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| 16490169637 | Which of the following is true of the Abbasid caliphate? | It presided over the "Golden Age" of Islamic culture | 0 | |
| 16490169638 | Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share which of the following? | Each recognizes the existence of Abraham as the founder of monotheism | 1 | |
| 16490169639 | According to the religion of Islam, how did Muhammad receive the word of Allah? | Through a vision inside of a cave | 2 | |
| 16490169640 | Why does Islamic art usually feature geometric patterns and shapes rather than depictions of living things? | The Qur'an forbids the worship of graven images | 3 | |
| 16490169641 | A chief characteristic of Islamic states from 1000 to 1400 was | Political Chaos | 4 | |
| 16490169642 | Which of the following is a fundamental belief, or pillar, for all Muslims? | All Muslims should make a holy pilgrimage to the city of Mecca | 5 | |
| 16490169643 | After Muhammad's death, the Muslim community (Umma) began to be ruled by a caliph who | Both a political and religious leader | 6 | |
| 16490169644 | Which of the following is a major difference between the classical periods in Rome and the Islamic civilizations? | While Roman society had strict social classes, Islam was more egalitarian with fewer barriers to social mobility | 7 | |
| 16490169645 | Which of the following cities was the capital of the Abbasid empire? | Baghdad | 8 | |
| 16490169646 | The split between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims occurred as a result of | Disagreements over leadership succession issues | 9 | |
| 16490169647 | The passage above demonstrates all of the following about the travels of Ibn Battuta EXCEPT | Nationalism and industrialization | 10 | |
| 16490169648 | Islamic and Chinese empires in the post classical period (700 C.E. - 1200 C.E.) shared which of the following characteristics? | Extensive urbanization and some maritime trade | 11 | |
| 16490169649 | What do the authors of these two documents have in common? | They both wrote about other cultures from an outsider's perspective | 12 | |
| 16490169650 | Which of the following was a result of the Crusades? | The Crusades helped to open the West to new cultural and economic influences from the Middle East | 13 | |
| 16490169651 | All of the following were characteristics borrowed by Kievan Russia from the Byzantine Empire EXCEPT | The concept of divine monarchy | 14 | |
| 16490169652 | A major area of contention between the papacy and secular rulers in the Middle Ages was the | Ruler's determination to appoint Church officials in their own kingdoms | 15 | |
| 16490169653 | A major factor in the spread of Eastern Orthodoxy was | The development of the Cyrillic alphabet | 16 | |
| 16490169654 | The Byzantine Empire achieved which of the following? | The conversion of many Slavic peoples | 17 | |
| 16490169655 | Which of the following statements about the Code of Hammurabi and the Justinian Code are accurate? | Each attempted to organize laws in ways that people could understand | 18 | |
| 16490169656 | How were feudalism and manorialism accurate? | Feudalism was a political system while manorialism was an economic system | 19 | |
| 16490169657 | Which is the most important effect of the Crusades and Islamic expansion on the civilization of Medieval Europe? | The transmittal of Greek and Arab learning | 20 | |
| 16490169658 | Which of the following was an important factor that helped the eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) survive while the western Roman Empire collapsed? | It had a loyal army, a skilled an complex bureaucracy, and great wealth based on agriculture | 21 | |
| 16490169659 | Women in Medieval Europe | Had some legal protections, but their rights often depended on where they lived and their social class | 22 | |
| 16490169660 | The passage above expresses | The cosmopolitan society that developed in Muslim-controlled areas | 23 | |
| 16490169661 | Monasticism is a characteristic of which of the following religions | Catholicism | 24 | |
| 16490169662 | Which of the following did NOT play a role in the Crusades? | The re-establishment of a Jewish state | 25 | |
| 16490169663 | How does the second account of the Emperor Justinian above contradict Procopius' account in the first document? | Justinian is portrayed as compassionate and forgiving | 26 | |
| 16490169664 | What is Champa production? | "Wet Rice" Agriculture | 27 | |
| 16490169665 | Which of the following is NOT considered to be a Chinese invention? | The Stirrup | 28 | |
| 16490169666 | Which of the following is true about Chinese women during Tang and Song rule? | Women of the lower classes tended to be freer from restrictions than those of the upper class, Neo-Confucianism reinforced secondary status of women in Chinese society, The binding of women's feet was practiced more widely. | 29 | |
| 16490169667 | In which of these societies were merchants and traders placed in a lower social class than farmers and artisans? | Japan | 30 | |
| 16490169668 | The most dramatic change in the status of women during the Song dynasty was manifested by | Foot binding | 31 | |
| 16490169669 | For many years the Chinese enjoyed a virtual monopoly on the production of | Silk | 32 | |
| 16490169670 | Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Heian period in Japan in the 9th Century? | During the Heian period, the Chinese heavily influenced Japan | 33 | |
| 16490169671 | One major difference between European and Japanese feudalism during the Middle Ages was that | There were fewer overall agricultural workers in the Japanese feudal system than in the European system | 34 | |
| 16490169672 | Which of the following statements about neo-Confucianism is NOT correct? | Loyalty to government became more important than loyalty to family | 35 | |
| 16490169673 | When the Shoguns ruled Japan | Real power belonged to the "Great General" | 36 | |
| 16490169674 | The concept of the Mandate of Heaven was not important in Japan because | Japanese rulers were a dynastic line from the same family | 37 | |
| 16490169675 | The ideas expressed in the passage above are most similar to | The ideas of Confucianism | 38 | |
| 16490169676 | The population shift from 800 - 1200 C.E. on the table above reflects | The effects of the introduction of Champa rice into China | 39 | |
| 16490169677 | The shape of the border of the Tang Empire in the map to the left best demonstrated imperial expansion was pursued by | By sending ambassadors and merchants west along the Silk Road | 40 | |
| 16490169678 | Which of the following was the Aztecs principle god that a heart was sacrificed to? | The sun god | 41 | |
| 16490169679 | How did the Maya MOST differ from other pre-Columbian societies in the Americas? | They developed the concept of zero | 42 | |
| 16490169680 | One major difference between the Inca and the Aztec civilizations was | The Aztec developed a system of writing while the Inca did not | 43 | |
| 16490169681 | In South America, where did the first complex societies develop? | In the Andes mountains | 44 | |
| 16490169682 | All of the following are true of the major Amerindian civilizations in Central and South America prior to the arrival of Europeans EXCEPT | Relatively equal social stratification | 45 | |
| 16490169683 | What major features did the Incan civilizations have in common? | The Inca were organized into clans, and the Inca practiced animal husbandry | 46 | |
| 16490169684 | How were the Southwest Native Americans different from those in the eastern woodlands? | They were agriculturalists, not hunters and gatherers | 47 | |
| 16490169685 | Which of the following most accurately describes the political structure of the Maya from 600 C.E. to 900 C.E.? | Numerous independent, warring city states | 48 | |
| 16490169686 | Which of the following helps explain the location and architecture of buildings in major Mayan cities such as Tikal? | Astronomical considerations and observations | 49 | |
| 16490169687 | Which of the following Amerindian civilizations is known for its "floating" gardens? | The Aztecs | 50 | |
| 16490169688 | Which of the following is a similarity between the Incan and the Aztec empires? | Both used innovative techniques to dramatically increase agricultural production | 51 | |
| 16490169689 | The Aztec civilization's militaristic society and use of human sacrifice was based on the earlier culture of the | Toltec | 52 | |
| 16490169690 | All of the following statements are accurate about both the Mayan and the Aztec civilizations EXCEPT | Neither civilization had very advanced technologies or scientific understanding | 53 | |
| 16490169691 | Which of the following is the MOST accurate description about the Andean region from 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E.? | The ability of humans to overcome difficult geographic circumstances to create a regional cultural and economic network | 54 | |
| 16490169692 | Which city became Russia's dominant political center under the Mongols? | Novgorod | 55 | |
| 16490169693 | One advantage of Mongol rule was that | It promoted the spread of ideas and movement of peoples in Eurasia | 56 | |
| 16490169694 | The Mongols were skilled in _______, but not _______________. | Warfare, Nation Building | 57 | |
| 16490169695 | The Emperor Yongle restored commercial links with the Middle East by | Exploring Maritime connections and encouraging the voyages of Zheng He | 58 | |
| 16490169696 | The rise of the Mongol Empire contributed to all of the following EXCEPT | The spread of Christianity | 59 | |
| 16490169697 | Genghis Khan's chief role in the Mongol's history was | To unite the Mongol tribes | 60 | |
| 16490169698 | Which of the following is an accurate statement about Mongols' cultural adaptation? | They tended to adopt the religions of the people they defeated | 61 | |
| 16490169699 | The Mongols' economic policy included | Maintaining the trade along the Silk Road | 62 | |
| 16490169700 | Which Mongol, attitude or policy does the quote above best reflect? | The religious tolerance of Mongols, towards other peoples | 63 | |
| 16490169701 | The passage above reinforces the idea that | The Mongols used a strategy in conquering other areas | 64 | |
| 16490169702 | The adoption of Neo-Confucianism by the Ming dynasty during the fourteenth century was primarily motivated by the | Need for competent government administrators | 65 | |
| 16490169703 | Which of the following territories did the Mongols NOT conquer? | Japan | 66 | |
| 16490169704 | Indian Ocean trade tied together all of the following areas directly EXCEPT | Russia | 67 | |
| 16490169705 | Which of the following is an accurate statement about East African cities in the Indian Ocean trading system? | The most widely used language was Swahili | 68 | |
| 16490169706 | Which of the following accurately describes India's religious composition in the 1300's? | Islam was forcibly introduced in northern India | 69 | |
| 16490169707 | Which of the following sites in Africa experienced the greatest fusion of Arab, African, and Indian cultures in the Indian Ocean trading system? | The Swahili Coast | 70 | |
| 16490169708 | What made Mali such a powerful state in the 1300's? | Mali possessed large deposits of gold | 71 | |
| 16490169709 | Over the period between the 1000's and 1400's, which group seized control of northern India? | Mongolians | 72 | |
| 16490169710 | Which of the following is an accurate statement about slavery in sub-Saharan Africa pre-1600? | Slavery was wide spread across Africa and some slave traders owned thousands of slaves | 73 | |
| 16490169711 | Arab Merchants | Did much to spread Islam in places like Africa, maintained caravan trade routes in the Sahara, played a vital role in Indian Ocean trade, dominated the East African trade | 74 | |
| 16490169712 | The Coptics were and still are a minority of which religion in predominantly Islamic Egypt? | Christian | 75 | |
| 16490169713 | In the mid 1300's Mansa Musa created a strong centralized Islamic government in | Mali | 76 | |
| 16490169714 | How were Zimbabwe and Timbuktu MOST alike? | They were both key points in trade networks that extended beyond Africa's borders | 77 | |
| 16490169715 | Which of the following accurately describes patterns of trade in the Indian Ocean during the 1200's through the early 1400's? | Ivory and gold from Africa, cotton and indigo from India, porcelain and silk from China | 78 | |
| 16490169716 | The photograph above in the modern-day West African country of Mali best exemplifies which of the following historical processes? | Spread of religion along trade routes | 79 | |
| 16490169717 | Which of the following lists three places Ibn Battuta, the fourteenth-century Muslim traveler, visited? | India, Mali, and Persia | 80 | |
| 16490169718 | Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000 - 1450? | Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants | 81 | |
| 16490169719 | Why is Ibn Battuta surprised at the social behavior of the sub-Saharan African women in the passage above? | The women are devoted Muslims | 82 |
