UNIT 3 MCQs

Question 1

By the early 700s, the Muslim empire stretched from?A). Mecca to Baghdad.B). Spain to India.C). Turkey to Iran.D). Arabia to Syria and Egypt.

Answer 1

B). Spain to India.

Question 1

In Arabic, Islam means?A). holy warrior for God.B). one who appears before God in glory.C). one who makes submission to the will of God.D). obedient servant of God

Answer 1

C). one who makes submission to the will of God.

Question 1

Serious challenge to Tang rule in the western portion of China came from the?A). Persians.B). Uighurs. C). Kazaks.D). Mughals.

Answer 1

B). Uighurs.

Question 1

The battle fought at Tours?A). prevented Alexius Comnenus from become becoming the pope.B). guaranteed the split between the Eastern Empire and the Western Empire.C). was provoked by French merchants who were opposed to new taxes.D). ensured that the Muslims would not encroach further into Europe.

Answer 1

D). ensured that the Muslims would not encroach further into Europe.

Question 1

Which of the following was true of the medieval realm?A). In many respects, the lord of the manor had more direct control than did a king.B). The lack of written law made all justice arbitrary.C). No woman could own land.D). The church administered local law, and parish priests sat as judges in local courts.

Answer 1

A). In many respects, the lord of the manor had more direct control than did a king.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the Quran?A). It was written and published by Muhammad.B). It is not published even today.C). Only the priests of the faith can possess the text.D). Abu Bakr reportedly ordered that it be written down.

Answer 2

D). Abu Bakr reportedly ordered that it be written down.

Question 3

Between 636 and 639, the Muslims wrenched both Syria and Egypt from?A). the Byzantine Empire.B). the Greeks.C). the Egyptians.D). the Sasanids.

Answer 3

A). the Byzantine Empire.

Question 4

During the Tang,?A). countries in East and Southeast Asia became tributary states in exchange for trading rights or strategic alliances.B). corruption cost the government vast amounts of wealth that was derived from trade.C). nomadic incursions stopped because the nomads were rewarded with jobs operating and supplying caravans.D). Tibet became a major partner in developing improved trade with Central Asia.

Answer 4

A). countries in East and Southeast Asia became tributary states in exchange for trading rights or strategic alliances.

Question 5

By the tenth century, the office of the pope hadA). become more powerful and was, at last, freed from control of the Roman nobles?B). diminished with the diminishing of the Roman Empire.C). consolidated control over a vast territory that ran from England to Iran.D). managed to abolish the issue of nepotism in the church.

Answer 5

A). become more powerful and was, at last, freed from control of the Roman nobles?

Question 7

The schism in Islam was caused by? A). the fact that Muhammad had not clarified his successor.B). Iranian followers who believed that the Quran was sacred. C). the marriage of Khadija to Ishmael.D). Meccans who reverted to Judaism.

Answer 7

A). the fact that Muhammad had not clarified his successor.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the early rule of the Seljuk Turks?A). Their rule was accompanied by a general decline in both Iran and Iraq.B). They persecuted the most devout of the Muslims and tolerated only the moderate sects of Islams.C) They began the minting of gold coins and banned the use of copper coins.D) Under their rule only non-Muslims paid taxes.

Answer 8

A). Their rule was accompanied by a general decline in both Iran and Iraq.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the regions conquered by the Muslims between 636 and the early 700s? A). The people were forced to convert to Islam or perish.B). The Muslim invaders displaced the wealthy and confiscated their homes and lands.C). The majority of the people lived their lives unchanged.D). Jews and Christians were openly persecuted by the Muslims.

Answer 9

C). The majority of the people lived their lives unchanged.

Question 10

During the period of the Kamakura Shogunate, a new class appeared in Japan. This was the?A). slave class.B). merchant class.C). samurai, or warrior class.D). priestly class.

Answer 10

C). samurai, or warrior class.

Question 11

Traditionally, in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam,?A). the culture was based on Indian traits.B). government offices went to the noble families.C). Buddhism was the state religion.D). written language developed independently from other parts of Asia.

Answer 11

B). government offices went to the noble families.

Question 12

The Song Empire was able to take control of China following the Tang, but?A). it needed the aid of the Annamese people to the south.B). Theravada Buddhism had to be legalized.C). it lost vast amounts of territory to the Liao and the Tanggut Empires.D). it expanded west into Sogdiana.

Answer 12

C). it lost vast amounts of territory to the Liao and the Tanggut Empires.

Question 12

Song and later versions of Confucian thought are known as?A). Zen.B). ancestor veneration.C). neo-Confucianism.D). filial piety.

Answer 12

C). neo-Confucianism.

Question 13

The Muslims who supported the first four caliphs came to be called “People of tradition and Community,” or?A). Shi’ites.B). Israelites.C). Kharijites.D). Sunnis.

Answer 13

D). Sunnis.

Question 14

Siciliy, which was controlled by the Muslims, was conquered by?A). Charlemagne’s armies who annexed the island.B). Normans who attacked for three decades.C) Christian armies from Italy.D). Huns who raided the island for its wealth.

Answer 14

B). Normans who attacked for three decades.

Question 15

Kievan Russia became firmly oriented toward the Byzantine world and turned away from the Muslim world once?A). it viewed the Muslims as a threat following the Battle at Manzikert.B). the Crusades began.C). Vladimir I converted to Christianity.D). the Holy Roman Empire was founded.

Answer 15

C). Vladimir I converted to Christianity.

Question 16

Under the leadership of the Tang rulers,?A). the spread of Buddhism was encouraged.B). China banned trade with all outsiders.C). female footbinding began.D). the practice of Confucian teachings was banned

Answer 16

A). the spread of Buddhism was encouraged.

Question 18

While the Byzantine Empire flourished after the fall of Rome?A). the western Europeans lived amidst the ruins of an empire.B). the pope became the spiritual, as well as the political, leader of the Western Empire.C). the Huns gained complete control over the Western Empire.D). there was a resurgence of Greco-Roman civilization.

Answer 18

A). the western Europeans lived amidst the ruins of an empire.

Question 19

During the Heian period of Japan, the capital city was?A). Tokyo.B). Edo.C). Kyoto.D). Kamakura.

Answer 19

C). Kyoto.

Question 20

The Rus city of Kiev developed as?A). a military outpost to prevent Mongol incursions into Russia.B). a trade city on the Dnieper River.C). an important link to trade with the Byzantines.D). a trade port on the Baltic Sea.

Answer 20

B). a trade city on the Dnieper River.

Question 22

One reason the Tang rulers expanded their empire into Inner Asia was?A). to create a highly centralized state based on control of trade.B). that the founders were of Turkic extraction and shared common traits with the people of the region.C). to seek allies in a war against the Han Chinese for control of China.D). that they needed to increase the amount of tribute received to pay for the public works they commissioned.

Answer 22

B). that the founders were of Turkic extraction and shared common traits with the people of the region.

Question 23

As the Muslims extended their control across North Africa and the Middle East, western Europe?A). maintained good trade relationships to ensure caravan routes would not be constrictedB). resorted to sea trade to maintain the supplies of necessary goods.C). encouraged raiding into Muslim North Africa.D). came to rely on meager local resources.

Answer 23

D). came to rely on meager local resources.

Question 24

Which of the following is true of southern Arabia by the 600s?

A). It was an isolated and remote region that had seen no development.

B). Most people in the region had some familiarity with Africa, India, and the Persian Gulf region.

C). It had been annexed to the Sasanid Empire.

D). The Byzantine Empire treated it as a tributary state.

Answer 24

B). Most people in the region had some familiarity with Africa, India, and the Persian Gulf region.

Question 24

The Byzantine rulers set prices, controlled grain shipments to the cities, and monopolized trade in luxury goods. This government intervention?A). encouraged the development of new trading businesses and an increase in caravan merchants.B). was the way the Byzantines kept control over tax payments and prevented corruption.C). created a huge number of government jobs, which greatly decreased unemployment and caused a demographic shift to the cities.D). may have slowed technological development and economic innovation.

Answer 24

D). may have slowed technological development and economic innovation.

Question 25

During the 1100s, spurred by prosperity, China’s population rose above 100 million people. One consequence of the population growth was?A). urban crowding.B). widespread famine.C). rebellion over food price increases.D). wide-ranging price controls on food and housing.

Answer 25

A). urban crowding.

Question 26

Which of the following is true of the Umayyad caliphs?A). They were devout Muslims and forced all of their subjects to be Muslims.B). They moved the Muslim capital to Basra.C). Their armies lost major conflicts with the Byzantine Empire.D). They ruled over an ethnically defined Arab realm rather than a Muslim empire.

Answer 26

D). They ruled over an ethnically defined Arab realm rather than a Muslim empire.

Question 28

Like Japan, Korea’s earliest history?A). is based solely on creation myths.B). is well documented in written court records.C). comes from Chinese records.D). is based on epic poetry.

Answer 28

C). comes from Chinese records.

Question 29

The manor?A). was a self-sufficient farming estate and the primary center of agricultural production.B). was often given as part of a dowry in marriage contracts.C). channeled wealth and production from the countryside into the cities of Europe.D). developed as a way to allow the best knights to train full time.

Answer 29

A). was a self-sufficient farming estate and the primary center of agricultural production.

Question 31

The Song developed ________________ as a weapon of war but not in the same way that the West would use it?A). armored shipsB). gunpowderC). the crossbowD). cannon

Answer 31

B). gunpowder

Question 32

Which of the following is an accurate statement?A). None of the Muslim leaders adopted Shari’a law because they believed they would lose control under it.B). High taxation led to a decline in the food supplies in the Muslim empires.C). Islamic law granted women greater status than did Jewish or Christian law.D). Arabic became the universal language of the Muslim empire under the Seljuk Turks.

Answer 32

C). Islamic law granted women greater status than did Jewish or Christian law.

Question 32

By the late eighth century, it is known that the Muslims had expanded their trade empire to?A). England.B). Russia.C). Ghana.D). Zimbabwe.

Answer 32

C). Ghana.

Question 33

One of the major problems the Abbasid caliphs faced was?A). frontier revolts that they were slow to reach.B). diminishing harvest due to overuse of the land.C). attacks from the ulama for being religiously tolerant.D). a shortage of gold and silver coins.

Answer 33

A). frontier revolts that they were slow to reach.

Question 34

Byzantine achievements in art and architecture include?A). graceful paintings of religious figures.B). the Hagia Sophia cathedral.C). the Praetorian Gate.D). the Arch of Triumph.

Answer 34

B). the Hagia Sophia cathedral.

Question 35

The Abbasid caliphs?A). ruled over an increasingly Muslim empire.B). refused to allow the construction of any large mosques in Baghdad.C). refrained from allowing the reinterpretation of the Quran.D). banned Islamic education.

Answer 35

A). ruled over an increasingly Muslim empire.

Question 37

Muhammad became a caravan merchant?A). because his father was one B). through his marriage to Khadija.C). late in his life as a way to support spreading his message.D). as a way to increase his political role in Arab society.

Answer 37

B). through his marriage to Khadija.

Question 38

Which of the following is true of the collapse of the Tang?A). Military revolts and tax collection issues that they could not control brought down the Tang rulers.B). The last of the Tang emperors was assassinated by a Tibetan monk, and with no successor, the Tang collapsed.C). Tanggut leaders proclaimed that they held the “Mandate of Heaven” and called for an end to the dynasty.D). The empire was plagued with drought and famine, which caused it to collapse.

Answer 38

A). Military revolts and tax collection issues that they could not control brought down the Tang rulers.

Question 40

As the two different centers of Christianity developed differing theological viewpoints?A). the church split into many different sects.B). Rome wrote religious books in Latin while the Byzantines wrote them in Greek.C). Spanish Christians converted to Islam.D). the Christianization of Europe reached its peak.

Answer 40

A). the church split into many different sects.

Question 41

One major controversy in the church concerned the question of who should appoint bishops and abbots. This conflict is known as?A). the Capet ControversyB). monasticism.C). the investiture controversy.D). primogeniture.

Answer 41

C). the investiture controversy.

Question 42

As Buddhism began to spread in Tang China,?A). the Tang rulers forbade Chinese men to become monks.B). Legalist scholars began to convert to the new faith because they viewed it as being more ethical than Taoism.C). Mahayana Buddhism became the predominant form of Buddhism in China because of its tolerance of local custom.D). Buddhist monasteries were forced to pay larger amounts of tribute because of the wealth they received from their followers.

Answer 42

C). Mahayana Buddhism became the predominant form of Buddhism in China because of its tolerance of local custom.

Question 43

In Medina, Muhammad and his followers formed the community of believers in Islam and in Muhammad as the “Messenger of God,” called the?A). hijira.B). caliphate.C). fatwa.D). umma.

Answer 43

D). umma.

Question 44

Vietnam, Korea, and Japan all adopted forms of Confucian government; however, none of them adopted __________ from China?A). the practice of footbinding.B). rice farming as the principal form of agriculture.C). a written language.D). clothing styles.

Answer 44

A). the practice of footbinding.

Question 45

As western Europe began to experience a revival in the period from 1000 to 1200?A). it also began a tremendous demographic shift toward the Byzantine Empire.B). the Muslim world began to collapse.C). western Europeans were finally able to drive the Mongols out of Poland.D). the Byzantine Empire and Russia did not share in the same revival.

Answer 45

D). the Byzantine Empire and Russia did not share in the same revival.

Question 46

As the caravan trade across Arabia developed, Arab pastoralists?

A). aided caravans for their wealth.

B). became merchants and sold Arabian goods to caravan leaders.

C). became part-time farmers and produced food crops to sell to the caravans.

D). became the primary providers of animal power throughout the region.

Answer 46

D). became the primary providers of animal power throughout the region.