Test Submission Exam III HIS 101 World Civilization I
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Question 1
For what reason did monasticism take rapid hold in northern Europe?Selected Answer: D.
Many believed that those whose lives had little in common with laypeople could best mediate between the believer and God. -
Question 2
In what way were the Yamato rulers of Japan bolstered by adopting Buddhism as the state religion?Selected Answer: B.
By linking the Yamato to a universalizing religion that stretched from India to Korea -
Question 3
Islam supplanted family, clan, and tribal communities and created a new community of believers that was called:Selected Answer: A.
the umma. -
Question 4
On what did day-to-day control of the Tang Empire rest?Selected Answer: B.
An efficient, loyal civil service versed in Confucian political culture -
Question 5
Under the Tang dynasty, the civil service examination system:Selected Answer: A.
allowed commoners from southern China to outperform the aristocratic families of northern China. -
Question 6
What did the Tang gain by dismantling Buddhist landholdings and monasteries?Selected Answer: C.
The Tang ensured that no religion would rival its power. -
Question 7
What spurred Islam’s remarkably rapid territorial expansion under the “rightly guided” caliphs?Selected Answer: C.
Its warriors driven by religious enthusiasm and a desire to acquire the wealth of conquered territories -
Question 8
What technological advantage led to the Vikings’ successful conquests and trade?Selected Answer: D.
Sophisticated ships that could travel up rivers and across open ocean waters -
Question 9
What was the impact of the Five Pillars of Islam on regional political structures?Selected Answer: D.
They created a doctrinal and legal structure for the empire. -
Question 10
Which of the following accurately describes Abbasid culture?Selected Answer: A.
The Abbasids encouraged mathematicians, who pioneered advances in arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and trigonometry. -
Question 11
Which of the following accurately describes al-Khwarizmi’s cultural legacy?Selected Answer: C.
He created a mathematical system based on modifying Indian digits into Arabic numerals. -
Question 12
Which of the following accurately describes the Vikings?Selected Answer: D.
They opened a trading link between the Baltic and Kiev, creating a commercial avenue from Scandinavia to Baghdad. -
Question 13
Which of the following best characterizes the role and position of women in early Islamic society?Selected Answer: D.
Women had a shifting status as patriarchy was only starting to emerge in the Arabian communities. -
Question 14
Which of the following is an accurate description of Mecca before the introduction of Islam?Selected Answer: B.
Mecca contained a revered sanctuary where polytheistic Meccans worshipped. -
Question 15
Who, according to the Shi’a, should succeed the Prophet?Selected Answer: B.
Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, and Ali’s descendants -
Question 16
Who, according to the Sunnis, should succeed the Prophet?Selected Answer: B.
The four rightly guided caliphs and then the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties -
Question 17
The magnetic needle compass was so important because it allowed navigators to:Selected Answer: D.
sail under cloudy skies on the open seas. -
Question 18
What helped crystallize Chinese cultural identity during the Song dynasty?Selected Answer: A.
A print culture established classical Chinese as the common language among educated classes in East Asia. -
Question 19
What was one of the reasons for the Mongols’ success in conquering and governing extensive realms?Selected Answer: A.
They incorporated some of the ways and technology of conquered people. -
Question 20
Which of the following accurately describes Francis of Assisi and his followers?Selected Answer: B.
They preached that European believers should weep, confess their sins to their local priest, and strive to become better Christians. -
Question 21
Which of the following accurately describes the Toltecs of Mesoamerica?Selected Answer: B.
They rose to power rapidly because they filled the void left by the decline of the city of Teotihuacán.Test Submission Exam III HIS 101 World Civilization I -
Question 22
Which of the following accurately reflects slavery in Islamic society between 1000 and 1300 CE ?Selected Answer: A.
Slaves served as seafarers, soldiers, domestics, and plantation workers. -
Question 23
Which of the following accurately reflects the thought of Thomas Aquinas?Selected Answer: A.
He attempted to prove that Christianity was the only religion that fully met the aspirations of all rational human beings.Test Submission Exam III HIS 101 World Civilization I -
Question 24
Which of the following best summarizes the effect of the Crusades on the Southwest Asia?Selected Answer: C.
Muslim feelings hardened against the Franks and the millions of Christians who had previously lived peacefully in Egypt and Syria. -
Question 25
Which of the following contributed to the Sufi’s success in spreading Islam to common people?Selected Answer: D.
Living in communal brotherhoods and the emotional accessibility of their mystical practices -
Question 26
Which of the following correctly characterizes the Cahokians?Selected Answer: B.
The Cahokians built, without draft animals or the use of the wheel, large earthen mounds for use in religious ceremonies. -
Question 27
Which of the following describes the importance of Timbuktu in the fourteenth century?Selected Answer: C.
It was a commercial center in West Africa that was an intellectual center for Muslim scholars.Test Submission Exam III HIS 101 World Civilization I -
Question 28
Which of the following is one of the elements vital to the creation of Europe’s Christian identity?Selected Answer: C.
The emergence of universities and a class of intellectuals associated with them -
Question 29
Which of the following reflects the attitude exhibited by Muslim rulers toward Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, as long as they accepted Islam’s political rule?Selected Answer: D.
Non-Muslims were free to choose their own religious leaders and settle internal disputes. -
Question 30
Which of the following was an effect of the Song economy’s rapid expansion?Selected Answer: B.
The supply of metal currency could not meet the demand for it, leading to the creation of paper money. -
Question 31
Which of the following was the most important political and social change after the Carolingian Empire collapsed?Selected Answer: B.
The class of knights subjugated previously free peasants, leading to serfdom in much of western Europe. -
Question 32
Which of the following were the most valued commodities shipped from the East African coast?Selected Answer: D.
Slaves and goldTest Submission Exam III HIS 101 World Civilization I -
Question 33
Why were the Spanish conquest of Toledo and the expulsion of Muslim forces from Sicily said to be more important than the Crusades?Selected Answer: A.
These campaigns marked turning points in relations between Christian and Muslim power in the Mediterranean. -
Question 34
Identify the primary reason that Renaissance culture spread throughout Europe by the late sixteenth century:Selected Answer: D.
economic prosperity and competition between political and religious leaders. -
Question 35
In Spain, a strong dynasty was created primarily through:Selected Answer: C.
marriage. -
Question 36
In The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli argued that:Selected Answer: D.
the prince should rule based on the principles of modern statecraft instead of moral or religious values.Test Submission Exam III HIS 101 World Civilization I -
Question 37
In the late fifteenth century, Ferdinand and Isabella reacted to the Ottoman expansion by:Selected Answer: A.
using the Inquisition to create a more homogeneous state. -
Question 38
In what way was the effect of the Forbidden City on the populace similar to that of Topkapi palace?Selected Answer: D.
Both projected a sense of awe and power. -
Question 39
Populations in both China and Western Europe succumbed to the plague in large numbers because both had:Selected Answer: A.
suffered from years of famine and food shortages that had weakened the populations. -
Question 40
The Ottoman Empire conquered and absorbed much of what Christian power?Selected Answer: D.
The Byzantine Empire -
Question 41
The group that eventually drove the Mongols out of China was known as:Selected Answer: A.
the Red Turbans.Test Submission Exam III HIS 101 World Civilization I -
Question 42
Throughout the fourteenth century, Portuguese Christian rulers attempted to consolidate power by:Selected Answer: D.
devoting themselves to fighting the Moors. -
Question 43
To consolidate rule over their conquered empire, the Ottoman sultans:Selected Answer: D.
adopted Byzantine administrative practices while maintaining devotion to Islam.Test Submission Exam III HIS 101 World Civilization I -
Question 44
What was the Western European Christian church’s response to challenges to its authority following the plague?Selected Answer: D.
The church demanded strict obedience and persecuted those who questioned its doctrines. -
Question 45
Which of the following is the best description of the economic impact of the Black Death on Afro-Eurasia?Selected Answer: A.
The deaths of many farmers led to food shortages, which in turn led to rapidly rising prices, work stoppages, and unrest. -
Question 46
Which of the following statements best describes the early Ming dynasty?Selected Answer: C.
It had to rebuild a devastated society from the ground up after Mongol rule and plague. -
Question 47
Which of the following statements best explains the impact of the Black Death on the influence of the Christian church in Western Europe?Selected Answer: B.
The Black Death unleashed a wave of popular hostility toward the church. -
Question 48
Which of the following was a major consequence of the Renaissance?Selected Answer: D.
A network of independent, educated people who were not totally reliant on either the state or the church. -
Question 49
Which of the following was a major difference between the rulers of Spain and Portugal and the Ottomans?Selected Answer: D.
The Spanish and Portuguese rulers expelled or forced the conversion of members of other religions; the Ottomans permitted those with diverse religious beliefs to remain in their territories. -
Question 50
Test Submission Exam III HIS 101 World Civilization I
Why did Europeans turn for inspiration to the art and learning of classical Greece and Rome as they rebuilt society after the devastation of the plague?Selected Answer: B.
Renaissance humanism provided more scope for secular individuals to act in an expanding world.
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