ap world unit one
The photograph above shows a fourteenth century C.E. mosque in the city of Xi'an, central China. This image most clearly supports which of the following conclusions about the spread of Islam?
Early Muslim communities in China adopted local architectural styles for their religious buildings.
The system of thought demonstrated by al-Khatib suggests he was most influenced by which of the following
Greek and Roman philosophical principles of logic and empirical observation
The system of thought demonstrated by al-Khatib suggests he was most influenced by which of the following?
Greek and Roman philosophical principles of logic and empirical observation
Which of the following best describes a claim made in the first paragraph?
Hindu rulers had constructed irrigation works to control the Kaveri River.
Ibn Battuta's claim in the second paragraph that the ceremony that he observed at the court of the sultan of Sumatra was similar to a ceremony that he had seen at the court of the Delhi sultan in India is most likely understood in the context of which of the following developments in the Indian Ocean region in the period 1200-1450 ?
Increasing cross-cultural interactions facilitated the spread of cultural traditions.
Which of the following best explains an effect of the expansion of the Mali Empire on the trans-Saharan trade networks?
It facilitated commercial growth by expanding the number of people participating in the trade networks.
Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean trade? 6 and 7
It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes.
In Europe, political relationships of the type depicted in the image emerged most directly on account of which of the following developments?
Local elites' need for military protection from more powerful lords
The interregional connections of states such as those on the East African coast can best be used as an illustration of the continued importance of which of the following?
Long-distance trade
the map above indicates that ch 8
Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade
Voyages such as those referred to in the third paragraph were most directly facilitated by which of the following?
Merchants' understanding of the patterns of the monsoon winds
Muslim scholars' incorporation of cultural and intellectual influences from pre-Islamic societies can best be used as evidence that
Muslim states and empires were central to the processes of intellectual transfer in Eurasia
Which of the following factors contributed the most to Omani traders' ability to undertake the voyages depicted on the maps? ch 6 and 7
Navigational and maritime innovations, such as the astrolabe and lateen sail
The events described in the passage represent a reaction against which of the following forms of coerced labor?
Serfdom
English nobles resisted peasant demands such as those described in the passage because agricultural labor in many parts of fourteenth-century Afro-Eurasia had become scarce as a result of which of the following developments
Significant increase in mortality due to the spread of epidemic diseases
Based on Ibn Battuta's description of the sultan of Sumatra in the first paragraph, his point of view could most likely be characterized as that of a
Sunni Muslim jurist who believes that a Muslim ruler should patronize the religious elite and seek to expand Islam
A historian would most likely cite which of the following claims made in the second paragraph to demonstrate that Hindu teachings influenced the development of South Asian societies?
The absence of dharma has caused nobleness and character to disappear.
he outbreaks of plague described in the passage led most directly to which of the following?
The decline of many major cities across Eurasia
Developments such as the one depicted in the painting most directly contributed to which of the following?
The decline of many urban areas
The passage above best illustrates which of the following? ch 6 and 7
The effects of interregional contact on the development of European culture and technology
Malian Emperor Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 can best be understood in the context of which of the following?
The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia
Which of the following best explains a development in the trans-Saharan trade networks in the period 1200-1450 ?
The geographic range of the networks increased because of improved commercial practices.
The first paragraph most directly illustrates how increasing regional interactions led to which of the following developments in the Indian Ocean in the period 1200-1450?
The introduction of new cultural traditions
Which of the following is a claim made by the petitioner in the third paragraph?
The king has the support of the gods in his efforts to drive Muslims out of Madurai.
The scene depicted in the painting is best understood in the context of which of the following wider Afro-Eurasian developments
The spread of epidemic diseases
Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of the travel depicted in the illustration
To bind diverse communities to a common tradition
The illustration would be most useful to a historian studying which of the following? ch 6 and 7
Transportation and maritime technologies
From the founding of each religion, Christians and Muslims shared a belief in
a single omnipotent deity
Muslim scientists in the period before 1450 c.e. generally participated in intellectual and scholarly exchanges with neighboring cultures by
expanding upon the legacy of earlier scientific works by conducting their own research
The sponsoring of scholarship by Turkic dynasties, such as the Timurids, best shows that, in the period circa 1200-1450, scholarly activities in the Muslim world continued despite the
fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate
The act of the countess of Béarn in the image is most closely identified with which of the following political systems?
fuedlaism
The passage by al-Khatib best illustrates which of the following?
the growth of scientific thought and innovation in Muslim Spain
The coexistence of rulers and councils of elders in African states in the period circa 1200-1450 best demonstrates
the influence of indigenous African political practices
The example of an ancient Arabian state that traded extensively and controlled territories on the East African coast can best be used as evidence of
the long-term continuities in state building in coastal East Africa
The third paragraph most directly illustrates the ways in which rulers in the Indian Ocean in the period before 1450
used expanding trade networks to facilitate state development
All of the following statements are factually accurate. Which most likely explains Froissart's view of the peasants' grievances discussed in the passage?
History writing in medieval Europe was aimed primarily at elite audiences.
The image most directly illustrates which of the following features of the political development of medieval Europe?
Its decentralization, as European rulers frequently delegated authority to local subordinates.
Developments such as the one depicted in the painting most directly contributed to which of the following in Afro-Eurasia in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?
Peasant revolts against taxation and coercive labor systems
The photograph above of a mosque (first erected in the fourteenth century) in the modern-day West African country of Mali best exemplifies which of the following historical processes?
Spread of religion along trade routes
The passage by al-Khatib is best understood in the context of which of the following?
The spread of the Black Death in the aftermath of the Mongol conquests
The ninth-century monument pictured above, located on the island of Java in present-day Indonesia, best exemplifies which of the following historical processes?
The spread of universalizing religions beyond their places of origin
The particular routes and timings of the voyages depicted on the maps best reflect which of the following characteristics of Omani merchants? ch 6 and 7
Their advanced knowledge of Indian Ocean currents and monsoon wind patterns
Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following could be best inferred about the South and East Asian trading cities on the map? ch 6 and 7
They had Muslim diasporic merchant communities.
The passage by al-Khatib best illustrates which of the following?
he growth of scientific thought and innovation in Muslim Spain
the purpose of Ibn Battuta's account was most likely to
inform his audience about the cultural, political, and economic characteristics of the places he visited
Which of the following best explains why trade along the trans-Saharan trade networks increased in the period 1200-1450 ?
nnovations in previously existing transportation technologies, such as the caravan, allowed merchants to carry larger loads and protect themselves.
