AP World History Unit 1 QUIZ

The disintegration of the Abbasid Caliphate most directly led to which of the following political developments in the Islamic world in the thirteenth century?

• The Russian conquest of Central Asia

• The conversion of most of the Islamic world to Shi‘a Islam

• The collapse of trade along the Silk Road networks

• The rise of Turkic states

Despite the disintegration of the Abbasid Caliphate, Islam continued to spread across Afro-Eurasia in the period 1200–1450 primarily because of which of the following?

• The conquest of the Christian Crusader States in the Levant

• The activities of Sufi missionaries

• The voyages of the Muslim eunuch Zheng He

• The translation activities of Muslim scholars

The combination between religious and political aspects in the Abbasid state’s concept of governance is best reflected in which of the following?

• The Abbasid state had an influential Sunni religious class that often came into conflict with the state

• The Abbasid state often allowed local rulers considerable autonomy.

• The Abbasid state patronized the construction of religious buildings such as mosques

• The Abbasid state was headed by a caliph who was both the state’s supreme religious and political leader.

Which of the following continuities in the development of African states in the period circa 1200–1450 most likely explains the prevalence of Christianity in Ethiopia?

• While African populations mostly continued to adhere to indigenous polytheistic religions, African political elites often adopted monotheistic religions such as Christianity and Islam.

• African states’ official religions were typically syncretic mixtures of several different religious traditions.

• Some African states’ religious traditions continued to be influenced by cultural transfers dating back to earlier centuries.

• Some African states were famous for their religious toleration and for allowing multiple religious traditions to coexist in their territories.

Which of the following was a key similarity in the policies of the rulers of African states such as Ethiopia in the period circa 1200–1450 ?

• They used religion and laws to bolster their legitimacy

• They faced challenges to their power from powerful merchant elites.

• They sought to achieve economic self-sufficiency by restricting trade contacts with other societies.

• They granted their subjects unrestricted freedom of speech.

What city became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate?

Who did the Abbasids take over rule from?

• Muslims

• Umayyads

• Christians

• Istanbul

Where was the Abbasid capital

• Damascus
• Baghdad
• Persia
• Istanbul