WH1 - Test Review

What is a caliph?

• A Christian religious leader

• A Hindu priest

• A Muslim political and religious leader

• A Buddhist monk

What overland trade route linked China to AfroEurasia?

• Silk Road

• Trans-Saharan Trade Route

• Indian Ocean Trade Route

• Spice Route

How did West Africa and India differ in their experience with Islam?

• West Africa resisted Islam, while India embraced it

• Both regions rejected Islam entirely

• West Africa and India both adopted Islam without resistance

• West Africa embraced Islam through trade, while India experienced military conquest

How is Mahayana Buddhism different from Indian Buddhism?

• Not atheistic believing in numerous deities

• Focused strictly on religious text

• Centered only in Korea and Japan

• Didn't involve monasteries

What 3 aspects of Song China led to immense Chinese unity?

• Religion, art, and trade

• Language, Confucianism, and culture

• Geography, economy, and education

• Military, diplomacy, and technology

What are the reasons for the fall of the Abbasid Caliphate?

• Invasion by Mongols, European Crusades, and Mamluk slave uprising in Egypt

• Rise of the Ottoman Empire, religious conflict, and natural disasters

• Foreign colonization, famine, and civil war

• Loss of faith in Islam, corruption, and economic collapse

What is the relationship between the Chinese civil service system and the concept of a meritocracy?

• They are unrelated concepts

• The civil service system is based on hereditary privilege

• The civil service system promotes advancement based on merit

• The civil service system is only open to foreigners

What is a bureaucracy?

• A type of government ruled by religious leaders

• A system of government based on the rule of the military

• A complex administrative system organized into departments by appointed officials

• A form of direct democracy

What 3 aspects of Song China led to immense Chinese wealth?

• Trade, agriculture, and education

• Agriculture, military, and art

• Population, agriculture, and manufacturing

• Education, technology, and agriculture

What is the name of the Chinese religion/philosophy based on mutual respect and kindness toward others?

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Buddhism