1.1 East Asia and 1.2 Dar Al Islam

Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of the travel depicted in the illustration?

To bind diverse communities to a common tradition

Which of the following has the greatest manufacturing capacity during the time period 1000 to 1450 ?

China

The passage by al-Khatib best illustrates which of the following?

The growth of scientific thought and innovation in Muslim Spain

The system of thought demonstrated by al-Khatib suggests he was most influenced by which of the following?

Greek and Roman philosophical principles of logic and empirical observation

Which of the following assertions in the description of Hangzhou above would be most difficult to verify?

That the merchandise sold in Hangzhou was of higher quality than that sold in other Chinese cities

The increased food production accompanying the introduction of Champa rice into China from Vietnam during the eleventh century best illustrates which of the following?

The stimulation of agriculture by technological innovation

Which of the following made possible the Chinese cultivation of the staple crops described in the passage?

The intensification of regional trade networks in East and South Asia

The activities of the state described in the passage are consistent with which of the following Song dynasty policies?

Increasing state investment in economic development, such as improving the Grand Canal

Image 1 best illustrates which of the following features of the Chinese economy in the period 1200 to 1450 ?

Technological innovations increased agricultural yields.

Which of the following most likely explains why the scroll was copied for a new audience in the 1350s?

Mongols adopted and spread technological innovations from regions within their empire.

The activity depicted in Image 2 best illustrates which of the following characteristics of China’s economy before 1450 ?

The reliance on systems of peasant labor

Which of the following best describes how European labor systems before 1450 differed from the Chinese labor system depicted in the two images?

European labor systems were more likely to utilize serfdom

The disintegration of the Abbasid Caliphate most directly led to which of the following political developments in the Islamic world in the thirteenth century?

The rise of Turkic states

Despite the disintegration of the Abbasid Caliphate, Islam continued to spread across Afro-Eurasia in the period 1200–1450 primarily because of which of the following?

The activities of Sufi missionaries

The combination between religious and political aspects in the Abbasid state’s concept of governance is best reflected in which of the following?

The Abbasid state was headed by a caliph who was both the state’s supreme religious and political leader.

In the period 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E., states in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam had which of the following in common?

All were culturally influenced by China.

Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean trade?

It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes.

The religious differences between Ibn Sina and his father, as described in the first paragraph, most directly reflect the legacy of which of the following?

A dispute over who was the rightful caliph

Which of the following most likely explains why Muslims such as Ibn Sina would have been interested in studying the philosophical ideas discussed in the second paragraph?

The use of observation and logic in studying the natural world was part of a Muslim intellectual tradition.

Which of the following best explains the changes in China’s population shown in the table above?

Agricultural output increased as a result of the use of the new crop strains, iron plows, and expanded irrigation.

Which of the following best supports the conclusion that Japan borrowed extensively from Tang and Song China?

Societal relations in Japan were based on Confucian principles of hierarchy.

All of the following developments in Song dynasty China were important factors in the accumulation of wealth outlined in the first paragraph EXCEPT

increased Chinese involvement in the Indian Ocean trade

Which of the following statements from the second paragraph most directly supports the claim that the examination system strengthened the Chinese states?

The statement that “when an old dynasty was replaced by a new, the latter usually undertook an early revival of the examination system practically unchanged”

Which of the following best describes the author’s claim about the Chinese examination system in the second paragraph?

The system provided limited but important opportunities for social advancement in Chinese society.

Which of the following developments best explains why many historians argue that the Song dynasty period (960-1279 C.E.) was pivotal in the development of China as an economic world power?

China’s population doubled and Chinese urban centers experienced massive growth during the Song period.