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1. The term “samurai” describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe known as
(A) lords of the manor
(B) Catholic bishops
(C) serfs
(D) knights
(E) merchants
2. Which of the following has the greatest manufacturing capacity during the time period 1000 to 1450 ?
(A) Japan
(B) India
(C) China
(D) Western Europe
(E) Russia
3. “What they [the Franks] learned from the Arabs wasindispensible in their subsequent expansion. The heritage of
Greek civilization was transmitted through Arab intermediaries. In medicine, astronomy, chemistry, geography,
mathematics, and architecture, the [Franks] drew their knowledge from Arabic books, which they assimilated,
imitated, and then surpassed. . . . In the realm of industry, the Europeans first learned and then improved upon the
processes used by the Arabs in papermaking, leather-working, textiles, and the distillation of alcohol and sugar.”
Amin Maalouf, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, 1984
The passage above best illustrates which of the following?
(A) Muslims’ examination of their own cultural and economic decline after the Crusades
(B) The debt the Arab world owed Europe for preserving Arab scientific knowledge and cultural history
(C) The reason European industrial expertise far surpassed that of the Arab world
(D) The effects of interregional contact on the development of European culture and technology
4. Which of the great religious systems below were characterized by monotheism combined with a sacred text and a
strong missionary thrust?
(A) Buddhism and Confucianism
(B) Buddhism and Hinduism
(C) Christianity and Judaism
(D) Christianity and Islam
(E) Islam and Judaism
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5. In the period between 1000 to 1450, which of the following were two occupations pursued by large numbers of
African and European women?
(A) Midwife and healer
(B) Military leader and farmer
(C) Scribe and tax collector
(D) Long-distance trader and merchant
(E) Metalworker and textile manufacturer
The Sankore Mosque and Madrasa (Islamic Religious School) in Timbuktu, Founded during the Mali Empire,
circa 1300
6. The structure shown in the image best illustrates which of the following?
(A) Development of military institutions to control populations
(B) Rulers’ use of monumental buildings to spread learning and culture
(C) Infrastructure created by empires to enable safe and easy trade
(D) Cultural influences from European trading-post empires
Answer B
Correct. The Sankore Mosque and Madrasa was built to establish a center of Islamic learning like those
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in other parts of the Islamic world.
7. Judaism is based on the belief in
(A) a covenant between God and the Hebrew people
(B) nature as a life force in an orderly and just universe
(C) faith alone with few rituals or rules of behavior
(D) a rejection of this world and its cares
(E) eternal punishment for nonbelievers
8. Which of the following is a key philosophical and religious element of Daoism?
(A) Respect for one's ancestors as critical to proper behavior
(B) Unquestioning obedience to the ruler
(C) Belief in the Mandate of Heaven
(D) Emphasis on harmony between humanity and nature
(E) Precedence of duty to one’s family over all other obligations
9. Renaissance Italy and the Islamic Middle East after the decline of the ‘Abbasid Empire in the mid-tenth century are
important examples of which of the following?
(A) Political unity and cultural creativity
(B) Political fragmentation and cultural creativity
(C) Political unity and the decline of religion
(D) Political fragmentation and the decline of religion
(E) Political unity and the rise of secularism
10. I am imperishable time;
The Creator whose face is everywhere;
Death that devours all things;
The source of all things to come
The god Krishna speaks, Bhagavad Gita, Vedic sacred text, circa fifth century to second century B.C.E.
The excerpt above best represents which aspect of Hinduism?
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(A) The desire to escape worldly suffering
(B) The cyclical nature of death and rebirth
(C) The belief in karma
(D) The importance of caste
11. Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both
(A) developed from Mayan civilization
(B) acquired empires by means of military conquest
(C) independently developed iron technology
(D) depended entirely on oral record keeping
(E) had no system of regional trade
SAILING SHIP ON THE INDIAN OCEAN CARRYING PILGRIMS TO MECCA, MINIATURE
ILLUSTRATION FROM A THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT
Abu Zayd and Al-Harith sailing, miniature from Maqamat of al-Hariri (1054–1122), manuscript 5847, folio 119, verso, 1237, 13th century /
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France / De Agostini Picture Library / Bridgeman Images
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1. The term “samurai” describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe known as
(A) lords of the manor
(B) Catholic bishops
(C) serfs
(D) knights
(E) merchants
2. Which of the following has the greatest manufacturing capacity during the time period 1000 to 1450 ?
(A) Japan
(B) India
(C) China
(D) Western Europe
(E) Russia
3. “What they [the Franks] learned from the Arabs wasindispensible in their subsequent expansion. The heritage of
Greek civilization was transmitted through Arab intermediaries. In medicine, astronomy, chemistry, geography,
mathematics, and architecture, the [Franks] drew their knowledge from Arabic books, which they assimilated,
imitated, and then surpassed. . . . In the realm of industry, the Europeans first learned and then improved upon the
processes used by the Arabs in papermaking, leather-working, textiles, and the distillation of alcohol and sugar.”
Amin Maalouf, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, 1984
The passage above best illustrates which of the following?
(A) Muslims’ examination of their own cultural and economic decline after the Crusades
(B) The debt the Arab world owed Europe for preserving Arab scientific knowledge and cultural history
(C) The reason European industrial expertise far surpassed that of the Arab world
(D) The effects of interregional contact on the development of European culture and technology
4. Which of the great religious systems below were characterized by monotheism combined with a sacred text and a
strong missionary thrust?
(A) Buddhism and Confucianism
(B) Buddhism and Hinduism
(C) Christianity and Judaism
(D) Christianity and Islam
(E) Islam and Judaism
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5. In the period between 1000 to 1450, which of the following were two occupations pursued by large numbers of
African and European women?
(A) Midwife and healer
(B) Military leader and farmer
(C) Scribe and tax collector
(D) Long-distance trader and merchant
(E) Metalworker and textile manufacturer
The Sankore Mosque and Madrasa (Islamic Religious School) in Timbuktu, Founded during the Mali Empire,
circa 1300
6. The structure shown in the image best illustrates which of the following?
(A) Development of military institutions to control populations
(B) Rulers’ use of monumental buildings to spread learning and culture
(C) Infrastructure created by empires to enable safe and easy trade
(D) Cultural influences from European trading-post empires
Answer B
Correct. The Sankore Mosque and Madrasa was built to establish a center of Islamic learning like those
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in other parts of the Islamic world.
7. Judaism is based on the belief in
(A) a covenant between God and the Hebrew people
(B) nature as a life force in an orderly and just universe
(C) faith alone with few rituals or rules of behavior
(D) a rejection of this world and its cares
(E) eternal punishment for nonbelievers
8. Which of the following is a key philosophical and religious element of Daoism?
(A) Respect for one's ancestors as critical to proper behavior
(B) Unquestioning obedience to the ruler
(C) Belief in the Mandate of Heaven
(D) Emphasis on harmony between humanity and nature
(E) Precedence of duty to one’s family over all other obligations
9. Renaissance Italy and the Islamic Middle East after the decline of the ‘Abbasid Empire in the mid-tenth century are
important examples of which of the following?
(A) Political unity and cultural creativity
(B) Political fragmentation and cultural creativity
(C) Political unity and the decline of religion
(D) Political fragmentation and the decline of religion
(E) Political unity and the rise of secularism
10. I am imperishable time;
The Creator whose face is everywhere;
Death that devours all things;
The source of all things to come
The god Krishna speaks, Bhagavad Gita, Vedic sacred text, circa fifth century to second century B.C.E.
The excerpt above best represents which aspect of Hinduism?
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(A) The desire to escape worldly suffering
(B) The cyclical nature of death and rebirth
(C) The belief in karma
(D) The importance of caste
11. Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both
(A) developed from Mayan civilization
(B) acquired empires by means of military conquest
(C) independently developed iron technology
(D) depended entirely on oral record keeping
(E) had no system of regional trade
SAILING SHIP ON THE INDIAN OCEAN CARRYING PILGRIMS TO MECCA, MINIATURE
ILLUSTRATION FROM A THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT
Abu Zayd and Al-Harith sailing, miniature from Maqamat of al-Hariri (1054–1122), manuscript 5847, folio 119, verso, 1237, 13th century /
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France / De Agostini Picture Library / Bridgeman Images
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