Post Classical Review

After a brief civil war in which Kublai Khan solidified his control of inner Mongolia, he undertook a series of conquests that would be the last of the Mongol Empire. Which of the following is true about those conquests?

• Kublai Khan became the first non-Chinese individual to unify and rule the entirety of China, establishing the Yuan Dynasty.

• Kublai Khan pushed south, conquering the whole of modern-day India and Pakistan, establishing the Mughal Empire.

The list below describes one particular civilization:

• Experienced several dynasties

• Invented gunpowder, paper, and the compass

• Valued several schools of thought, including Confucianism

Which civilization does this list describe?

• Chinese Empire

• Mongolian Empire

• Russian Empire

The Silk Road routes used by Tang dynasty China primarily refer to —

• overland trade routes.

• military campaign routes.

• religious pilgrimage routes.

All of the following were characteristics of the Song dynasty except —

• a revival of Confucianism.

• increased production of goods.

• abandonment of the imperial examinations. (less govt control)

In which area did the Justinian Code have the most lasting impact?

• war

• law

• taxation

The importance of obligation to family in ancient Chinese culture is most associated with —

• Taoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

Which of the following most accurately describes the Crusades?

• A series of battles between Muslim and Christian forces for control of the Holy Land

• A period in which Christian forces attempted to retake al-Andalus from Muslim control

• The conflicts between the pope and Martin Luther that led many Christians to leave the Catholic Church

Which of the following economic systems was dominant in Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Factory system

• Cottage industry

• Manorialism

During the Middle Ages in Europe, the institution that had almost total power and control was —

• the merchant guilds.

• the chivalric order.

• the Roman Catholic Church.

The Middle Ages began in Western Europe following the collapse of —

• the Mughal Empire.

• the Roman Empire.

• the Byzantine Empire.

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