APWH - Unit 1 Test Part 1

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All of the following were important to the Song Dynasty's maintenance of power EXCEPT: A vast network of tributary alliances between otherwise independent city states, A rigorous examination system for government officials, An extensive imperial bureaucracy, A Confucian social order

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A vast network of tributary alliances between otherwise independent city states

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All of the following were aspects of Chinese culture eventually adopted by both the Vietnamese and Koreans EXCEPT: Confucianism, Chinese writing system, Buddhism

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Hinduism

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Which of the following best describes Japan's relationship with Song China? By threatening invasion, China forced Japan to offer the Song emperors annual tribute, Japan adopted those elements of Chinese culture it liked and ignored the rest, China ruled Japan throughout much of the Song era and governed it by using a vast Confucian bureaucracy, Japan's powerful navy allowed it to control many port cities along the Chinese coast

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Japan adopted those elements of Chinese culture it liked and ignored the rest

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This form of Buddhism (known as "the Greater Vehicle"), which deified the Buddha and emphasized the possibility of salvation for all (not just monks), became the dominant form of Buddhism across most of East Asia:

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Mahayana

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Hinduism and Buddhism have all of the following in common EXCEPT: Both originally emerged in India, Both believe in reincarnation, Both view salvation as a union with the universal life force (or dissolution "into the oneness of the universe")

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Both emphasized the importance of a strict social hierarchy

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All of the following were true of the Delhi Sultanate EXCEPT:
It was established after many wars against native Indian kingdoms,
It was a Turkic Islamic empire,
It was ruled by a small Muslim elite that remained largely isolated from the population,
It was able to convert most of the people under its control to Islam

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It was able to convert most of the people under its control to Islam

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The Bhakti and Sufi movements had all of the following in common EXCEPT: They both demanded strict adherence to religious laws and obedience to religious authorities, They both worked to draw more people to their respective faiths, They both offered a more mystical and spiritual vision of their respective faiths, They both emphasized the possibility of salvation for all

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They both demanded strict adherence to religious laws and obedience to religious authorities

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Powerful sea-based states in Southeast Asia, such as the Srivijaya or Majapahit empires, capitalized on their control of this all important waterway between Sumatra and the Malaya peninsula:

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Straits of Malacca

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All of the following are accurate descriptions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity EXCEPT:
Islam and Christianity both grew out of Judaism,
Judaism spread primarily through missionaries while Christianity and Islam spread primarily through trade,
Judaism is an ethnic faith, while Christianity and Islam are universalizing religions,
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are all monotheistic faiths

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Judaism spread primarily through missionaries while Christianity and Islam spread primarily through trade

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After the collapse of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 11th century, what happened to power in the Islamic world?

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Power in the Islamic world passed from Arabs to Turkic states and empires.