Question 1

The Song bureaucrat Wang Anshi believed in

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A)  a Daoist government that did little and left things to individuals. 
B)  a socially responsible government that gave cheap loans to farmers and used progressive taxation. 
C)  idealizing ancient Confucian ethics and philosophy. 
D)  making sure that potential government workers excelled in calligraphy and poetry.

Question 2

Why were Turkic warriors not more fully integrated into mainstream Islamic civilization? What costs or dangers did they pose to the Islamic world, despite their zealous military service?

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Question 3

During the Song dynasty, women's place in society

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A)  became more open because of women's shared roles in the managing of herds. 
B)  were improved because of favorable legislation. 
C)  were harder because of new religious restrictions. 
D)  became more restricted, as evidenced by the practice of foot-binding.

Question 4

In 1054, a schism broke out between the Eastern and Western Christian churches partly because of

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A)  military conflict between the major states of Eastern and Western Christendom. 
B)  differences over the nature of Christ. 
C)  slight differences in the Nicene Creed. 
D)  a dispute over the supremacy of Patriarch of Constantinople.

Question 5

What was the nature of art and learning in the Byzantine Empire? What sort of art and learning was valued by its artists and scholars?

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Question 6

What were the key social and economic developments that occurred during the period of the Song dynasty in China?

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Question 7

The Sufi writer al-Ghazali was important as a bridge in Islamic thinking and teaching because he

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A)  explained so clearly why Sunni orthodoxy was correct. 
B)  valued the faith of the poor as much as the learning of scholars in the mosques. 
C)  said that all points of view should be treated as equal. 
D)  was such a clear writer that he could make even the most complex issues crystal clear.

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