Islam/Tang/Song/Mongol Quiz

Which area was most affected by the spread of both Islam and Buddhism in the period from 200 B.C. to A.D. 1450?

• Indian subcontinent

• Japanese islands

• Arabian peninsula

• coastal China

 Identify the best use of this map for a historian.

• To identify which goods were traded from China to Europe during the Classical Era

• To find what paths Islamic traders and military campaigns might have taken to get to India

• To explore the origins of religious practices in Asia

• To determine why Canton was a popular trading city in China

Which claim is best supported by evidence in the map above?

• Islam and Buddhism spread through trade routes over land and over sea

• Islam and Buddhism originated in India

• Buddhism was a popular religion in North Africa in 1450 CE

• Many people in Japan were Muslim in 1450 CE

The five pillars of Islam include faith in Allah, charity, pilgrimage to Mecca, praying five times per day and ----

• reciting from the Torah

• 8 Fold Path

• fasting during the holy month

• celebrating Easter

In the Middle East during the Golden Age of Islam scholars were encouraged to -

• Reject all knowledge that was Western in origin

• Ignore the achievements of Chinese culture

• Preserve and expand ancient Greek and Roman learning

• Accept medieval western religious ideas

From the 9th to the 14th centuries, Muslim rule of conquered territories was characterized by -

• The rejection of Greek and Roman scientific works

• The toleration of members of other cultures

• The creation of democratic governments

• A decrease in trade and commerce

Which activity occurred during the Golden Age of Muslim culture?

• Destruction of books containing Greek and Roman ideas

• Beginning of pilgrimages to Mecca

• Opposition to freedom of thought and to foreign ideas by rulers

• Major discoveries in math and science

The situation described in this passage led to the -

• Pogroms in Russia

• Fall of Constantinople

• Division of Sunni and Shi’a

• Tensions between Protestants and Catholics

What was the Tang Dynasty (YouTube- 2:39 minutes)

https://youtu.be/quqVW2aRrq8?si=ST3Gh62SDTLMVcaB

The Song Dynasty (YouTube- 3:04 minutes)

https://youtu.be/fPzWBNIFWXo?si=N7nJaAbcxMYixvZk