Deck 14: Southern Lands and Seas

Question 1

The empires of Mali in West Africa and Delhi in South Asia both utilized

A) Islamic administration.
B) terraced hillsides for rice cultivation.
C) Orthodox Buddhist administration.
D) a scholar bureaucracy.
E) the electoral system.

Answer 1

Islamic administration.

Question 2

Mansa Kankan Musa made a famous pilgrimage that

A) spread Christianity to West Africa.
B) demonstrated the enormous wealth of his country.
C) led to the Christian Crusades.
D) was inspired by the death of Muhammad.
E) brought about his untimely death.

Answer 2

demonstrated the enormous wealth of his country.

Question 3

When the Delhi Sultanate began to lose control of its realm, new kingdoms emerged in India; they were

A) Siam and Uighur.
B) Hittite and Sind.
C) Bahmani and Vijayanagar.
D) Gujarat and Kilwa.
E) Timur and Assam.

Answer 3

Bahmani and Vijayanagar.

Question 4

The climate of northern India is more tropical than would be expected because ____.

A) the Himalayas block cooler northern air.
B) of the steering currents in the Indian Ocean.
C) of the openness of the Deccan.
D) the abundance of rainfall .
E) the heavy vegetation and high humidity does not allow heat to escape..

Question 5

Turk ish and Afghan invaders were able to conquer northwest I ndia successfully because of

A) the threats of Mongol Il-khans.
B) a desire to spread the Islamic faith and to acquire plunder.
C) excitement at the prospect of learning Indian technology and mathematics.
D) its division into small states after the fall of the Gupta empire.
E) All of these

Question 6

As trade increased in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Strait of Malacca became the center of a political rivalry between

A) Java and Ceylon.
B) Siam and Tibet.
C) India and Gujarat.
D) Majapahit and Chinese pirates.
E) Calcutta and Bombay.

Question 7

By 1250, the most important trading city of the Swahili Coast was

A) Cairo.
B) Kilwa.
C) Timbuktu.
D) Casablanca.
E) Johannesburg.

Question 8

The rainy and dry seasons in the Indian Ocean reflect the influence of

A) the monsoons.
B) the jet stream.
C) the Gulf Stream.
D) el Niño.
E) the Himalayas.

Question 9

Which of the following items was not manufactured and traded in the Indian state of Gujarat?

A) Leather
B) Iron weapons
C) Carpets
D) Jewelry and indigo
E) Cotton, linen, and silk

Question 10

The tropics are warm all year round. The center of the tropical zone is marked by the

A) polar caps.
B) Gulf Stream.
C) equator.
D) Sahara Desert.
E) None of these

Question 11

The Tuareg were

A) Islamic missionaries who reached the sub-Saharan region.
B) traders from the caravans between Arabia and Libya.
C) western Saharan pastoralists and caravan guides.
D) herders of camels and llamas in t he Sahel.
E) descendants of the Dutch in South Africa.

Question 12

Which of the following did not help to increase Indian Ocean trade between 1200 and 1500?

A) The collapse of the Mongol Empire, which disrupted the overland trade routes
B) Increased demand for luxury goods such as jewels, fine textiles, and precious metals
C) The invention of the astrolabe
D) The construction of larger ships, making shipping cargo more profitable
E) The rising prosperity of Asian, European, and African states, which stimulated expansion

Question 13

Sultan Iltutmish passed his empire to Raziya, his

A) daughter.
B) eldest son.
C) youngest son.
D) adviser.
E) regent.

Question 14

The characteristic ship of the Arabian Sea was the

A) galley.
B) junk.
C) skow.
D) caravel.
E) dhow.

Question 15

As in a ncient times along the Indus River, the most significant factor contributing to agriculture in the Delhi Sultanate was

A) slave labor on sugar plantations.
B) a switch to the three-field crop rotation system.
C) the use of swidden agricultural practices.
D) extensive irrigation canals.
E) staple crops, including cucumbers and melons.

Question 16

The largest, most technologically advanced ship in the Indian Ocean was the Chinese

A) galley.
B) junk.
C) skow.
D) dhow.
E) caravel.

Question 17

The different regional networks of the Indian Ocean trade were tied together by

A) commercial interests.
B) political authority.
C) religious authority.
D) a common language.
E) the threat of Chinese intrusion.

Question 18

Although the Delhi Sultanate had its problems, it did provide a

A) reliable and safe water supply to the region.
B) new irrigation system of qanats to the region.
C) safe haven for religious exiles.
D) centralized political authority to India for almost two centuries.
E) new unifying religion in the form of Islam.

Question 19

According to mythology, the legendary founder of Mali was

A) a Shi'ite imam.
B) Marco Polo.
C) Sundiata.
D) Amenhotep.
E) Agamemnon.

Question 20

The spread of Islam to lands south of the Sahara occurred because of

A) war.
B) forced conversion.
C) a gradual and peaceful process of conversion.
D) the missionary efforts of the Arabs during the Umayyad Caliphate.
E) the travels of Ibn Battuta.

Question 21

Village-based irrigation systems proved more durable than systems constructed by powerful governments because they

A) were larger in scale.
B) depended on simple technologies and therefore could be easily repaired after a crisis.
C) relied on more innovative engineering.
D) required the coordination of large amounts of labor to construct and maintain.
E) were more effective.

Question 22

Aztec trade depended on

A) navigation using longitude and latitude.
B) the use of letters of credit instead of money.
C) caravans of llamas.
D) the use of the khipu.
E) None of these.

Question 23

The cultural blending associated with the expansion and spread of Islam from 1200 to 1500 can be seen by examining the

A) design of mosques that combine older traditions and new influences.
B) changes in the Quran that blend older traditions and new influences.
C) development of double-entry bookkeeping and banking.
D) blending of biblical and Quranic writings.
E) development of banking.

Question 24

The most important commodity in the Great Zimbabwe's long-distance trade was

A) copper.
B) slaves.
C) salt.
D) indigo.
E) gold.

Question 25

Aztec religion was

A) monotheistic.
B) henotheistic.
C) dualistic.
D) agnostic.
E) pol ytheistic.

Question 26

Which of the following was typically not one of the active roles or special skills that women of the tropical regions played or contributed to their communities?

A) Important culinary skills.
B) Child rearing and heavy farmwork.
C) Spinning and weaving.
D) Making clothing and clay pots.
E) Being chosen as ruler.

Question 27

The Aztec god that was the focus of the cult of the hummingbird was called

A) Quetzalcoatl.
B) Nahuatl.
C) Huitzilopochtli.
D) Acllas.
E) Trochilidae.

Question 28

The Aztec monarch was determined by

A) lateral succession lines.
B) the oldest son.
C) matrilineal succession.
D) a death match between brothers.
E) a council of aristocrats.

Question 29

Extensive cultivation was well suited to areas with

A) high population density and good soil.
B) low population density and good soil.
C) high population density and poor soil.
D) low population density and poor soil.
E) None of these

Question 30

The city of Cuzco was not as large as Tenochtitlan, but

A) it was designed in concentric circles.
B) it was laid out in the shape of a puma.
C) all buildings faced east.
D) it was the center of human sacrifice.
E) it held the largest stadium in South America.

Question 31

The prosperity of the Asian and African kingdoms from 1200 to 1500 was accompanied by the

A) rise of science in Asia.
B) need for better transportation in Africa.
C) growth of slavery.
D) need for a bigger navy and merchant marine.
E) growth of Christianity.

Question 32

The Mexica (commonly known as the Aztecs) were organized

A) as an altepetl.
B) as a tzompantli.
C) in chinampas.
D) as a satrapy.
E) as an allyu.

Question 33

Long-distance trade among the Aztecs was

A) con ducted using horses and carts.
B) controlled by the traditional aristocracy.
C) confined to lightweight goods in demand by the elite.
D) carried by dogs and sleds.
E) nonexistent.

Question 34

In Islamic society, mosques

A) were used solely for religious worship.
B) were off-limits to Africans.
C) were used only to educate boys.
D) were centers of learning and promoted literacy.
E) went in and out of fashion.

Question 35

The most profitable item traded from North Africa to Timbuktu, a center for learning, was

A) gold.
B) books.
C) ink.
D) slaves.
E) oil.

Question 36

The spread of Islam to India promoted a new language that combined Persian and Hindi influence; the new language was called

A) Arabic.
B) Urdu.
C) Tamil.
D) Bengali.
E) Sanskrit.

Question 37

Because of the trade through the Strait of Malacca, Malacca became an important port and

A) the focus of the annual Buddhist pilgrimage.
B) a meeting place for traders from around the Eurasian world.
C) replaced Madagascar as the most important slave-trading port.
D) one of the most homogeneous cities in Southeast Asia.
E) thus was known as the Asian Tiger.

Question 38

How did the Inca ensure the loyalty of defeated regions?

A) By forcing the heirs of defeated rulers to live in the royal court.
B) By the use of fear and terror tactics.
C) By the extension of full citizenship to all conquered areas.
D) By committing genocide in the region.
E) By killing their defeated rulers and displaying their bodies publicly.

Question 39

The status of women in tropical India may have improved, based on reports by Ibn Battuta that

A) sati, or widow burning, became optional.
B) the number of years of education increased.
C) women wore more gold jewelry.
D) women were able to achieve spiritual enlightenment.
E) footbinding was on the decline.

Question 40

The Aztecs formed their empire by

A) conquering other peoples.
B) marrying into neighboring tribes to create a homogeneous society.
C) negotiating to divide desired geographic areas.
D) peacefully coexisting on the basis of mutual interests.
E) creating a voluntary association league that offered protection in numbers.

Question 41

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Mali

Question 42

To build its large-scale public works projects, the Inka Empire relied on

A) slave labor.
B) the mita system.
C) pulleys and carts.
D) rivalry among different allyus as a spur to productivity.
E) a cycle of strictly-prescribed annual religious rituals.

Question 43

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Urdu

Question 44

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Delhi Sultanate

Question 45

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
monsoon

Question 46

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Gujarat

Question 47

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Mansa Kankan Musa

Question 48

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Aden

Question 49

The Delhi Empire's policy toward its Hindu subjects was to

A) force them to convert to Islam on pain of death.
B) levy the same extra tax on them that was required of Jews and Christians.
C) levy even more taxes on them than on Jews and Christians.
D) drive them to neighboring states as refugees.
E) persecute and torture them.

Question 50

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Swahili Coast

Question 51

Which of the following institutions did most to mix Islamic ideas with local religious practices in Africa?

A) The Abbasid caliphate.
B) Sufi brotherhoods.
C) The Malian Empire.
D) Cosmopolitan scholars such as Ibn Battuta.
E) None of these, since Muslims always rejected outside influences.

Question 52

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Timbuktu

Question 53

The large-scale destruction of valuable goods carried out in the course of Inka religious rituals did all the following except

A) convey an awe-inspiring sense of the Empire's wealth and splendor.
B) validate the ruler's claim to have descended from the sun.
C) intimidate visitors.
D) replace human sacrifice altogether.
E) generate work for producers of textiles.

Question 54

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Malacca

Question 55

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
dho ws

Question 56

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
tropics

Question 57

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Great Zimbabwe

Question 58

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Ibn Battuta

Question 59

Aztec society was characterized by

A) an egalitarian class structure.
B) large inequalities in wealth and privilege.
C) small inequalities in wealth, but large inequalities in privilege.
D) extensive social mobility through commerce.
E) its avoidance of warfare.

Question 60

The Aztec state fed the large population of its capital by

A) expanding agricultural land through reclamation projects.
B) exacting tribute from conquered territories.
C) expanding trade networks.
D) A and B.
E) A, B, and C.

Question 61

What were the three major factors that caused social and cultural changes in the lives of trop ical peoples in Africa and Asia from 120 0 to 1500? Provide detailed descriptions for each of the three factors.

Question 62

Compare and contrast the empires of Mali and Delhi in the period 1 200-1500 . Include a discussion of slavery in your response.

Question 63

Describe the geography and climate of tropical Africa, Asia, Mesoamerica and South America.  How did these environmental factors shape the societies that emerged in each location between 1200 and 1500?

Question 64

Discuss the importance of Islamic conversion in Africa and Asia as a unifying factor. Did the method of conversion make a significant difference? How did conversion affect the population?

Question 65

Compare and contrast the Aztec and Inka civilizations.

Question 66

Examine the documents and stories of Ibn Battuta. What do his travel accounts tell us about the world he visited?

Question 67

The Indian Ocean trade was the world's richest maritime trading netwo rk between 1200 and 1500. Why w as it important, and how did it develop? What technologies made the trade network a success? Did Islam play a role? Why could it be described as "decentralized and cooperative"? Be sure to include the various goods, peoples, and lands involved.