| Lesson 7 Exam |
| Question 1 | 2.5 / 2.5 points |
Mehmed II is known as "the Conqueror" because he took:
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| Baghdad. | ||
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| Constantinople. | ||
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| Cairo. | ||
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| Samarkand. | ||
| Question 2 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
What new military technology revolutionized European warfare during the Hundred Years War?
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| The crossbow | ||
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| Siege catapults | ||
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| Gunpowder | ||
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| Steel swords | ||
| Question 3 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
What was the outcome of the battle of Ankara?
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| The Byzantine Empire defeated the Ottoman Turks. | ||
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| The Ottoman Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire. | ||
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| The Holy Land was returned to the Muslims. | ||
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| Timur defeated Sultan Bayezid. | ||
| Question 4 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Ottoman law, compared to other Muslim states, was more:
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| firmly based on the Shari`ah. | ||
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| flexible. | ||
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| rigid. | ||
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| influenced by Roman law. | ||
| Question 5 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
While the Renaissance revived classical culture, what legacy of the classical age lost ground in European intellectual life?
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| Christianity | ||
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| Monumental architecture | ||
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| Latin | ||
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| Formal education | ||
| Question 6 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Akbar came to the Mughal throne when he succeeded:
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| Ashoka. | ||
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| Humayun. | ||
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| Kanishka. | ||
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| Babur. | ||
| Question 7 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The greatest Islamic state in Indian history was the:
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| Mughal Empire. | ||
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| Indus Khanate. | ||
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| Mongol Empire. | ||
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| Delphi Sultanate. | ||
| Question 8 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Who created the Mughal Empire?
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| Babur | ||
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| Humayun | ||
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| Sher Khan Sur | ||
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| Akbar | ||
| Question 9 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The official language of Akbar's administration was:
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| Arabic. | ||
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| Latin. | ||
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| Indian. | ||
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| Farsi. | ||
| Question 10 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The purpose of the Maratha was to:
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| make peace between Sunnis and Shi'ites. | ||
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| resist Mughal rule. | ||
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| resist Ottoman rule. | ||
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| destroy mosques in India. | ||
| Question 11 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Many Christians persecuted the Jews because they believed false rumors regarding the:
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| betrayal of the Christians by the Jews during the crusades. | ||
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| use of young Christians' blood in Jewish rituals. | ||
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| kidnapping and murder of the pope. | ||
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| practice of witchcraft among Jewish women. | ||
| Question 12 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
What institution's status was greatly damaged by the Great Western Schism?
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| the French monarchy | ||
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| Benedictine monasticism | ||
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| the papacy | ||
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| the guild system | ||
| Question 13 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of these was achieved by the Magna Carta?
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| Civil liberties for all | ||
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| Limits on royal power | ||
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| Basic human rights | ||
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| Democracy | ||
| Question 14 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of these cultural influences dominated under the Great Mughals?
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| Hindu | ||
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| Persian | ||
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| Mongol | ||
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| Turkish | ||
| Question 15 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The Reconquista and the crusades had which of these in common?
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| Being fought in West Asia | ||
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| Being fought against Muslims | ||
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| Being successful wars | ||
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| Being led by the king of Aragon | ||
| Question 16 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of the following accurately illustrates Suleiman's connections with Europe after his abandonment of his Central European campaigns?
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| He continued to trade with Europe, but his connections were limited. | ||
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| He ended all connections with Europe in hopes of destroying their trade. | ||
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| He played a major role in European affairs through alliances with the French and later the Protestants. | ||
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| He supported Spanish Muslims in their revolt against Christian rule. | ||
| Question 17 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV the Fair engaged in a bitter conflict on the issue of:
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| whether priests could marry. | ||
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| leadership of the crusades. | ||
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| the pope's right to choose French kings. | ||
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| royal taxes on the Church. | ||
| Question 18 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
What distinguished the Fourth Crusade from the earlier crusades?
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| It was unsuccessful. | ||
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| It attacked a Christian country. | ||
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| It was called by the pope. | ||
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| It was led by kings rather than knights. | ||
| Question 19 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The Battle of Lepanto was significant because it marked the:
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| end of Ottoman power in the Mediterranean. | ||
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| destruction of European Christian naval power. | ||
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| end of Ottoman expansion to the west. | ||
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| end of the Ottoman Empire. | ||
| Question 20 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which people conquered the eastern half of the Byzantine Empire in the eleventh century?
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| Catholics |
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| Turks |
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| Persians |
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| Germans |
| Lesson 6 Exam | |
| Question 21 | 2.5 / 2.5 points |
The Tatar Yoke refers to:
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| Russian conquest of Kiev. | ||
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| Mongol domination of Russia. | ||
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| Russian oppression of the Mongols. | ||
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| Kiev's domination of Russia. | ||
| Question 22 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Why did Song merchants favor sea trade to land-based trade?
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| The Silk Road had become too hazardous. | ||
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| India could only be reached by sea. | ||
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| There were fewer tariffs on shipped imports and exports. | ||
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| The government helped supplement trading costs for sea trade. | ||
| Question 23 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
When Muslim Arabs entered Africa, they found:
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| most Africans were already Muslim. | ||
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| a lack of organized religious beliefs. | ||
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| a mostly Christian population. | ||
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| a wide variety of religious creeds. | ||
| Question 24 | 0 / 2.5 points | ||
Following the dynastic cycle, after the An Lushan revolt, the Tang dynasty experienced a period of:
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| vigor. | ||
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| cultural flowering. | ||
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| political fragmentation. | ||
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| decline and weakness. | ||
| Question 25 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
With which Chinese dynasty has the Roman Empire often been compared?
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| Han | ||
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| Sui | ||
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| Tang | ||
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| Song | ||
| Question 26 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of these describes the impact of Islam on Ghana?
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| The power of the kings was splintered. | ||
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| Ghana's control of trade routes strengthened. | ||
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| Its society became rigidly hierarchical. | ||
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| Ghana first emerged as a nation. | ||
| Question 27 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
What was the significance of the battle at Dandanqan?
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| It stopped the Mongol onslaught on China. | ||
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| It ended the Mongols' dream of world domination. | ||
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| It opened southern Asia to waves of Turkish nomads. | ||
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| It gave the Mongols control of the Silk Road. | ||
| Question 28 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Where was the original Bantu homeland?
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| Egypt | ||
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| East Africa | ||
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| Central Africa | ||
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| West Africa | ||
| Question 29 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Chinese farmers preferred Champa rice because it:
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| was cheaper than other strains of rice. | ||
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| matured faster than other strains. | ||
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| was native to China and the other strains were imports. | ||
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| did not require irrigation. | ||
| Question 30 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
In Sudan, which of the following were prized as status symbols and were used in commercial and political bargaining?
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| Camels | ||
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| Cattle | ||
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| Sons | ||
| Daughters | |||
| Question 31 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Compared to Marco Polo's, whose account of travel among the Mongols is considered much more reliable?
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| Ibn Battuta | ||
| Jagadai Khan | |||
| Zhu Yuanzhang | |||
| Tamar of Georgia | |||
| Question 32 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of these was TRUE in pre-Islamic African society?
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| Patriarchy was the rule. | ||
| Patriarchal and matrilineal families existed. | |||
| Matriarchy was the rule. | |||
| Matrilineal families disappeared with the Bantu migrations. | |||
| Question 33 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of these was embraced by the Fatimids?
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| Isma'ili Shi'ism | ||
| Sunnism | |||
| Coptic Christianity | |||
| mainstream Shi'ism | |||
| Question 34 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
What was the significance of the Battle of Manzikert?
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| It opened southern Asia to nomads. | ||
| It began the Turkish conquest of the Byzantine Empire. | |||
| It got the Turks out of Anatolia. | |||
| It stopped the Mongols' advance. | |||
| Question 35 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The "Christian island in a Muslim sea" of Africa was:
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| Mali. | ||
| Ethiopia. | |||
| Zimbabwe. | |||
| Ghana. | |||
| Question 36 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Large Central Asian federations linking together several tribes were ruled by overlords called:
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| yurts. | ||
| shamans. | |||
| khans. | |||
| sultans. | |||
| Question 37 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
As in India, the adoption of Islam in Africa threatened:
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| Buddhist beliefs. | ||
| the status of Hinduism. | |||
| animist beliefs. | |||
| social hierarchies. | |||
| Question 38 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which European country's culture was most heavily influenced by Arab culture?
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| Spain | ||
| France | |||
| Italy | |||
| Germany | |||
| Question 39 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Who restored the Chinese civil service in the late 500s?
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| Empress Wu | ||
| Yangdi | |||
| Wendi | |||
| Wang Mang | |||
| Question 40 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Buddhism teaches that one can avoid life's pain and suffering by:
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| strictly following one's dharma. |
| curbing desire and living righteously. | |
| renouncing meditation in favor of memorization of the Eightfold Way. | |
| avoiding all meat and dairy products. |
