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Islam/Tang/Song/Mongol Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 50mins

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1.

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

a)

Indian subcontinent

b)

Japanese islands

c)

Arabian peninsula

d)

coastal China

2.

 Identify the best use of this map for a historian.


a)

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

b)

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

c)

To explore the origins of religious practices in Asia

d)

To determine why Canton was a popular trading city in China

3.

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


a)

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

b)

Islam and Buddhism originated in India

c)

Buddhism was a popular religion in North Africa in 1450 CE

d)

Many people in Japan were Muslim in 1450 CE

4.

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

a)

reciting from the Torah

b)

8 Fold Path

c)

fasting during the holy month

d)

celebrating Easter

5.

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

a)

Reject all knowledge that was Western in origin

b)

Ignore the achievements of Chinese culture

c)

Preserve and expand ancient Greek and Roman learning

d)

Accept medieval western religious ideas

6.

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

a)

The rejection of Greek and Roman scientific works

b)

The toleration of members of other cultures

c)

The creation of democratic governments

d)

A decrease in trade and commerce

7.

Which activity occurred during the Golden Age of Muslim culture?

a)

Destruction of books containing Greek and Roman ideas

b)

Beginning of pilgrimages to Mecca

c)

Opposition to freedom of thought and to foreign ideas by rulers

d)

Major discoveries in math and science

8.

The situation described in this passage led to the -

a)

Pogroms in Russia

b)

Fall of Constantinople

c)

Division of Sunni and Shi’a

d)

Tensions between Protestants and Catholics

9.

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

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

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10.

The Song Dynasty (YouTube- 3:04 minutes)

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

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11.

Which achievements are most closely associated with the Tang and Song dynasties of China?

a)

Gunpowder and wooden moveable type

b)

Mosaics and domes

c)

Chinampas and calendar

d)

Wheel and stirrup

12.

Filial as used in the quote above means -

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Just

c)

Disrespectful

d)

Faithful

13.

This quote reflects elements of which philosophy in China -

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism

14.

This quote illustrates Song China had -

a)

A weak bureaucracy

b)

A strong central authority from the emperor

c)

Rule by fear

d)

A capitalist economy

15.

The grade of tea the Chinese had access to was determined by -

a)

the price

b)

the climate it grew in

c)

their social status

d)

corrupt government officials

16.

This map illustrates the Chinese bureaucratic system of governing by depicting -

a)

Administrative provinces

b)

Military Diwans

c)

Tributary states

d)

Silk Roads

17.

The province of Longyou in the west shows that the Chinese are protecting -


a)

The Middle Kingdom

b)

Their capital city of Xian

c)

Silk Road trade routes

d)

An important harbor for maritime trade

18.

Which Confucian relationship does this BEST illustrate?

a)

Father to Son

b)

Man to woman

c)

Elder to younger

d)

Emperor to subject

19.

What Chinese cultural belief is BEST reflected in this quote?

a)

Patriarchy

b)

Friend to Friend mutual respect

c)

Filial Piety

d)

4 Noble Truths

20.

The Roman Empire and the Mongols were similar in that each -

a)

Developed systems of writing

b)

Extended control over neighboring peoples

c)

Established industrial societies

d)

Adapted democratic political systems

21.

The Pax Romana and Pax Mongolica are similar because each empire -


a)

Had a Golden Age as a result

b)

Suffered defeats due invading Huns

c)

Created HUGE building projects like the Colosseum

d)

Experienced an extensive period of trade and economic growth

22.

The information provided by the map indicates that in 1280 the Mongols controlled -


a)

territory from eastern China to eastern Europe

b)

areas of Africa, Asia, and Europe

c)

Japan and Korea

d)

all of Asia

23.

What was the effect of the extensive Mongol Empire on the people who lived in Europe and Asia in the 1200s?

a)

development of a common language

b)

adoption of Confucian ideas and practices

c)

expansion of Japanese cultural traditions

d)

significant increases in trade and travel