AP World Unit 1

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Where did the Islamic Empire expand?

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across Asia and Africa and into Spain

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Why was it beneficial for Africans to convert to Islam?

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business and trade benefits

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Dar-al-Islam refers to what?

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all Muslim controlled territory

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What were the major items traded along the Trans Sahara Trade route? Options: gold, slaves and porcelain; silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder; gold, slaves and spices; gold, salt, slaves and ivory

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gold, salt, slaves and ivory

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Malian Emperor Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 can best be understood in the context of which of the following?
- The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia
- The development of new transportation technologies
- The diffusion of African culture to the Middle East
- The territorial expansion of West African empires

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The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia

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Civil service exams were based on knowing the _____________ texts

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Confucian

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China’s bureaucratic system because people were able to obtain their position by merit best way for the poor of society to move up

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Meritocracy

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Expanding the grand canal allowed the ____________ dynasty to become the most populous trading area in the world

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Song

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Which most accurately contrasts the treatment of women in Dar al-Islam to the treatment of women in the Song Dynasty c. 1000 CE? (Pages 6-7, 17-18)

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Dar al-Islam: women had the right to inherit property and remarry.
Song Dynasty: women might be subject to foot binding.

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What two religions spread peacefully on trade routes in Asia in 1200 - 1450 CE?

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Islam and Buddhism