Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (1200-1450)

Each of the following traditions in East Asia was influenced by Confucianism or Neo-Confucianism EXCEPT

• Expected deference from women

• Methods of governance used by most Chinese dynasties

• Filial piety

• Monasticism

In the Islamic world, the disintegration of the Abbasid caliphate led to the rise of new

• Turkic states, such as the Mamluk sultanate, that continued to use Islam to justify their rule.

• Mongol khanates, such as the Golden Horde, that permitted religious diversity.

• European political entities, such as the Holy Roman Empire, that persecuted Muslims.

• Hindu states, such as the Khmer Empire, that continued to spread Indian cultural influences.

During the period 1200-1450, Islam continued to spread across Afro-Eurasia due to the activities of Muslim merchants, missionaries, and

• Jesuits

• Sufis

• Brahmins

• Crusaders

What religion includes the Vedic belief that one who is free of all desires may attain spiritual enlightenment, the practice of monasticism, and a branch known as Mahayana?

• Sikhism

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

Which of the following was a Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia?

• Seljuk Empire

• Srivijaya Empire

• Vijayanagara Empire

• Inca Empire

Which of the following groups ruled over city-states in Mesoamerica and used the religious practice of human sacrifice?

• Inca

• Chaco

• Maya

• Cahokia

The rulers of the Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia

• used Hinduism to maintain and justify their rule.

• used the religious practice of human sacrifice.

• used a merit-based system associated with Confucianism to select governing officials.

• used jihad to conquer and rule the region.

The presence of Christianity in Ethiopia demonstrates how

• geographic barriers prevented cultural diffusion in Afro-Eurasia.

• some African states had cultural contacts with the broader Afro-Eurasian world.

• African states had become culturally dependent on European states.

• Islam had failed to gain followers in Africa.

Which of the following states led the world in the production of steel and promoted innovations in transportation, including the expansion of the Grand Canal?

• Mamluk sultanate of Egypt

• Delhi sultanate of India

• Song dynasty of China

• Mexica empire of Mesoamerica

Each of the following was a feature of medieval Europe EXCEPT

• decentralized feudal monarchies

• manorial system and agrarian economy that relied on coerced labor of serfs

• deep influence of Christianity on society and culture

• intellectual advancements in mathematics, medicine, and literature