500 to 1000 CE

In European medieval society, political power was vested in

• the Byzantine emperor.

• the pope of the Roman Catholic church.

• the Holy Roman Emperor.

• local lords.

When the Vikings established a colony in Newfoundland around the year 1000,

• it resulted in the early spread of Christianity to North America.

• it remained under Viking control for over two centuries.

• it allowed for the creation of a trading network across the northern Atlantic.

• it did not create a permanent link between the eastern and western hemispheres.

Charlemagne maintained diplomatic relations with

• the Russian empire.

• the Tang empire.

• the Gupta empire.

• the Abbasid empire.

After the collapse of western Roman authority,

• Germanic tribes established regional kingdoms.

• a greater pan-Germanic empire was established.

• the Visigoths created imperial unity.

• the Byzantine empire expanded into the west to recreate a lasting imperial state.

Angkor Wat displays the influences of

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Zoroastrianism

The Bhakti movement sought to erase distinctions between

• Christianity and Buddhism.

• Hinduism and Buddhism.

• Hinduism and Islam.

• Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism.

The native religion of Japan is

• Shintoism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Hinduism

The most important new crop introduced into China during the Tang and Song period was

• cotton

• fast-ripening rice

• indigo

• oranges

The most important Chinese technological innovation in seafaring was

• rudder

• magnetic compass

• lateen sail

• astrolabe

What unified the economies of Southern and Northern China?

• Grand Canal

• Great Wall

• first printing press

• Royal Road