Unit 4 Review Questions

Which of the following is most clearly an effect of the rise of the Arab Empire?

• Jews and Christians were forced to leave areas controlled by Muslims

• Classical European philosophers were forgotten

• The Middle East became a center of scholarship

• China became increasingly isolated from Africa and Southeast Asia

Which of the following contributed most directly to the development of the Islamic Golden Age?

• The empire’s investment in institutions such as the House of Wisdom under the Abbasid Dynasty

• The dramatic growth in trade along the Silk Roads immediately after the fall of the Roman Empire

• The empire focused on producing all its goods and not relying on trade with other states

• The empire’s insistence that everyone within the empire convert to Islam

Which TWO of the following were causes of increased trade along the Trans-Saharan trade routes?

• The arrival of Arab merchants

• The increased use of the camel

• Improvements to the Western European government

• The construction of an extensive road network across all of China

Which of the following statements best describes China in the early post-classical period (600-1200 CE)?

• Chinese people were extremely reluctant to accept religions from other regions

• Chinese people had largely abandoned Confucianism by 1200

• The Han Dynasty's rule continued uninterrupted throughout the post-Classical period

• New dynasties arose that reestablished many of the practices of the Han Dynasty

Which of the following was the original cause of the split between the Sunni and Shia sects?

• A disagreement after Muhammad’s death about whether there is one God or many gods

• A disagreement about whether non-believers could be accepted into the Islamic religion through conversion

• A disagreement about who should succeed Muhammad after his death

• A disagreement about whether to follow the Quran or other holy books

Below is a list of actions taken by the Caliphs. Which action from the list below most reflects what this text is saying?

• The caliphs expanded their territories to North Africa, Spain, and Persia

• The caliphs built a new capital in Baghdad

• The caliphs had Classical Greek texts translated into Arabic

• The caliphs attempted to prevent the Shia Muslims from breaking away from their rule

This source provides evidence supporting the view that in 1057...

• Islam had already spread to parts of Sub-Saharan Africa

• The Sahara acted as a physical barrier culturally isolating Sub-Saharan Africa

• The Silk Roads facilitated the diffusion of Islam

• Islam had only been spread by the expansion of the Arab Empire

The source above provides evidence for which of the following assertions about why Islam was able to spread?

• Islam appealed to the poor

• Islam spread through voluntary conversion to avoid taxation

• Islam spread with merchants along trade routes

• Islam spread within the boundaries of the Arab Empire through conquest

Map of Europe in 600 CE; the Roman Empire is shown in pink.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the map?

• Both Western and Eastern Europe became politically fragmented

• Both Western and Eastern Europe continued to be dominated by large empires

• Western Europe became politically fragmented, whereas Eastern Europe was still dominated by an Empire

• Eastern Europe became politically fragmented, whereas Western Europe was still dominated by an Empire

Western European societies in 600-1000 CE were generally characterized by which TWO of the following?

• Large numbers of peasants who lived on nobles’ lands

• A standardized currency used throughout Western Europe

• A reduction in long-distance trade due to worsening infrastructure

• The expansion of cities due to migration