Question 1

What did the Arab invaders of the Sind and the Turkish invaders of Khurasan have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interest in Buddhism 
B)  Ethnic background 
C)  Respect for Hinduism 
D)  Belief in Islam 
A)  Interest in Buddhism 
B)  Ethnic background 
C)  Respect for Hinduism 
D)  Belief in Islam

Question 2

What important talent did Mongol women possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were expert horseback riders. 
B)  They were trained to be skilled warriors. 
C)  They preserved Mongol culture by being masterful orators. 
D)  They were known for their beautiful pottery. 
A)  They were expert horseback riders. 
B)  They were trained to be skilled warriors. 
C)  They preserved Mongol culture by being masterful orators. 
D)  They were known for their beautiful pottery.

Question 3

Who invaded and looted the Delhi sultanate in 1398?

Accepted Answer

A)  Timur 
B)  Chinggis Khan 
C)  Ögödei 
D)  Khubilai Khan 
A)  Timur 
B)  Chinggis Khan 
C)  Ögödei 
D)  Khubilai Khan

Question 4

Use the following to answer questions:
-sati

Accepted Answer

A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands. 
A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands.

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions:
-protected people

Accepted Answer

A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands. 
A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands.

Question 6

How did the Mongols use conquest to improve their empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  To further the Mongol social system, they imposed their traditional tribal groupings on subjugated peoples. 
B)  They treated all subjugated men as slaves who were used as soldiers and agricultural workers. 
C)  They improved their own capital city by importing skilled workers from conquered regions. 
D)  They often exploited the labor of women of conquered territories who were forced to work at Mongol military camps. 
A)  To further the Mongol social system, they imposed their traditional tribal groupings on subjugated peoples. 
B)  They treated all subjugated men as slaves who were used as soldiers and agricultural workers. 
C)  They improved their own capital city by importing skilled workers from conquered regions. 
D)  They often exploited the labor of women of conquered territories who were forced to work at Mongol military camps.

Question 7

What conventions guided family decision making in Mongol society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women participated in family decisions. 
B)  As in most patriarchies, men made decisions. 
C)  Elders were responsible for decisions. 
D)  A democratically elected council made decisions. 
A)  Women participated in family decisions. 
B)  As in most patriarchies, men made decisions. 
C)  Elders were responsible for decisions. 
D)  A democratically elected council made decisions.

Question 8

Why were the Mongols unsuccessful in conquering Japan and the Delhi sultanate? What do these defeats tell us about the limitations of Mongol military skills?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Mongol

Question 9

Timur, who arose as a new conqueror as Mongol rule declined, began as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Mongolian nomad 
B)  A Persian scholar 
C)  A Uighur herdsman 
D)  A Turkish noble 
A)  A Mongolian nomad 
B)  A Persian scholar 
C)  A Uighur herdsman 
D)  A Turkish noble

Question 10

According to Map 12.3, "The Spice Trade, ca. 100 B.C.E-1500 C.E.," which spice was sourced from the largest number of locations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pepper 
B)  Nutmeg 
C)  Cinnamon 
D)  Cloves 
A)  Pepper 
B)  Nutmeg 
C)  Cinnamon 
D)  Cloves

Question 11

What was one of the first things recorded in the new Mongol script?

Accepted Answer

A)  A record of the Mongol laws and customs 
B)  The Secret History, a history of the Mongol people 
C)  Prayers to the Sky and Earth 
D)  A warfare manual to be distributed among the confederation 
A)  A record of the Mongol laws and customs 
B)  The Secret History, a history of the Mongol people 
C)  Prayers to the Sky and Earth 
D)  A warfare manual to be distributed among the confederation

Question 12

Which of the following was true of the Mongol system of tax-farming in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped establish social stability. 
B)  It was favored by ordinary Chinese over their traditional taxes. 
C)  It allotted farmland to the highest bidders. 
D)  It involved the sale of tax licenses to Central Asian Muslim merchants. 
A)  It helped establish social stability. 
B)  It was favored by ordinary Chinese over their traditional taxes. 
C)  It allotted farmland to the highest bidders. 
D)  It involved the sale of tax licenses to Central Asian Muslim merchants.

Question 13

How did Muslim Turkic rulers generally treat Hindus in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  They saw them as an inferior race subject to extermination. 
B)  They considered them exempt from taxation because of their holiness. 
C)  They considered them a "protected people" like the Christians and Jews. 
D)  They ignored the caste system, viewing all Hindus as untouchables. 
A)  They saw them as an inferior race subject to extermination. 
B)  They considered them exempt from taxation because of their holiness. 
C)  They considered them a "protected people" like the Christians and Jews. 
D)  They ignored the caste system, viewing all Hindus as untouchables.

Question 14

How was Khubilai related to Chinggis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nephew 
B)  Father 
C)  Grandson 
D)  Brother 
A)  Nephew 
B)  Father 
C)  Grandson 
D)  Brother

Question 15

What was one of the few specialist professions among the Mongol people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mare milker 
B)  Cheese maker 
C)  Blacksmith 
D)  Wool felter 
A)  Mare milker 
B)  Cheese maker 
C)  Blacksmith 
D)  Wool felter

Question 16

The civilizations that arose in Southeast Asia featured both indigenous and foreign elements. Identify and describe those elements that were borrowed. How can we explain the adoption of these foreign elements?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
This essay

Question 17

In the seventh century, who ultimately defeated the Eastern Turks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Xiongnu 
B)  Tang Dynasty 
C)  Byzantines 
D)  Western Turks 
A)  Xiongnu 
B)  Tang Dynasty 
C)  Byzantines 
D)  Western Turks

Question 18

How was the Gupta Empire organized?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Guptas

Question 19

The Khmer Empire was centered in what modern-day country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vietnam 
B)  Thailand 
C)  Cambodia 
D)  Laos 
A)  Vietnam 
B)  Thailand 
C)  Cambodia 
D)  Laos

Question 20

Describe the encounter between Muslim Turkic warriors and Hindu India. What cultural barriers separated Muslim from Hindu? What different tactics did Muslim rulers use to govern Hindu populations?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
This essay

Exam 12: Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

What did the Arab invaders of the Sind and the Turkish invaders of Khurasan have in common?

What important talent did Mongol women possess?

Who invaded and looted the Delhi sultanate in 1398?

Use the following to answer questions: -sati

Use the following to answer questions: -protected people

How did the Mongols use conquest to improve their empire?

What conventions guided family decision making in Mongol society?

Why were the Mongols unsuccessful in conquering Japan and the Delhi sultanate? What do these defeats tell us about the limitations of Mongol military skills?

Timur, who arose as a new conqueror as Mongol rule declined, began as which of the following?

According to Map 12.3, "The Spice Trade, ca. 100 B.C.E-1500 C.E.," which spice was sourced from the largest number of locations?

What was one of the first things recorded in the new Mongol script?

Which of the following was true of the Mongol system of tax-farming in China?

How did Muslim Turkic rulers generally treat Hindus in India?

How was Khubilai related to Chinggis?

What was one of the few specialist professions among the Mongol people?

The civilizations that arose in Southeast Asia featured both indigenous and foreign elements. Identify and describe those elements that were borrowed. How can we explain the adoption of these foreign elements?

In the seventh century, who ultimately defeated the Eastern Turks?

How was the Gupta Empire organized?

The Khmer Empire was centered in what modern-day country?

Describe the encounter between Muslim Turkic warriors and Hindu India. What cultural barriers separated Muslim from Hindu? What different tactics did Muslim rulers use to govern Hindu populations?

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