Question 1

The wars carried out by the Aztec Empire were linked to the&#10;A) need for labor service.&#10;B) practice of human sacrifice.&#10;C) search for &#34;wives of the Sun.&#34;&#10;D) control of long-distance trade routes.

Accepted Answer

The primary reason for Aztec wars was the practice of human sacrifice, which required a constant supply of prisoners of war to sacrifice to their gods. The Aztecs believed that their deities required regular offerings of human hearts to sustain the universe, and so they waged wars to capture enemy soldiers for sacrifice. While the Aztecs did also engage in slave-taking and the extraction of tribute from conquered territories, these were secondary to the religious imperative of obtaining sacrifices.

Question 2

Which of the following was a value emphasized in the Renaissance?&#10;A) Frugality&#10;B) Equality&#10;C) Liberty&#10;D) Individualism

Accepted Answer

Individualism was a value emphasized in the Renaissance, as artists and thinkers began to focus on human potential and achievements rather than solely on religious ideals.

Question 3

Why did the maritime expeditions of the Indian Ocean basin sponsored by the Ming emperor suddenly stop in 1433?&#10;A) The court eunuchs who rose to power prioritized farming over commerce.&#10;B) Most of the cultures they encountered reacted with hostility and violence.&#10;C) The emperor's successors viewed expansion as a waste of resources.&#10;D) Naval forces were redirected to deal with the military threat of the Portuguese.

Accepted Answer

The Ming emperor's successors saw the maritime expeditions as a drain on the state's resources, believing that the funds could be better used elsewhere, leading to the cessation of these voyages in 1433.

Question 4

In the fifteenth century,the gathering and hunting way of life associated with the Paleolithic era persisted in&#10;A) Southeast Asia.&#10;B) North Africa.&#10;C) the Amazon River basin.&#10;D) Australia.

Accepted Answer

Australia was the only continent where the Paleolithic way of life persisted until the arrival of Europeans in the late 18th century.

Question 5

Which of the following was a feature of the communities in Australia in the fifteenth century?&#10;A) The practice of indentured servitude&#10;B) The practice of firestick farming&#10;C) Permanent village settlements&#10;D) Economic specialization

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The practice of firestick farming was a feature of the communities in Australia in the fifteenth century. Firestick farming involved the use of fire to manage the land and promote the growth of certain plants. This allowed for a more sustainable and efficient use of resources, but did not involve permanent village settlements, economic specialization, or indentured servitude.

Question 6

Which of the following was the most centralized,unified,and prosperous of the world's major civilizations in the fifteenth century?&#10;A) China&#10;B) Western Europe&#10;C) The Songhay Empire&#10;D) The Aztec Empire

Accepted Answer

In the fifteenth century, China was under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, which was characterized by a strong central government, a powerful military, an efficient bureaucracy, and a prosperous economy. Western Europe was fragmented and decentralized, while the Songhay Empire and the Aztec Empire were rising powers but not as centralized and unified as China.

Question 7

The Inca and Aztec empires practiced similar gender-based systems in which women and men operated in two separate but equivalent spheres,a system that scholars call&#10;A) gender parallelism.&#10;B) gender equality.&#10;C) matriarchy.&#10;D) patriarchy.

Accepted Answer

Gender parallelism refers to a system in which women and men operate in separate but equally valued spheres. This system was practiced in both the Inca and Aztec empires, as women and men had distinct but complementary roles within their societies. However, neither empire can be classified as having true gender equality or matriarchy, as men still held more formal power and authority in both societies.

Question 8

Which of the following was a principle underlying the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois League?&#10;A) Protection of private property&#10;B) Limited government&#10;C) Survival of the fittest&#10;D) Loyalty to the state

Accepted Answer

The Great Law of Peace was based on the principle of limited government, with power being shared among the member nations of the Iroquois League. Private property was not a main concern, and loyalty to the state was based on loyalty to the League rather than any particular nation. Survival of the fittest was not explicitly mentioned in the Great Law of Peace.

Question 9

What feature did the Mughal Empire and Songhay Empire share?&#10;A) The rulers were Muslim,but the majority of the population was not.&#10;B) The rulers were Sunni Muslim,while their subjects were Shia Muslim.&#10;C) Both were in the heartland of the Islamic world.&#10;D) The rulers in both empires were Sufi holy men.

Accepted Answer

Both the Mughal Empire and the Songhay Empire were ruled by Muslim leaders, but the majority of their populations were not Muslim. In the Mughal Empire, the rulers were predominantly Sunni Muslim, while their subjects were mostly Hindu. In the Songhay Empire, Islam was a major religion, but many people still held onto traditional beliefs and practices.

Question 10

Which of the following was a motivation for European expansion but not for Chinese expansion in the fifteenth century?&#10;A) To enroll distant peoples and states in the tribute system&#10;B) To gain direct access to the wealth of Africa and Asia&#10;C) To eliminate piracy and banditry in the Indian Ocean&#10;D) To recover from the devastation of the Black Death

Accepted Answer

European expansion in the 15th century was largely motivated by the desire to gain direct access to the wealth of Africa and Asia through trade and colonization, while Chinese expansion was primarily focused on enrolling distant peoples and states in the tribute system and expanding influence through diplomacy and cultural exchange. Eliminating piracy and banditry in the Indian Ocean was a shared motivation for both European and Chinese expansion, while recovering from the devastation of the Black Death was a factor that affected both regions but was not a direct motivation for expansion.

Question 11

Refer to Map 12.1 in the textbook.The empire that encompassed Persia in the fifteenth century marked&#10;A) a shift in the balance of power in favor of states in outer Eurasia.&#10;B) the golden age of Buddhism in the Middle East.&#10;C) the last military conquest by pastoral peoples from Central Asia.&#10;D) the relentless advance of the farming frontier.

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Question 12

Which of the following was the largest pastoral society in West Africa in the fifteenth century?&#10;A) The Benin&#10;B) The Fulbe&#10;C) The Yoruba&#10;D) The Igbo

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Question 13

In its effort to recover from the disruption of Mongol rule,where did the Ming dynasty look for inspiration?&#10;A) The culture of past Chinese dynasties&#10;B) The civilization in Western Europe&#10;C) The empire established by Timur&#10;D) The religious world of Islam

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Question 14

In the fifteenth century,what did the Igbo people in West Africa have in common with the Iroquois League in North America?&#10;A) Centralized kingdoms and stratified societies&#10;B) Plantation economies dependent on slave labor&#10;C) Institutions for resolving conflict in the absence of a state&#10;D) Written constitutions based on popular sovereignty

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Question 15

What could women do in both the Aztec and Inca empires?&#10;A) Lead military forces into war&#10;B) Exercise political authority&#10;C) Have more than one husband&#10;D) Preside over human sacrifices

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Question 16

Which of the following reflected the fragmented and competitive political environment in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?&#10;A) The Sunni/Shia divide&#10;B) City of Ladies&#10;C) The Renaissance&#10;D) The Hundred Years' War

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Question 17

In which empire was a Shia version of Islam made the official religion in the sixteenth century?&#10;A) Ottoman Empire&#10;B) Mughal Empire&#10;C) Songhay Empire&#10;D) Safavid Empire

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Question 18

Which of the following is true of the Mughal Empire?&#10;A) It created a new religion that synthesized Islam and Christianity.&#10;B) It formed as a result of Chinese exploration in the Indian Ocean.&#10;C) It established unified control over most of the Indian peninsula.&#10;D) It showed no tolerance for Hindu subjects and expelled them.

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Question 19

What did the Inca Empire do that the Aztec Empire did not do?&#10;A) Claimed descent from earlier Mesoamerican peoples&#10;B) Discouraged agriculture and ended long-distance trade&#10;C) Built a bureaucracy to integrate and control its subjects&#10;D) Offered prisoners of war to the gods as human sacrifices

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Question 20

Which of the following pairs of societies shared a common religion?&#10;A) The Aztecs and the Incas&#10;B) The Songhay Empire and the Ottoman Empire&#10;C) The Mughal Empire and Vijayanagara&#10;D) The Safavid Empire and Ethiopia

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Question 21

Which empire ended the Byzantine Empire and came the closest to conquering Europe?&#10;A) Timur's Empire&#10;B) Ottoman Empire&#10;C) Delhi Sultanate&#10;D) Mughal Empire

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Question 22

In what way were the Aztec and Inca empires similar?&#10;A) Both had a class of professional merchants known as pochteca.&#10;B) Both were loosely structured and unstable conquest states.&#10;C) Both encouraged the assimilation of conquered peoples into their societies.&#10;D) Both were marginal peoples who conquered and absorbed older cultures.

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Question 23

Which city emerged as a major Muslim port city in the Indian Ocean basin in the fifteenth century?&#10;A) Timbuktu&#10;B) Samarkand&#10;C) Malacca&#10;D) Tenochtitl&#225;n

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Question 24

How was Islam introduced into Southeast Asia and West Africa?&#10;A) As a result of Arab conquest&#10;B) As a result of Turkic conquest&#10;C) By traveling merchants&#10;D) By Muslim crusaders

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Question 25

What did the Aztec Empire require conquered people to do?&#10;A) Register marriages&#10;B) Pay tribute&#10;C) Learn about Aztec culture&#10;D) Speak the Aztec language

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Question 26

In the fifteenth century,long-distance trade shifted to&#10;A) East Asia,Southeast Asia,and the Indian Ocean.&#10;B) Central Asia,Russia,and the Caspian Sea.&#10;C) North Africa,Portugal,and the Mediterranean.&#10;D) West Africa,the Americas,and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Question 27

What contributed to the decline of inter-island exchanges in Pacific Polynesia by 1500?&#10;A) Paleolithic persistence&#10;B) The fall of Constantinople&#10;C) The Renaissance&#10;D) The Little Ice Age

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Question 28

Which of the following was a web of connection that linked many of the peoples in the world of the fifteenth century?&#10;A) Industrialization&#10;B) Capitalism&#10;C) Nationalism&#10;D) Empire

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Question 29

A ruler of the Songhay Empire made the pilgrimage to Mecca and asked to be given which title?&#10;A) Caliph of the Land of the Blacks&#10;B) Terror of the Turk&#10;C) Strong Sword of Islam&#10;D) Pioneer of Progress and Enlightenment

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Question 30

After the fifteenth century,how did the Chinese state resolve the problem created by a growing population and land scarcity?&#10;A) It ended the tribute system.&#10;B) It established equal trade relations with European countries.&#10;C) It made more intensive use of available land.&#10;D) It sponsored oceanic expansion.

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Deck 13: C: The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century