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Chapter 1 Multiple Choice Self-Quiz
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not completed
.
In the 14th century, Afro-Eurasia may be said to have been polycentric because:
most people had to speak more than one language to survive.
correct
incorrect
there was no single dominant region, state, or ruler.
correct
incorrect
the most valuable commodity was polyester.
correct
incorrect
most people worshipped more than one god.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The biological old regime placed significant constraints on:
population growth.
correct
incorrect
evolution.
correct
incorrect
religious diversity.
correct
incorrect
the virulence of disease.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
From the late 13th century until the early 16th, under the authority of a ruling dynasty that claimed a lineage back to _______, Ethiopia enjoyed prosperous commercial relations with European merchants.
Muhammad
correct
incorrect
Augustus
correct
incorrect
Hashem
correct
incorrect
Solomon
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
From the 14th through the 17th centuries, significant territory in South Asia was ruled by a ________ dynasty, the Vijayanagara.
Hindu
correct
incorrect
Muslim
correct
incorrect
Sikhist
correct
incorrect
Buddhist
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In terms of religious affiliation, Admiral Zheng He, commander of the Chinese treasure fleet, was a:
Confucian
correct
incorrect
Christian
correct
incorrect
Muslim
correct
incorrect
Jainist
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In 1510, the Portuguese seized _________, which became their base of operations in South Asia for centuries.
Mali
correct
incorrect
Goa
correct
incorrect
Persia
correct
incorrect
Kongo
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Ibn Battuta used his knowledge of __________ as a kind of cultural passport" to gain access to many places and people in Africa and Asia."
Islamic law
correct
incorrect
Chinese linguistics
correct
incorrect
Aristotelian logic
correct
incorrect
Holistic medicine
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In the early 1200s, __________ built the largest empire ever on the landmass of Afro-Eurasia.
Tamerlane
correct
incorrect
Yongle
correct
incorrect
Chinggis Khan
correct
incorrect
Sonni Ali
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Overall, the 14th century in Afro-Eurasia was characterized by ___________________ in population due to ____________________.
urbanization; technological revoluation and political consolidation
correct
incorrect
increase; increased trade and good weather
correct
incorrect
stability; religious renewal and philosophical innovation
correct
incorrect
decline; disease and warfare
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
10. The Yongle Emperor moved the Ming capital to __________ in the early 1400s.
Xi'an
correct
incorrect
Beijing
correct
incorrect
Ulan Bator
correct
incorrect
Taiwan
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The Mongols ended the reign of the Abbasid Caliphate by taking _____ in 1258.
Damascus
correct
incorrect
Baghdad
correct
incorrect
Tehran
correct
incorrect
Kabul
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Zheng He's armada traveled down the East Coast of Africa as far south as Malindi, in modern:
Somalia
correct
incorrect
Mozambique
correct
incorrect
Kenya
correct
incorrect
Djibouti
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Recently, historians have debated whether or not Admiral Zheng He:
ever reached the Muslim holy city of Mecca.
correct
incorrect
represented a cooperative approach to international relations.
correct
incorrect
lost his official appointment due to corruption.
correct
incorrect
circumnavigated the globe.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Imperial sponsorship of large maritime expeditions, like that of Zheng He, was controversial at the Ming court, where the official ideology of _________ mistrusted commercial motives.
Legalism
correct
incorrect
Confucianism
correct
incorrect
Daoism
correct
incorrect
Buddhism
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Using superior weapons and naval technology, the forces of ________ captured the city of Constantinople in 1453.
Kubilai Khan
correct
incorrect
Ivan IV the Terrible
correct
incorrect
Mehmed II
correct
incorrect
Nicholas V
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Some scholars believe Emperor Mansa Musa of _______ spent so much during his 1325 hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca that he singlehandedly drove down the price of gold across the supercontinent.
Mapungubwe
correct
incorrect
Mali
correct
incorrect
Songhai
correct
incorrect
Persia
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In the early 15th century, the Iberian peninsula had _______________ kingdoms or states.
only Christian
correct
incorrect
Christian and Islamic
correct
incorrect
no sizeable
correct
incorrect
only Islamic
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Tenochtitlan's wealth was generated from:
extensive trade with Portuguese merchants.
correct
incorrect
precious metal exchanges with the Iroquois.
correct
incorrect
tribute collected from dependent states.
correct
incorrect
the leasing of rights to water resources to the Maya.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In the mid-15th century, the Aztec and Inca Empires maintained significant cultural and commercial exchanges through their common border in Central America.
TRUE
correct
incorrect
FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui rallied troops in ___________ to defeat a powerful rival confederation in 1438.
Tlaxcala
correct
incorrect
Chichen Itza
correct
incorrect
Quito
correct
incorrect
Cusco
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In the 14th century, Afro-Eurasia may be said to have been polycentric because:
most people had to speak more than one language to survive.
correct
incorrect
there was no single dominant region, state, or ruler.
correct
incorrect
the most valuable commodity was polyester.
correct
incorrect
most people worshipped more than one god.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The biological old regime placed significant constraints on:
population growth.
correct
incorrect
evolution.
correct
incorrect
religious diversity.
correct
incorrect
the virulence of disease.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
From the late 13th century until the early 16th, under the authority of a ruling dynasty that claimed a lineage back to _______, Ethiopia enjoyed prosperous commercial relations with European merchants.
Muhammad
correct
incorrect
Augustus
correct
incorrect
Hashem
correct
incorrect
Solomon
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
From the 14th through the 17th centuries, significant territory in South Asia was ruled by a ________ dynasty, the Vijayanagara.
Hindu
correct
incorrect
Muslim
correct
incorrect
Sikhist
correct
incorrect
Buddhist
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In terms of religious affiliation, Admiral Zheng He, commander of the Chinese treasure fleet, was a:
Confucian
correct
incorrect
Christian
correct
incorrect
Muslim
correct
incorrect
Jainist
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In 1510, the Portuguese seized _________, which became their base of operations in South Asia for centuries.
Mali
correct
incorrect
Goa
correct
incorrect
Persia
correct
incorrect
Kongo
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Ibn Battuta used his knowledge of __________ as a kind of cultural passport" to gain access to many places and people in Africa and Asia."
Islamic law
correct
incorrect
Chinese linguistics
correct
incorrect
Aristotelian logic
correct
incorrect
Holistic medicine
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In the early 1200s, __________ built the largest empire ever on the landmass of Afro-Eurasia.
Tamerlane
correct
incorrect
Yongle
correct
incorrect
Chinggis Khan
correct
incorrect
Sonni Ali
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Overall, the 14th century in Afro-Eurasia was characterized by ___________________ in population due to ____________________.
urbanization; technological revoluation and political consolidation
correct
incorrect
increase; increased trade and good weather
correct
incorrect
stability; religious renewal and philosophical innovation
correct
incorrect
decline; disease and warfare
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
10. The Yongle Emperor moved the Ming capital to __________ in the early 1400s.
Xi'an
correct
incorrect
Beijing
correct
incorrect
Ulan Bator
correct
incorrect
Taiwan
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The Mongols ended the reign of the Abbasid Caliphate by taking _____ in 1258.
Damascus
correct
incorrect
Baghdad
correct
incorrect
Tehran
correct
incorrect
Kabul
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Zheng He's armada traveled down the East Coast of Africa as far south as Malindi, in modern:
Somalia
correct
incorrect
Mozambique
correct
incorrect
Kenya
correct
incorrect
Djibouti
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Recently, historians have debated whether or not Admiral Zheng He:
ever reached the Muslim holy city of Mecca.
correct
incorrect
represented a cooperative approach to international relations.
correct
incorrect
lost his official appointment due to corruption.
correct
incorrect
circumnavigated the globe.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Imperial sponsorship of large maritime expeditions, like that of Zheng He, was controversial at the Ming court, where the official ideology of _________ mistrusted commercial motives.
Legalism
correct
incorrect
Confucianism
correct
incorrect
Daoism
correct
incorrect
Buddhism
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Using superior weapons and naval technology, the forces of ________ captured the city of Constantinople in 1453.
Kubilai Khan
correct
incorrect
Ivan IV the Terrible
correct
incorrect
Mehmed II
correct
incorrect
Nicholas V
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Some scholars believe Emperor Mansa Musa of _______ spent so much during his 1325 hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca that he singlehandedly drove down the price of gold across the supercontinent.
Mapungubwe
correct
incorrect
Mali
correct
incorrect
Songhai
correct
incorrect
Persia
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In the early 15th century, the Iberian peninsula had _______________ kingdoms or states.
only Christian
correct
incorrect
Christian and Islamic
correct
incorrect
no sizeable
correct
incorrect
only Islamic
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Tenochtitlan's wealth was generated from:
extensive trade with Portuguese merchants.
correct
incorrect
precious metal exchanges with the Iroquois.
correct
incorrect
tribute collected from dependent states.
correct
incorrect
the leasing of rights to water resources to the Maya.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In the mid-15th century, the Aztec and Inca Empires maintained significant cultural and commercial exchanges through their common border in Central America.
TRUE
correct
incorrect
FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui rallied troops in ___________ to defeat a powerful rival confederation in 1438.
Tlaxcala
correct
incorrect
Chichen Itza
correct
incorrect
Quito
correct
incorrect
Cusco
correct
incorrect
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