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World Cultures

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In contrast to the Silk Roads, the Sea Roads of the Indian Ocean
carried more products for a mass market
Which of the following regions adopted many elements of Indian culture, including a writing system, art, and god-kings, thanks to the Indian influence that came with trade?
Southeast Asia
Which of the following statements is TRUE of Buddhism in China during the Third-Wave era?
It remained the religion of foreign merchants and foreign rulers for many centuries, only gradually winning popularity among the Chinese themselves
This branch of Buddhism emphasizes salvation by faith without study or intensive meditation; it became very popular in China.
Pure Land
The emergence of the samurai reflected Japan's:
decentralized political structure
The people of THIS country mostly converted to Islam in the period 750-900, but without adopting Arabic language or culture.
Persia
Which of the following encouraged many subjects of the early Islamic Empire to convert to Islam?
Conversion aided social mobility
Which of the following WAS a feature of Islam that attracted converts in INDIA?
The Muslim notion of the equality of all believers
What was the Byzantine Empire?
The continuation of the eastern half of the Roman Empire
What was the Mongol attitude toward Christianity?
They appreciated Christianity's permissiveness regarding food and drink, and a number of prominent Mongols converted
This region had the most advanced use of gunpowder in the world by about 1500.
Europe
What happened to the Mongols of Persia when their ruling dynasty collapsed in the 1330s?
The Mongols who were present in the country finished the process of assimilation into Persian society
The first Mongol khan to rule all of China, this man originally planned to turn northern China into pastureland before deciding on a policy of accommodation with the Chinese.
Khubilai Khan
Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Black Death on European society?
a weakening of serfdom
Which of the following was a way in which the Mongols contributed to the globalization of the Eurasian world?
In providing a secure environment for traders, the Mongols facilitated long-distance international commerce
Samarkand was part of what state?
The state created by Timur
What was the purpose of Zheng He's expeditions?
The expeditions were intended to establish Chinese prestige in the Indian Ocean and to control foreign trade
Which of the following reflected the fragmented and competitive political environment in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth century?
The Hundred Years' War between England and France
Which of the following was a motivation for European expansion but not for Chinese expansion in the fifteenth century?
To gain direct access to the goods and wealth of the Indian Ocean basin
Which Islamic state ruled the area that is now Iran from 1501 to 1736?
The Safavid Empire
Why was Srivijaya important to world history?
It dominated the critical choke point of Indian Ocean trade for over three centuries
Which African state constructed huge stone enclosures without mortar, leading scholars to believe that it had great wealth and many resources?
Great Zimbabwe
Which statement BEST describes the cities and states of Southeast Asia in the period 500-1500 CE?
These cities and states first emerged during the Third-Wave era
China's most enduring and intense interaction with outsiders was with?
Nomadic and Pastoral people of Northern Steppes
Which of the following was a factor in the growth of Buddhism in China after 300 CE?
Increased disorder following the collapse of the Han dynasty, which discredited Confucianism
Which of the following BEST describes the spread of Islam in WEST AFRICA?
It was a voluntary process, spread by merchants
Which Islamic people established the Sultanate of Delhi in 1206?
Turks
What happened to the Muslims of Spain when the Christian reconquest was completed in 1492?
They were granted freedom of worship but had to suffer restrictions on the practice of their faith, before being expelled in the early seventeenth century
How did economic growth and urbanization during the High Middle Ages affect women in Western Europe?
Women practiced trades and sometimes trained female apprentices
What effect did crusading have on Spain?
Crusading brought Spain back under Christian rule
These brothers were missionaries to the Slavs and their development of a script in which to write Slavic languages helped spread both Christianity and literacy.
Cyril and Methodius
Why didn't the Mongols invade Western Europe?
Ogodei Khan, who was leading the attack on Europe, died.
What was the ultimate source of the gunpowder technology, compass navigation, high-temperature furnaces, and medical techniques that became known in the West during the Mongol centuries?
The movement of people facilitated the exchange of ideas and techniques
How long did the Mongol conquest of China take?
About 70 years
Which of the following statements best describes the Mongols' cultural impact on Eurasia?
They had little cultural impact, and did not contribute their language, religion, or civilization to the peoples they conquered
The agricultural civilizations of West Africa were characterized by what kind(s) of government?
A mixture of stateless societies and more highly centralized kingdoms
In the fifteenth century, what did the Igbo people in West Africa have in common with the Iroquois League in North America?
Institutions for resolving conflict in the absence of a state
What feature did the Mughal Empire and the Songhay Empire share?
The rulers were Muslim, but the majority of the population was not
This people reestablished a civil service examination system in the fifteenth century and used it to create a highly centralized government.
The Chinese
Which of the following statements is true of Europe in the fifteenth century?
Europe was made up of small and independent states that competed strongly with each other
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