Merchants in southern post-classical India

Merchants in southern post-classical India 

A. would have been severely threatened by monsoon winds as their ships were not stable for Indian Ocean travel
B. were heavily taxed by Muslim overlords in Delhi which halted their expansion into Africa
C. were very acquainted with local temples as they were the source of banking and finance.
D. did not venture out from India because the Chinese and Europeans came to them.
E. had a very successful system of bartering so a money system never developed.

Answer: C

Which of the following practices was common to the Aztec and the Inca empires?

Which of the following practices was common to the Aztec and the Inca empires?

A. Extensive use of sacrifice
B. A tribute system
C. A merchant class
D. A writing system
E. The quipu system

Answer: B

Christian's' devotion to saints was very much like

Christian's' devotion to saints was very much like

A. the Bantu people's devotion to the creator god
B. Buddhists' devotion to Bodhisattvas
C. Muslim's' devotion to Mecca
D. the Jews' devotion to the Torah
E. all of the above

Answer: B

Which of the following societies' gender roles was overall the most constrictive and gave the greatest amount of freedom and rights to women?

Which of the following societies' gender roles was overall the most constrictive and gave the greatest amount of freedom and rights to women?

A. India
B. China
C. Maya
D. Greece
E. Rome

Answer: C

"Their men show no signs of jealousy whatever; no one claims descent from his father, but on the contrary from his mother's brother. A person's heirs are his sister's sons, not his own sons." (Ibn Battuta) This is a description of

"Their men show no signs of jealousy whatever; no one claims descent from his father, but on the contrary from his mother's brother. A person's heirs are his sister's sons, not his own sons." (Ibn Battuta) This is a description of

A. patriarchy
B. infanticide
C. matrilineal descent
D. independent origin
E. marriage dowers

Answer: C

Which of the following was a source of Western dynamism in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

Which of the following was a source of Western dynamism in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

A. The growing dominance of the Holy Roman Empire
B. Two centuries of peace among the major nations
C. The absence of epidemic disease
D. The growth of cities and urban economies
E. The Catholic Church's drive to reform

Answer: D

During the postclassical period, societies in the Americas

During the postclassical period, societies in the Americas

A. remained entirely separate from those of the Old World.
B. experienced the initial contacts that led eventually to European invasion of the New World.
C. failed to develop imperial forms of government, a failure that mirrored European society.
D. were united under a single government.
E. were isolated from Europe, but had limited contact with Africans.

Answer: A

Which of the following was a result of the Crusades?

Which of the following was a result of the Crusades?

A. Western knights carved out a kingdom in the Holy Land that lasted until the sixteenth century.
B. The Fourth Crusade aided in the defense of Constantinople and preserved the integrity of the Byzantine Empire.
C. The Crusades demonstrated a new Western superiority in the wider world.
D. The Crusades helped to open the West to new cultural and economic influences from the Middle East.
E. The Muslims adopted much of Europe's culture.

Answer: D

Narratives such as Marco Polo's created a European

Narratives such as Marco Polo's created a European

A. isolationist mentality.
B. image of Mongol poverty.
C. ambition to find easier routes to Asia.
D. fear of Mongol attack.
E. literary movement called romance writing.

Answer: C

Zheng He... as ordered by the emperor, proceeded with their journey to the Western Ocean. Well furnished with treasure and accompanied by more than 27,800 officers and men... What body of water is the "Western Ocean" in reference to?

Zheng He... as ordered by the emperor, proceeded with their journey to the Western Ocean. Well furnished with treasure and accompanied by more than 27,800 officers and men... What body of water is the "Western Ocean" in reference to?

A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Mediterranean Sea
C. Indian Ocean
D. Pacific Ocean
E. Red Sea

Answer: C

All of the following trade routes existed prior to 1000 C.E. except the:

All of the following trade routes existed prior to 1000 C.E. except the:

A. Silk Route
B. Arabia/India Ocean Route
C. Atlantic Ocean Route
D. China/India Route
E. Trans-Sahara Route

Answer: C

Which factor helps explain the scientific and literary achievements of the Muslims during their Golden Age?

Which factor helps explain the scientific and literary achievements of the Muslims during their Golden Age?

A. expansion of transatlantic trade
B. innovations introduced by the Europeans during the Renaissance
C. cultural diversity accepted by many Islamic governments
D. legal equality of all people in the Islamic empire
E. the status of women in society.

Answer: C

In the five centuries after the year 1000 C.E. the peoples of the eastern hemisphere

In the five centuries after the year 1000 C.E. the peoples of the eastern hemisphere

A. cut off contact with the rest of the world because of the ravages of disease.
B. fell under the control of the expanding empires of the western hemisphere.
C. traveled and interacted more intensively than ever before.
D. fell dangerously behind the rest of the world in science and technology.
E. united into the largest empire the world had seen since the time of Rome.

Answer: C

In what ways were the civilizations in Mesoamerica before 1000 C.E. more sophisticated than those in North America?

In what ways were the civilizations in Mesoamerica before 1000 C.E. more sophisticated than those in North America?

A. In the former, social structure was more complex, astronomical knowledge was greater, and
architectural skills were more advanced.

B. In the former, Christianity was already practiced.

C. Mexican and Central American civilizations never practiced human sacrifice, while societies in
North America did.

D. The former civilizations adopted democracy, while the latter used tribal rule.

E. In no ways, because the North Americans had more advanced social structures.

Answer: A

The Turkic expansion under Timur the Lame disrupted all of the following regions EXCEPT

The Turkic expansion under Timur the Lame disrupted all of the following regions EXCEPT

A. Persia.
B. India.
C. China.
D. southern Russia.
E. the Fertile Crescent.

Answer: C

Which of the following best compares European and Chinese merchants in society during the early 15th century

Which of the following best compares European and Chinese merchants in society during the early 15th century

A. European merchants were bound to their lords in the feudal system and Chinese merchants were from the noble class.
B. Merchants in Europe were important to the revival of long distance trade gaining status and wealth, while Chinese merchants used their wealth to buy higher status for their families.
C. Chinese merchants were guaranteed government support while European merchants were independent persons of the towns.
D. European monarchs favored alliances with nobility against merchants and merchants under the Ming dynasty were favored over scholar-gentry.
E. The Confucian order highly respected profit making and European Christianity considered profit making sinful.

Answer: B

In Japan, from the Heian period until the Tokugawa period, emperors

In Japan, from the Heian period until the Tokugawa period, emperors

A. shared powers with the Shinto priests.
B. seldom wielded any real political power.
C. required the Mandate of Heaven to
maintain power.
D. came from constantly changing lineages.
E. maintained tight political control.

Answer: B

What important cultural movement rejected Buddhism while adapting some of its themes to the predominant thought which stressed family duty and honor?

What important cultural movement rejected Buddhism while adapting some of its themes to the predominant thought which stressed family duty and honor?

A. Neo-Confucianism
B. Daoism
C. Shinto
D. Zen Buddhism
E. Sikhism

Answer: A

Why did the Mongols refrain from attacking central Europe in 1241?

Why did the Mongols refrain from attacking central Europe in 1241?

A. The death of the Great Khan
B. The conversion of the Great Khan to Christianity
C. The conversion of the Great Khan to Buddhism
D. Massive military buildup in Europe
E. They turned attention to Korea

A

Constantinople and Malacca both became a powerful commercial states primarily because of their

Constantinople and Malacca both became a powerful commercial states primarily because of their

A. talented merchant class
B. strategic location
C. laissez-faire economic policies
D. military technology
E. silver mines

Answer: B