Chapter 14 AP World
The cultural blending associated with the expansion and spread of Islam from 1200-1500 can be seen by examining
the design of mosques that combine older traditions and new influences
Afghan and Turkish invaders were able to successfully invade India because of
the division of India into warring small states
The rainy and dry seasons in the Indian Ocean reflect the influence of alternating winds known as
the monsoons
The Delhi Sultanate had a tense relationship with most people of India because
the rulers of the Delhi Sultanate were not indigenous to the region and were Muslim rather than Hindu
Ibn Battuta traveled widely across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa in the 14th century. Historians say it was for the
unifying influence of Islam
India and tropical Africa are climatically similar in that both have
wet and dry seasons
All of the following are examples of the work performed by African slaves except
working on European-owned plantations in colonized Africa
The greatest network of irrigation canals between the 14-19th century was found in the Delhi Sultanate of
India
In the period 600 C.E.-1450 C.E., Africa's Swahili coast was a major part of which trading system?
The Indian Ocean network
The quote above describes which of following states/empires?
The Mali Empire
Sultan Muhammad Ibn Tughluq was noted by Chronicler Ibn Battuta as being remarkable for his
religious toleration
The form of extensive agriculture that was used in sub-Saharan Africa is characterized as
shifting cultivation
All of the following were encouraged by the spread of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa except
the Arabic language becoming the dominant language in sub-Saharan Africa
The largest and most powerful Andean empire before the Europeans arrived was the
Inka
In the period of 900 to 1500 C.E., the Ottomans and the Aztecs were similar in that both peoples were
nomadic groups that migrated to already settled regions and conquered them
The Aztecs
originated as nomadic mercenaries and later founded a settled empire
Which of the following characteristics is not shared by the Aztecs and Incas?
A reliance on pastoralism to support an ever-growing population
Andean and Mesoamerican civilizations differed because
Andean societies had no form of writing
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Mali Empire and the Delhi Sultanate?
The rulers of the Delhi Sultanate invaded India, whereas the leaders of Mali were indigenous to the region and converted to Islam
Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both
acquired empires by means of military conquest
The expansion of communication and trade networks in Afro-Eurasia from 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E. resulted in the spread of which of the following from South Asia?
Technological and scientific concepts, such as the decimal and zero
Which of the following describes the Aztec tribute system?
1. Defeated people were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods 2. Defeated people were forced to pay a tax in the form of labor 3. Comprised of people defeated in warfare
Which of the following helped to increase the Indian Ocean trade between 1200 and 1500
1. The rising prosperity of Asian, European, and African states, which stimulated expansion 2. Increased demand for luxury goods such as jewels, fine textiles, and precious metals 3. The construction of larger ships, making shipping cargo more profitable
The map above shows what significant economic developments?
Changes in Indian Ocean trading networks that resulted from technological innovations from 1450 C.E. to
Prior to the spread of literacy with the extension of Islam in sub-Saharan African, the only previously literate society was
Ethiopia
Which of the following best describes the spread of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa?
Gradual conversion in various parts of Africa
The map above indicates that
Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade
Which of the following characterized the trans-Saharan trade by 1250 C.E.?
Muslim merchants dominated the trade
Which of the following was not one of the active roles or special skills that women of the tropical regions played on communities?
Ruling many countries
Before 1450 C.E. which of the following is true of sub-Saharan Africa's commercial economy?
Sub-Saharan Africa exported gold to the Middle East and Europe
According to Malinke legends, the founder of Mali was
Sundiata
In the period 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E., merchant diaspora communities, such as those of Muslims in India, Chinese in and Jews in the Mediterranean, had which of the following in common?
They generally introduced their own cultural practices into the local cultures
The spread of Islam to India promoted a new language that combined Persian and Hindi influence called
Urdu
The spread of Islam through the Sahara was by conquest while the spread of Islam to lands south of the Sahara caused
a gradual and peaceful process of conversion through increasing commercial contacts
Because of the trade throughout the Strait of Malacca, and through astute alliances, Malacca became an important port for
a meeting place for traders from around the Eurasian world.
Mali was founded by
an indigenous African dynasty that had earlier converted to Islam through peace interaction with Muslims
The Aztec and Inca Empires
believed the ruler was the central political and religious authority
The mamluks were originally Turkic slaves who
came to power in Egypt and Syria after working as mercenaries under the Abbasid Caliphate
Rather than political authorities, the different regional networks of the Indian Ocean trade were tied together by
commercial interests
In addition to fulfilling his personal religious obligations, Mansa Kankan Musa's pilgrimage resulted in the
construction of new mosques and Quranic schools in Mali
The Aztecs were similar to the Chinese or the Mongols in that they
created tribute-based empires
Sultan Iltutmish passed his empireto Raziya, his
daughter
What caused the collapse of the empire of Great Zimbabwe?
deforestation and cattle overgrazing
The most significant factor contributing to agriculture in the Delhi Sultanate was
extensive irrigation canals
The economic and political power of Great Zimbabwe was based on long-distance trade in
gold, copper, and salt
One important similarity between the Tang dynasty in China and the Delhi Sultanate in India was
government-sponsored hydrologic control systems
The prosperity of the Asian and African kingdoms from 1200 to 1500 was accompanied by the
growth of slavery
In India, a woman's status was determined by
her male master
The most abundant metal worked in the tropics was
iron
What was the primary form of administrative record-keeping in the Inka Empire?
khipus
