Islam, Byzantine, Trade Routes Test

Front 1

According to the book, which of the following cannot be said to contribute to India's Diversity?

Back 1

It has great regional dietary differences.

Front 2

One early Russian chronicle reports that Vladmir 1 chose Orthodox Christianity over Islam because

Back 2

he knew that Islam forbade alcohol consumption.

Front 3

Which of the following is not one of the ways that Confucian philosophy attempts to create societal harmony?

Back 3

By emphasizing individual freedom.

Front 4

Although Minoan writing is undeciphered, Minoan artifacts indicate that

Back 4

they had widespread trade connections

Front 5

What military technologies did the Silk Road spread?

Back 5

chariot warfare, mounted bowman, stirrup.

Front 6

Among Byzantine cultural acheivments are

Back 6

their architectural tradition and cyrillic writing.

Front 7

After the seventh centurry, Byzantine women

Back 7

won increased rights to property and inheritance.

Front 8

Which of the following were not among the impressive navigational skills developed by the Malay people?

Back 8

the astrolab

Front 9

Though Greek sources depict Persian women as political pawns, recent findings suggest that Persian women of the elite class

Back 9

owned property and had political influence

Front 10

Umayyad Spain developed a distinctive Islamic culture because of the

Back 10

blending of Roman Germanic Jewish Arab and Berber traditions

Front 11

The Phoenician alphabet writing system was a great gift to Greece because

Back 11

it allowed for widespread literacy without years of study.

Front 12

The sixth century 'plague of Justinian' was

Back 12

an outbreak of the bubonic plague during justinians rule

Front 13

The Greek Dark age was a period of

Back 13

poverty, isolation, and depopulation.

Front 14

Schisms, the foremost threat to the Christian church in the Middle Ages, were

Back 14

formal divisions over differences in doctrine

Front 15

Coins were significant in all of the following ways except

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they were used to pay the professional soldiers.

Front 16

Which of the following has not been a factor in India's habitual political fragmentation historically?

Back 16

competition between different claimants for political power.

Front 17

The father of history in western tradition is

Back 17

Herodotus

Front 18

The habit of the Hindu pilgramage is most important because it promotes

Back 18

contact, exchanges of ideas, and a broad Hindu identity.

Front 19

A Greek population explosion led to

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the colonization of North africa, sicily, southern italy, and the black sea region

Front 20

Although Greece is described as 'resource poor' in the chapter, it economically prospered

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through access to foreign resources, markets, and ideas.

Front 21

One difference between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean seafaring was that

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Mediterranean seamen rarely sailed far from shore.

Front 22

Muhammad's teachings seem to be in agreement with

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Judaism and Christianity.

Front 23

Your book contends that which of the following theories for the development of Trans Saharan trade routes is most plausible?

Back 23

camel domestication

Front 24

The growth of settled agricultural communities resulted in

Back 24

trade and craft specializations

Front 25

The mariners involved in the Indian Ocean trade were

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a multilingual and multiethnic group

Front 26

The class and caste systems in India were connected to

Back 26

a widespread belief in reincarnation

Front 27

In Keivan Russia, power derived from

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Trade

Front 28

One of the most important contributions made by Gupta intellectuals was the

Back 28

concept of zero

Front 29

The Indian Ocean maritime system forged economic and social ties between

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East Africa, Arabia, India, China, and Southeast Asia

Front 30

Early Greek cultural unity can best be explained by

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extensice contacts and commerce between kingdoms

Front 31

Sub Saharan Africa's cultural unity emanated from

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people who once occupied the sub Saharan region.

Front 32

WHich of the following is not an example of a borad common element underlying African life and culture?

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a common language

Front 33

The Chinese political system which relied primarily on strict laws and punishments in order to compel the people to behave is called

Back 33

Legalism

Front 34

The Vedic Age was a new historical period in India marked by

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the dominance of Indo-Europeans over India

Front 35

The most important African network of cultural exchange can be described as

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mainly internal folk migrations within sub saharan africa

Front 36

Which of the following about Muslim women is not true

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they often played a role in public life

Front 37

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that the Assyrians were able to conquer vast territories

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they had accomplished and wily diplomats

Front 38

Which of the following areas was not brought under Muslim control under the leadership of the caliphs

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eastern europe

Front 39

Darius used art and sculpture to carefully craft a vision of a vast empire where

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all the subject peoples willingly cooperated

Front 40

Which of the following is not an element of the Hindu religion

Back 40

the denial of the existence of the soul

Front 41

The Silk Road was a trade route connecting

Back 41

China & the Middle East

Front 42

The Archaic Greek development of humanism, a lasting feature of Western Civilization, was

Back 42

a valuing of the uniqueness, rights, and talents of individuals

Front 43

In the 7th century, the Byzantines experienced an economic transformation similar to, though less pronounced than, Western Europe. This was evidenced by all the following except

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The rapid growth of the merchant class

Front 44

Muslim religious practice is based on the

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5 Pillars

Front 45

By the end of the 12th century, the Byzantine Empire had lost a great deal of territory to

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Muslim Invaders from the Arabian Peninsula

Front 46

The decline of the Umayyad dynasty was due to

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growing unrest among non Arab Muslims who demanded access to political power.

Front 47

Which of the following statements is not true about Arab armies in their empire?

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They wanted to convert as many people as possible to Islam

Front 48

Which of the following is not generally considered to be an attribute of civilization?

Back 48

the absence of social class divisions

Front 49

Early Greek communities such as Mycenae, Thebes, and Pylos were organized around

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monumental building complexes on fortified hilltops.

Front 50

The division of the Muslim community grew because some believed that

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Ali was the legitimate religious leader after Muhammad