Units 0-2 Maps, Vocab, Themes

The act of the countess of Béarn in the image is most closely identified with which of the following political systems?

Hint: what is the main political system in Europe from 1200-1450? This political system involves lords granting fiefs, or pieces of land, in exchange for fealty, or loyalty.

• Manorialism

• Serfdom

• Monasticism

• Feudalism

The image most directly illustrates which of the following features of the political development of medieval Europe?

Hint: what is the key characteristic of the political system of Europe from 1200-1450?

• Its bureaucratization, as European rulers developed sophisticated systems of record keeping to strengthen their authority.

• Its decentralization, as European rulers frequently delegated authority to local subordinates.

• Its reliance on Roman traditions, as European rulers used ancient customs to demonstrate their legitimacy.

• Its ethnic and cultural diversity, as European rulers granted ethnic and religious groups the right to use their own laws and traditions.

The interregional connections of states such as those on the East African coast can best be used as an illustration of the continued importance of which of the following?

Hint: Get this question right. Or else. >:(

• International diplomacy.

• Polytheistic religions.

• Long-distance trade.

• Patriarchal gender norms.

The coexistence of rulers and councils of elders in African states in the period circa 1200–1450 best demonstrates.

Hint: consider your vocab term "kin-based networks", p. 43.

• An attempt to imitate the feudal governments of European states and East Asian empires.

• The influence of indigenous African political practices.

• An adaptation to the climatic conditions of the East African coast.

• A reflection of the hardships and uncertainties faced by Muslim seaborne traders.

The expansion of the Mongol Empire most directly led to which of the following political developments in Afro-Eurasia?

Hint: what is the Yuan Dynasty and where did it come from? (page 89)

• The spread of feudalism to western Europe, as the Mongol conquests greatly weakened centralized monarchies.

• The expansion of the Mali Empire in West Africa, as the Mongol conquests destroyed the Abbasid Caliphate.

• The collapse of previously existing states, such as the Song dynasty of China.

• The adoption of Islamic systems of rule by Turkic states in the Middle East, such as the Seljuq Empire.

The breakup of the Mongol Empire into separate khanates during the mid-thirteenth century was most connected to which of the following developments?

Hint: the Mongols were often victorious because they were united. What happened when they lost their unity?

• The spread of the bubonic plague following the expansion of trade along the Silk Roads weakened the Mongol Empire demographically and militarily.

• Mongol traditions emphasized tribal and personal loyalties and made it difficult to establish long-lasting centralized dynastic rule, which led to civil war.

• Rebellions in China overthrew Mongol rule there and led to the reestablishment of Han Chinese rule under the Ming dynasty.

• The attempts of Mongol rulers to force their subjects to convert to Islam led to widespread rebellions in Central and East Asia.

The first paragraph most directly illustrates how increasing regional interactions led to which of the following developments in the Indian Ocean in the period 1200–1450?

Hint: the first paragraph deals extensively with marriage customs. To which of the course themes would marriage customs belong?

• The establishment of diasporic merchant communities.

• The establishment of new trading cities.

• The introduction of new cultural traditions.

• The emergence of syncretic belief systems.

The second paragraph most directly illustrates the ways in which rulers in the Indian Ocean in the period before 1450:

Hint: the state refers to the government of an area. The ruler of an area is also the ruler of the state.

• Used their military power to monopolize the trade in luxury goods.

• Attempted to incorporate new territories and peoples into their commercial empires.

• Sought to spread religious traditions by patronizing merchant communities.

• Used expanding trade networks to facilitate state development.

Based on Ibn Battuta’s description of the sultan of Sumatra in the first paragraph, his point of view could most likely be characterized as that of a:

Hint: Compare your vocab definitions of merchant, mystic, cleric, and jurist.

Which one seems to best fit Ibn Battuta's perspective?

• Sunni Muslim merchant who believes that commercial profits should be given greater consideration than religious purity.

• Sufi Muslim mystic who believes that Muslim rulers should encourage religious coexistence.

• Shi'a Muslim cleric who believes that false interpretations of Islam have corrupted the religion.

• Sunni Muslim jurist who believes that a Muslim ruler should patronize the religious elite and seek to expand Islam.

In the year 1278, what would you use to preserve your food for up to a year?

• Gold

• Salt

• Refrigerator

• Freezer