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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Increased food production accompanying the introduction of Champa rice into China from Vietnam during the 11th century best illustrates which of the following?
The stimulation of agriculture by technological innovation
The reliance of China on food imports
The importance of Vietnam to the world economy
The influence of China on neighboring societies
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a common feature of most Asian and European philosophies between 1000 to 1450?
Emphasis on experimental science
Reliance on ideas of individual freedom
A close association with religion
wide availability through printed books
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was the most important factor in enabling the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?
The Spanish were able to use their understanding of Aztec culture to create effective propaganda that weakened Aztec resistance.
The Spanish were able to devise effective countermeasures to the horse cavalry that formed the bulk of the Aztec army.
The Spanish were able to form military alliances with other indigenous peoples who were enemies of the Aztecs.
The Spanish were able to exploit discontent within the Aztec state to trigger revolt of the lower classes against the Aztec ruling class.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450?
Chinese merchants dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean.
Following the rise of the Mongols during the thirteenth century, the volume of Indian Ocean commerce fell sharply.
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There was very little commercial activity in the Indian Ocean.
Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The term “samurai” describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe known as
Catholic bishops
serfs
knights
lords of the manor
merchants
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a significant effect of the Polynesian migrations in the Pacific in the period from 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E.?
The transfer of domesticated plant and animal species to new islands in the Pacific
The creation of an extensive trade network connecting Pacific islands to the Asian mainland
The establishment of an ethnically unified Polynesian state spanning several island groups
The development of distinctive Polynesian maritime technologies quickly adopted by Chinese and European explorers.
- 7. Multiple Choice
In the period 1000 to 1450, which of the following developments partially resulted from knowledge of Greek science and technology?
Mongol military tactics in Central Asia
Inca bridge design in the Andes
Islamic medical books in Baghdad
Christian theology in the Roman Empire
Japanese temple design in Kyoto
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was an important continuity in the social structure of states and empires in the period 600 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E.?
Wealthy merchants dominated political institutions.
Urban craft workers played a substantial role in government.
Landholding aristocracies tended to be the dominant class
Peasants were generally free of obligations to the state.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The economies of the southern colonies of colonial British America developed most like colonial economies in
the Dutch East Indies
the Caribbean and Brazil
Massachusetts and New York
Ireland and Scotland
Canada
- 10. Multiple Choice
From 1400 to 1750, Eurasian rulers sponsored the arts primarily for which of the following reasons?
To encourage tourism and pilgrimages
To display power and legitimize their rule
To increase employment opportunities for struggling artists
To spend excess money collected in taxes
- 11. Multiple Choice
Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) primarily because they
needed to agree on the official languages for Central and South America in order to keep out English and French
wanted to protect the existing religions in South Asia and the Western Hemisphere
needed to resolve their territorial disputes after the discovery of ocean routes to the Americas and the Indian Ocean
did not wish to disrupt the plant and animal life of the Western Hemisphere with the introduction of foreign species
were concerned that the Western Hemisphere’s native peoples be treated humanely by the European conquerors
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was the most immediate effect of the Portuguese establishment of a school for navigation in the 1400s?
The establishment of direct overseas trade links between India and Europe
The development of overseas trade between West Africa and Europe
The decline of Venetian control of the trade in Asian luxury goods
The establishment of regular trade contacts between Europe and the Americas
- 13. Multiple Choice
Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both
developed from Mayan civilization
independently developed iron technology
depended entirely on oral record keeping
acquired empires by means of military conquest
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political systems in western Europe and China during the time period 1000—1300?
Both societies gradually adopted a representative democratic system.
Developments in the legal systems of China emphasized individual political rights, while western Europe concentrated on maritime law.
Western Europe developed multiple monarchies, while China maintained a single empire.
Both regions experienced Mongol imperial rule.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share which of the following?
They share the Talmud and the Gospels as sacred texts.
They are polytheistic religions.
They recognize the existence of Adam and of Moses.
They recognize the divine nature of certain prophets.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E., the Silk Roads linked which of the following?
East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea
The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
The Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
North Africa and western Europe
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes patriarchal gender systems?
Women are not allowed to work.
Women are confined to the home.
Women are inferiors and must be protected by men.
Women can be bought and sold.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes an accurate similarity between the Qing and Russian empires in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
Both relied heavily on maritime trade as a source of material goods.
Both had vast territories with peoples of various ethnicity and languages.
Both successfully resisted pressure from industrialized powers.
Both were heavily influenced by the intellectual work of Jesuit missionaries.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Before 1700, Spain governed its American colonies through a system of
elected presidents
written constitutions
chartered companies
appointed administrators
independent merchants
- 20. Multiple Choice
During the period 1600—1800, the leaders of China, Korea, and Japan all had policies that
regulated interactions with foreigners
opened their countries to European merchants
led to wars involving all of East Asia
encouraged emigration and colonization
promoted trade and expansion
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