The Tokugawa shogun controlled a daimyo by a ______ system.

A. social contract
B. democratic
C. serf
D. hostage

How the sultanate at Melaka impacted the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian archipelago.

Compare the attitudes of the British and Chinese toward trade between their countries.

What was the most important gift a lord could give a vassal?

A. Gold
B. Arms and armor
C. Serfs
D. Land

Under whose reign did the Songhai Empire reach the height of its power?

A Muhammad Ture
B Sunni Ali
C Mansa Musa
D Sundiata Keita

How both the Europeans and Chinese benefited from their early cultural exchange by using a chart like the one given on the page.

Which of the following best describes Sparta?

A A city-state that valued alliances with other cultures
B A Macedonian democracy
C A strict society run by helots
D A military state focused on the art of war

What do Aeschylus and Sophocles have in common?

A They developed mathematical proofs.
B They studied under Plato.
C They wrote tragedies.
D They were gifted historians.

Which explorer may have been the first to visit the region where the Moluccas are located?

A. Afonso de Albuquerque
B. Zheng He
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Bartholomeu Dias

What was a distinctive characteristic of Korean culture that developed under the Yi dynasty?

A. Kabuki
B. The extended family
C. Hangul
D. Urban fiction

How did Qing rulers win support from the Chinese?

A. Allowed the Chinese to adopt Qing dress and hairstyles
B. Formed the Chinese into military units called “banners”
C. Provided the Chinese with large landholdings
D. Brought the Chinese into the imperial administration

Where did the Dutch establish a fort in 1619 to help them control the spice trade?

A. Melaka
B. Batavia
C. Manila
D. Bangkok

Why did the Tokugawa shogunate require the families of the daimyo to live in Edo?

A. To ensure the daimyo’s loyalty to the shogun
B. To increase the members of the warrior class
C. To encourage trade in the city
D. To discourage peasant revolts

Which style of kingship was rooted in the political traditions of India?

A. Christian
B. Islamic
C. Javanese
D. Vietnamese