World History - Final Exam Questions & Answers
Where did rulers hold the least power between 1000 - 1300? - (correct Answer) - Western Europe
Chinese interaction with northern nomads during the Tang Dynasty - (correct Answer) - Chinese hated
them; attacked them; built the Great Wall to keep them out
Caliphs of the Umayyad Dynasty vs. the Abbasid Dynasty - (correct Answer) - Umayyad - did not like non-
Muslims
Abbasid - liked non-Muslims
Wars carried out by the Aztec Empire (What form of killing did they use?) - (correct Answer) - Human
sacrifice
Affect of changed environment in China upon Buddhism - (correct Answer) - More farming; agriculture
labor
How are Aztecs and Incas similar? - (correct Answer) - Both began as small marginalized groups
What contributed to China's economic revolution during the Tang and Song? - (correct Answer) - Large
canals were built to increase trade
After 15th century, how did China address the problem of growing population and land scarcity? -
(correct Answer) - Dividing the land among the people
Which ruler emphasized the use of spectacle and public display to exalted the monarch? - (correct
Answer) - Louis XIV (of France)
(Also called Sun King)
Know which societies shared a common religion (Located in Europe and Africa) - (correct Answer) -
Ottoman Empire (Europe) and Songhay Empire (Africa) shared "Islam"
Which region experienced the least racial mixing? - (correct Answer) - (British) North America
Did the mesoamericans and the Andeans have contact between 500 - 1500? - (correct Answer) - Not
likely; there were deserts and forest between the two
Know the consequences of the Atlantic Slave Trade - (correct Answer) - Death and Desporia (movement
from place to another)
How was Islam brought to Southeast Asia and West Africa? - (correct Answer) - Merchants (via trade)
Principle underlying the Great Law of Peace for the Iroquois League? - (correct Answer) - Limited
government
What contributed to the rapid expansion of the Islamic/Arab Empire after the death of Muhammad? -
, (correct Answer) - 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 - (correct
Answer) - Conquered ports by force; became a part of the global market (universal trade)
What happened to the Mongols in Persia in the 14th century? - (correct Answer) - Assimilated into
Persian culture
What practice during the Song Dynasty restricted women's lives? - (correct Answer) - Foot-binding
Why are the Tang and Song Dynasties referred to as the Golden Age in China? - (correct Answer) -
Renewal in Art & Literature
What was a direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia? - (correct Answer) - Silver trade
How did the Chinese policy of forcing their people to pay taxes in silver affect the global economy? -
(correct Answer) - Silver increased in price/value $$$
What was the most Islamized region from 600 - 1500? - (correct Answer) - Anatolia
Why did Russia begin to expand in the early 16th Century? - (correct Answer) - To secure its borders
What was the political structure of the Swahili civilization similar to? - (correct Answer) - Greece city-
states
During the 15th century, what was the most centralized , unified, and prosperous civilization? - (correct
Answer) - CHINA
What were the targets of the Western European crusaders? - (correct Answer) - Eastern Orthodox
Church & Muslims
What resulted from Muslim rule in Spain? - (correct Answer) - Algebra, Literature, Education (schools)
What force helped bind the Islamic world together? - (correct Answer) - schools (same religious
teachings)
What was a result of Russia's westward expansion during the 17th and 18th centuries? - (correct
Answer) - Westernization
What was the colonial economy of the Spanish Empire in the Americas based on? - (correct Answer) -
Agriculture and mining
How did the Mongols contribute to the globalization of the Eurasian World? - (correct Answer) - trade
Why didn't the Mongols conquer Western Europe? - (correct Answer) - no pastoral land (Mongols are
pastoral nomads)
What was a feature unique to the north American fur trade? - (correct Answer) - Competition for fur
(English vs. French)
How were Ibn Battuta's experiences different from Marco Polo's? - (correct Answer) - Ibn Battuta - went
Where did rulers hold the least power between 1000 - 1300? - (correct Answer) - Western Europe
Chinese interaction with northern nomads during the Tang Dynasty - (correct Answer) - Chinese hated
them; attacked them; built the Great Wall to keep them out
Caliphs of the Umayyad Dynasty vs. the Abbasid Dynasty - (correct Answer) - Umayyad - did not like non-
Muslims
Abbasid - liked non-Muslims
Wars carried out by the Aztec Empire (What form of killing did they use?) - (correct Answer) - Human
sacrifice
Affect of changed environment in China upon Buddhism - (correct Answer) - More farming; agriculture
labor
How are Aztecs and Incas similar? - (correct Answer) - Both began as small marginalized groups
What contributed to China's economic revolution during the Tang and Song? - (correct Answer) - Large
canals were built to increase trade
After 15th century, how did China address the problem of growing population and land scarcity? -
(correct Answer) - Dividing the land among the people
Which ruler emphasized the use of spectacle and public display to exalted the monarch? - (correct
Answer) - Louis XIV (of France)
(Also called Sun King)
Know which societies shared a common religion (Located in Europe and Africa) - (correct Answer) -
Ottoman Empire (Europe) and Songhay Empire (Africa) shared "Islam"
Which region experienced the least racial mixing? - (correct Answer) - (British) North America
Did the mesoamericans and the Andeans have contact between 500 - 1500? - (correct Answer) - Not
likely; there were deserts and forest between the two
Know the consequences of the Atlantic Slave Trade - (correct Answer) - Death and Desporia (movement
from place to another)
How was Islam brought to Southeast Asia and West Africa? - (correct Answer) - Merchants (via trade)
Principle underlying the Great Law of Peace for the Iroquois League? - (correct Answer) - Limited
government
What contributed to the rapid expansion of the Islamic/Arab Empire after the death of Muhammad? -
, (correct Answer) - 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 - (correct
Answer) - Conquered ports by force; became a part of the global market (universal trade)
What happened to the Mongols in Persia in the 14th century? - (correct Answer) - Assimilated into
Persian culture
What practice during the Song Dynasty restricted women's lives? - (correct Answer) - Foot-binding
Why are the Tang and Song Dynasties referred to as the Golden Age in China? - (correct Answer) -
Renewal in Art & Literature
What was a direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia? - (correct Answer) - Silver trade
How did the Chinese policy of forcing their people to pay taxes in silver affect the global economy? -
(correct Answer) - Silver increased in price/value $$$
What was the most Islamized region from 600 - 1500? - (correct Answer) - Anatolia
Why did Russia begin to expand in the early 16th Century? - (correct Answer) - To secure its borders
What was the political structure of the Swahili civilization similar to? - (correct Answer) - Greece city-
states
During the 15th century, what was the most centralized , unified, and prosperous civilization? - (correct
Answer) - CHINA
What were the targets of the Western European crusaders? - (correct Answer) - Eastern Orthodox
Church & Muslims
What resulted from Muslim rule in Spain? - (correct Answer) - Algebra, Literature, Education (schools)
What force helped bind the Islamic world together? - (correct Answer) - schools (same religious
teachings)
What was a result of Russia's westward expansion during the 17th and 18th centuries? - (correct
Answer) - Westernization
What was the colonial economy of the Spanish Empire in the Americas based on? - (correct Answer) -
Agriculture and mining
How did the Mongols contribute to the globalization of the Eurasian World? - (correct Answer) - trade
Why didn't the Mongols conquer Western Europe? - (correct Answer) - no pastoral land (Mongols are
pastoral nomads)
What was a feature unique to the north American fur trade? - (correct Answer) - Competition for fur
(English vs. French)
How were Ibn Battuta's experiences different from Marco Polo's? - (correct Answer) - Ibn Battuta - went
