Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Which of the following Meso
American civilizations do we have the most information on?
a. | Aztecs | d. | Maya | b. | Anasazi | e. | Teotihuacan | c. | Inca |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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Which of the following was a
forest or woodland civilization?
a. | Mali | d. | Axum | b. | Great Zimbabwe | e. | Nubia | c. | Ife |
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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 |
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What was the most important technical innovation embraced by the Song?
a. | Printing | d. | The compass | b. | The harness | e. | Gumpowder | c. | Calligraphy. |
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The name Chinghis Khan means, literally,
a. | Great King | d. | Mongol King | b. | Fearless Warrior | e. | Royal Leader | c. | Stron
general |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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