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| 274824296 | (7)Which of the following is NOT a reason for the decline of the abbasid dynasty by the ninth century A.D.? | The collapse of the cities in the islamic heartland. | 0 | |
| 274824297 | (7)Which statement is TRUE regarding Caliph al-mahdi and the problem of succession in the abbasid dynasty? | He failed to resolve the problem of dynastic succession with disastrous results. | 1 | |
| 274824298 | (7)How did the administration of al-rashid set a trend for subsequent abbasid rulers? | He was at the outset of his regin heavily dependent on persian advisors, a practice that became commonplace thereafter. | 2 | |
| 274824299 | (7)What accounts for the disruption of the agriculture economy of the abbasid empire? | Spiralling taxation, the destruction of the irrigation works, and pillaging by mercenary armies led to destruction and abandonment of many villages. | 3 | |
| 274824300 | (7)What changes occurred during the abbasid period with respect to women? | The establishment of the harem. | 4 | |
| 274824301 | (7)What was the impact of the seljuk conquest of baghdad on the abbasid empire? | it restored the ability of the empire to meet the challenges of the egypt and the byzantine empire. | 5 | |
| 274824302 | (7)What accounts for the success of the first crusade? | muslim political fragmentation and the element of surprise. | 6 | |
| 274824303 | (7)What was the impact of the crusades on the christian west? | christians adopted military techniques, words, scientific learning, and arabic numberals among other things. | 7 | |
| 274824304 | (7)What was the primary written language of the later abbasid court? | Persian | 8 | |
| 274824305 | (7)Which of the following was NOT a literary figure during the abbasid empire? | Muhammad ibn Qasim | 9 | |
| 274824306 | (7)How did the political center of islam change after the mongol invasions? | Baghdad was supplanted by cario to the east and soon thereafter istanbul to the north | 10 | |
| 274824307 | (7)What was the difference between the islamic invasions of india and previous incursions of the suncontinent? | with the muslims, the peoples of india encountered for the firsttime a large-scale influx of invaders with a civilization as sophisticated as their own. | 11 | |
| 274824308 | (7)How did Islam and Hinduism differ? | Islam stressed the egalitarianism of all believers, while islam embraced a caste-based social system. | 12 | |
| 274824309 | (7)Where was the capital of the islamic kingdom established after 1206 on the gangetic plain? | Delhi | 13 | |
| 274824310 | (7)What groups in India were most likely to convert to islam? | Buddhists and low caste Hindus. | 14 | |
| 274824311 | (8)What monarch is credited with beginning manlike expansion and creating the mali empire? | sundiata | 15 | |
| 274824312 | (8)Which of the following groups did NOT migrate to the costal region of East Africa? | Berbers from north africa | 16 | |
| 274824313 | (8)Which of the following statements concerning great zimbabwe is NOT correct? | Great Zimbabwe was constructed by arab muslims who were trading with the bantu residents of the region. | 17 | |
| 274824314 | (8)Which of the following regions was NOT one of the important points of cultural contact between africa and islam? | The persian gulf. | 18 | |
| 274824315 | (8)Which of the following states represents the development of bantu concepts of kingship and state-building? | Kingdon of Kongo | 19 | |
| 274824316 | (8)What accounted for the downfall of songhay? | Invasion by a moroccan muslim army equipped with firearms followed by internal revolts. | 20 | |
| 274824317 | (8)How did contact with the muslim world affect the african slave trade? | Slavery became a more widely diffused phenomenon and the slave trade developed rapidly. | 21 | |
| 274824318 | (8)Which of the following statements concerning the economies of africa is NOT correct? | Much of the region lacked a market economy and was based on self-sufficient agricultural units. | 22 | |
| 274824319 | (8)Which of the following statements concerning political and religious universality in africa is most accurate? | Neither universal states nor universal region characterized africa, but both christianity and islam did find adherents in africa. | 23 | |
| 274824320 | (8)The "demographic Transition" is often associated with what change in society? | Industrialization | 24 | |
| 274824321 | (8)The puritanical reform movements of the almoravids and almohadis arose among what groups of people in | the berbers, native desert dwellers of north africa. | 25 | |
| 274824322 | (8)What was the social and political function of the griots? | Griots mastered the oral traditions of the manlike and by knowing the past were considered excellent advisors of kings | 26 | |
| 274824323 | (8)what ruler was responsible for the creation of the songhay empire? | sunni ali | 27 | |
| 274824324 | (9)Which of the following is most correctly seen as a direct continuation of the roman empire? | Byzantine empire | 28 | |
| 274824325 | (9)Which of the following territories was always part of the byzantine empire? | Balkan peninsula | 29 | |
| 274824326 | (9)Which of the following does NOT represent a similarity between the spread of civilization in eastern and western europe? | Northern kingdoms dominated both areas. | 30 | |
| 274824327 | (9)What was the difference in the military organization of byzantine and western roman empires? | the byzantine empire recruited armies from the middle east. | 31 | |
| 274824328 | (9)What was the great church built in constantinople by justinian? | Hagia Sophia | 32 | |
| 274824329 | (9)Which of the following was NOT one of justinians positive contributions to the byzantine empire? | the reconquest of gaul | 33 | |
| 274824330 | (9)all of the following were outcomes of justinians wars of reconquest EXCEPT | The permanent addition of rome to the byzantine empire. | 34 | |
| 274824331 | (9)after the 7th century, what group posed the greatest threat to the eastern frontiers of the byzantine empire? | the Arab Muslims. | 35 | |
| 274824332 | (9)in which of the follwoing ways were the byzantine empire bureaucracy and the chinese bureaucracy similar? | both bureaucracies were open to talented commoners, not just aristocrats. | 36 | |
| 274824333 | (9)which of the following was NOT a strength os byzantine cultural life? | innovative literacy forms | 37 | |
| 274824334 | (9)which of the following issues was a cause for the split between the roman catholic and orthodox chuch | the roman catholic practice of requiring celibacy for its priests. | 38 | |
| 274824335 | (9)The slavic alphabet created by orthodox missionaries to the slavs is called | cyrillic | 39 | |
| 274824336 | (9)Which of the following practices was NOT adopted as a feature of the russian orthodox church? | clerical celibacy | 40 | |
| 274824337 | (9)What group of peoples was responsible for the conquest of kievan russia after 1236? | Mongols (tartars) | 41 | |
| 274824338 | (9)Which of the following statements concerning the tartar invasion of russia is most accurate? | tartar supervision did not destroy russian christianity or a native russian aristocracy. | 42 | |
| 274824339 | (10)Relationships between members of the military elite based on a reciprocal exchange of land for military service and loyalty were called? | Feudalism | 43 | |
| 274824340 | (10)In what way was the educational system of the medieval west different from that of china? | The universities were not tied into a single bureaucratic system. | 44 | |
| 274824341 | (10)During the 11th century, what new architectural style featuring pointed arches and flying buttresses became dominant in western europe. | Gothic | 45 | |
| 274824342 | (10)What belief did the conversation of germanic kings create among western religious leaders, particularly the pope? | that the church was superior to the secular rulers. | 46 | |
| 274824343 | (10)All of the folloing were function of the merchant and artisan guilds EXCEPT | ensuring a free-market economy | 47 | |
| 274824344 | (10)The reforming monastic orders founded in assisi in th 13th century were created by | st. francis and st. clare | 48 | |
| 274824345 | (10)the fourth crusade was manipulated by merchants in venice, who turned it into an attack on | constantinople | 49 | |
| 274824346 | (10)the moldboard was | a technological innovation, a plow that allowed deeper turning of the soil. | 50 | |
| 274824347 | (10)which of the following was NOT a power of the papacy immediately after 500? | the appointment of all bishops | 51 | |
| 274824348 | (10)Following the fall of rome, where was the center of the post-classical west? | the central plains of northern europe. | 52 | |
| 274824349 | (10)Which of the following regions achieved feudal monarchy prior to the end of the middle ages? | england | 53 | |
| 274824350 | (10)which of the following was NOT a positive development that introduced new sources of strength by the 9th and 10th centuries to western europe? | development of imperial government. | 54 |
