A Day Quiz

1.

1 point

Genghis Khan, a ruler of the Mongol’s was known for his brutality and

a. Aggression

b. Unlawful acts against other cultures

c. Introduction of laws and written language to the Mongols

d. Ruggedly handsome good looks

2.

1 point

Which of the following was not a technological innovation developed by the Tang or Song dynasties?

Gun Powder

Movable Type

Advances in transport and communication

Algebra

3.

1 point

Choose from the following lists of events that are in the correct order.

a. Hundred Years War, Feudalism, Crusades, Black Plague, Islamic Expansion

b. Islamic Expansion, Feudalism, Crusades, Hundred Years War, Black Plague

c. Black Plague, Islam Expansion, Feudalism, Crusades, Hundred Years War

d. Feudalism, Islamic Expansion, Crusades, Black Plague, Hundred Years War

4.

1 point

The Mongols conquered Muslim and Chinese empires and destroyed many cities along the Silk Road. It could also be said that during Mongol rule, trade and cultural exchange in Europe and Asia

a. Increased

b. Decreased

c. No Change

d. Peaked

5.

1 point

Which of the following is not one of the 5 pillars of faith?

Giving alms to the poor

Pilgrimage

Fasting

Prayer

Confession of Allah being the one true God

None of the above

6.

1 point

It is said that 100 years after Zheng He’s death seafaring expeditions failed. China’s rise to dominance came to an abrupt halt. What does this say about a culture that does not engage in cultural diffusion?

Cultures that fear innovation, ideas, and change cannot remain as a constant world power

Cultures that avoid contact with others can focus on their own culture and become politically, socially, and economically dominant in the world

Cultural diffusion is not necessary to be a world power

None of the above

7.

1 point

Which of the following is a continuity of society between the Tang and the Song dynasties?

Internal stability

Military strength

Patrons of the Arts

Longevity of rule

8.

1 point

Chinese society considers Confucianism as a primary philosophy for social life. This philosophy emphasizes which of the following characteristics?

Male dominance and female passiveness

Strength and beauty

Service and Obedience

Education and Religious piety

9.

1 point

If feudalism was the political system of Medieval Europe, what was the economic system known as?

Capitalism

Barter System

Manorialism

Commercial

10.

1 point

Which of the following was not a consequence of the Crusades?

Religious and cultural misunderstanding between Christians and Muslims

European desire for Asian luxury goods

European exploration and expansion

The Great Schism (14th-15th Century)

11.

1 point

What event greatly inspired and led major European feudalistic kingdoms to transform into nation-states similar to what they are today?

Crusades

Black Plague

Schism

Hundred Years War

12.

1 point

Which Chinese dynasty successfully overthrew the rule of the Mongols?

a. Song

b. Ming

c. Tang

d. Sung

13.

1 point

Which of the following was the Great Schism not about?

Jurisdiction

Papal authority

Religious doctrine

Politics

14.

1 point

The major concern of many European kingdoms during the Great Schism is that the French papacy had become a ‘tool’ of the French monarchy. Which of the following best explains the word ‘tool?’

a. A divisive saw in Catholicism splitting Christianity forever

b. A puppet religious leader sympathetic to the wishes of the French King

c. The pope had become the actual political leader in France

d. None of the Above

15.

1 point

Rank the following empires based on territorial size, (one being the greatest): Mongolian, Roman, Alexander the Great’s

2, 3, 1

3, 1, 2

1, 2, 3

2, 1, 3