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| 101159565 | NOT a symptom of decline in the Arabic caliphate by 1300? a) the narrowing of intellectual life symbolized by the triumph of religion over literature, philosophy, and science b) eastern trade began to deteriorate c) landlords seizing power over peasants d) decline of sufis e) decline of tax for states | d) decline of the sufi | 0 | |
| 101159567 | What happened with the political fragmentation of Arabic world? | Political state of Middle East after the fall of the Abbasid empire and Mongol withdrawel The emerging Ottoman Empire soon mastered most of the lands of the old caliphate plus the Byzantine corner. | 1 | |
| 101159569 | What Chinese dynasty was associated briefly with the establishment of state-sponsored international commerce | Ming | 2 | |
| 101159571 | For how long did the Chinese government sponsor international commercial voyages in the fifteenth century? | 28 years | 3 | |
| 101159573 | Cessation of state-sponsered trade in China.....? | in Chinese terms, it was the brief trading flurry that was unusual, not its cessation. | 4 | |
| 101159575 | Which of the following was not a drawback to the West's emergence as a global power? a) lack of political coherance b) failture to establish key commercial and maritime links c) attack on catholic church d)recurring faminee e) economic crisis among ordinary | failure to establish key commercial and maritime links until after 1600 | 5 | |
| 101159577 | Renaissance...? | greater interest in nature and things of this world | 6 | |
| 101159580 | What allowed Italy to emerge as the center of the early Renaissance? | Italy had closer contacts with foreign scholars, particularly those in late Byzantium. | 7 | |
| 101159582 | Where were the two major regional monarchies that were established soon after 1400? | Castile and Aragon | 8 | |
| 101159585 | Why did the West begin the exploration of new trade routes ca. 1400? | Technological barriers that had been a problem previously were overcome. | 9 | |
| 101159587 | common element of the Polynesian societies of Hawaii and New Zealand? | lack of metallurgy | 10 | |
| 101159589 | After 1400 the Aztec and Inca empires | ran into difficulties as a result of internal problems related to control of their dominions. | 11 | |
| 101159591 | Which of the following dates did the Americas and Polynesia still remain unaffected by the international exchange? a) 1700 b) 1500 c) 1800 d) 1600 e) 1400 | e) 1400 | 12 | |
| 101159593 | A key center for political exchange in the 14th and 15th centuries was...? | Iberian Peninsula | 13 | |
| 101159594 | Key theme of Polynesian culture from the 7th century to 1400 was...? | spurts of migration and conquest that implanted Polynesian culture beyond the initial base in the Society Islands | 14 | |
| 101159595 | What is true about the Inca and the Aztecs? | cause of internal weakness, both of them were receding and might not have survived, even if the Europeans had not arrived | 15 | |
| 101159596 | What was unique about development of states in the Iberian peninsula? | Spain and Portugal developed effective new governments with a special sense of religious mission and religious support | 16 | |
| 101159597 | Differnce between New Zealand and Hawaii? | cold and harsh climate | 17 | |
| 101159598 | Innovation launched by the Ming? | mounting huge, state-sponsered trade expeditions throughout Asia and beyond | 18 | |
| 101159599 | What happened to Arabic trade after 1100? | Arabic dynamism in trade reduced, Muslims still remained active in world markets | 19 | |
| 101159600 | Where were the strong regional monarchies? | France and England | 20 | |
| 101159601 | Source of technological innovations? | Asia | 21 | |
| 101203502 | Tell me about the Ottoman Empire :) | the expansionest power was real, and the focus on conquest and administration overshadowed wider political ambitions | 22 | |
| 101203503 | First civilization to fill the commercial vacuum created by Arabic trades decline? | China | 23 | |
| 101203504 | Western response to international trade problems | Western nations began to explore alternative routes to Asia that bypass the Middle East and Muslim realms | 24 | |
| 101203505 | What is ethnocentrism? | judging people by their culture and standards | 25 | |
| 101203506 | NOT a result of Europes contact with Sub Saharan africa after 1500? | regional kingdoms lost influence | 26 | |
| 123076515 | Ottoman Empire. | turkish rulers did not promote maritime trade as vigorously as Arabs | 27 | |
| 123076516 | Strong regional monarchies took hold during the renaissance where? | spain and portugual | 28 |
