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Exam: 007680RR - CONTACTS,CONFLICTS,AND THE CRUCIBLE

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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page
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1. What was the main reason for the isolation of Japan?

A. Weak rulers
B. Domination by Chinese culture
C. Difficult navigation in surrounding seas
D. Lack of education

2. The majority of the wealth of the Byzantine Empire was based on

A. tribute from neighboring states.
B. military conquest of new territories.
C. private commercial ventures.
D. the productivity of the peasantry and trade.

3. The most important outcome of the Mongol peace was the

A. establishment of a stable, coherent government across Eurasia.
B. transfer of goods and technology from the East to the West.
C. spread of Western ideas to the East.
D. spread of Islam.

4. In what region did merchants consider themselves equal to warriors?

A. Ethiopia
B. Rajasthan
C. Mississippi
D. Yucatan

5. In what regions did Latin Christendom expand during the period of the early Mongol expansion?
A. Britain and Spain
B. Prussia and North Africa
C. Finland and Estonia
D. The Middle East and Spain

6. The Delhi Sultanate ruler Radiyya first took power chiefly because
A. her father chose her as his successor.
B. she proved herself in battle.
C. she killed her brother.
D. she wore men's clothes.

7. Which of the following is an example of new economic divisions in the European peasantry that began to
occur during the fifteenth century?
A. Peasants throughout Europe became poorer.
B. Peasants living east of the Elbe River became freer.
C. Peasants living in the Balkans became freer.
D. Peasants living west of the Elbe River became freer.

8. A zimbabwe was a
A. tribal leader.
B. fortified administration center.
C. band of warriors.
D. trade route though the desert.

9. What common problem did people in the American Southwest and the Norse of Greenland both face?
A. Lack of food
B. Disease
C. Ecological disasters
D. Isolation from other civilizations

10. What allowed the Khmer kingdom to became great?

A. Ability to conquer other lands
B. Ability to produce excess rice and export it
C. Abundant mineral resources
D. Technological advances

11. One of the benefits that the Mongols brought to Russian lands was
A. the introduction of paper currency.
B. defense against German adventurers.
C. new farming technologies.
D. lower taxes.

12. The Khmer city of Angkor was laid out to evoke

A. the greatness of the Khmer regime.
B. ideas of the divine design of the world.
C. the rhythms of the seasons and of the natural world.
D. the power of the new Muslim ruler of the Khmer people.

13. The economic security of the Inca Empire was based on

A. a horizontal compilation of terra firma.
B. environmental diversity.
C. extensive trade with the Aztec Empire.
D. intensive maize farming.

14. A period of global cooling from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century is historically referred to as
A. the Fahrenheit effect.
B. the Celsius effect.
C. nominal cyclical cooling.
D. the Little Ice Age.

15. How did powerful families of Japan like the Fujiwara legitimize their power at court?
A. Through the support of Buddhist monks
B. By gaining more wealth than others
C. Through military victories over enemies like the Taira
D. By marrying their daughters into the imperial family

16. A group of northern European port cities organized themselves into what came to be called the
A. Hanseatic League.
B. Knights Templar.
C. League of Lubeck.
D. Commercial League of North Europe.

17. What was the most effective remedy for plague?

A. Armenian clay
B. Snake venom
C. Abstaining from eating certain foods
D. Quarantine

18. In the Mongol Empire, the plague

A. had no effect, because it mainly skipped over Mongol lands.
B. provided new opportunities for territorial expansion.
C. slowed the rise of the Ottoman state.
D. ended further expansion.

19. All of the following were a result of the Crusades except

A. establishment of a large Christian kingdom in the Middle East.
B. increased hostility in Europe between Christians and Jews.
C. destruction of peaceful relations between Muslims and Christians.
D. a proclamation, by Zangi, calling for Jihad against the infidels.

20. What directly led to internal expansion and new economic activity in Western Europe from the
eleventh to the fourteenth century?
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A. Population reduction
B. Decline in religious activity
C. New and extreme technological achievements
D. Competition among rival states