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History Exam Review
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Under the Muslim Turks, Hindus... | Were discriminated against, but tolerated |
| Christendom was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT: | A unified church under one supreme pope. |
| Life for most people in Christendom was characterized by: | Bleak, short lives |
| All of the following are accomplishments by the Middle Kingdom EXCEPT: | Number system that is called "Arabic" numerals today. |
| All of the following are characteristics of SE Asia, EXCEPT: | Single political community united under one ruler. |
| Reasons for the Mongols conquest of the 13th century include all of the following EXCEPT: | The desire to spread the Mongol faith to all peoples. |
| In the Chinese world, the emperor used: | A highly educated and skilled bureaucracy. |
| Which of the following statements best describes the Mongols' legacy in world history? | they encouraged extensive cross-cultural contacts and long-distance trade |
| In the Delhi Sultanate... | The Muslim newcomers and local populations fused their cultures over time. |
| Based on our understanding today, which of the following did NOT contribute to the spread of the Black Plague? | Astrological changes |
| The epidemic associated with the Black Plague impacted history in all of the following ways EXCEPT: | It strengthened the power of the church and state where it hit |
| Ottoman power rested on all of the following EXCEPT: | Harsh repression of all people under their rule. |
| The Safavid Empire persecuted those who did not follow: | Shiism |
| All of the following were noticeable difference between the Ottoman and Safavid states EXCEPT: | The Ottomans ruled over a smaller and less diverse population |
| When the Delhi Sultanate collapsed in India, it was replaced by the: | Mughal Empire |
| How did the Black Death impact the church's influence in Europe? | It stimulated hostility and resentment against the church |
| In Europe, the printing press: | gave voice to political views different from those of the kings |
| The Chinese armada headed by Zheng He during the Ming dynasty was: | proved by its distant travels to the world's greatest at the time |
| Merchants in Ming China: | were tolerated by the Ming dynasty as long as they did not disturb social or political order. |
| The demand for silver in China was so high in the 16th and 17th centuries because: | silver was used as money. |
| In the Ottoman Empire, merchants: | were revered and celebrated as shrewd individuals. |
| In order to facilitate and secure the movements of the caravan trade, Ottoman officials: | established refreshment and military stations along caravan routes. |
| Portuguese oceangoing ventures benefited from all of the following EXCEPT: | Creation of joint-stock companies to raise large sums of money. |
| While 1429 was the year that Columbus began his exploration of the Atlantic, it was also the year that the Spanish monarchy conquered ______ , the last Muslim stronghold on the Iberian Peninsula. | Granada |
| All of the following characterize Mesoamerica by 1500 EXCEPT: | With a unified class of Aztec empire faced few internal threats. |
| All of the following reasons help explain the relative ease with which the Spanish conquered the Aztec empire EXCEPT: | the lack of any effective organized resistance on the part of the Aztecs. |
| When the Spanish arrived in the Incan Empire: | the Incan Empire was already divided internally by civil war. |
| Slavery in Africa was a result from: | labor scarcity |
| The Catholic Church's effort to respond to the challenges of the Protestant Reformation was known as _____: | the Counter-Reformation |
| Accomplishments of Isabella and Ferdinand include all of the following EXECPT: | establishing a school for maritime exploration and education. |
| Accomplishments of the Portuguese monarchy include all of the following EXCEPT: | Recapturing Constantinople/Istanbul from the Ottomans. |
| The three-cornered system (or Atlantic system) included all of the following EXCEPT: | Asia supplied the finished goods (manufactured goods). |
| The Catholic Church responded to the Reformation by all of the following EXCEPT: | Terminated and Inquisition. |