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WorksheetsUnit 1: 2nd World System Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
The Mongols
facilitated the spread of the plague with the creation of its Silk Road empire.
stopped the spread of the plague to China, but allowed it to decimate the West.
stopped the spread of the plague to the West, but allowed it to decimate China.
captured Constantinople, which was the entry point for Black Death to the West.
were immune from the Yersinia pestis.
By the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French gained victory because of
cannon and gunpowder.
the crossbow.
the longbow.
heavily armored cavalry.
German mercenaries.
The Great Schism
resulted in the capture of Jerusalem by Saladin.
saw two different individuals claiming to be the true pope.
was the result of the investiture controversy between Gregory VII and Henry IV.
led to the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
led to the sacking of Constantinople by crusaders from the West.
The Mongols were able to maintain control in China for an extended period because they
were, under Genghis Khan, aggressive traders virtually obsessed with making profits.
ruled China, by means of the Yuan Dynasty, for four hundred and thirty-seven years.
established their capital in China at Nanjing.
destroyed the Chinese economy by outlawing all trade.
made use of Chinese institutions in governing China.
The motives for the voyages of Zheng He possibly included all of the following except
trading profits.
curiosity
to seek information on an earlier emperor who might have escaped into exile.
military conquest.
all of the above
Genghis Khan was part of which Dynasty?
Tang
Song
Ming
Yuan
Qin
Which of the following was not characteristic of Gothic architecture?
stained glass windows
ribbed vaults and pointed arches
flying buttresses
a limited use of ornamentation
extensive use of colored light
All of the following were motives for the Crusades except
the desire for military adventure.
religious fervor.
the aim to increase religious toleration between Muslims and Christians.
the desire to gain riches and land.
to allow the pope to assume the leadership in liberating the Holy Land.
The "People’s Crusade" was led by
a landed noble inspired by the pope.
a knight who had hopes for grandeur.
a peasant who preached vision of Jerusalem.
a monk who claimed support from God.
a mob with no clear leader.
Abu-Lughod's 2nd World System was primarily facilitated through
battles.
trade.
poetry.
universities.
conquest.
