Question 1

The Golden Horde

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A) was the Khanate nearest the Mongol homeland. 
B) ruled south Russia from Moscow on the lower Volga River. 
C) maintained its predominance in Russia without effective challenge until 1580. 
D) benefitted from disunity among the Russian princes, who succumbed to the Mongol policy of divide and rule. 
E) none of these choices 
A) was the Khanate nearest the Mongol homeland. 
B) ruled south Russia from Moscow on the lower Volga River. 
C) maintained its predominance in Russia without effective challenge until 1580. 
D) benefitted from disunity among the Russian princes, who succumbed to the Mongol policy of divide and rule. 
E) none of these choices

Question 2

Identification
-Murad I

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Murad I was the third Sultan of the Otto

Question 3

What were the ramifications of the il-khan's conversion to Islam around 1300?

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The Il-Khanate, a breakaway state of the

Question 4

Identification
-Ibn Quzman

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Ibn Quzman (c. 1078–1160) was a prominen

Question 5

In the field of medicine,

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A) Muslim doctors only translated Greek medical writings and wrote no original treatises of their own. 
B) Rabbi Musa bin Maymun became so famous that an Iraqi doctor even traveled to Egypt to hear him lecture. 
C) hospitals were virtually unknown in the Islamic world. 
D) the works of Galen, especially The Canon of Medicine and The Book of Healing, were authoritative in the Arab world. 
E) none of these choices 
A) Muslim doctors only translated Greek medical writings and wrote no original treatises of their own. 
B) Rabbi Musa bin Maymun became so famous that an Iraqi doctor even traveled to Egypt to hear him lecture. 
C) hospitals were virtually unknown in the Islamic world. 
D) the works of Galen, especially The Canon of Medicine and The Book of Healing, were authoritative in the Arab world. 
E) none of these choices

Question 6

Identification
-ghazis

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The term "ghazis" refers to Muslim warri

Question 7

Identification
-Uighur

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The term "Identification Uighur" could r

Question 8

Akhis were

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A) Turkish warriors. 
B) Mamluk warriors. 
C) Sufi mystics. 
D) guild-like organizations. 
E) Sunni Muslim mosques. 
A) Turkish warriors. 
B) Mamluk warriors. 
C) Sufi mystics. 
D) guild-like organizations. 
E) Sunni Muslim mosques.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the conquest of Constantinople is false?

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A) It occurred in 1453. 
B) The Ottoman attackers used cannon, gunpowder, timbers, and bows and arrows. 
C) The actual siege lasted 54 days. 
D) Most Byzantine citizens preferred the toleration of the Ottoman Muslims to the intolerance of the papacy. 
E) none of these choices 
A) It occurred in 1453. 
B) The Ottoman attackers used cannon, gunpowder, timbers, and bows and arrows. 
C) The actual siege lasted 54 days. 
D) Most Byzantine citizens preferred the toleration of the Ottoman Muslims to the intolerance of the papacy. 
E) none of these choices

Question 10

Describe briefly the cultural and educational attitudes of the Mamluks.

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The Mamluks were a military caste that r

Question 11

The Mongols began their path of conquest from

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A) Annam. 
B) Japan. 
C) the north Asian steppes. 
D) the Ukraine. 
E) southwest Asia. 
A) Annam. 
B) Japan. 
C) the north Asian steppes. 
D) the Ukraine. 
E) southwest Asia.

Question 12

Identify at least three causes for the decline of Abbasid power.

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1) Mongol Invasions: One of the major ca

Question 13

Identification
-Ibn Khaldun

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Ibn Khaldun was a prominent Islamic scho

Question 14

Characterize the racial attitudes of the Mongols.

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The racial attitudes of the Mongols were

Question 15

By the ninth and tenth centuries, the once mighty Abbasid Caliphate was showing signs of decay. A major problem was

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A) the inroads made by the Crusades. 
B) the tendency of governors appointed from Baghdad to establish their own dynasties. 
C) a series of overly aggressive and militaristic caliphs. 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) the inroads made by the Crusades. 
B) the tendency of governors appointed from Baghdad to establish their own dynasties. 
C) a series of overly aggressive and militaristic caliphs. 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 16

Identification
-Golden Horde

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The Golden Horde was a Mongol and later

Question 17

Identification
-Frederick I Barbarossa

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Frederick I Barbarossa, also known as Fr

Question 18

Among the cultural and commercial changes brought by the Crusades was

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A) the introduction of Europeans to a wide range of new foods and luxury items, including silks and brocades, perfumes and soaps. 
B) Italian traders sought to establish direct trade with the whole of the Muslim world. 
C) Salah ed-Din encouraged trade, and various treaties between the Muslim states and the Crusaders ensured free passage of goods. 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) the introduction of Europeans to a wide range of new foods and luxury items, including silks and brocades, perfumes and soaps. 
B) Italian traders sought to establish direct trade with the whole of the Muslim world. 
C) Salah ed-Din encouraged trade, and various treaties between the Muslim states and the Crusaders ensured free passage of goods. 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 19

Which of the following statements about economic conditions in the Yuan Empire is false?

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A) International trade flourished. 
B) The Mongol government fostered agricultural recovery, but did not allow the peasants to benefit. 
C) To most Chinese the Yuan era was a period of unprecedented degradation. 
D) none of these choices 
E) all of these choices 
A) International trade flourished. 
B) The Mongol government fostered agricultural recovery, but did not allow the peasants to benefit. 
C) To most Chinese the Yuan era was a period of unprecedented degradation. 
D) none of these choices 
E) all of these choices

Question 20

Which of the following statements about Hulagu is true?

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A) He was allied with the Golden Horde of southern Russia. 
B) Most of his subjects were Muslim Mongols. 
C) He died in 1256, aged eighty-four. 
D) none of these choices 
E) all of these choices 
A) He was allied with the Golden Horde of southern Russia. 
B) Most of his subjects were Muslim Mongols. 
C) He died in 1256, aged eighty-four. 
D) none of these choices 
E) all of these choices

The Golden Horde

Identification -Murad I

What were the ramifications of the il-khan's conversion to Islam around 1300?

Identification -Ibn Quzman

In the field of medicine,

Identification -ghazis

Identification -Uighur

Akhis were

Which of the following statements about the conquest of Constantinople is false?

Describe briefly the cultural and educational attitudes of the Mamluks.

The Mongols began their path of conquest from

Identify at least three causes for the decline of Abbasid power.

Identification -Ibn Khaldun

Characterize the racial attitudes of the Mongols.

By the ninth and tenth centuries, the once mighty Abbasid Caliphate was showing signs of decay. A major problem was

Identification -Golden Horde

Identification -Frederick I Barbarossa

Among the cultural and commercial changes brought by the Crusades was

Which of the following statements about economic conditions in the Yuan Empire is false?

Which of the following statements about Hulagu is true?

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The Golden Horde

Identification -Murad I

What were the ramifications of the il-khan's conversion to Islam around 1300?

Identification -Ibn Quzman

In the field of medicine,

Identification -ghazis

Identification -Uighur

Akhis were

Which of the following statements about the conquest of Constantinople is false?

Describe briefly the cultural and educational attitudes of the Mamluks.

The Mongols began their path of conquest from

Identify at least three causes for the decline of Abbasid power.

Identification -Ibn Khaldun

Characterize the racial attitudes of the Mongols.

By the ninth and tenth centuries, the once mighty Abbasid Caliphate was showing signs of decay. A major problem was

Identification -Golden Horde

Identification -Frederick I Barbarossa

Among the cultural and commercial changes brought by the Crusades was

Which of the following statements about economic conditions in the Yuan Empire is false?

Which of the following statements about Hulagu is true?

Early Civilization in West Africa, the Aegean, and the Western Hemisphere

The Early Civilizations of South and East Asia

The Flowering of Great Faiths and Philosophies

The Age of Great Empires

Disruption and Renewal in West Asia and Europe

Disruption and Renewal in South and East Asia

Developing Civilizations

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