Test Bank Ways of the World for the AP® World History Modern Course Since 1200 C.E 5e Strayer
Chap 01 5e - Strayer
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following was a force that helped bind the Islamic world together?
a. The expulsion of all nonbelievers from Islamic territories
b. The successful suppression of competing religious orders
c. Political leadership over the Islamic world by Arab caliphs
d. The system of Islamic education created by the ulama
ANSWER: d
2. Which of the following statements describes the relationship between Daoism and Confucianism as
understood by Chinese elites?
a. Daoism is an offshoot of Confucianism that develops the mystical elements inherent in Confucius's
teachings.
b. Daoism and Confucianism were regarded as complementary rather than contradictory.
c. Most Confucians dismissed Daoism as meaningless superstition.
d. Most Daoists despised Confucians because their policies fostered cosmic chaos.
ANSWER: b
3. Membership in the Islamic community known as the umma was based on a common
a. territory.
b. belief.
c. language.
d. tribe.
ANSWER: b
4. Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions?
a. Hinduism and Buddhism
b. Daoism and Confucianism
c. Judaism and Christianity
d. Sufism and Greek rationalism
ANSWER: c
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5. In what way does this illustration reflect the principle of moksha?
a. Through the subjects’ manner of dress
b. Through the absence of overt religious symbolism
c. Through the fact that the disciples and their leader are meeting in a small group
d. Through the fact that the subjects are living in seclusion
ANSWER: d
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6. Which of the following contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?
a. Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism.
b. India failed to establish Buddhist monasteries.
c. Buddhism was suppressed by Emperor Ashoka.
d. There was too much competition from Confucianism.
ANSWER: a
7. What common feature did pastoral and agricultural societies share?
a. Organization of society based on kinship
b. Systems of labor based on slavery
c. Preference for male children
d. Inherited positions of power and privilege
ANSWER: a
8. Which of the following describes a feature of chiefdoms?
a. The use of force to ensure obedience from subjects
b. The absence of centralized authority
c. The collection of tribute from commoners
d. The separation of religious and secular power
ANSWER: c
9. Which of the following belief systems focused more on affairs of this world than on the realm of the divine and
its relationship to human life?
a. Confucianism
b. Buddhism
c. Zoroastrianism
d. Christianity
ANSWER: a
10. Which of the following describes a feature of pastoral societies?
a. Village-based horticulture
b. Animal husbandry
c. Intensification of land use
d. Oppression of women
ANSWER: b
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11. What specific element in the design of this ziggurat was employed to convey the power of the state and its
leaders?
a. The blending of architectural styles
b. The type of stone used
c. The steep angle of the staircase
d. Its enormous size
ANSWER: d
12. The rulers of which First Civilization based their authority on the Mandate of Heaven?
a. Egypt
b. China
c. Olmec
d. Norte Chico
ANSWER: b
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Chap 01 5e - Strayer
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following was a force that helped bind the Islamic world together?
a. The expulsion of all nonbelievers from Islamic territories
b. The successful suppression of competing religious orders
c. Political leadership over the Islamic world by Arab caliphs
d. The system of Islamic education created by the ulama
ANSWER: d
2. Which of the following statements describes the relationship between Daoism and Confucianism as
understood by Chinese elites?
a. Daoism is an offshoot of Confucianism that develops the mystical elements inherent in Confucius's
teachings.
b. Daoism and Confucianism were regarded as complementary rather than contradictory.
c. Most Confucians dismissed Daoism as meaningless superstition.
d. Most Daoists despised Confucians because their policies fostered cosmic chaos.
ANSWER: b
3. Membership in the Islamic community known as the umma was based on a common
a. territory.
b. belief.
c. language.
d. tribe.
ANSWER: b
4. Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions?
a. Hinduism and Buddhism
b. Daoism and Confucianism
c. Judaism and Christianity
d. Sufism and Greek rationalism
ANSWER: c
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5. In what way does this illustration reflect the principle of moksha?
a. Through the subjects’ manner of dress
b. Through the absence of overt religious symbolism
c. Through the fact that the disciples and their leader are meeting in a small group
d. Through the fact that the subjects are living in seclusion
ANSWER: d
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6. Which of the following contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?
a. Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism.
b. India failed to establish Buddhist monasteries.
c. Buddhism was suppressed by Emperor Ashoka.
d. There was too much competition from Confucianism.
ANSWER: a
7. What common feature did pastoral and agricultural societies share?
a. Organization of society based on kinship
b. Systems of labor based on slavery
c. Preference for male children
d. Inherited positions of power and privilege
ANSWER: a
8. Which of the following describes a feature of chiefdoms?
a. The use of force to ensure obedience from subjects
b. The absence of centralized authority
c. The collection of tribute from commoners
d. The separation of religious and secular power
ANSWER: c
9. Which of the following belief systems focused more on affairs of this world than on the realm of the divine and
its relationship to human life?
a. Confucianism
b. Buddhism
c. Zoroastrianism
d. Christianity
ANSWER: a
10. Which of the following describes a feature of pastoral societies?
a. Village-based horticulture
b. Animal husbandry
c. Intensification of land use
d. Oppression of women
ANSWER: b
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11. What specific element in the design of this ziggurat was employed to convey the power of the state and its
leaders?
a. The blending of architectural styles
b. The type of stone used
c. The steep angle of the staircase
d. Its enormous size
ANSWER: d
12. The rulers of which First Civilization based their authority on the Mandate of Heaven?
a. Egypt
b. China
c. Olmec
d. Norte Chico
ANSWER: b
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