1. In his famous sermon of 1095, Pope Urban II saw Christian Europe as A. a military and economic powerhouse that had always been on the rise. B. being evenly divided among Europe, Africa, and Asia. C. comprising all of Europe, which he thought took up mu

1. In his famous sermon of 1095, Pope Urban II saw Christian Europe as
A. a military and economic powerhouse that had always been on the rise.
B. being evenly divided among Europe, Africa, and Asia.
C. comprising all of Europe, which he thought took up much of the world.
D. only a small part of Europe and an even smaller part of the larger world.
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2. The Khmer city of Angkor was laid out to evoke
A. the rhythms of the seasons and of the natural world.
B. the greatness of the Khmer regime.
C. the power of the new Muslim ruler of the Khmer people.
D. ideas of the divine design of the world.
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3. Which pope wanted Christians to unite to redress what he saw as an imbalance of power between Christianity and Islam?
A. Pope Benedict
B. Pope Clement VI
C. Pope Urban II
D. Pope John Paul
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4. Which group forced the Chinese to acknowledge their claim to the mandate of heaven and sign a treaty in 1127 C.E.?
A. Jurchen
B. Xia
C. Khitans
D. Liao
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5. Who was responsible for the rehabilitation of Sufism in the twelfh century?
A. Al-Ghazali
B. Al-Hallaj
C. Al-Andalus
D. Gilani
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6. Within the Islamic Empire, the Turkic people
A. were educated people who administered the realm.
B. were mainly concerned with trade and commerce.
C. were completely integrated into the Arabic world.
D. acted as a powerful military shield.
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7. In what region did merchants consider themselves equal to warriors?
A. Yucatan
B. Mississippi
C. Rajasthan
D. Ethiopia
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8. A zimbabwe was a
A. band of warriors.
B. tribal leader.
C. trade route though the desert.
D. fortified administration center.
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9. One of the benefits that the Mongols brought to Russian lands was
A. defense against German adventurers.
B. new farming technologies.
C. lower taxes.
D. the introduction of paper currency.
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10. The majority of the wealth of the Byzantine Empire was based on
A. the productivity of the peasantry and trade.
B. tribute from neighboring states.
C. private commercial ventures.
D. military conquest of new territories.
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11. What were the basic movements that lay behind the development of the crusades in Western Christendom?
A. Exploration of new worlds and chivalry
B. Chivalry and commerce
C. Pilgrimage and holy war
D. Commerce and pilgrimage
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12. What directly led to internal expansion and new economic activity in Western Europe from the eleventh to the fourteenth century?
A. New and extreme technological achievements
B. Population reduction
C. Decline in religious activity
D. Competition among rival states
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13. What was the most effective remedy for plague?
A. Abstaining from eating certain foods
B. Armenian clay
C. Quarantine
D. Snake venom
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14. A group of northern European port cities organized themselves into what came to be called the
A. League of Lubeck.
B. Hanseatic League.
C. Commercial League of North Europe.
D. Knights Templar.
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15. The most important outcome of the Mongol peace was the
A. spread of Western ideas to the East.
B. spread of Islam.
C. establishment of a stable, coherent government across Eurasia.
D. transfer of goods and technology from the East to the West.
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16. How did powerful families of Japan like the Fujiwara legitimate their power at court?
A. Through the support of Buddhist monks
B. Through military victories over enemies like the Taira
C. By gaining more wealth than others
D. By marrying their daughters into the imperial family
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17. Which of the following practices did the Ottomans use to strengthen their state?
A. The practice of religions other than Islam was forbidden.
B. Missionaries were sent to remote areas to generate wealth.
C. Gifts were given to those who converted to Islam.
D. Christian children were enslaved and trained as mercenaries.
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18. In what regions did Latin Christendom expand during the period of the early Mongol expansion?
A. Britain and Spain
B. Prussia and North Africa
C. The Middle East and Spain
D. Finland and Estonia
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19. What common problem did people in the American Southwest and the Norse of Greenland both face?
A. Disease
B. Isolation from other civilizations
C. Ecological disasters
D. Lack of food
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20. In the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the Song Dynasty had all of the following characteristics except
A. an environment favorable to the arts.
B. increasing food production.
C. a booming economy.
D. equal status for men and women.