Unit 1 Review Quiz

The spread of the Byzantine Empire’s influence northward due to efforts of figures like the ones pictured here, Cyril and Methodius, led directly to which of the following historical developments?

• Trade connections were created between Constantinople and cities along the Baltic.

• The use of paper currency as a state financial institution spread to central Europe.

• Slavic communities were encompassed into Byzantine culture and trade networks.

• Conflict emerged with Western European Germanic kingdoms such as those of the Carolingians.

Which of the following BEST exemplifies the reason for the developing trade relationship between the Byzantine Empire and Kievan Rus after the late 900s C.E.?

• The kingdoms' mutual ties to Orthodox Christianity.

• The absence of Viking interference in Kievan Rus.

• The persistence of preexisting classical-era trade routes in the region.

• The need to create a trade relationship between Kievan Rus and the Golden Horde Empire

All of the following experienced expanding Afro-Eurasian trade and communication networks similar to the Byzantines in the 600-1450 period EXCEPT

• China.

• Japan.

• The Caliphates.

• The Mongols.

Based on this image and your knowledge of world history, which of the following civilizations is depicted here?

• The Song Dynasty of China.

• The Ancient Persians.

• The Norwegian Vikings

• The Incan Empire of Peru.

A historian might use this image to demonstrate which of the following?

• The longship allowed Viking warriors to travel both open ocean and in-land rivers.

• Tapestries were a valued commodity for trade during the Middle Ages.

• Norse conquerors relied heavily on the use of horses to invade territory

• The Vikings eventually adopted Christianity and began to settle in parts of continental Europe.

The travelers chronicled in the passage above practiced which of the follow religions?

• Hinduism.

• Buddhism.

• Daoism.

• Confucianism.

Based on the passage and your knowledge of world history, which of the following aspects of Indian culture best relates to the strengths of the Indian people according to the author above?

• Vegetarianism.

• The notions of dharma and karma.

• The gods of India.

• The caste system.

In the spirit of this passage, which of the following is a major element of Chinese culture that did not integrate well with Buddhism?

• Polytheism.

• Filial piety.

• Harmony with nature.

• The dynastic cycle.

Based on the map of states in eastern Africa around 1300 C.E., which of the following cultural interactions led directly to the formation of these states?

• The arrival of the Portuguese who created trading posts along the Indian Ocean coastline.

• The influence of Islamic trade which began during the Abbasid caliphate.

• The arrival of Christianity which led to the rise of new African kingdoms.

• The expansion of Egypt into Sudan and eventually to the Indian Ocean.

Which of the following was a direct result of the cultural interactions in East Africa by 1300 C.E.?

• The people of East Africa began to use Turkic languages to better facilitate trade with regions to their north.

• East Africans embraced the Arabic language just as they embraced Islam but later abandoned it for Portuguese.

• Swahili developed which blended Arabic and Bantu languages and allowed for better trade relations.

• The development of the Urdu language led to a new connection with India which fostered further trade.