quizizz review
Southeastern African city that was legendary for its resources and wealth
Great Zimbabwe
Which part of the world was not visited by the Vikings?
South America
The Crusades (c. 1100—c. 1450) involved the Byzantine Empire, Muslim states and Western Europe in a series of conflicts over what world region?
Southwest Asia
Based on the map above and your knowledge of world history, the area that saw the greatest reduction in Muslim political control between the years 750 and 1450 occurred in
Spain
Which of these best explains the existence of continuous trade routes across diverse faith regions in the 15th century?
The financial incentives provided by trade goods outweighed divisions over religious beliefs
In the time period 600 to 1450, the Mongols, Turks, and the Vikings are all examples of
nomadic people
Which of the following factors represents the most significant cause of the growth of cities in Afro-Eurasia in the period 1000-1450?
increased interregional trade
Long stories or tales told by Vikings were known as what?
sagas
The spread of Buddhism into Japan and Korea is most likely the result of which of these historical processes?
A tradition of cultural borrowing from China
famous Muslim traveler who visited much of the Islamic world in the fourteenth century and wrote a major account of what he saw
Ibn Battuta
Which of these best accounts for the observations made by these travelers about the status of women in China and West Africa in this era?
In both places, women generally followed long-held cultural norms regarding their behavior
How did the spread of Buddhism compare to the spread of Islam by 1500?
Islam spread across a wider part of the globe than Buddhism
What advantage did Muslim merchants have over their European and East Asian counterparts?
Islam's central position between European and East Asian markets facilitated their exchanges with both regions
What is true about the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?
It stretched across Europe and Asia
A philosophy that emerged in Song-dynasty China; it revived Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements
Neo-Confucianism
Ruling dynasty of China (581-618) that effectively reunited the country after several centuries of political fragmentation.
Sui
Ruling dynasty of China from 618 to 907; noted for its openness to foreign cultural influences
Tang
Which of the following would be a reason for the end of feudalism and end of the Middle Ages?
The Bubonic plague
How did the Song Empire compare to the Tang Empire?
The Song Empire was smaller than the Tang Empire
Confucian and Hindu values both
helped justify and preserve social inequality
Some Characteristics of Mongolian Governance and administration include
-establishment of safe trade and silk road -created an empire from eastern Europe to pacific coast of Asia
When did Justinian begin his rule of the Byzantine Empire?
527 CE
What contributions from India did Western Europeans receive via exchanges with the Abbasid Caliphate?
Arabic numerals
The name given to the massive epidemic that swept Eurasia in the fourteenth century c.e.; it may have been bubonic plague, anthrax, or a collection of epidemic diseases
Black Death
Which of the following represents a major similarity in the migration patterns of Bantu and Polynesian peoples?
Both led to technological, biological, and cultural diffusion
Which of the following is the most likely reason for similarities in Marco Polo's and Ibn Battuta's accounts of their travels in the 13thand 14th centuries?
Both the areas observed participated in significant long-distance trade
Based on the map and your knowledge of world history, what conclusion about the spread of Buddhism in Asia is most accurate?
Buddhism was spread along existing trade routes in Asia
Which of the following best describes the cultural impact of the spread of trade networks from the Middle East regions, such as West Africa and Southeast Asia?
Creation of Muslim merchant communities along trade routes
Which of the following did Vikings NOT do on raids?
Force people to convert to their religion
Which of these factors best explains the small population rates of Australia/Oceania compared to Africa and Eurasia?
Geographic isolation and limited land resources caused Australia/Oceania's population to grow very slowly
Which of these best explains the drop in the percentage of world population found in Eurasia by 1500?
The bubonic plague was responsible for a high number of deaths in Eurasia in the 14th century
What is one of the most important effects of the Bantu migrations
The creation of linguistic similarities across sub-Saharan Africa
Which of the following was an important continuity in Eurasian history from 1000C.E to 1500C.E?
The importance of the Silk Roads in cultural exchanges across Eurasia
Which of the following is an example of how Japan, Korea, and Vietnam combined elements of Chinese culture with local traditions in the pre-modern period?
The inclusion of Chinese characters and symbols
In what way was the educational system of the medieval West different from that of China?
The western universities were not tied into a single bureaucratic system
What is the most likely environmental factor that explains wide differences in populations between Eurasia and the Americas in the years c. 600—c. 1500?
The wide geography of Eurasia stimulated greater exchanges of people and foods. compared to the narrow geography of the Americas
The wife of Justinian, who proved to be an invaluable adviser, was
Theodora
What was the effect of the extensive Mongol Empire on the people who lived in Europe and Asia in the 1200's?
There was significant increases in trade and travel
They exemplified anti Chinese sentiment and served as a sign of defiance
Trung Sisters
Which of the following describes Viking religion?
Worshiped many gods such as Odin, Thor, Loki and Freya
Justinian's most important and long-lasting political achievement was his
codification of Roman law
the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, that included kings, queens, nobles, knights, serfs, and peasants
feudalism
Chinese practice of tightly wrapping girls' feet to keep them small, begun in the Tang dynasty; an emphasis on small size and delicacy was central to views of female beauty
foot-binding
Which characteristic best describes the Bantu?
many groups of different people that have a similar language
What was the typical pattern for relations between China and its neighbors during the postclassical period?
pay tribute but remain independent
What was the greatest long-term impact of the Mongol unification of much of central Eurasia?
spread of the Black Death from China to Europe and the Muslim world
One important political feature of the Byzantine state was its
tightly centralized rule under a powerful emperor
What issue confronted Muslims after Muhammad's death and eventually split the Muslims into Shi'ia and Sunni sects?
who was Muhammad's legitimate successor