HS 150 HS150 EXAM 5 ANSWERS - ASHWORTH

HS 150 HS150 EXAM 5 ANSWERS - ASHWORTH

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HS150 World Civilizations I Exam 5 Answers (Ashworth)

Question 1

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The mamluks were:

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	mercenaries who rejected Islam.
	Hindu warriors who defeated the caliphate.
	Hindu slaves who converted to Islam and joined the caliph's army.
	Turkish slaves trained as warriors.

Question 2

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Who was chosen as Muhammad's first successor?

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	his daughter, Fatima
	his father-in-law, Abu Bakr
	his uncle, Abbas
	the leader of the Quraysh, Umar

Question 3

2.5 / 2.5 points

Theodora came to power as:

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	a religious leader.
	a nun.
	a scholar.
	the wife of Justinian.

Question 4

2.5 / 2.5 points

Why did city-states first emerge in the southwestern region of Arabia?

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	The region was closer to Mediterranean trade routes.
	That area had more water.
	The southern region had better rivers to link cities.
	Its mountains provided good defense.

Question 5

2.5 / 2.5 points

Unlike Roman law, the Shari`ah:

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	provides no protection for women.
	is concerned with commerce.
	was relatively flexible.
	is above all a religious code.

Question 6

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How did Muhammad view the Christian and Jewish Bible?

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	It does not reflect the word of God.
	It contained only partial truths.
	It lacks something because it was not based on divine inspiration.
	It contains the totality of God's teaching, but Christians refuse to live according to its mandates.

Question 7

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Who ruled in the Golden Age of learning in Baghdad?

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	Muawiya
	Harun al-Rashid
	Salah al-Din
	Umar

Question 8

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Which group of people completed the Islamic conquest of West Asia in 1453?

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	the Seljuks
	the Fatimids
	the Kiev Russians
	the Ottoman Turks

Question 9

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Why was the Isthmus of Kra significant to Chinese and Indian merchants?

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	This was a major trading port where the Europeans came to buy silk and spices.
	It provided a direct route for shipping cargo as opposed to traveling around the Malay Peninsula.
	It was the only area in southern Vietnam that was considered to be safe from pirates.
	It provided an alternative to traveling from the South China Sea to the Bay of Bengal.

Question 10

2.5 / 2.5 points

Who were the Polovtsy?

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	Turkic invaders from the steppes
	Inhabitants of Kiev
	The Russian noble class
	Siberian immigrants

Question 11

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Which of these led the Muslim world from 750?

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	the Fatimids
	the Guptas
	the Buyids
	the Abbasids

Question 12

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Like the Byzantine Empire, the Sasanians were weakened by which of these in the 300s?

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	Religious controversy
	Waves of plague
	Conflict on two frontiers
	Arab attacks

Question 13

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At the Council of Nicaea, false beliefs contrary to Church doctrine were declared:

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	orthodoxy.
	caesaropapism.
	heresy.
	innovative.

Question 14

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Which of the following accurately depicts Jewish views toward Islam in Medina?

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	They embraced it as an alternative to paganism.
	They rejected it because it was not truly monotheistic.
	They embraced it because it was monotheistic.
	They rejected it because they didn't believe Muhammad was a prophet.

Question 15

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Which of these characterize Baghdad under the Abbasids?

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	Small, Arab, agricultural
	New, cosmopolitan, multiethnic
	Small, commercial, Persian
	Large, Persian, centuries old

Question 16

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The main ethnic group of modern Cambodia is known as the:

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	Funan.
	Malay.
	Khmer.
	Veda.

Question 17

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What was the general direction of Islam's expansion after about 750?

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	East
	West
	South
	North

Question 18

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Which of the following conditions led to the demise of southern Arabian city-states in the 200s?

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	the new commercial route of the Ptolemaic Empire
	the arrival of Islam
	the expansion of the desert
	the collapse of the Rome

Question 19

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To which of these are mosques oriented?

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	the Dome of the Rock
	the East
	the West
	the Ka'ba

Question 20

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On which of the following points would Sufis and fundamentalists agree?

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	Muslims must combat and repress the secular worldview by any means necessary.
	Public prayer is central to Islam.
	The purification of the umma was necessary to restore fidelity to Allah's message.
	Intellectuals were trying to dilute the purity of the Qur'an.

Question 21

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On what subject did Peter and Paul disagree?

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	To whom Jesus's message applied
	Whether or not Jesus was the Messiah
	Whether or not to spread the teachings of Jesus
	The resurrection

Question 22

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The Middle Ages in Europe refer to the time period approximately between:

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	500 B.C.E.−500 C.E.
	500 B.C.E.−1400 C.E.
	500 C.E.−1000 C.E.
	500 C.E.−1400 C.E.

Question 23

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Unlike Julius Caesar, Octavian:

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	was killed after trying to grab power.
	successfully took the role of emperor of Rome.
	emerged following a military career.
	was of the plebeian class.

Question 24

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Who was the last of the "five good emperors"?

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	Nero
	Vespasian
	Hadrian
	Marcus Aurelius

Question 25

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Which Germanic tribe sacked Rome in 455?

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	Ostrogoths
	Visigoths
	Vandals
	Saxons

Question 26

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Which of the following best describes the period immediately following the reign of Commodus?

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	Stable and peaceful
	Unstable yet peaceful
	Unstable and bloody
	Initially bloody but eventually stable

Question 27

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How were serfs and slaves different?

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	Slaves had easier lives.
	Serfs could not be sold.
	Serfs could seek other employment.
	Slaves could not marry.

Question 28

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On Christmas Day, 800 C.E., who crowned Charlemagne and named him "Charles Augustus"?

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	His father, Pepin
	The pope
	St. Benedict
	Alaric the Goth

Question 29

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Which of these best describes the economic system of the early Middle Ages?

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	Expanding
	Many long-distance trade networks
	Based on exchange between towns
	Very localized

Question 30

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Where do we get our names for many of the days of the week?

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	German chiefs
	Byzantine rules
	Byzantine gods
	German gods

Question 31

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Which of these was a Jewish sect that practiced terrorism against both Romans and Jews who worked with the Romans?

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	Zealots
	Essenes
	Christians
	Nazarenes

Question 32

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Which man converted to Christianity because he believed that his wife's prayers helped him win a battle?

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	Constantine
	Clovis
	Charlemagne
	Pepin

Question 33

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Which man divided the Roman Empire into two parts after concluding that it was too big for one man to rule alone?

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	Diocletian
	Constantine
	Justinian
	Nero

Question 34

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Ovid was a noted Roman:

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	historian.
	architect.
	poet.
	dramatist.

Question 35

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Benedictine monks and nuns took vows:

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	of chastity, poverty, and obedience.
	to always obey the pope.
	to convert pagans to Christianity.
	of silence.

Question 36

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How does the geography of Rome compare with that of Carthage?

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	Both were centrally located, but Carthage was a seaport city.
	Both were centrally located, but Rome was closer to the coast.
	Both were naturally vulnerable to naval assaults.
	Both were naturally vulnerable to land-based attacks.

Question 37

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The period from about 0 to about 500 C.E. in the Roman Empire is best characterized as a period of:

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	rapid decay.
	ups and downs.
	steady decline.
	stability.

Question 38

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The coronation of Charlemagne had the impact of __________ the Frankish relationship with the church begun by Clovis.

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	ending
	perpetuating
	weakening
	improving

Question 39

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What was the Pax Romana?

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	A form of currency
	An extended period of peace
	The government system that replaced the Republic
	The language of the Romans

Question 40

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The Great Schism of 1054 was a division between the eastern and western:

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	Roman Emperors.
	Christian Churches.
	kings of the Franks.
	forms of monasticism.