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Final Examination

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

 During which dynasty did China attain most of its current geographical size and shape?
a.
Qin Dynasty.
d.
Tang Dynasty
b.
Han Dynasty
e.
Sui Dynasty.
c.
Song Dynasty
 

 2. 

Since the first century, the Chinese have been noted for
a.
their excellent achievements in painting.
d.
studying the writings of the Legalists.
b.
thier wold block printing
e.
recording the history of the socities elite
c.
their standardized system of writing
 

 3. 

Mecca in Muhammad's time could best be described as
a.
a haven for thieves and lawbreakers.
d.
open to new religious views.
b.
a cosmopolitan center of trade.
e.
accepting of the new precepts of Islam.
c.
one of the least religious cities in Arabia.
 

 4. 

Why is 622 C.E. considered the first year of the Muslim calendar?
a.
It is the year of the the birth of Muhammad.
d.
It marks the death of the prophet Muhammad.
b.
It is the year of Muhammad's triumphant return to Mecca.
e.
622 C.E. is the year of Muhammad's flight to Medina.
c.
622 C.E. is the year in which Muhammad instituted the jihad.
 

 5. 


Which of the following Meso American civilizations do we have the most information on?
a.
Aztecs
d.
Maya
b.
Anasazi
e.
Teotihuacan
c.
Inca
 

 6. 

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Mayan religion?
a.
A concept of heaven
d.
A sense of ethics
b.
A belief in Hell
e.
A class of religious leaders who were priests.
c.
An understanding of a cosmology
 

 7. 

What was the foremost promise from the Abbasid caliphate?
a.
An enlarged empire
d.
Realigned governmental bodies
b.
Religious equality
e.
More religious leadership
c.
Improved educational opportunities
 

 8. 

The ulama sought to close Islam to Christians and Jews.
a.
The ulama convinced the majority of Muslims that God's laws had been made complete, so there was to be no further questioning.
d.
The ulama brought the examples set by Muhammad to the center of Muslim religious belief.
b.
The ulama generally rewrote religious laws to conform to their beliefs about God's will for his people.
e.
The ulama seized power from the vizier, or prime minister.
c.
The elama genreally rewrote religious laws to conform to their beliefs about God’s will for his people.
 

 9. 


Which of the following was a forest or woodland civilization?
a.
Mali
d.
Axum
b.
Great Zimbabwe
e.
Nubia
c.
Ife
 

 10. 


Which of the following are most correct regarding the Oyo?
a.
The Oyo predate the Ife.
d.
They did not practife agriculture
b.
They were Swahili migrants to the forests.
e.
They were known as the Alafin peoples.
c.
The Oyo were the only Christian kingdom in Africa
 

 11. 

What was the most important technical innovation embraced by the Song?
a.
Printing
d.
The compass
b.
The harness
e.
Gumpowder
c.
Calligraphy.
 

 12. 

The name Chinghis Khan means, literally,
a.
Great King
d.
Mongol King
b.
Fearless Warrior
e.
Royal Leader
c.
Stron general
 

 13. 

According to ancient Japanese legends, what are the origins of the Japanese people?
a.
They arrived in the islands after a lengthy journey from the south.
d.
They were given the Shinto faith by the Sun Goddess herself.
b.
They descended from the Sun Goddess
e.
They arrived in Japan during the 16th centruy B.C.E.
c.
Thet are children of the Moon
 

 14. 

After 1000 C.E., what led to the virtual disappearance of slavery in Europe?
a.
The expenses associated with keeping slaves.
d.
The changes in climate that made keeping slaves unnecessary.
b.
The Crusades into the Middle East.
e.
The changing labor needs caused by more people moving to urban areas.
c.
The disapproval of slavery by the Christian Church.
 

 15. 

How would you characterize the Renaissance?
a.
It was more secular and anticlerical in northern Europe.
d.
The Renaissance began in northern Europe and spread to the rest of the world.
b.
It was mainly a phenomenon affecting a relatively small number of urban residents.
e.
The Renaissance was a direct precursor of the Protestant Revolution.
c.
The Renaissance was a movement given its name by people who experienced it directly.
 

 16. 

Europeans began to search in earnest for an alternate route to Eastern Asia after
a.
they read the fabulous tales of Marco Polo.
d.
Muslim conquerors introduced them to Eastern wares.
b.
they became aware of the spices available there.
e.
the Mongol conquest disrupted their overland trade routes.
c.
the city of Constantinople was lost to them as a center of trade
 

 17. 


Which two countries were the big winners of the Thirty Years' War?
a.
England and Holland
d.
France and Sweden
b.
spain and Portugal
e.
Austria and Holland
c.
England and Spain
 

 18. 


What is the significance of the outcome of the battle of Ain Jalut?
a.
The results of the battle brought much needed peace to Spain.
d.
It gave the Turks direct access to Asia Minor for the first time.
b.
The outcome of the battle kept Turkey free of Mongol rule.
e.
It led to the establishment of the Rum Sultanae in eastern Asia Minor
c.
The battle led to the death of the Islamic caliph in 1250.
 

 19. 


During the period known as the Informal Empire, what was the level of the Europeans' involvement in Africa?
a.
The Europeans settled only the Mediterranean coast.
d.
They fough many wars for control with Arab Muslims
b.
The Europeans remained only in coastal areas.
e.
The Europeans settled only the Cape Town area of South Africa.
c.
They eagerly sought the interior of Africa as a colonial interest.
 

 20. 

The only permanent European settlements in the southern part of Africa before the 1800s were the Dutch at Cape Town and the
a.
Belgians in the Congo.
d.
Portuguese in Angola.
b.
French in Morocco
e.
British in Mozambique.
c.
British in Rhodesia.
 



 
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