Question 1

Which of the following did NOT characterize the phenomenon of the early crusades?

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A)  The church in Rome bore the primary financial burden for individual crusaders. 
B)  Muslims viewed the crusades as a pattern of conquest extending from North to South and West to East across and around the Mediterranean. 
C)  Rich crusaders went on pilgrimages to acquire wealth and territory. 
D)  Italian merchant-communities supported the early crusaders, even though some of them disrupted the delicate tolerance that had existed between Christians and Muslims in crusader states. 
A)  The church in Rome bore the primary financial burden for individual crusaders. 
B)  Muslims viewed the crusades as a pattern of conquest extending from North to South and West to East across and around the Mediterranean. 
C)  Rich crusaders went on pilgrimages to acquire wealth and territory. 
D)  Italian merchant-communities supported the early crusaders, even though some of them disrupted the delicate tolerance that had existed between Christians and Muslims in crusader states.

Question 2

Compare the Chinese and Islamic relationships with steppelanders. What were the costs and benefits of each policy?

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The Chinese and Islamic relationships wi

Question 3

In order to provide new territory for a growing population, the Song rulers

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A)  colonized underpopulated areas to the southwest. 
B)  conquered territories by military force. 
C)  sent people to unpopulated regions to the north. 
D)  purchased lands from neighboring peoples. 
A)  colonized underpopulated areas to the southwest. 
B)  conquered territories by military force. 
C)  sent people to unpopulated regions to the north. 
D)  purchased lands from neighboring peoples.

Question 4

What were the similarities and differences between Byzantine and Islamic relations with steppe nomadic peoples such as the Turks? What were the costs and benefits of each approach? Who threatened their territory?

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The Byzantine and Islamic relations with

Question 5

When Muslims first called the Turks "the army of God," they meant that

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A)  they believed the Turks were ferocious pagans sent to punish the sins of Muslims. 
B)  they believed the Turks were sent to punish Christian sins. 
C)  they believed the Turks were holy warriors who fought for the Muslim cause. 
D)  the Turks believed themselves to be missionaries for Islam. 
A)  they believed the Turks were ferocious pagans sent to punish the sins of Muslims. 
B)  they believed the Turks were sent to punish Christian sins. 
C)  they believed the Turks were holy warriors who fought for the Muslim cause. 
D)  the Turks believed themselves to be missionaries for Islam.

Question 6

The most successful manner in which the Byzantines spread Christianity was through

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A)  military conquest. 
B)  bribing states into accepting the faith. 
C)  threats of military and commercial punishment. 
D)  diplomacy and missionary activity. 
A)  military conquest. 
B)  bribing states into accepting the faith. 
C)  threats of military and commercial punishment. 
D)  diplomacy and missionary activity.

Question 7

Compare one civilization that seemed particularly successful at coping with external invaders from the steppe during the eleventh and twelfth centuries with one that was less successful. What elements contributed to or prevented success?

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One civilization that seemed particularl

Question 8

The great Muslim historian Ibn Khaldun saw history as a story of struggle between

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A)  merchants and farmers. 
B)  rich and poor. 
C)  nomads and settled people. 
D)  different religious groups. 
A)  merchants and farmers. 
B)  rich and poor. 
C)  nomads and settled people. 
D)  different religious groups.

Question 9

Byzantine culture maintained connections with the past and remained vibrant in the face of new challenges by

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A)  developing radical, new types of images and art that challenged past ideas and artistic notions. 
B)  only focusing on the Christian elements of the ancient past. 
C)  copying and analyzing texts and art from the ancient Greek past. 
D)  adding elements of neighboring traditions to the ancient Greek ones to create a new artistic form. 
A)  developing radical, new types of images and art that challenged past ideas and artistic notions. 
B)  only focusing on the Christian elements of the ancient past. 
C)  copying and analyzing texts and art from the ancient Greek past. 
D)  adding elements of neighboring traditions to the ancient Greek ones to create a new artistic form.

Question 10

Discuss how the Song dynasty responded to the arrival of "barbarian" steppeland invaders in northern China. How did the solutions promoted by the Song dynasty result in economic and cultural growth as well as the expansion of Chinese territory? What important legacy did this leave for the peoples of southeast Asia?

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The Song dynasty responded to the arriva

Question 11

In order to maintain peaceful relations with the neighboring Liao Empire, the Song Empire

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A)  maintained only a small army so as not to appear threatening. 
B)  paid tribute to the Liao. 
C)  had its children educated in schools in Liao territory. 
D)  kept common religious shrines and practices that emphasized a unity between the two powers. 
A)  maintained only a small army so as not to appear threatening. 
B)  paid tribute to the Liao. 
C)  had its children educated in schools in Liao territory. 
D)  kept common religious shrines and practices that emphasized a unity between the two powers.

Question 12

The famous Muslim leader Saladin was important because of his leadership in

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A)  the reconquest of Jerusalem and the defeat of Shi'ites. 
B)  completely driving out the crusaders. 
C)  establishing the power of Shia Islam in Iran. 
D)  driving all Christian and Jewish communities out of the Islamic world. 
A)  the reconquest of Jerusalem and the defeat of Shi'ites. 
B)  completely driving out the crusaders. 
C)  establishing the power of Shia Islam in Iran. 
D)  driving all Christian and Jewish communities out of the Islamic world.

Question 13

What were relations like between the Byzantine Empire and its neighbors? How did the Byzantines deal with conflicts that arose between themselves and those on its frontiers?

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The relations between the Byzantine Empi

Question 14

In what manner did the Islamic Empire integrate the Turkic peoples into its world?

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A)  It converted them and turned their military values to its service. 
B)  It either fought or bought them off. 
C)  It seduced them into their culture and convinced them to give up their language and traditions. 
D)  It allowed them to maintain their traditional ways and beliefs as long as they fought in the service of Islam. 
A)  It converted them and turned their military values to its service. 
B)  It either fought or bought them off. 
C)  It seduced them into their culture and convinced them to give up their language and traditions. 
D)  It allowed them to maintain their traditional ways and beliefs as long as they fought in the service of Islam.

Question 15

Did the crusades and the Iberian wars between Christians and Muslims lead to greater understanding between the two civilizations? Why or why not?

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The Crusades and the Iberian wars betwee

Question 16

Why were steppelanders often successful in their conflicts with the settled populations of Eurasia? What are two examples of this?

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Steppelanders, or nomadic peoples from t

Question 17

The kingdom of Ghana before the invasion of the Almoravids was a region that was

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A)  already largely Muslim. 
B)  Christian because of its trade connections with Ethiopia in East Africa. 
C)  largely pagan with some Muslim traders. 
D)  a mix of Muslim and Christians. 
A)  already largely Muslim. 
B)  Christian because of its trade connections with Ethiopia in East Africa. 
C)  largely pagan with some Muslim traders. 
D)  a mix of Muslim and Christians.

Question 18

Why does the hostility between pastoralists and sedentary peoples have less to do with conflicts of interest than with a clash of cultures?

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The hostility between pastoralists and s

Question 19

What role did steppelanders play in connecting different sedentary areas with each other? Were different civilizations' responses to the steppe challenge part of a larger Eurasian system of interactions?
In Perspective

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Question 20

In order to cope with declining agriculture within the Byzantine Empire, twelfth-century emperors began

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A)  to try to revive revenues by granting lands to great lords and to monasteries. 
B)  to reduce taxes on peasant-held lands and on commercial ventures. 
C)  to break up large estates and give them to peasants. 
D)  to seek new lands through conquest. 
A)  to try to revive revenues by granting lands to great lords and to monasteries. 
B)  to reduce taxes on peasant-held lands and on commercial ventures. 
C)  to break up large estates and give them to peasants. 
D)  to seek new lands through conquest.

Which of the following did NOT characterize the phenomenon of the early crusades?

Compare the Chinese and Islamic relationships with steppelanders. What were the costs and benefits of each policy?

In order to provide new territory for a growing population, the Song rulers

What were the similarities and differences between Byzantine and Islamic relations with steppe nomadic peoples such as the Turks? What were the costs and benefits of each approach? Who threatened their territory?

When Muslims first called the Turks "the army of God," they meant that

The most successful manner in which the Byzantines spread Christianity was through

Compare one civilization that seemed particularly successful at coping with external invaders from the steppe during the eleventh and twelfth centuries with one that was less successful. What elements contributed to or prevented success?

The great Muslim historian Ibn Khaldun saw history as a story of struggle between

Byzantine culture maintained connections with the past and remained vibrant in the face of new challenges by

In order to maintain peaceful relations with the neighboring Liao Empire, the Song Empire

The famous Muslim leader Saladin was important because of his leadership in

What were relations like between the Byzantine Empire and its neighbors? How did the Byzantines deal with conflicts that arose between themselves and those on its frontiers?

In what manner did the Islamic Empire integrate the Turkic peoples into its world?

Did the crusades and the Iberian wars between Christians and Muslims lead to greater understanding between the two civilizations? Why or why not?

Why were steppelanders often successful in their conflicts with the settled populations of Eurasia? What are two examples of this?

The kingdom of Ghana before the invasion of the Almoravids was a region that was

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What role did steppelanders play in connecting different sedentary areas with each other? Were different civilizations' responses to the steppe challenge part of a larger Eurasian system of interactions? In Perspective

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Exam 12: The Nomadic Frontiers: the Islamic World, Byzantium, and China, Ca 1000-1200

Which of the following did NOT characterize the phenomenon of the early crusades?

Compare the Chinese and Islamic relationships with steppelanders. What were the costs and benefits of each policy?

In order to provide new territory for a growing population, the Song rulers

What were the similarities and differences between Byzantine and Islamic relations with steppe nomadic peoples such as the Turks? What were the costs and benefits of each approach? Who threatened their territory?

When Muslims first called the Turks "the army of God," they meant that

The most successful manner in which the Byzantines spread Christianity was through

Compare one civilization that seemed particularly successful at coping with external invaders from the steppe during the eleventh and twelfth centuries with one that was less successful. What elements contributed to or prevented success?

The great Muslim historian Ibn Khaldun saw history as a story of struggle between

Byzantine culture maintained connections with the past and remained vibrant in the face of new challenges by

In order to maintain peaceful relations with the neighboring Liao Empire, the Song Empire

The famous Muslim leader Saladin was important because of his leadership in

What were relations like between the Byzantine Empire and its neighbors? How did the Byzantines deal with conflicts that arose between themselves and those on its frontiers?

In what manner did the Islamic Empire integrate the Turkic peoples into its world?

Did the crusades and the Iberian wars between Christians and Muslims lead to greater understanding between the two civilizations? Why or why not?

Why were steppelanders often successful in their conflicts with the settled populations of Eurasia? What are two examples of this?

The kingdom of Ghana before the invasion of the Almoravids was a region that was

Why does the hostility between pastoralists and sedentary peoples have less to do with conflicts of interest than with a clash of cultures?

What role did steppelanders play in connecting different sedentary areas with each other? Were different civilizations' responses to the steppe challenge part of a larger Eurasian system of interactions? In Perspective

In order to cope with declining agriculture within the Byzantine Empire, twelfth-century emperors began

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Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

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