World History - Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Answered)
Where did rulers hold the least power between 1000 - 1300?
Western Europe
Chinese interaction with northern nomads during the Tang Dynasty
Chinese hated them; attacked them; built the Great Wall to keep them out
Caliphs of the Umayyad Dynasty vs. the Abbasid Dynasty
Umayyad - did not like non-Muslims
Abbasid - liked non-Muslims
Wars carried out by the Aztec Empire (What form of killing did they use?)
Human sacrifice
Affect of changed environment in China upon Buddhism
More farming; agriculture labor
How are Aztecs and Incas similar?
Both began as small marginalized groups
What contributed to China's economic revolution during the Tang and Song?
Large canals were built to increase trade
After 15th century, how did China address the problem of growing population and
land scarcity?
Dividing the land among the people
Which ruler emphasized the use of spectacle and public display to exalted the
monarch?
Louis XIV (of France)
(Also called Sun King)
Know which societies shared a common religion (Located in Europe and Africa)
Ottoman Empire (Europe) and Songhay Empire (Africa) shared "Islam"
Which region experienced the least racial mixing?
(British) North America
Did the mesoamericans and the Andeans have contact between 500 - 1500?
Not likely; there were deserts and forest between the two
Know the consequences of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Death and Desporia (movement from place to another)
How was Islam brought to Southeast Asia and West Africa?
Merchants (via trade)
Principle underlying the Great Law of Peace for the Iroquois League?
Limited government
What contributed to the rapid expansion of the Islamic/Arab Empire after the
death of Muhammad?
Weakened opponents (Byzantine empire was fighting the Safavid empire); trade and
conquests
Know the effect of the European presence in the Indian Ocean on existing trade
networks
Answers (Answered)
Where did rulers hold the least power between 1000 - 1300?
Western Europe
Chinese interaction with northern nomads during the Tang Dynasty
Chinese hated them; attacked them; built the Great Wall to keep them out
Caliphs of the Umayyad Dynasty vs. the Abbasid Dynasty
Umayyad - did not like non-Muslims
Abbasid - liked non-Muslims
Wars carried out by the Aztec Empire (What form of killing did they use?)
Human sacrifice
Affect of changed environment in China upon Buddhism
More farming; agriculture labor
How are Aztecs and Incas similar?
Both began as small marginalized groups
What contributed to China's economic revolution during the Tang and Song?
Large canals were built to increase trade
After 15th century, how did China address the problem of growing population and
land scarcity?
Dividing the land among the people
Which ruler emphasized the use of spectacle and public display to exalted the
monarch?
Louis XIV (of France)
(Also called Sun King)
Know which societies shared a common religion (Located in Europe and Africa)
Ottoman Empire (Europe) and Songhay Empire (Africa) shared "Islam"
Which region experienced the least racial mixing?
(British) North America
Did the mesoamericans and the Andeans have contact between 500 - 1500?
Not likely; there were deserts and forest between the two
Know the consequences of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Death and Desporia (movement from place to another)
How was Islam brought to Southeast Asia and West Africa?
Merchants (via trade)
Principle underlying the Great Law of Peace for the Iroquois League?
Limited government
What contributed to the rapid expansion of the Islamic/Arab Empire after the
death of Muhammad?
Weakened opponents (Byzantine empire was fighting the Safavid empire); trade and
conquests
Know the effect of the European presence in the Indian Ocean on existing trade
networks
