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