WHAP Unit 1

Which of the following is an accurate statement about feudalism in Europe?

• It was discontinued by the 700s C.E.

• Serfs were allowed to own land.

• The basic unit of feudal landholding was the village.

• Feudalism led to major class differences in society.

In 1215, the Magna Carta -

• was the most complex world map of its kind.

• sailed to India seeking out trade.

• granted English nobles certain rights and privileges.

• granted English commoners voting rights.

The Hanseatic League -

• was a trade union based in the Mediterranean region.

• fought in the Middle East during the Crusades.

• was a powerful banking house in Italy

• dominated trade in the Baltic region.

Flying buttresses and slender spires are characteristics of ____ architecture.

• Gothic

• Romanesque

• modern

• Moorish

Today, many historian view the Renaissance as -

• a revolution.

• a gradual but significant change in cultural and intellectual ideas and trends.

• a sudden explosion of new ideas in the arts, sciences, and scholarly pursuits.

• a radical shift in what was once practiced in the arts.

Which of the following is true of the Abbasid Caliphate?

• It presided over the golden age of Islamic culture.

• It heavily persecuted Jews and Christians.

• It provided firm leadership when European crusaders invaded.

• It forbade commercial relations with China.

Which of the following places in Africa remained Christian despite the spread of Islam on the continent?

• Marrakesh

• Swahili city-states

• Mali

• Ethiopia

Timbuktu was renowned for its

• gold and its role in opposing the slave trade.

• salt reserves and Islamic scholarship.

• glass and ceramic architecture.

• role in Indian Ocean Trade.

Why did Islamic art during this period usually feature geometric patterns and shapes rather than depictions of living things?

• The Qur'an forbids the worship of graven images.

• Depiction of living beings was not seen as fashionable.

• Artists were not yet properly skilled to draw human figures.

• Geometric shapes were seen to be more godlike.

For many years the Chinese enjoyed a virtual monopoly on the production of -

• rice.

• porcelain.

• silk.

• bamboo.