WorksheetsAPMWH Unit 1 Vocab
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
A system in which officials obtain their positions by demonstrating their knowledge through standardized examinations, allowing for some upward mobility in Chinese society, is known as a:
Primogeniture
Meritocracy
Tributary system
Manorial system
A syncretic faith combining rational thought with the metaphysics of Daoism and Buddhism, which became the core of the civil service exams in the Song Dynasty, is known as:
Zen Buddhism
Theravada Buddhism
Neo-Confucianism
Shintoism
These were enslaved people, often ethnic Turks, purchased by Arab states to serve as soldiers and bureaucrats, who eventually established a Sultanate in Egypt:
Serfs
Janissaries
Mamluks
Scholar-Gentry
This was an Islamic kingdom established in North India in the 13th century, ruling for 300 years and contributing to the interaction of Hindu and Muslim traditions:
Chola Dynasty
Vijayanagar Empire
Delhi Sultanate
Mughal Empire
A branch of Islam that emphasizes mystical experience and an emotional connection to God, whose followers played a key role in spreading Islam to India and Africa:
Shi'a
Sunni
Sufis
Kharijites
The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on a lake and featuring monumental architecture and extensive trade:
Cuzco
Tenochtitlan
Timbuktu
Teotihuacan
The political structure in the Mississippian culture where social standing was determined by the woman's side of the family:
Patriarchy
Matrilineal society
Theocracy
Oligarchy
The tax imposed on non-Muslim subjects of Islamic states, such as the Delhi Sultanate and parts of Africa:
Quipu
Mit'a
Jizya
Tithe
The term for the trade network that connected West and North Africa across the Sahara Desert, primarily trading gold and salt:
Silk Road
Indian Ocean Trade Network
Trans-Saharan Trade
Mediterranean Trade
The body of Islamic religious law, based on the Quran and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, that governed various aspects of life in Islamic societies:
Canon Law
Shariah
The Five Pillars
Justinian's Code
The language and culture that developed on the East African coast due to the blending of Bantu-speaking people with Arabic-speaking merchants:
Berber
Hausa
Swahili
Zulu
A document signed by King John of England in 1215 that limited the power of the monarch and established the principle that the monarch was not above the law is the:
Estates-General
Edict of Worms
Magna Carta
Code of Chivalry
Which system involved the exchange of land for loyalty and military service in medieval Europe?
Absolute Monarchy
Feudalism
Estates-General
Manorial System
What was the main economic system of self-sufficiency in the Middle Ages?
Mercantile system
Manorial system
Three-field system
Feudalism
Who were the peasants bound to the land in medieval Europe?
Knights
Serfs
Vassals
Burghers
Which legislative body in England was influenced by the Magna Carta?
Duma
Diet
English Parliament
Estates-General
What were the military campaigns to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule called?
Reconquista
Crusades
Great Schism
Little Ice Age
Who wrote about his travels to the court of Kublai Khan and inspired European interest in Asia?
Ibn Battuta
Marco Polo
Zheng He
John Mandeville
Which of the following is NOT a feature of feudalism?
Exchange of land for loyalty
Centralized government
Military service
Decentralized power
Which group was responsible for working the land in the manorial system?
Knights
Serfs
Lords
Monarchs
The Crusades were primarily fought between which two groups?
Christians and Muslims
Christians and Jews
Muslims and Mongols
Christians and Vikings
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Crusades?
Increased trade between Europe and Asia
Permanent Christian control of the Holy Land
Cultural exchanges between East and West
Weakening of feudalism
What was the main goal of the Crusades?
To spread Christianity in Europe
To reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule
To establish trade routes
To end feudalism
What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?
Chinampas
Irrigation
Aqueducts
Terrace Farming
What were chinampas?
the name for Aztec city-states
people who lived in Tenochtitlan
farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled
walls of skulls at temples
Silk is to China as Gold is to...
Mali
Egypt
India
Arabia
Bureaucracy
large system of government officials with different levels of authority
the customary code of polite behavior in society, especially between children and parent
the official document or set of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions
a formal or official record of trade and business interactions between states
The Mongols’ rule over Russia can best be characterized as:
Direct occupation with complete integration of Mongol administration.
Indirect rule requiring tribute payments but limited Mongol presence.
A partnership between Mongol leaders and Russian princes.
A complete cultural assimilation into Russian Orthodox practices.
