World History Mid-Term Refresh

The BEST explanation for how Islam spread in sub-Saharan Africa is

• marriage

• monasticism

• trade

• warfare

In 1271 Kublai Khan, formed the Yuan Dynasty in China. Where on the timeline should this be placed?

• After 1453

• Before 1071

• Between 1206 and 1258

• Between 1258 and 1368

An early civilization found along the Yangtze River would have been found CLOSEST to which number?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The government found in Gupta India

• was less centralized than under Mauryan rule.

• controlled the largest land area in Indian history.

• actively promoted legalism as a way to keep control of the people.

• included a stronger bureaucracy than was found in the Mauryan dynasty.

Which of these regions was NOT greatly impacted by Islamic culture because of merchants and pilgrims such as Ibn Battuta?

• India

• West Africa

• Western China

• the Swahili Coast

All of these are similarities between the Ming Dynasty explorer Zheng He and the Italian explorer Marco Polo EXCEPT

• both were primarily maritime explorers.

• they wrote extensively about the lands and peoples they encountered.

• each spent a significant part of his life in the service of an imperial court in east Asia.

• the contacts they made while traveling helped foster trading relationships across distant regions.

This map represents the Great Schism of 1054, during which Orthodox Christians broke away from the Catholic Church. Based on the map, which of these is MOST LIKELY true?

• Other religions were affected by the Great Schism.

• Northern countries sided with the Orthodox Christians.

• Several new countries were formed for Roman Catholics.

• he Great Schism divided Christians along geographical lines.