) The phrase dar al-Islam means

a. “victory of god.”
b. “conquest of Islam.”
c. “warrior of Islam.”
d. “missionary of the divine faith.”
e. “house of Islam.”

5) Which of the following is the best example of the political thinking impacting the economic and religious
choices of a culture?
a. sakk.
b. ulama.
c. hajj.
d. shia.
e. jizya.

6) The reign of Harun al-Rashid

a. began the Umayyad caliphate.
b. was the high point of the Abbasid dynasty.
c. saw the compilation of Muhammad’s revelations into the Quran.
d. marked the end of the Abbasid dynasty.
e. was notable for the conquest of all of India.

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7) During the last two-hundred years of the Abbasid Empire, it fell under the control of the
a. Byzantine Empire.
b. Ottoman Turkish Empire.
c. Sasanids.
d. Saljuq Turks.
e. Holy Roman Empire.

8) What new industry, transmitted to the Islamic world from China, was introduced during the Abbasid
period?
a. steel production
b. paper manufacture
c. bronze production
d. textile production
e. iron production

9) Which of the following is the best example of Islamic culture impacting the economy and trade?
a. sakks.
b. gadis.
c. ka’ba.
d. sufis.
e. sunnis.
10) How did the conquest of Mesopotamia and Persia influence the role of women in the Islamic world?
a. Female infanticide was declared illegal.
b. Islamic society became much less patriarchal.
c. Polygamy was outlawed.
d. Islamic society became more patriarchal.
e. A fertility goddess rose to challenge Allah.

11) The Sufis believed

a. in reconciling the spiritual and rational worlds.
b. that they, and not the Umayyads, were the legitimate rulers of the Islamic world.
c. in an emotional and mystical union with Allah.
d. that the leadership of the Islamic world had to pass through the line of Ali.
e. in a strictly logical and rational definition of the divine.

12) The main Indian influence on Islamic thought was in the field of
a. mathematics.
b. mythology.
c. poetry.
d. history.
e. architecture.

13) The Sui construction of which of these items would have important economic implications well into the
twentieth century?
a. Grand Canal
b. Great Wall
c. first printing press
d. modern banking industry
e. Royal Road

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14) During the Tang dynasty, the imperial civil service examinations
a. declined dramatically in importance.
b. were expanded and allowed posts to be filled with officials of genuine intellectual ability.
c. were halted and not restarted until the Ming dynasty.
d. were restricted to the wealthier families.
e. were monopolized by the foreign Manchus and used for their advantage.

15) In regard to political structure, postclassical India

a. rivaled Tang China in respect to size and administrative brilliance.
b. developed no single centralized imperial authority.
c. copied the Chinese model after being conquered by the Tang.
d. was most influenced by Byzantium.
e. was more similar to imperial Rome than to Tang China.

16) Which of the following is the best comparison for Harsha and Charlemagne?
a. They were both the first converts to a new religion.
b. They were both cowards on the battle field.
c. Both men were extremely religiously intolerant.
d. They both allied with the Byzantine Empire to defeat nomadic Muslim invaders.
e. They were both deeply religious men who established centralized governments.

17) The campaigns of Mahmud of Ghazni and his forces resulted in

a. the rapid decline in Hinduism.
b. the conversion of over half of India’s population to Islam.
c. a hastening in the decline of Buddhism.
d. a revival in Buddhist thought because of the general desire for salvation in the face of oppression.
e. an explosive growth in the popularity of the Jains.

18) Hindu temples

a. played an important role in the agricultural and financial development of southern India.
b. were never able to compete with the strong Buddhist temples of northern India.
c. held southern India back economically because of the Hindu law against lending money.
d. disappeared in southern India because of the prominence of Islam.
e. remained centers of women’s rights.

19) India was a natural location for the establishment of emporia because of
a. its central location in the Indian Ocean basin.
b. the continuous problem of Chinese pirates.
c. its cold, dry climate.
d. the absence of any monsoon winds.
e. its strong, centralized government.

20) During the postclassical age, the caste system

a. disappeared because of the arrival of Islam.
b. became securely established in northern India for the first time.
c. became securely established in southern India for the first time.
d. rejected migrants coming into India.
e. was merged into modern Buddhist thought.

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21) The main goal of the missi dominici was similar to the Persian “eyes and ear of the emperor” in that they
a. fostered better relations with leaders of nearby societies.
b. brought the nobles and regional leaders under tighter control.
c. strengthen the ties with the religious leaders in their empire.
d. strengthen the empire’s military forces.
e. spied on their regional political enemies.

22) In 962, when Otto I received a crown from the pope, it marked the foundation of
a. Germany.
b. the Holy Roman Empire.
c. England.
d. the new Byzantine Empire.
e. Spain.

23) The medieval political system

a. made it impossible to build powerful states.
b. ensured political chaos.
c. ensured a strong, centralized, political system.
d. made it difficult, but possible, to build powerful states.
e. relied too heavily on papal approval.

24) One of the biggest reasons for increased agricultural production in Europe was
a. the introduction of a heavier plow.
b. the official support of the serfs by the popes.
c. the introduction of new crops from the Byzantine world.
d. the money invested in the countryside by the kings.
e. the agricultural loans guaranteed by powerful Italian banks.

25) Who changed the Roman church by providing it with a sense of direction by reasserting papal primacy?
a. Charlemagne
b. Leo III
c. Gregory I
d. Benedict II
e. St. Augustine

26) The political power of the khans was based on

a. a tightly structured imperial framework.
b. indirect rule through the leaders of allied tribes.
c. an extension of the traditional Turkish urban kingship.
d. the shamanistic belief in the divinity of the ruler.
e. an educated class of scholarly bureaucrats—an idea borrowed from China.

27) The Delhi Sultanate had a tense relationship with most people in India because
a. the Delhi Sultanate was ethnically tied to the Mongols which were already a threat to India
b. the rulers of the Delhi Sultanate were not indigenous to the region and were Muslim rather than
Hindu.
c. the Delhi Sultanate successfully conquered the Hindu princes of southern India and were resented
for that.
d. the Baghdad caliph refused to recognize the Delhi sultans as official rulers.

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28) In an effort to strengthen the Mongol fighting forces, Chinggis Khan

a. emphasized the traditional tribal affiliations.
b. traded with the Europeans to obtain more powerful modern artillery.
c. disbanded the Mongol cavalry and instead placed emphasis on the infantry.
d. inspired them with a devotion to Allah.
e. formed new military units with no tribal affiliations.

29) In 1279, Khubilai Khan proclaimed the

a. Song dynasty. d. Han dynasty.
b. Ming dynasty. e. Qing dynasty.
c. Yuan dynasty.

30) Khubilai Khan’s religious policy featured

a. a promotion of Buddhism and a support of Daoism, Christianity, and Islam.
b. an attempt to incorporate the traditional Mongol shamanistic beliefs into China.
c. forced conversion to Islam.
d. suppression of all religious services, in an effort to stabilize China internally.
e. specific suppression of Christianity because of its connection to Europe.

31) Russia was dominated from the thirteenth through the fifteenth centuries by the
a. Great Khans. d. Golden Horde.
b. Chaghatai Khans. e. Turks.
c. ilkhans.

32) During the period of Mongol domination,

a. trade slowed dramatically because of heavy taxation.
b. long-distance trade became much less risky.
c. interaction between different peoples of Eurasia was limited by Mongol cruelty.
d. unification was achieved by the implementation of a state religion.
e. trade was halted by the extension of the Great Wall of China.

33) The late-fourteenth-century Turkish ruler who weakened the Golden Horde, sacked Delhi, and launched
campaigns in southwest Asia and Anatolia, was
a. Chinggis Khan.
b. Osman.
c. Khubilai Khan.
d. Tamerlane.
e. Chaghatai.

34) Griots were

a. the legendary kings of Mali.
b. aqueducts that were essential for life in the oasis towns of the Sahara.
c. singers and storytellers.
d. Swahili slave traders.
e. tribal shamans.

35) Maize, rice, goats, and bananas are examples of

a. foods associated with only one region.
b. goods traded in the Indian Ocean network.
c. wild foods that were used worldwide.
d. domesticated foods that were regionally specific in origin.
e. All of the above

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36) One of the central factors in the establishment of trans-Saharan trade was
a. the invention of lighter, but still powerful, artillery.
b. the use of large caravans of donkeys.
c. the spread of a common religion.
d. the invention of a wider horseshoe.
e. the domestication of the camel.

37) The photograph above of a mosque (first erected in the fourteenth century) in the modern-day West African
country of Mali best exemplifies which of the following historical processes?
a. Spread of religion along trade routes
b. Imposition of religion through military conquest
c. Conflict between local and universalizing religions like Christianity and Islam.
d. Abandonment of indigenous cultural styles in the face of colonization.

38) The legendary founder of the kingdom of Mali was

a. Great Zimbabwe.
b. Niani.
c. Sundiata.
d. Mansa Musa.
e. Al-Bakri.

39) Just as the kingdoms of west Africa depended on trans-Saharan trade, the kingdoms of east Africa
including Axum and the Swahili city-states depended on
a. Egyptian trade.
b. Indian Ocean trade.
c. trans-Atlantic trade.
d. south African trade.
e. Persian Gulf trade.

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40) In the smaller states of sub-Saharan Africa, the chief considerations for determining social position were
a. personal wealth and landholdings.
b. military might and personal courage in battle.
c. kinship, age groupings, and sex and gender expectations.
d. the ownership of slaves and weapons.
e. a successful marriage.

41) In regard to gender issues in sub-Saharan Africa,

a. the position of women was essentially the same as in other societies of the time.
b. women played the dominant role in society.
c. women played a strictly subservient role.
d. women had more opportunities open to them than did their counterparts in other societies.
e. women had no opportunities and suffered more than their counterparts elsewhere.

42) The single biggest obstacle to the rise of a powerful Holy Roman Empire was
a. continual invasions by the French.
b. the reoccurring appearance of epidemic diseases.
c. occasional invasions from the Huns.
d. an ongoing conflict with the papacy.
e. continuous tensions caused by border disputes with England.

43) Hugh Capet was crowned King of France in 987

a. and immediately turned France into a powerful, centralized state.
b. and was immediately excommunicated by Pope Gregory VII.
c. and was eventually overthrown by the Holy Roman emperor.
d. but it took centuries for the French kings to build a powerful, centralized state.
e. and immediately launched an unsuccessful invasion of Spain.

44) In Italy, the political structure was marked by

a. a tightly centralized government.
b. a series of city-states and principalities.
c. consolidated rule by the popes.
d. unification imposed from the outside by the Holy Roman Empire.
e. the world’s first democracy.

45) The Reconquista

a. signified return of Europe to Papal political control.
b. drove the Jews and the non-Roman Christians out of Europe.
c. reclaimed the Byzantine Empire from the Turks.
d. reestablished the Iberian Peninsula as part of Christendom.
e. generated trade through the Mediterranean as part of the Crusades.

46) The Hanseatic League was a trading network that operated in

a. the North Sea and Baltic Sea.
b. the Indian Ocean.
c. the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.
d. the Atlantic Ocean.
e. the Black Sea.

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47) The Crusades

a. stopped all trade between the eastern and western Mediterranean because of the constant warfare.
b. had virtually no impact on trade whatsoever.
c. increased trade between the eastern and western Mediterranean.
d. led to a slight decline in trade in the Mediterranean.
e. introduced the Black Death into Europe.

48) Teotihuacan was

a. the greatest Toltec king.
b. the largest early Mesoamerican city.
c. the Aztec god of the dead.
d. the Inca goddess of fertility.
e. a Central American bird whose brightly colored plumage was traded by the Aztecs.

49) In regard to political structure, the Aztec empire

a. developed a remarkably sophisticated bureaucracy.
b. had no elaborate bureaucracy.
c. developed a bureaucracy very similar to the Inca empire.
d. was ruled by a priestly theocratic state.
e. developed a protodemocratic institution known as the Fire Hundred.

50) The primary role of women in Mexica society

a. was to serve as attendants in temples dedicated to the warrior cult.
b. was to serve as priestesses in the mysterious Chavin cult.
c. was to serve as unofficial political and social leaders while the men served as warriors.
d. was to bear children.
e. increased when the men were away at war, much as with ancient Sparta.

51) The Inca quipu was

a. a mnemonic aid consisting of small cords with knots.
b. the underground irrigation system that allowed for an agricultural surplus.
c. the head priest in charge of determining victims for human sacrifice.
d. the underworld.
e. demons who inhabited the night and who tempted the spiritually unprepared.

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52) The Incan ayllu and is similar to the Mexica calpulli in that
a. both were the organizing units of rural society.
b. both served religious ritual functions in their respective societies.
c. both served important roles in keeping imperial records.
d. both served to provide basic transportation and communication functions.
e. both offered legitimacy to the rulers on the respective empires.

53) Incan roads proved a powerful empire-building tool because

a. they allowed missionaries to diffuse the Incan religion throughout the Andean region.
b. they facilitated the movement of troops and communications throughout the empire.
c. they allowed for the development of a highly respected and influential merchant class.
d. they allowed subjugated peoples to migrate freely in times of famine or war.
e. All of the above.

54) In the five centuries after the year 1000 C.E., the peoples of the eastern hemisphere
a. cut off contact with the rest of the world because of the ravages of disease.
b. fell under the control of the expanding empires of the western hemisphere.
c. traveled and interacted more intensively than ever before.
d. fell dangerously behind the rest of the world in science and technology.
e. united into the largest empire the world had seen since the time of Rome.

55) Which of the following cities was not a major participant in long-distance trading in the immediate
centuries after the year 1000 C.E.?
a. London
b. Melaka
c. Constantinople
d. Khanbaliq
e. Kilwa

56) Which of the following was not one of the products that had a new impact during this period of increasing
interaction?
a. silk
b. gunpowder
c. sugarcane
d. cotton
e. citrus fruits

57) Which one of the following was NOT a common result of the bubonic plague?
a. a decline in trade
b. a temporary decrease in workers’ wages
c. a decline in population
d. peasant rebellions caused by efforts to freeze wages
e. labor shortages

58) Which of the following was not a hallmark of Hongwu’s rule?

a. the reestablishment of Confucian education
b. extensive use of the mandarins
c. the reestablishment of the civil service system
d. the move to a more decentralized governmental form
e. greater use of eunuchs

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59) The rise of powerful states in Europe in the fifteenth century was dependent on
a. the reestablishment of imperial unification.
b. the combination of new taxes and large standings armies.
c. the European invention of gunpowder.
d. papal leadership in a new round of crusades that gave purpose and inspiration for the Europeans.
e. the leadership of a united, powerful Italy.

60) Central to Renaissance thought was

a. a fascination with the ancient world.
b. a deeply religious desire to withdraw from the world.
c. a desire to re-create the glory of Byzantium.
d. an appreciation for the art and thought of the middle ages.
e. an appreciation of secular Confucian thought that had been brought about by closer ties to China.