Know More About Islam - Empires Of East Asia
The History of East Asia generally encompasses the histories of China, Japan and Korea from prehistoric times to the present. East Asia is not a uniform term and each of its countries has a different national history, but scholars maintain that the region is also characterized by a distinct pattern of historical development Know More About Islam and Empires Of East Asia in this quiz
- 1.All of the following were inventions of the Tang and Song dynasties EXCEPT...
- A.
Porcelain
- B.
Paper money.
- C.
The microscope.
- D.
The magnetic compass.
- 2.Membership in a Mongol clan was determined by the members' claim of a common...
- A.
Khanate
- B.
Religion
- C.
Ancestor
- D.
Way of life.
- 3.Early groups of humans lived in clans based on kinship. This is a human characteristic because....
- A.
Dominic said so.
- B.
It is cross-culturally true.
- C.
Humans need family.
- D.
It is not a human characteristic.
- 4.What does Islam mean in Arabic?
- A.
"one who has submitted"
- B.
"there is no god but Allah"
- C.
"submission to the will of Allah"
- D.
"Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
- 5.Toward what city do Muslims pray?
- A.
Mecca
- B.
Medina
- C.
Jerusalem
- D.
Damascus
- 6.What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
- A.
The various divisions of Islam
- B.
The major duties required of all Muslims
- C.
The times during a day when Muslims must pray
- D.
Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him
- 7.Who did Muslims consider the "people of the book"?
- A.
The Greeks
- B.
Only Muslims
- C.
Everyone
- D.
Jews and Christians
- 8.What was NOT true of the Muslim class system?
- A.
Some class mobility existed with conversion to Islam.
- B.
All Muslims were considered first-class citizens.
- C.
Non-Muslims formed the third class.
- D.
The fourth class was composed of slaves.
- 9.How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?
- A.
By halting 100 miles from Paris instead of conquering it
- B.
By exempting European scholars from paying taxes
- C.
By translating works of Aristotle and Plato
- D.
By building the Great Mosque at Córdoba
- 10.Caliph: Political and religious leader in a Muslim government
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.A Jihad is always an "armed struggle" agist Nonbelievers of Islam.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Cultural Diffusion is the mixing and blending of cultures, sometimes creating a new culture.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.The chronological order of Chinese dynasties was...
- A.
Han ---> Sui ---> Song ---> Tang.
- B.
Han ---> Sui ---> Tang ---> Song.
- C.
Sui ---> Tang ---> Han ---> Song.
- D.
Sui ---> Song ---> Han ---> Tang.
- 14.The fall of the Tang Dynasty was caused in great part by
- A.
The invention of gunpowder.
- B.
The imposition of heavy taxes.
- C.
The doubling of the Chinese population.
- D.
The restoration of the civil service system.
- 15.Historically, peoples have tended to move west and south across the steppe mainly for reasons having to do with...
- A.
Terrain
- B.
Climate
- C.
Waterways
- D.
Technology
- 16.A pastoralist makes a living by...
- A.
Fighting
- B.
Growing food.
- C.
Trading goods.
- D.
Herding animals.
- 17.How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror?
- A.
Through brilliant military strategy and organization
- B.
Through conquering only empires that had become weak
- C.
Through dressing his soldiers as warriors of the opposing country
- D.
Through offering people the Mongol Peace if they surrendered
- 18.A.P.P.A.R.T.S. is... (check ALL that apply)
- A.
A tool for understating Primary Sources
- B.
No fun... Just no fun at all...
- C.
Author, Place & Time, Prior Knowledge, Audience, Reason, The Main Idea, Significance
- D.
A math formula... Shout out to SOG!
- 19.Calligraphy is a type of what?
- A.
Handwriting
- B.
Mapmaking
- C.
Mathematics
- D.
Scientific measurement
- 20.What led to internal conflict in Islam after the death of Muhammad?
- A.
On two separate occasions, Muhammad had named different successors.
- B.
Followers could not agree on how to continue his military conquests.
- C.
Some followers were pacifists who did not wish to continue military action.
- D.
Muhammad had neither specified a successor nor indicated how to choose one.
- 21.What was the main difference between the Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam?
- A.
The Shi'a did not outwardly oppose Umayyad rule.
- B.
Sunni named their caliphate after Muhammad's daughter.
- C.
Shi'a believed that the caliph needed to be a relative of Muhammad.
- D.
Sunni wanted to return to the elective system of choosing a caliph.
- 22.How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?
- A.
By halting 100 miles from Paris instead of conquering it
- B.
By exempting European scholars from paying taxes
- C.
By translating works of Aristotle and Plato
- D.
By building the Great Mosque at Córdoba
- 23.The "protected people," or the Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, were members of which class in the Muslim society?
- A.
Upper
- B.
Second
- C.
Third
- D.
Lowest
- 24.What did Japanese worshippers combine with Buddhism?
- A.
The Tale of Genji
- B.
Kamikaze
- C.
Shinto
- D.
Amaterasu
- 25.What created an intelligent, capable governing class in China?
- A.
Wise agricultural advisors
- B.
A highly refined court society that valued art
- C.
The civil service examination system
- D.
The inclusion of women in leadership roles
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