CHAPTER 10
Which of the following is a similarity between Chan Chan, Tula, and Cahokia?
All three were the hubs of major regional trading networks.
Which of the following accurately describes the long-range impact on India of the Turkish invasions?
India became more integrated and peaceful.
Why was the Malay Peninsula home to so many trading ports?
It connected the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea.
Which of the following describes the importance of Timbuktu in the fourteenth century?
It was a commercial center in West Africa that was an intellectual center for Muslim scholars.
What feature helped integrate eastern and southern Africa into long-distance trading systems?
Monsoon winds made east Africa a logical end point for Indian Ocean trade routes.
Which of the following exemplifies the cultural diversity and blending that took place in the Delhi Sultanate?
Multiple languages flourished, including Turkic, Persian, and many local Indian languages.
Which of the following reflects the attitude exhibited by Muslim rulers toward Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, as long as they accepted Islam's political rule?
Non-Muslims were free to choose their own religious leaders and settle internal disputes.
Which one of the following accurately characterizes the Song dynasty's power?
The Song were relatively weak militarily, despite some of their technological advantages.
Why was the Song dynasty unable to completely secure its reign?
The Song were unable to contain the Jurchen, a nomadic group.
Which of the following is a similarity between the Chimú and the Han and Sui empires?
The bureaucracy oversaw the construction and maintenance of irrigation canals.
Which of the following was the most important political and social change after the collapse of Charlemagne's empire?
The class of knights subjugated previously free peasants, leading to serfdom in much of western Europe.
Why were the Spanish conquest of Toledo and the expulsion of Muslim forces from Sicily said to be more important than the Crusades?
These campaigns marked turning points in relations between Christian and Muslim power in the Mediterranean.
Which of the following accurately describes Francis of Assisi and his followers?
They preached that European believers should weep, confess their sins to their local priest, and strive to become better Christians.
Mongol women took part in battles and athletic competitions such as wrestling.
True
One reason for the collapse of Cahokia was an invasion by the woodland tribes to the north.
True
The Americas, unlike sub-Saharan Africa, remained separated from the rest of the world in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
True
The magnetic needle compass was important because it allowed navigators to do what?
sail under cloudy skies on the open seas
What was the predominant form of social organization in the tropical rain forests of western and central Africa?
small-scale farming societies led by local councils
Which of the following was the most successful Islamic state in India during the thirteenth century?
the Delhi Sultanate
What allowed the Mande-speaking peoples to become the primary agents for social and economic integration within West Africa?
their political organization and expertise in commerce