World History Midterm

Which of the following was not a direct result of the events described in the excerpt?

Advanced European medical technologies allowed for increased lifespans among Native American peoples

How did the method of obtaining slaves change in the 15th century?

African kingdoms such as the Asante and Dahomey were eager to capture and trade slaves on the African coast in exchange for European manufactured goods, especially guns

What was the religious policy of the Mongol empire under Chinggis Khan?

All religions were tolerated in his empire

The greatest impact of Viking settlements on established societies can best be described as

An increase in cross-cultural interaction

What was the church established by Henry VIII in England?

Anglican

What best exemplifies the longest lasting result of the travels of Mansa Musa?

As a result of Mansa Musa's generosity the standard of living among Sub-Saharan Africa's poor outstripped that of social counterparts worldwide for nearly a century

Which statement best assesses the demographic effects of the spread of new food and agricultural techniques along the routes of Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo in the 14th century AD?

As a result of increased agricultural techniques and food diffusion populations saw a net increase

Using your knowledge of Islamic history, where was this document most likely produced?

Baghdad

Which postclassical African group's movements are depicted in the map?

Bantu

Despite having captured Malacca, why did the Dutch later move their trading headquarters in the Spice Islands to Batavia?

Batavia was closer to the sources of spices

How did both the Islamic and the European kingdoms view Mansa Musa in terms of the diffusion of commodities within the worldwide economic system in the 14th century CE?

Both the Islamic and European kingdoms viewed Mansa Musa as an economically powerful king with great power to flood the market with gold

What region in the Americas was claimed by Portugal?

Brazil

Which of the following states stood apart from the trend toward absolute monarchy in the 17th century and retained a parliamentary regime?

Britain

The samurai warrior code that emphasized loyalty, discipline, courage and obedience

Bushido

Which of the following statements best exemplifies the ways in which Islamic cultural and religious practices encouraged the diffusion of knowledge seen in the document above?

By creating diasporic communities within existing empires Muslim scholars were able to diffuse throughout the Muslim world

Identify the statement that best exemplifies the way the Byzantine empire used Christianity to influence state formation or expansion from 300-1000AD as seen in the map above

By embracing Caesaropapism the Byzantine empire intrinsically linked the church and state as they expanded

Which of the following statements best describes the primary difference between the two forms of labor organization exemplified above?

By incorporating religious aspects, the Inca system was better received by those doing the work than was the Russian system

Which statement best evaluates the expansion, contraction, or change over time in trading networks demonstrated in the sources above?

By the 14th century AD multiple trade routes connected Europe, Asia, and Africa demonstrating a continuous expansion

Which countries were the largest recipients of New World silver?

China and India

In which of the Asian manufacturing zones were paper, porcelain, and silver major products?

Chinese

Which of the following economic conditions was most important in creating the global trade network illustrated by the two diagrams?

Chinese and Indian demand for precious metals and European demand for Asian textiles and luxury goods

Which philosophy is Han Yu most likely advocating be used to "rescue the age from corruption"?

Confucianism

What was the impact on Confucianism from the Tang repression of Buddhism?

Confucianism emerged as the central ideology of China until the 20th century

Which best analyzes the way belief systems affected political institutions during the life of Han Yu?

Confucianism with its corresponding examination systems created a surge of qualified civil servants creating a top-heavy political system

The Islamic kingdom established in India by Turks in 1206 established their capital in

Delhi

What was the impact of the Crusades on Islam?

Despite the early Crusader success, there was little lasting impact on Islamic culture, society or rule

Which of the following was not an eventual impact of the development of new-Confucian schools of thought?

Destruction of the mandarin land-owning aristocracy class

As part of the Colombian Exchange, which of the following was a European contribution to the Americas?

Disease

In what way were the early Dutch and British exploration and trade projects different from those of the Iberian nations?

Dutch and British exploration owed much to private initiative of merchant groups and the formation of chartered trading companies

The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that

European rulers attempted to control their domestic and colonial economies

What was the impact of the slave trade on Europeans sent to Africa?

Europeans assigned to Africa mostly died of tropical diseases

What monarch is associated with the establishment of enlightened despotism in Prussia in the middle of the 18th century?

Frederick the Great

Which of the following accounts in part for the decline of the Italian Renaissance ca. 1500?

French and Spanish monarchs invaded the peninsula, cutting down on political independence

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the reason why the early Reformation picked up widespread support among the German elite?

German princes who turned Protestant could increase their independence from the emperor, seize church lands, and control the church in their territories

Which of the following Western trade goods was of most interest to the Japanese?

Gunnery

Which statement best explains the effects on social hierarchies wrought by the disease exemplified above?

In Europe the social stratification existing prior to the events depicted above was diminished

To which post classical civilization does this excerpt refer?

Inca

What area did the philosophy discussed in the text above originate in?

India

What was the nature of trade among the towns and cities of east Africa?

International trade flourished in the urbanized ports of east Africa, including with India and China

During this time period, the government of the Great Khan also exacted tribute from

Kievan Rus

A Spanish fleet defeated the Ottoman Empire in 1571 at the battle of

Lepanto

Who is generally credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation in 1517?

Martin Luther

Which of the following led directly to the structure of the trade system shown on the map?

Mercantilist economic practices

What was the most prolific source of transmission for the events depicted above in the text and map?

Merchants along the silk road routes were primarily responsible for the diffusion of disease

What Chinese dynasty succeeded the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China?

Ming

In terms of women's rights, which statement best describes the contrast between the social status of women in the Chinese and Mongol cultures demonstrated in the text above?

Mongol society afforded greater status and autonomy than their Chinese counterparts enjoyed

What group conquered Kiev and most of Rus after 1236?

Mongols

What was the primary cultural contribution of Muslims during the Abbasid period?

Muslims were able to preserve many works of ancient philosophers and transmit ideas from one civilization to another

Despite Japan's official policy of isolation, the Dutch were able to gain special access to the port of

Nagasaki

The principle demonstrated in the text above is best described as

Patriarchy

What land was claimed for Spain as the result of Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe beginning in 1519?

Philippines

The initiative for Western exploration and conquest came from the kingdom of

Portugal

What nation was responsible for opening the Indies to Europeans?

Portugal

What noble was responsible for the direction of a series of expeditions along the African coast and outward to the Azores in the 15th century?

Prince Henry the Navigator

What was the most significant impact of the period of the Mongol rule on Russia?

Reinforced the isolation of Russia from western Europe and its social changes

Which of the following sequences lists the major developments of Western civilization in proper sequence?

Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, absolute monarchy, Enlightenment

The original Rus peoples around Kiev originated in

Scandinavia as Vikings

Identify the type of coercive service described in source #1

Serfdom

The British were able to oust the French from Canada following the

Seven Years War

What appears to have been the primary concerns of the imperial Japanese court at Heian?

Social interaction and status

What area represented a new conquest for the Ottoman Empire during the 15th to 18th centuries?

Southeastern Europe

What was unique about the development of states in the Iberian peninsula?

Spain and Portugal developed effective new governments with a special sense of religious mission and religious support

Which of the following statements concerning the Sudanic states of Mali and Songhai is most accurate?

Sudanic states had territorial core areas but their power extended over subordinate communities

Between 1450 and 1750, which large plantations in the Americas produced which of the following for the world market?

Sugar and tobacco

Which 16th century phenomenon is directly referenced by the excerpt?

The Colombian Exchange

Which of the following occurred in the 17th century as a direct result of the actions described in the excerpt?

The Dutch wrested control of the East Indian spice trade from the Portuguese

The excerpt asserts that the conquest of the Americas by Europeans in the 16th century was directly tied to which previous historical event/development?

The Neolithic Revolution

Who had crossed the Atlantic in the 10th century and named North America Vinland?

The Vikings

William Harvey was responsible for what discovery during the Scientific Revolution?

The circular movement of blood in animals

Which was not a reason for Abbasid decline?

The collapse of Abbasid cities and urban centers

Of the following events, which one would a historian most likely identify as the proximate cause of European global exploration in connection with the regions mentioned and routes depicted?

The collection and spread of navigation technology during the Islamic Golden Age

What was one of the most important effects of the far reaching Mongol conquest?

The demographic blow to Eurasian populations caused by the Black Death

Which of the following is the best explanation of the historical importance of the document shown above?

The document represents cross-cultural interaction and the diffusion of scientific knowledge

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that Italy emerged as the center of the early Renaissance?

The emergence of centralized states in Italy allowed for more extensive patronage of the arts

Which of the following resulted from the arrival of western Europeans in India and China during the time period 1450 to 1750?

The establishment of small European enclaves in India and China

In the eighteenth century, which of the following contributed most directly to the change in the volume of silver trade on the Southern African route?

The expanded activities of chartered and joint-stock companies

Which of the following was an important direct effect on Europe of the processes reflected in the diagrams?

The intensification of state rivalries over control of trade routes, leading to colonial wars

What was the impact of the introduction of American crops into Europe?

The introduction of the potato led to major population growth in Europe

What caused the flight of the Song dynasty from its capital in northern China?

The invasion of the Jurchens

Which of the following was a direct result of the trade pattern shown on the map?

The production of cash crops in North America and the Caribbean increased

Which of the following was an important continuity underlying the trade interactions illustrated by the two diagrams?

The resilience of the Chinese economy, despite the dynastic change from Ming to Qing

Which of the following statements is best supported by the map above?

The spread of Christianity throughout Europe was heavily influenced by the establishment of monastic communities

Which of the following contributed most to the disruption of the trade network shown on the map during the nineteenth century?

The spread of Enlightenment ideals in Europe and the Americas

Why did the Chinese abandon the commercial voyages of the Zheng He expeditions?

There was little of value for the Chinese to import, and the voyages were expensive

What was the nature of the Abbasid government?

They outdid the Umayyads in establishing an absolutist government

He blended Classical Greek and Roman philosophy with Christian teachings

Thomas Aquinas

What was the primary purpose of the type of coercive labor described in source #2?

Through the use of free labor the government was able to build infrastructure, increase agricultural surpluses, and support the expansion of existing religious practices

Why did the Dutch Boer settlers of the Cape Colony undertake the Great Trek into interior Africa?

To avoid British colonial rule and grazing wars with the Bantu

What was the purpose of the early English voyages to North America?

To discover an Arctic route to China

Based on your analysis of the texts above, what was Mansa Musa's primary purpose in travelling across Africa?

To perform the Hajj

What was the central purpose for the Taika reforms of 646AD in Japan?

To remake the Japanese monarchy into an absolutist Chinese-style imperial government

Which of the following was responsible for the reestablishment of the shogunate in Japan?

Tokugawa Ieyasu

As a result of what treaty did the French lose their colony in North America to the British?

Treaty of Paris, 1763

In 1494, Spain and Portugal clarified the boundaries of their colonial possessions in the

Treaty of Tordesillas

Which of the following statements concerning the Ottoman Empire is most accurate?

Turkish rulers did not promote maritime trade as vigorously as had the Arabs

Which of the following was not a source of Western dynamism in the 14th and 15th centuries?

Two centuries of peace among the major nations

The captain of the first Portuguese ship to reach India was

Vasco de Gama

Which of the following statements best exemplifies the impact of Viking contacts on urban areas during the 9th through 11th centuries?

Viking raids contributed to the steady decline of urban areas in Medieval Europe

What was the Western response to the problems of international trade that they experienced in 1400?

Western nations began explorations of alternative routes to Asia that would bypass the Middle East and Muslim realms

Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the view of Deists?

While there may be a divinity, its role is only to set natural laws in motion

Which of the following statements best exemplifies the contributions of women to Mongol society as demonstrated above?

Women had specific and well defined spheres of influence within Mongol society

Which of the following statements best exemplifies the contributions of women to Chinese economic and cultural productivity as demonstrated above?

Women in Chinese society were excluded from work outside the home

The excerpt makes reference to China during the

Yuan Dynasty

During the period of warring daimyo and samurai, what evidence most significantly demonstrated a revival of Chinese influence on Japan?

Zen Buddhism

What admiral commanded China's great overseas expeditions between 1405 and 1433?

Zheng He

Which type of commercial venture is being described by the excerpt?

a joint-stock company

The religious wars that followed the Protestant Reformation led generally to

a limited acceptance of the idea of religious pluralism

Guilds were medieval

associations of artisans or craftspeople

Aztec warriors trained for flower wars to

capture enemy warriors for sacrifice

Aztecs grew up to 7 crops a year in former swamps by using fertile "floating farms" called

chinampas

Which new state form developed as a result of the event referenced in the excerpt and others like it?

city-state

The technological achievements described in the excerpt directly resulted in

commercial growth that facilitated trade

Charles Martel

defeated Muslim invaders in France

The Edict of Nantes, issued in France in 1598

granted tolerance to Protestants and helped end the French civil wars of religion

The three-field rotation system

kept soil productive by changing crops annually

The movements depicted in the map resulted in the diffusion of all the following except for

language

The above texts demonstrate the adaptivity of this shipping technology developed by the Scandinavian people in the 9th through 13th centuries

longships

One long-term effect of the Black Death was

lower pay and fewer innovations for surviving labor

The majority of the population of Mexico came from this class:

mestizos

Which of the following systems would best explain "how and in what manner they can have made such grand and admirable roads as we see now"?

mita

(test 1) The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that

much of the early expansion of Islam was accomplished through conquest

The movements depicted in the map were most likely originally brought about by

population pressures

The theological foundation on Jean Calvin's Protestantism was

predestination

Inca rulers sent messages using a

quipu

The Justinian Code is historically important because it

served as a model for future European judicial systems

What import from the Americas helped Spain to initially dominate world trade?

silver

The excerpt reflects the intellectual influence of

state mercantilism

Adam Smith's economic theory advocated

that governments avoid regulation in favor of the operation of individual initiative and market forces

The most important Dutch colony in Africa was located on

the Cape of Good Hope

(test 3) The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that

the expansion of empires facilitated trade and communication

Johannes Gutenberg was responsible for

the invention of movable type in the West

The Great Schism was

the split of Christianity into Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

King Nzinga Mvemba of Kongo was noteworthy because he

was the first African monarch converted to Christianity