9/25 Fri-Yay Quiz

Which of the following factors best explains the distribution of Muslim populations shown on the map above?

• Merchant Activity

• Religious Pilgrimage

• Forced Migration

• Imperialism

Along with Islam, which religion spread to Southeast Asia from 600 CE to 1450 CE?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Shintoism

Muslim scholars’ incorporation of cultural and intellectual influences from pre-Islamic societies can best be used as evidence that

• most educated Muslims continued to speak European languages well into the fifteenth century

• European merchants had established trade outposts throughout Muslim Central Asia

• Muslim scientists rejected the contributions of scientists from other cultures as heretical

• Muslim states and empires were central to the processes of intellectual transfer in Eurasia

Based on this author’s argument, how did various Southeast Asian states establish and maintain their political power?

• By military force as they conquered neighboring kingdoms

• By divine monarchy as they invoked the Mandate of Heaven

• By economic monopoly as they exploited their resources and key trading centers

• By technological supremacy as they innovated faster than their neighbors

The sentiments expressed by Wila Uma in the passage most clearly illustrate which of the following aspects of the Inca state?

• The persistence of cultural diversity within the empire

• The influence of technological innovation in expanding the empire

• The importance of the Inca ruler to the empire

• The extensive territorial extent of the empire

What was the name of the system that allowed China to exert control over surrounding nations in exchange for goods?

• Tribute System

• Syncretism

• Corruption

• quid pro quo

Which of these best defines syncretism?

• The spread of Chinese influence into the rest of East Asia

• Multiple similar but unrelated events happening at the same time in different areas of the world

• The organic blending of two or more different religions, languages, or cultures to form something unique

• When you hook your phone up to your car

Which of these theories supporting the disappearance of the Maya is most likely?

• Invasion and Annhilation

• Alien Abduction

• Disease from European explorers

• Starvation due to environmental factors

Which of these was not a main reason that Islam was able to spread so quickly and successfully between 630-1200?

• Muslim emphasis on trade and trade benefits of being a Muslim

• Forced conversion by invading Islamic Forces

• Jizya tax in Islamic Empires on non-muslims

• Muslim religious pilgrimages to the New World

The Majapahit and Srivijaya Kingdoms both gained control and wealth by focusing on which of the following:

• Mass agricultural production

• Production and sale of luxury items

• Control and taxing of trade between China and the Indian Ocean

• Exportation of skilled artisans and laborers