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WHAP: Modern Exam 1 Study Set

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This political entity is typical for people from the Eurasian Steppe and it can be equivalent to tribal chiefdom, principality, kingdom or empire.

a)

Khanates

b)

Caliph

c)

Bushido

d)

Sultanate

2.

Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic.

a)

Qu'ran

b)

Holy Bible

c)

Confucianism

d)

Goryeo

3.

A Korean dynasty established in 918 by King Taejo. This kingdom later gave name to the modern exonym for Korea.

a)

Goryeo

b)

Shogunate

c)

Sufism

d)

Pax Mongolica

4.

Describes the stabilizing effects of the conquests of the Mongol Empire on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants of the vast Mongol Empire

a)

Pax Mongolica

b)

Golden Age of Mongol Empire

c)

Khanates

d)

Sultanate

5.

a Japanese religion dating from the early 8th century and incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power ( kami ) in both animate and inanimate things.

a)

Shinto

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Shogunate

6.

Requires travel across the Sahara to reach sub-Saharan Africa from the North African coast, Europe, to the Levant.

a)

Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

b)

Indian Ocean Trade Routes

c)

Silk Road Trade Routes

d)

Eurasian Trade Routes

7.

Founder of the Mali Empire.

a)

Sundiata

b)

Mohammad

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Mansa Musa

8.

Muslim Ruler

a)

Caliph

b)

Shogunate

c)

A dynasty

d)

Emperor

9.

A Movement in religious philosophy originated in China around AD 1000 in response to the ideas of Taoism and Buddhism.

a)

Neo-Confucianism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

10.

Hereditary military dictator, of Japan from 1192 to 1867

a)

Shogunate

b)

Shinto

c)

Caliph

d)

Emperor

11.

I'm the largest religion monument in the world. I began as an Hindu Temple but later became a Buddhist Temple. What's my name?

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

The Vatican

c)

Alhambra

d)

Sacred Temple

12.

I'm the founder of the Mongol Empire

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

St. Benedict

c)

Pachakuti

d)

Zhenghe

13.

I'm the father of West Europe

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Xuanzang

c)

Ibn Battuta

d)

Kublai Khan

14.

The term vassal means

a)

a landless peasant.

b)

the center of a fiefdom.

c)

a container for fluids.

d)

a status of mutual obligation between lord and underling.

15.

The spread of Buddhism in China c. 800 was sponsored by

a)

Tibetan monks who traveled widely throughout East Asia.

b)

Tang rulers who brought in missionaries from India.

c)

the Han emperor Wei Ping.

d)

Uighur tribesmen from the West.

16.

The classical era of Japan took place during the _________ period.

a)

Tokugawa

b)

Minamoto

c)

Meiji

d)

Heian

17.

What do Vietnam, Japan, and Korea have in common?

a)

They all have languages that stem from the same linguistic family.

b)

China left a lasting cultural and religious imprint on them.

c)

All were once colonies of the Mongols.

d)

All were conquered by the Sung dynasty.

18.

What commonalities can be seen between European and Japanese feudalism?

a)

Centralized kingdoms dominated the political scene.

b)

Literature flourished during long periods of peace.

c)

Land formed the basis for power, with lords controlling fiefdoms.

d)

Weak emperors were controlled by religious leaders.

19.

Who had the largest land empire in the world?

a)

Mongols

b)

Rome

c)

Greece

d)

China

20.

What infrastructure project was completed to ease the movement of rice from Southern China to the populated North?

a)

The Rice Railroad

b)

The Grand Canal

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

The Chinese Expressway

21.

What was traded in the African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

a)

pepper and gold

b)

salt and silver

c)

pepper and silver

d)

salt and gold

22.

Who gave away so much gold on his hajj that it depleted the value of gold?

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Coach Greene

d)

The King of Ghana

23.

What is the group of Muslims who believe the caliph (leader of Islamic faith) should be politically elected, and does not need to be from the bloodline of Muhammad?

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

24.

What was the name of the various attacks by Christian Europeans on Muslims in order to gain back the holy land?

a)

Ramadan

b)

Battle of Tours

c)

The Crusades

d)

Battle of Thermopylae

25.

What is the name of the Indian warriors who united northern India and defended it against the Muslim Mughals?

a)

The Griots

b)

The Rajputs

c)

The Songhai

d)

The Sultanates

26.

Who engaged in human sacrifice to appease their gods?

a)

Mayan

b)

Inca

c)

Aztecs

d)

Olmec

27.

African storyteller

a)

bazaar

b)

griot

c)

savannah

d)

deviner

28.
What type of government was used in the Middle Ages?
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
Feudalism
c)
Democracy
d)
Republic
29.

Which of the following was an effect of the Mongol conquests?

a)

The spread of Hellenism

b)

The rise of the Song Dynasty

c)

The spread of the Black Plague

d)

Umayyad to Abbasid dynasty

30.

Which of the following did NOT facilitate trade?

a)

Serfdom

b)

Compass

c)

Diasporic communities

d)

Caravels

31.

Which of the following is an example of a syncretic religion?

a)

Catholicism

b)

Shia Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Sikhism

32.

The largest city of pre-Columbian America, with a population between 100,000 and 200,00; seemingly built according to a plan in the Valley of Mexico, it flourished between 300 to 600 CE during which time it governed or influenced much of the surrounding region. Its name is an Aztec term meaning "city of the gods."

a)

Teotihuacan

b)

Piye

c)

Pohnpei

d)

Bantu

e)

Wari and Tiwanaku

33.

Type of Arab government in which the ruler could adjust political and religious law.

a)

Caliphate

b)

Sultanate

c)

Justinian

d)

Caesaropapism

e)

Mamlukanate

34.

Sect of Muslims who believe that the leadership of the ummah should be given to Mohammed's brother-in-law.

a)

Sunni Muslims

b)

Shia Muslims

c)

Dhimmis Muslims

d)

Jizya Muslims

e)

Mamluk Muslims

35.

What is the only recognized language for the Islamic holy book?

a)

English

b)

Yiddish

c)

Arabic

d)

Etruscan

e)

Swahili

36.

In the Japanese Feudalism system below the military leaders were which group?

a)

Shoguns

b)

Daimyos

c)

Samurai

d)

Kamis

e)

Taika

37.

Name given to reforms that occurred in Japan after monks and scholars were returned from China where they had copied Chinese style of government for use in Japan?

a)

Taika Reform

b)

Kyoto Reform

c)

Daimyo Reform

d)

Shogunate Reform

e)

Shinto Reform

38.

System in which peasants and others were subject to the legal and economic power of the leader of their estate they lived on.

a)

Manorialism

b)

Caliphate

c)

Tokugawa Shogunate

d)

Confucianism

e)

Carolingism

39.

Which of the definitions below best describes a GUILD?

a)

People who control labor, production, and prices.

b)

Government officials that create laws about commerce.

c)

The first example of a Middle Class element of society that arose from economic development.

d)

The private armies created to enforce trade and tariff agreements between countries.

e)

The middle-mast of a ship that increased the speed of merchant vessels thus increasing the amount of trade between countries.

40.

What was unique about Islam in West Africa?

a)

The rules of Islam were not enforced by the state (country)

b)

The rules of Islam were enforced by the state (country).

c)

The rules of Islam were only required from Bantu speaking countries

d)

The rules of Islam were a mixture of Islamic laws and Christian practices.

e)

The rules of Islam only applied to Muslims living in West Africa who had been born in the Abbasid Caliphate.

41.

Which West African Empire was created first?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Liberia

d)

Timbuktu

e)

Dar-a-Islam

42.

What was the name of the African ruler who made the Hajj to Mecca?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Muhammad

c)

A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah

d)

Dar-al-Islam

e)

Zheng He

43.

Select TWO (2) technologies that spread from China, through Asia, and into Europe.

a)

Printing

b)

Gun Powder

c)

Blast Furnance

d)

Chemical Weapons

e)

Catapults

44.

This was the first Muslim empire in India from 1206-1526 that dealt with constant Hindu-Muslim conflicts.

a)

Delhi Sultanate

b)

Kyoto Sultanate

c)

Yuan Dynasty

d)

Ottoman Empire

e)

Xiongnu Confederacy

45.

What is the correct order starting with highest to lowest class in Japanese Feudalism.

a)

Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Peasants, Merchants

b)

Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Merchants, Peasants

c)

Daimyo, Shogun, Samurai, Peasants, Merchants

d)

Daimyo, Samurai, Shogun, Peasants, Merchants

e)

Merchants, Peasants, Daimyo, Shogun

46.

What was the new type of rice brought over from Vietnam into China during the Post-Classical Era?

a)

Champa

b)

Brown

c)

Arbita

d)

Long Strain

e)

Xiongnu

47.

What was the name for the revitalized form of Confucianism in Song China?

a)

Neoconfucianism

b)

Neobuddhism

c)

Shinto Confucianism

d)

Lao Zu

e)

Taika Confucianism

48.

What was the oppressive practice on Chinese women begun during the Song Dynasty?

a)

Spousal Rape

b)

Foot Binding

c)

Female Circumcision

d)

Body Scarification

e)

One Child Policy

49.

Which of the following statements concerning the status of women in the Tang-Song era is most accurate?

a)

Tang-Song law recognized no women's rights.

b)

The condition of women in general improved during the Tang-Song era.

c)

The assertion of male dominance within the family was especially pronounced in the thinking of the neo-Confucian philosophers.

d)

Women had more rights than ever before due to the influence of the Legalists.

50.

Which of the following statements concerning the Korean bureaucracy under the influence of China is most accurate?

a)

With the establishment of the Confucian examination system, advancement within the civil service was determined almost exclusively by test scores.

b)

Although Korea emulated the Chinese bureaucratic structure, the satellite never created a Confucian examination system as a means of qualification.

c)

Korea established a Confucian examination system on the Chinese model, but admission to the bureaucracy was determined almost exclusively by birth.

d)

Korean absolutism depended more on a warrior elite than administrative sophistication, so a formal bureaucracy was never established.

51.

Duty of family members to subordinate their needs to the head of the family or ruler.

a)

Nuclear Family

b)

Grand Canal

c)

Aritsans

d)

Filial Piety

52.

African societies organized around kinship or other forms of obligation and lacking the concentration of political power and authority were referred to as

a)

stateless societies.

b)

pastoral groupings.

c)

Bantu conical clans.

d)

Islamic tribes.

53.
1.  “No freeman is to be taken or imprisoned or disseised of his free tenement or of his liberties or free customs, or outlawed or exiled or in any way ruined, nor will we go against such a man or send against him save by lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land. To no-one will we sell or deny of delay right or justice.” - Magna Carta   The Magna Carta established many important rights and limited the king’s power.
What legal concept is being discussed in the passage?
a)
 Innocent until proven guilty
b)
 Freedom of religion
c)
 Trial by jury
d)
 The right to bear arms
54.
Which statement best describes the results of the Crusades?
a)
 Europeans maintained lasting control over much of the Middle East
b)
   Islamic influence completely dominated Europe
c)
     Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religious 
d)
   Trade between Europe and the Middle East increased
55.
One important effect of the Crusades on Western Europe was that it...
a)
   Led to a decline in religious tension
b)
     Furthered cultural diffusion throughout Western Europe
c)
       Ended the western quest for an overseas empire
d)
   Introduced the Industrial Revolution to Western Europe
56.
Why was the Magna Carta important?
a)
   It approved money for war in France
b)
   It asserted that the monarch must obey the constitution and laws
c)
   It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament
d)
     It increased the power of the Pope 
57.
After the division of 1054, the names of the two branches of the Christian Church were ...
a)
     Islamic and Eastern Orthodox
b)
   Islamic and Turkish
c)
 Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
d)
   Protestant and Roman Catholic 
58.
In Europe during the Middle Ages, increases in trade and commerce resulted in...
a)
   Lower living standards for industrial workers
b)
   Decreased economic rivalry between kings
c)
     Increased political power for the clergy
d)
 Development of towns and cities
59.
“All things were under its domain...its power was such that no one could hope to escape its scrutiny.”  

Which European institution during the Middle Ages in best described by this statement?
a)
     The guild
b)
     The knighthood
c)
     The Church
d)
 The nation-state
60.

During the Renaissance, interest in humanism grew. What is humanism?

a)

Focus on God rather than individuals

b)

Focus on individuals rather than God

61.

Which of the following statements concerning the agricultural laborers of the medieval West is NOT true?

a)

They received protection and the administration of justice from their landlords.

b)

They were obligated to turn over part of their goods to remain on the land.

c)

They could be bought and sold by their landlords.

d)

They had heavy obligations to their lords.

62.

How did the Aztec adapt to their environment and make it conducive for agriculture?

a)

They created chinampas, or floating islands, to bring fertile farmland to the lake that they lived on.

b)

They used the slash-and-burn method of farming.

c)

They Aztec used terrace farming to grow crops on mountainsides.

d)

None of these.

63.

Which descriptions matches the Aztec Empire.

a)

An empire that was built around fear and warfare. They used human sacrifice regularly to please their gods. Warriors are the most respected in society.

b)

An empire built in the Andes Mountains where roads and bridges connected the empire. Politics played a major role in expanding the empire.

c)

Mostly a mysterious empire. All we know is that the large stone heads could represent kings or deities.

d)

None of these.

64.
The Aztec Empire used a system for gaining extra food supplies. It was similar to the one used by Tang China. It was called the
a)
reciprocal 
b)
mita
c)
tributary
d)
ayllu
65.
A mita is
a)
a colored cord to record data
b)
a clan
c)
a labor force
d)
a temple of the Incas
66.

The practice of _________ allowed the Inca to greatly increase the amount of arable land.

a)

irrigating

b)

terracing

c)

slashing and burning

d)

fertilizing

67.

Social standing is determined by the mother’s side.

a)

animism

b)

Huaca

c)

Matrilineal

d)

Waru waru