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Exam #5
World History to 1500
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Membership in the Islamic community known as the umma was based on a common | faith |
| 2. Which of the following religious traditions blended elements of Hinduism and Islam? | sikhism |
| 3. Which of the following statements expresses a view of women found in the Quran? | women were spiritually equal to men |
| 4. In contrast to the Umayyad dynasty, the caliphs of the Abbasid dynasty | allowed non-arabs to play a prominent role in society |
| 5. Which of the following is a distinctive feature of Sufism? | Renunciation of the material world in the pursuit of spiritual union with allah |
| 6. Sufi practitioners facilitated the conversion to Islam of people living in Anatolia and India by | emphasizing personal experiences of the divine, rather than the law |
| 7. In which region was conversion to Islam motivated by a desire to expand trading networks rather than from the result of conquest and Islamic rule? | west africa |
| 8. Which of the following was a result of the cross-regional ties created in the expanding Islamic world? | The exchange of agricultural products and practice from one region to another |
| 9. Which of the following refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims should try to make at least once in their lifetime? | Hajj |
| 10. The Arab Empire that accompanied the spread of Islam stretched from | spain to india |
| 11. Why was the city of Mecca important? | It was the site of Kaaba where pilgrims congregated |
| 12. Which of the following is a requirement for all Muslims? | almsgiving |
| 13. Which of the following events marked the beginning of the new Islamic calendar? | Muhammad's emigration to yarhrib/medina |
| 14. Which of the following contributed to the mass conversion of people living in the Middle East to Islam by the eighth century? | Conversion to islam offered many financial and social benefits |
| 15. Which of the following describes the effect of Islam on West Africa? | Islam had the greatest influenc on rulers and urban elites |
| 16. Which of the following is an example of a role assumed by the ulama? | judges |
| 17. Which of the following was a goal of the education offered at the madrassas? | To preserve an established body of islamic learning |
| 18. Which of the following refers to the sayings and deeds of the Muhammad? | the hadiths |
| 19. Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions? | judaism, christianity, and zoroastrianism |
| 20. In contrast to the spread of Buddhism and Christianity, the early spread of Islam | gave rise to a large empire |
| 21. In comparison to Byzantium, Latin Christendom before 1000 C.E. was | localized |
| 22. Which of the following was a long-term impact of the Crusades in Europe? | Spain, Sicily, and the Baltic region permanently joined the world of Western Christendom |
| 23. In Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, what system emerged that emphasized the reciprocal ties between a king and his vassals, and between a lord and his serfs? | feudalism |
| 24. Which of the following describes the situation in Western Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire in 476? | Long distance trade was limited to italy |
| 25. Which of the following was evidence of the expansion and growth of European civilization during the High Middle Ages? | There was a considerable increase in long-distance trade |
| 26. How did economic growth and urbanization during the High Middle Ages affect women in Western Europe? | Women practiced trades and sometimes trained female apprentices |
| 27. Technological changes in which field limited women's opportunities in Western Europe by the fifteenth century? | weaving |
| 28. Besides Islam, which of the following was also a target of Western European crusaders? | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| 29. During the period from 1000 to 1300, the rulers in which region held the least power? | western europe |
| 30. Which of the following is an example of a European innovation made possible by borrowing technologies from other civilizations? | The use of gunpowder in cannons |
| 31. Which of the following contributed to the decline of Christianity in Asia and Africa by 1500? | the spread of islam |
| 32. Which of the following describes the situation of Christian communities in the Middle East and North Africa from 650 to 1300? | Shrinking communities of second-class subjects |
| 33. Outside of Europe, the strongest presence of Christianity from 500 to 1300 was in | ethiopia |
| 34. Which of the following is an example of how Christianity was reinterpreted as it spread throughout Asia and Africa? | jesus sutras |
| 35. Which of the following describes a feature of the Byzantine state? | The emperor claimed to be God’s representative on Earth |
| 36. Which of the following had a greater influence on Eastern Orthodox Christianity than on Roman Catholicism? | Greek philosophical concepts |
| 37. Which of the following describes the process of conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Kievan Rus? | It was a freely made decision on the part of Prince Vladmir of Kiev who chose Eastern Orthodox Christianity to unify his people |
| 38. In the centuries between 500 and 1000, Europe's center of gravity shifted away from the Mediterranean toward | north and west |
| 39. Which of the following describes the relationship between politics and religion in Western Europe from 500 to 1300? | Rulers provided protection for the church in return for religious legitimacy |
| 40. In Western Europe from 1000 to 1300, power was divided among | kings, nobles, and church leaders |
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