Free Printable Unit 3: Land Based Empires

1.

Which of the following was a feature of the communities in Australia in the fifteenth century?

a)

Permanent village settlements

b)

The practice of firestick farming

c)

Economic specialization

d)

The practice of indentured servitude

2.

In the fifteenth century, what did the Igbo people in West Africa have in common with the Iroquois League in North America?

a)

Written constitutions based on popular sovereignty

b)

Institutions for resolving conflict in the absence of a state

c)

Plantation economies dependent on slave labor

d)

Centralized kingdoms and stratified societies

3.

Which of the following was the largest pastoral society in West Africa in the fifteenth century?

a)

The Benin

b)

The Fulbe

c)

The Yoruba

d)

The Igbo

4.

Why did the maritime expeditions of the Indian Ocean basin sponsored by the Ming emperor suddenly stop in 1433?

a)

The emperor's successors viewed expansion as a waste of resources.

b)

The court eunuchs who rose to power prioritized farming over commerce.

c)

Most of the cultures they encountered reacted with hostility and violence.

d)

Naval forces were redirected to deal with the military threat of the Portuguese.

5.

In its effort to recover from the disruption of Mongol rule, where did the Ming dynasty look for inspiration?

a)

The religious world of Islam

b)

The empire established by Timur

c)

The civilization in Western Europe

d)

The culture of past Chinese dynasties

6.

Which of the following reflected the fragmented and competitive political environment in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

a)

The Sunni/Shia divide

b)

City of Ladies

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The Hundred Years' War

7.

In which empire was a Shia version of Islam made the official religion in the sixteenth century?

a)

Mughal Empire

b)

Songhay Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Safavid Empire

8.

Which of the following was a motivation for European expansion but not for Chinese expansion in the fifteenth century?

a)

To gain direct access to the wealth of Africa and Asia

b)

To recover from the devastation of the Black Death

c)

To eliminate piracy and banditry in the Indian Ocean

d)

To enroll distant peoples and states in the tribute system

9.

Which of the following is true of the Mughal Empire?

a)

It established unified control over most of the Indian peninsula.

b)

It created a new religion that synthesized Islam and Christianity.

c)

It formed as a result of Chinese exploration in the Indian Ocean.

d)

It showed no tolerance for Hindu subjects and expelled them.

10.

What feature did the Mughal Empire and Songhay Empire share?

a)

The rulers in both empires were Sufi holy men.

b)

Both were in the heartland of the Islamic world.

c)

The rulers were Sunni Muslim, while their subjects were Shia Muslim.

d)

The rulers were Muslim, but the majority of the population was not.

11.

The wars carried out by the Aztec Empire were linked to the

a)

search for wives of the Sun.

b)

control of long-distance trade routes.

c)

need for labor service.

d)

practice of human sacrifice.

12.

What did the Inca Empire do that the Aztec Empire did not do?

a)

Offered prisoners of war to the gods as human sacrifices

b)

Built a bureaucracy to integrate and control its subjects

c)

Discouraged agriculture and ended long-distance trade

d)

Claimed descent from earlier Mesoamerican peoples

13.

What could women do in both the Aztec and Inca empires?

a)

Preside over human sacrifices

b)

Lead military forces into war

c)

Have more than one husband

d)

Exercise political authority

14.

Which of the following pairs of societies shared a common religion?

a)

The Aztecs and the Incas

b)

The Songhay Empire and the Ottoman Empire

c)

The Mughal Empire and Vijayanagara

d)

The Safavid Empire and Ethiopia

15.

The Inca and Aztec empires practiced similar gender-based systems in which women and men operated in two separate but equivalent spheres, a system that scholars call

a)

matriarchy

b)

patriarchy

c)

gender equality

d)

gender parallelism.

16.

In the fifteenth century, the gathering and hunting way of life associated with the Paleolithic era persisted in

a)

Australia

b)

the Amazon River basin

c)

North Africa

d)

Southeast Asia

17.

Which of the following was a principle underlying the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois League?

a)

Protection of private property

b)

Survival of the fittest

c)

Limited government

d)

Loyalty to the state

18.

Which of the following was the most centralized, unified, and prosperous of the world's major civilizations in the fifteenth century?

a)

The Aztec Empire

b)

The Songhay Empire

c)

Western Europe

d)

China

19.

Which of the following was a value emphasized in the Renaissance?

a)

Frugality

b)

Liberty

c)

Individualism

d)

Equality

20.

After the fifteenth century, how did the Chinese state resolve the problem created by a growing population and land scarcity?

a)

It established equal trade relations with European countries.

b)

It ended the tribute system.

c)

It made more intensive use of available land.

d)

It sponsored oceanic expansion.

21.

Which empire ended the Byzantine Empire and came the closest to conquering Europe?

a)

Mughal Empire

b)

Delhi sultanate

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Timur's empire

22.

During the sixteenth century the Ottoman Empire extended its control to which of the following?

a)

North Africa

b)

India

c)

Portugal

d)

Persia

23.

How was Islam introduced into Southeast Asia and West Africa?

a)

As a result of Turkic conquest

b)

By traveling merchants

c)

As a result of Arab conquest

d)

By Muslim crusaders

24.

In what way were the Aztec and Inca empires similar?

a)

Both encouraged the assimilation of conquered peoples into their societies.

b)

Both were loosely structured and unstable conquest states.

c)

Both were marginal peoples who conquered and absorbed older cultures.

d)

Both had a class of professional merchants known as pochteca.

25.

What did the Aztec Empire require conquered people to do?

a)

Register marriages

b)

Pay tribute

c)

Learn about Aztec culture

d)

Speak the Aztec language

26.

The Mississippi and Amazon rivers facilitated which of the following?

a)

Coastal shipping

b)

The birth of a great voyaging network

c)

Canoe-borne commerce

d)

Long-distance trade within North America

27.

Which city emerged as a major Muslim port city in the Indian Ocean basin in the fifteenth century?

a)

Samarkand

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Tenochtitlán

d)

Malacca

28.

Which of the following was a web of connection that linked many of the peoples of the world in the fifteenth century?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Capitalism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Empire

29.

The rise of which of the following blocked direct commercial contact between Europe and China?

a)

The Mughal Empire

b)

The Ottoman Empire

c)

The Songhay Empire

d)

The Safavid Empire

30.

The extensive sea routes of the Ming pictured in Map 12.1, "Asia in the Fifteenth Century," were the product of which of the following?

a)

The desire to build empire through the expansion of the tribute system

b)

The desire to open ports hitherto uncontacted by outsiders to the Eurasian trading system

c)

The desire to gain access to the Mediterranean Sea

d)

The desire to map the major inland waterways of southern India and Arabia

31.

The presence of numerous different states within Europe as illustrated in Map 12.2, "Europe in 1500," is indicative of which of the following?

a)

A politically unified civilization

b)

An empire in decline

c)

A deeply fragmented society

d)

Economic stratification

32.

According to Map 12.5, "The Americas in the Fifteenth Century," which of the following was the most prominent in North America?

a)

Hunting and gathering peoples

b)

Chiefdoms

c)

Village farming peoples

d)

Hunting and gathering peoples

33.

According to Map 12.6, "Religion and Commerce in the Afro-Eurasian World," the loss of access to which of the following would likely have eliminated the majority of contact via trade between the Islamic East and Christian West?

a)

The Danube River

b)

The Mediterranean Sea

c)

The Arabian Sea

d)

The Black Sea

34.

According to Map 12.6, "Religion and Commerce in the Afro-Eurasian World," which of the following appears to have been untouched by the era’s prominent trade routes?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Arabia

c)

India

d)

Japan

35.

Which of the following distinguished the empires of Western Europe from other empires?

a)

They were created by merchants.

b)

They spread diseases to conquered peoples.

c)

They were initiated by maritime expansion.

d)

They were accompanied by religious conversion of conquered peoples.

36.

Which of the following regions experienced the least racial mixing and was the least willing to recognize the offspring of interracial unions?

a)

The Caribbean

b)

Colonial Brazil

c)

Spanish America

d)

British North America

37.

Which of the following was a reason that Portugal, Spain, France, and Britain were the first to expand into the New World?

a)

They were on the Atlantic coast and were closer to the Americas.

b)

They believed in ancient legends of a lost world across the ocean.

c)

They had a long tradition of exploring distant lands by boat.

d)

Their lands lacked iron, which drove them to search for deposits.

38.

Why did some Native Americans aid the Spanish in their initial invasion of the New World?

a)

To acquire gold and jewels from the Spanish

b)

To gain an advantage against their own enemies

c)

To learn about European culture and history

d)

To appease the gods and avert natural disasters

39.

The colonial economy of the Spanish Empire in former Aztec and Inca lands was

a)

based on commercial agriculture and mining.

b)

dependent on the import of African slaves for labor.

c)

administered by Spanish missionaries.

d)

supported by piracy and smuggling.

40.

How did many Native Americans in Mesoamerica and Peru respond to Spanish missionaries' efforts to convert them to Catholicism?

a)

They only pretended to be Catholic when Europeans were around.

b)

They rejected Catholicism completely and maintained their local cultures.

c)

They abandoned their old religions and embraced Catholicism entirely.

d)

They blended their old customs into Catholic practices.

41.

Some scientists have linked the Little Ice Age that spanned much of the early modern period to the

a)

devshirme

b)

discovery of Siberia.

c)

Great Dying.

d)

plantation complex.

42.

Which of the following describes slavery in Latin America?

a)

Living and working conditions for slaves were similar to those of poor white men.

b)

Slaves became self-reproducing after 1750, with all slaves born in the New World.

c)

Large-scale importation of new slaves continued into the nineteenth century.

d)

Slaves could not be set free by their owners, nor could they buy their freedom.

43.

In contrast to the Portuguese and Spanish colonists in Latin America, British colonists in North America

a)

sought to escape rather than re-create European traditions in the Americas.

b)

married indigenous women more frequently and were less racist.

c)

were almost exclusively male and Catholic.

d)

faced many class and racial restrictions.

44.

What contributed to higher literacy rates in the British colonies in North America than in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America?

a)

The Spanish and Portuguese governments discouraged literacy among the colonial population.

b)

The British government invested massive funds into building libraries throughout North America.

c)

Spanish and Portuguese colonizers thought Native Americans could not be taught to read.

d)

Protestantism, which was practiced by most British colonists, encouraged reading the Bible for oneself.

45.

Which of the following describes a feature of Qing China's policy toward its possessions in Central Asia?

a)

Respect for the different cultures of the region

b)

Assimilation of the local populations into Chinese society

c)

A massive migration of Chinese settlers into the area

d)

The imposition of a special tax on Muslims

46.

How did Russian political leaders and the educated typically define empire?

a)

Well-defined borders

b)

Political decentralization

c)

Bringing enlightenment to savages

d)

Cooperation with neighboring countries

47.

The Mughal ruler Akbar favored policies that promoted

a)

the forced conversion of Hindus to Islam.

b)

a cosmopolitan and hybrid Indian-Persian-Turkic culture.

c)

a distinctly Islamic identity.

d)

the removal of non-Muslims from high office.

48.

Which of the following was a result of the Ottoman Empire's policy toward the Christian population in southeastern Europe?

a)

Christian communities enjoyed considerable autonomy over their own affairs.

b)

The majority of the population had converted to Islam by the sixteenth century.

c)

Christians who refused to convert migrated to the Americas.

d)

Christians remained a permanent underclass in Ottoman society.

49.

Which of the following was an outcome of the establishment of European empires in the Americas?

a)

A sharp decline in population in Europe and Asia

b)

A shift in the global balance of power in favor of Russia

c)

The spread of smallpox from the Americas to Eurasia

d)

The emergence of an Atlantic world connecting four continents

50.

Which of the following contributed to the Great Dying in the Americas?

a)

A prolonged drought that made farming impossible

b)

Native Americans' lack of immunity to Eurasian diseases

c)

The frequent warfare between the Aztec and Inca empires

d)

A volcanic eruption and an earthquake that caused flooding

51.

What did the introduction of domesticated animals into the Americas make possible?

a)

Ranching economies

b)

Plantation crops

c)

Industrialization

d)

The slave trade

52.

Which of the following led the attack on the Aztec Empire?

a)

Pedro de Cieza de Leon

b)

Hernán Cortés

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Francisco Pizarro

53.

Which of the following is an example of the Columbian exchange?

a)

The interaction between the Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations

b)

The rivalry between Catholic Spain and Protestant England

c)

The emergence of Western Europeans on the world stage

d)

The introduction of corn and potatoes into the Afro-Eurasian diet

54.

Which of the following policies reflects mercantilist thinking?

a)

Accumulating precious metals

b)

Discouraging exports

c)

Using slave labor

d)

Encouraging free trade

55.

Refer to Map 13.3 in the textbook. The addition of Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tibet to the Chinese empire during the Qing dynasty led to

a)

the permanent end of the tribute system.

b)

border skirmishes with the Russian Empire.

c)

the creation of the Court of Colonial Affairs.

d)

border skirmishes with the Mughal Empire.

56.

Which of the following dominated the agricultural economy of the New England and middle Atlantic colonies in British North America?

a)

Government-owned land that was leased to settlers

b)

Small-scale independent farmers working their own land

c)

Large estates that directly employed native workers

d)

Sugar plantations worked by slave labor

57.

Which of the following was a reason Russia expanded beginning in the sixteenth century?

a)

To secure its borders from attack

b)

To control the Silk Roads

c)

To gain access to gunpowder weapons

d)

To monopolize the spice trade

58.

Which of the following describes what happened to the native populations of the steppes and Siberia as a consequence of Russian imperial expansion?

a)

Enslavement

b)

Assimilation

c)

Genocide

d)

Resettlement

59.

In which of the following empires did the process of expansion occur at the same time that a distinctive state was taking shape?

a)

The Spanish Empire

b)

The Ottoman Empire

c)

The Russian Empire

d)

The Mughal Empire

60.

Which of the following policies contributed to the growth of Hindu opposition to Mughal rule by the late seventeenth century?

a)

Reinstatement of the jizya

b)

Promotion of the practice of sati

c)

Creation of an imperial cult

d)

Construction of the House of Worship

61.

Which of the following highlights the intersection between the Little Ice Age and the phenomenon scholars term the General Crisis?

a)

The reemergence of land bridges led to the age of mass migration.

b)

The inability of shamans to control the weather discredited popular religions.

c)

Climatic changes exacerbated conditions that led to popular unrest.

d)

Efforts to predict the weather led to an overturning of established truths.

62.

In the conflict between the Islamic and Christian worlds, which event in the fifteenth century signaled that the Islamic world held the upper hand?

a)

The reconquista and its aftermath

b)

The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople

c)

The Treaty of Nerchinsk

d)

The Treaty of Tordesillas

63.

Which of the following resulted from Russia's westward expansion in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

a)

The incorporation of Slavic-speaking Ukrainians and Belorussians into the empire

b)

Russia's monopoly of the fur trade

c)

The conversion of the Russian royal family to Islam

d)

A program of westernization in Russia

64.

The map shows the Americas in which century?

a)

Eighteenth

b)

Fifteenth

c)

Fourteenth

d)

Nineteenth

65.

According to Map 13.1, "European Colonial Empires in the Americas," which New World empire occupied land that was once home to the Mississippian peoples?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Dutch

66.

In what way does this illustration reflect the spiritual grace or enlightenment typically associated with emperors?

a)

There is a halo around Shah Jahan’s head.

b)

The shah appears to be the only one seated.

c)

It emphasizes the material splendor of the palace.

d)

Shah Jahan is physically set apart from the others.

67.

The disease-ridden Aztecs in this illustration are an example of which of the following?

a)

The effects of the Little Ice Age

b)

The effects of the General Crisis

c)

The effects of the Columbian exchange

d)

The effects of mercantilism

68.

According to Map 13.2, Russia experienced its most extensive territorial expansion during which century?

a)

The sixteenth century

b)

The seventeenth century

c)

The fifteenth century

d)

The eighteenth century

69.

Which of the following is evidence that the laborers pictured in this illustration were slaves?

a)

There is an overseer with a whip in his hand.

b)

They are all using similar implements.

c)

Men, women, and children are all laboring.

d)

They are all working on the same task.

70.

Which groups in Western Europe supported overseas exploration, and what were their motivations?

(a)

71.

What powers did the Great Law of Peace give to the Iroquois League of Five Nations?

(a)

72.

What features differentiated the four Islamic empires in the fifteenth century?

(a)

73.

What were the key webs or networks of influence, communication, and exchange through which peoples of the fifteenth century interacted?

(a)

74.

Compare and contrast the Confucian revival in Ming China and the Renaissance in Europe.

(a)

75.

What were the distinctive features of gathering and hunting societies, agricultural village societies, and pastoral societies?

(a)

76.

How did the Inca Empire's treatment of conquered peoples differ from that of the Aztec Empire?

(a)

77.

How did women's lives in the Afro-Eurasian world compare to women's lives in the Americas?

(a)

78.

In what ways were the outcomes of Europe's American colonies different from those of the Chinese, Mughal, and Ottoman empires?

(a)

79.

What impact did the creation of the Russian and Chinese empires during the early modern period have on Central Asia?

(a)

80.

Describe the major features of Ottoman rule over the Balkans.

(a)

81.

Which Amerindian crops had the greatest impact on food production in Africa and Eurasia following the establishment of the Western European empires?

(a)

82.

How did race and class shape women's experiences in the colonial societies of North and South America?

(a)

83.

How did understandings of race in Latin America differ from those in British North America?

(a)

84.

How did the various empires deal with colonial subjects who practiced different religions?

(a)

85.

In what respects were the centuries from 1450 to 1750 an age of empires?

(a)

86.

Which of the following empires is depicted in the map?

a)

Ottoman

b)

Abbasid

c)

Byzantine

d)

Western Roman

87.

Which of the following could best be inferred about Constantinople from the map?

a)

The citizens were mostly merchants.

b)

The citizens were fearful of attack from invaders.

c)

It had a majority Muslim population.

d)

The citizens were primarily Roman Catholic

88.

Which of the following can be inferred from the map about the governing system of Constantinople?

a)

The government was decentralized.

b)

The government enforced a strict patriarchy.

c)

The government banned coerced labor.

d)

The government was imperial.

89.

(1) Each city shall, to the best of her ability, keep the sea clear of pirates, so that merchants may freely carry on their business by sea. (2) Whoever is expelled from one city because of a crime shall not be received in another. (3) If a citizen is seized [by pirates] the League shall not pay a ransom, but his sword-belt and knife shall be sent [as a threat to his captors]. (4) Any merchant ransoming him shall lose all his possessions in all the cities which are League members. We ought to hold a meeting once a year to legislate the affairs of the cities. (5) If pirates appear on the sea, all the cities must contribute their share to the work of destroying them.

Decrees of the Hanseatic League, European trade association, (c.1265)

According to the passage, other than trade, what was the purpose of the Hanseatic League?

a)

To regulate immigration into member cities

b)

To strengthen the Holy Roman Empire

c)

To maintain uniform rules of order among League members

d)

To regulate new technologies used in trade

90.

(1) Each city shall, to the best of her ability, keep the sea clear of pirates, so that merchants may freely carry on their business by sea. (2) Whoever is expelled from one city because of a crime shall not be received in another. (3) If a citizen is seized [by pirates] the League shall not pay a ransom, but his sword-belt and knife shall be sent [as a threat to his captors]. (4) Any merchant ransoming him shall lose all his possessions in all the cities which are League members. We ought to hold a meeting once a year to legislate the affairs of the cities. (5) If pirates appear on the sea, all the cities must contribute their share to the work of destroying them.

Decrees of the Hanseatic League, European trade association, (c.1265)

The ideals outlined in the decrees were most similar to which of the following?

a)

The Mongol Empire’s attitudes toward trade

b)

The tenants of Neo-Confucianism

c)

The laws created by Crusading knights and kings

d)

The teachings of Thomas Aquinas

91.

And no one of the city of Southhampton shall buy anything to sell again in the same city, unless he is of the guild merchant. . . And if anyone shall do so and is convicted of it, everything he has bought shall be forfeited to the king. . . And no one shall buy honey, fat, salt, herrings, or any kind of oil . . . or any kind of skins or furs, unless he is a guildsman.

Ordinances of the guild merchants of Southampton, England (14th century)

According to the passage, the ordinances of the guild merchants led to the development of which of the following?

a)

the manorial system

b)

the Crusades

c)

New forms of labor organizations

d)

the freedom of the serfs

92.

And no one of the city of Southhampton shall buy anything to sell again in the same city, unless he is of the guild merchant. . . And if anyone shall do so and is convicted of it, everything he has bought shall be forfeited to the king. . . And no one shall buy honey, fat, salt, herrings, or any kind of oil . . . or any kind of skins or furs, unless he is a guildsman.

Ordinances of the guild merchants of Southampton, England (14th century)

Which of the following innovations most enabled the guilds to develop in Europe in this era?

a)

New forms of credit and the re-establishment of money for exchange

b)

The democratic ideals found in the Magna Carta

c)

The growth of the Catholic Church

d)

The printing press

93.

Which of the following would merchants consider most necessary for successful travel along the routes depicted on the map?

a)

Knowledge of communication networks

b)

Environmental knowledge and technological innovations

c)

Navigation aids such as the rudder and keel

d)

Knowledge of Christian beliefs, to be able to blend in with local cultures

94.

The West African kingdoms on this map are known for which of these political features?

a)

They practiced early forms of democracy

b)

They had loosely defined boundaries

c)

They had dynasties that traced their beginnings to the same founding leader

d)

They were conquered and ruled by the Bantu peoples

95.

Which of these pairs were the most significant exports of West Africa in the era of the map?

a)

spices and silk

b)

lumber and dyes

c)

maise and potatoes

d)

gold and salt

96.

The king of the country and the people of the country all refrain from eating the flesh of ox. The great chiefs are Muslim people; they all refrain from eating the flesh of the pig. The local ruler cast an image of Buddha and has cast tiles of brass and covered an altar for the Buddha with them. . . . The majority of the people in the country all profess the Muslim religion.

Ma Huan, Chinese explorer during the Ming dynasty, “On Calicut, India” (1433)

Which of the following best accounts for the circumstances described by Ma Huan?

a)

The demise of the Gupta Empire

b)

The growth of the Byzantine Empire

c)

The expansion of Muslim empires

d)

The spread of Buddhism to the Middle East

97.

The king of the country and the people of the country all refrain from eating the flesh of ox. The great chiefs are Muslim people; they all refrain from eating the flesh of the pig. The local ruler cast an image of Buddha and has cast tiles of brass and covered an altar for the Buddha with them. . . . The majority of the people in the country all profess the Muslim religion.

Ma Huan, Chinese explorer during the Ming dynasty, “On Calicut, India” (1433)

Which of the following changes to Indian political rule are evident in the passage?

a)

Hinduism had been banished from India.

b)

Buddhists were no longer allowed to hold leadership positions in India.

c)

Hindus were no longer in control of this part of India.

d)

The caste system was outlawed in areas under Muslim control.

98.

The king of the country and the people of the country all refrain from eating the flesh of ox. The great chiefs are Muslim people; they all refrain from eating the flesh of the pig. The local ruler cast an image of Buddha and has cast tiles of brass and covered an altar for the Buddha with them. . . . The majority of the people in the country all profess the Muslim religion.

Ma Huan, Chinese explorer during the Ming dynasty, “On Calicut, India” (1433)

Which of the following was the main cause of the cultural diffusion described in the passage?

a)

The influence of China in the region

b)

Scientific and technological innovations

c)

Political expansion and merchant activity

d)

The diffusion of Greek literary and artistic forms

99.

Being upright and modest, reserved and quiet, correct and dignified, sincere and honest: these constitute the moral nature of a woman. Being filial and respectful, loving and warm, meek and gentle: these represent the complete development of the moral nature. The moral nature being innate in ourselves, it becomes transformed and fulfilled through practice. It is not something that comes from the outside but is actually rooted in our very selves.

Empress Xu, “Instructions for the Inner Quarters” (early 15th century)

Which of the following best explains the views expressed by Empress Xu?

a)

The continued influence of Confucianism’s emphasis on order

b)

The growing maritime trade, which changed gender relations

c)

The continued influence of Daoism’s emphasis on balance

d)

The influence of Buddhism’s emphasis on eliminating suffering

100.

Being upright and modest, reserved and quiet, correct and dignified, sincere and honest: these constitute the moral nature of a woman. Being filial and respectful, loving and warm, meek and gentle: these represent the complete development of the moral nature. The moral nature being innate in ourselves, it becomes transformed and fulfilled through practice. It is not something that comes from the outside but is actually rooted in our very selves.

Empress Xu, “Instructions for the Inner Quarters” (early 15th century)

The traditions reflected in the passage had which of the following effects on Chinese society?

a)

China began to reject all other forms of social norms in favor of Confucian ideals.

b)

Patriarchy continued to shape gender roles in China.

c)

Women believed they could begin participating in politics because there was now an empress.

d)

Existing class hierarchies and social norms began to dissolve.

101.

Being upright and modest, reserved and quiet, correct and dignified, sincere and honest: these constitute the moral nature of a woman. Being filial and respectful, loving and warm, meek and gentle: these represent the complete development of the moral nature. The moral nature being innate in ourselves, it becomes transformed and fulfilled through practice. It is not something that comes from the outside but is actually rooted in our very selves.

Empress Xu, “Instructions for the Inner Quarters” (early 15th century)

In which of the following cultures did views about patriarchy differ the most from the views expressed by Empress Xu?

a)

The Delhi Sultanate in the 15th century

b)

The Aztec Empire in the 15th century

c)

Western Europe in the 15th century

d)

The Mongol Empire in the 14th century

102.

For some years I continued to avoid mentioning this event, deeming it so horrible that I shrank from recording it. . . . To whom, indeed, can it be easy to write the announcement of the death blow of Islam and the Muslims. . . . I say, therefore, that this thing involves the description of the greatest catastrophe and the most dire calamity which befell all men generally, and the Muslims in particular . . . but these Tatars spared none, slaying women and men and children, even pregnant women . . .

Ibn Al-Athir, Muslim historian, The Complete History (1231)

Which of the following was an important cause of the events described in the passage?

a)

The success of the Crusade movement

b)

The rise of powerful Mongol khanates

c)

The Muslim conquest of Arabia

d)

The conflicts between Muslims and Hindus in South Asia

103.

For some years I continued to avoid mentioning this event, deeming it so horrible that I shrank from recording it. . . . To whom, indeed, can it be easy to write the announcement of the death blow of Islam and the Muslims. . . . I say, therefore, that this thing involves the description of the greatest catastrophe and the most dire calamity which befell all men generally, and the Muslims in particular . . . but these Tatars spared none, slaying women and men and children, even pregnant women . . .

Ibn Al-Athir, Muslim historian, The Complete History (1231)

Which of the following shaped the point of view of the author of the excerpt?

a)

He was a pacifist.

b)

His family was likely killed by the Tatars.

c)

He was Muslim.

d)

His way of life was destroyed by the Tatars.

104.

For some years I continued to avoid mentioning this event, deeming it so horrible that I shrank from recording it. . . . To whom, indeed, can it be easy to write the announcement of the death blow of Islam and the Muslims. . . . I say, therefore, that this thing involves the description of the greatest catastrophe and the most dire calamity which befell all men generally, and the Muslims in particular . . . but these Tatars spared none, slaying women and men and children, even pregnant women . . .

Ibn Al-Athir, Muslim historian, The Complete History (1231)

Which of the following was a long-term consequence of the events described in the passage?

a)

Technological and cultural transfers between states and empires

b)

The rise of the Abbasid Empire in response to the nomadic attacks

c)

The permanent decline of Islam across the Silk Roads

d)

The continued spread of Confucianism into the Middle East

Unit 3: Land Based Empires

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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