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WorksheetsAPWH Unit 1.5
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 24mins
What Eastern religion was threatened by the rising power of the Confucian inspired Bureaucracy in the Tang and Song Dynasties?
Daoism
Legalism
Buddhism
Islam
What was an example of male dominance (as dictated by Confucian thought) practiced and emphasized in China by the upper class?
High heel shoes
foot binding
body shaper
Neck rings
During the Song period, entry into the government bureaucracy was based on
social status
the merit system (performance on a civil service exam)
family wealth
success in trade
Which of the following best explains an advantage of shifting to paper currency?
Paper currency was cheaper to manufacture.
Paper currency was harder to counterfeit.
Paper currency was more durable.
Paper currency was easier to use during traveling.
At the House of Wisdom, Islamic scholars translated and built upon the works of -
Persian astrologers
Greek and Roman scholars
Shakespeare
Gandhi
Under the Abbasid Caliphate, what city became their center of politics, trade, and learning?
Istanbul
Mecca
Baghdad
Cairo
What is Dar-al-Islam ?
Conquered people who adopt both Arab and Muslim culture
A term used to describe all states controlled by an Islamic government
A term used to describe the Mongol conquests of Islamic lands
People in West Africa who went on the caravan with Mansa Musa
What was the "House of Wisdom"?
A holding place for knowledge in Baghdad for the Delhi Sultanate until its destruction by the Hindus in 1258 CE.
A holding place for knowledge in Baghdad for the West Africans until its destruction by the Mongols in 1258 CE.
A holding place for knowledge in Timbuktu for the West Africans until its destruction by the Mongols in 1258 CE.
A holding place for knowledge in Baghdad for the Abbasids until its destruction by the Mongols in 1258 CE.
Check all of the intellectual innovations and advancements made during the Islamic Golden Age.
Map Making (Cartography)
Compass
Astronomy
Algebra
Trigonometry
The Aztec use of Chinampas best demonstrates which of the following AP themes?
A. Governance
B. Development and interaction of cultures
C. Interactions between humans and the environment
D. development and transformation of social structures
All of the following statements regarding China from 1200-1450 are true EXCEPT
A. The success of the individual was more important than the success of the community
B. Women's standing in society was very low, as demonstrated by footbinding
C. Chinese political systems and cultural beliefs were adopted by other nations in East Asia
D. Trade routes were nearly abandoned as a result of less Chinese focus on trade
One way the Incans differed from the Aztecs was
A. the Incans did not believe in sacrifice in any way
B. The Incans promoted monotheism, while the Aztecs promoted polytheism
C. Travel within the Incan empire was much easier than that in the Aztec Empire
D. The Incans used the labor tax to benefit the citizens of the empire, not just the government
Which innovation during the Song Dynasty significantly contributed to agricultural productivity?
Terrace farming
Iron plow
Fast-ripening rice
Crop rotation
What is the main focus of Confucianism?
The worship of a single, omnipotent god
The cycle of rebirth and karma
The importance of ethical and moral behavior in social relationships
Meditation and the pursuit of enlightenment
Why was it beneficial for Africans to convert to Islam?
business and trade benefits
no taxation
life or death
mandate of heaven
What is NOT a manner in which Islam Spread from 1200-1450?
Missionaries
Merchants
Motorbike
Military Conquest
What was the primary language of scholarship during the Islamic Golden Age?
Latin
Greek
Arabic
Persian
What other religions are monotheistic?
Christianity and Judaism
Christianity and Monarchy
Christianity and Sumerian
Christianity and Egyptian Religion
What is the holy book of Islam called?
Bible
Torah
Quran
Dictionary
What is a Hajj?
Fasting done by Muslims during Ramadan
A Creed said every time Muslims pray
A pilgrimage to Mecca
Praying five times a day
What is Ramadan?
Islamic month of fasting
Islamic pilgrimage
Islamic prayer
Islamic festival
In what city was the prophet Muhammad born?
Jerusalem
Antioch
Mecca
Medina
What was the influential language of the the Roman Empire (ending in 476 CE) that persisted for centuries in European culture?
Italian
Arabic
Cyrillic
Latin
Which Meso-American Culture had collapsed by 1200?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
Missisippian
Where did the Inca live?
Yucatan Peninsula
South America, specifically mostly modern Peru
Central Mexico
What is a "set of strings with knots. The Number and size of the knots conveyed meaning to the Inca."
Quipu
Aqueducts
Hieroglyphics
Ropes
The system by which Aztecs grew their food on the lake
Terrace farming
Chinampas farming
slash and burn farming
Texaco farming
independent state that has to acknowledge the supremacy of another state and pay tribute to its ruler
tributary state
ayllu
quipu
chinampas
Match the regional governing structure to the correct Meso-American culture
Maya
City States
Inca
Centralized
Aztec
City States
All Meso-American Cultures we've studied employed a system of tribute from lesser regional powers.
True
False
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