APWH chapter 12 test: the worlds of the 15th century.

Which of the following was a feature of the communities in Australia in the fifteenth century?

The practice of "firestick farming".

In the 15th century, what did the Igbo people in west africa have in common with the Iroquois league in north america?

Institutions for resolving conflict in the absence of a state.

Which of the following was the largest pastoral society in west africa in the 15th century?

The fulbe.

Why did the maritime expeditions of the Indian ocean basin sponsored by the ming empower suddenly stop in 1433?

The emperors successors viewed expansion as a waste of resources.

In its effort to recover from the disruption of mongol rule, where did the Ming dynasty look for inspiration?

The culture of past Chinese dynasties.

Which of the following reflected the fragmented and competitive political environment in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries?

The hundred years' war between England and France.

In which empire was a shia version of Islam made the official religion in the 16th century?

Safavid Empire.

Which of the following was a motivation for European expansion but not for Chinese expansion in the 15th century?

To gain direct access to the goods and wealth of the Indian ocean basin.

Which of the following is true of the Mughal empire?

It established unified control over most of the Indian peninsula.

What feature did the Mughal empire and the Songhay empire share?

The rulers were Muslim, but the majority of the population was not.

The wars carried out by the Aztec empire were linked to...

The practice of human sacrifice.

What did the Inca empire do that the Aztec empire did not do?

Build an elaborate bureaucracy to integrate and control its subjects.

What could women do in both the Aztec and Inca empires?

Exercise political authority.

Which of the following pairs of societies shared a common religion?

The Songhay empire and the Ottoman empire.

The Inca and Aztec empires practiced similar gender based systems in which women and men operated in two separate but equivalent spheres, a system scholars call..

Gender parallelism.

In the 15th century, and hunting was of life associated with the Paleolithic era persisted in...

Australia.

Which of the following was a principle underlying the great law of peace of the Iroquois league?

Limited government.

Which of the following was type most centralized, unified, and prosperous of the world's major civilizations in the 15th century?

China.

Which empire ended the Byzantine empire and came closest to conquering Europe?

Ottoman empire.

The ruler of the Songhay empire made a pilgrimage to Mecca and asked to be given which title?

Caliph of the land of the blacks.

How was Islam introduced into southeast Asia and west Africa?

By traveling merchants.

In what way were the Aztec and Inca empires similar?

Both started as marginalized as peoples who conquered and absorbed older cultures.

What did the Aztec empire require conquered people to do?

Pay tribute.

Which city emerged as a major Muslim port city in the Indian Ocean basin in the 15th century?

Malacca.

Which of the following was a web of connection that linked many of the peoples in the world of the fifteenth century?

Empire.

In which century did European peoples begin to take on a more prominent role as on the global stage?

Fifteenth century.

Refer to map 12.1 in the textbook. The empire that encompassed Persia and Afghanistan in the 15th century marked...

The last military conquest by nomadic people from central asia.

Which of the following was a value emphasized in the Renaissance?

Individualism.

After the 15th century, how did the Chinese state resolve the problem created by a growing population and land scarcity?

More intensive use of available land.

In the fifteenth century, long-distance trade shifted to...

East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean.