Review Quiz - Unit 1

Which was NOT one of the major tenets of Islam?

• Daily prayer

• Jihad

• Pilgrimage to Mecca

• Giving to charity (almsgiving)

What major contribution did the Aryans bring to India?

• The first written language

• The basis for the Caste System

• Numerical symbols and Iron Metallurgy

• The concept of a limited democracy

Which of the following occurred between 1200-1450 CE?

• Sepoy Mutiny in India against British

• Dynastic cycle ends with Chinese Revolution

• Peter the Great rules Russian Empire

• Abbasid Caliphate establishes the "House of Wisdom" in Baghdad

What singular phenomenon is responsible for both the fall of the Abbasid Caliphate and the Song Dynasty in China?

• Mongol invasions

• Drought and environmental disaster

• Epidemic disease

• Chuck Norris

What was the primary reason for the division of Islam into two main branches: Sunni and Shi'ite?

• The divine inspiration and literal interpretation of the Qur'an

• The leadership of the umma and succession of the prophet

• The role of women in Islamic worship

• The practice of jihad

Post-classical China's major contributions to the region between 1200-1450 CE include all of the following EXCEPT

• Gunpowder

• Civil Service Examination System

• Algebra

• Paper Currency

Buddhism and Islam are similar in that they...

• both worship the same diety -- Allah

• both appeal to the lower classes with their emphasis on personal faith, rather than societal duty.

• were both founded by merchants who became prophets

• both possess a rigid hierarchy of clergy that exclude women from their worship practices

Post-Classical Chinese society illustrated a mastery in manipulating their environment when they...

• constructed the Grand Canal to connect their major river systems

• invented Block printing to mass produce information for their populace

• Introduced a new strain (Champa) of rice that would double their agricultural output

• dug underground aqueducts to provide freshwater to rural areas while avoiding evaporation issues

Indian belief systems spread to Southeast Asia civilizations

• but left no real impression and had little impact on their societies.

• through state-sponsored missionary campaigns carried out by pious Indian rulers.

• in an organic manner, largely through contact with Indian merchants.

• as a by-product of jihad campaigns.

The building seen here is an example of a

• Buddhist Stupa

• Muslim Mosque

• Confucian Palace

• Hindu Temple