Wednesday, May 3, 2017

1.00 Module Pretest World History

According to the fourth pillar of Islam, during the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims must
Refrain from eating, or fast
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The star and crescent image is a symbol of
Islam
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Which of the following represents a major difference between the belief systems of Judaism and Islam?
Islam considers Muhammad a prophet, but Judaism considers Muhammad a false prophet.
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What is one characteristic that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share?
All three sprang up in Southwest Asia.
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What effect did the Muslim conquest have on Spain?
Muslim culture influenced Spanish languages and architecture.
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Use the image of a Jewish cantor reading the Passover story in Islamic Spain to answer the following question:
A color image of a Jewish prayer leader, or cantor, reading the Passover story in Islamic Spain. The cantor reads from a bimah, or platform. A crowd is gathered around to listen. 
What does this image demonstrate about the policies of Islamic rule in Spain? 
Jews were allowed to practice their religion in Islamic Spain.
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The map below shows the history of the Crusades. Use the map to answer the following question:
Map showing the routes taken by crusaders from 1095 through 1204. The map shows that crusaders traveled by land through the Holy Roman and Byzantine Empires, and areas of France and Italy. They traveled by sea around Spain to reach the Mediterranean Sea.
The religious makeup of Europe often dictated the routes the Crusaders took when traveling to the Holy Land. Which of the following represents an example of this influence?
Most of Spain was controlled by an Islamic empire.
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The map below shows the expansion of the empire during the age of the caliphs. Use the map to answer the following question:
Map image of the Age of the Caliphs is shown. The map image shows that expansion under the Prophet Mohammad 622 to 632 included the southern portion of the Arabian Peninsula, including Medina and Mecca. The addition during the Patriarchal Caliphate, 632 to 661, is also shown. This addition includes all of the Arabian Peninsula, including Jerusalem, and northern Africa. The addition during the Umayyad Caliphate, 661 to 750, includes all of northern Africa, some of Europe, and parts of western Asia.
Caliph Abu Bakr, one of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs, led the region in 634 CE. For which of the following statements does this map provide evidence?
Abu Bakr's empire controlled the three most sacred sites in Islam.
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What impact did the Frankish leader Charles Martel have on Christian Europe's relations with Muslim Spain in the eighth century?
He stopped the Muslim advance from Spain into France.
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The expansion of Islam resulted in European expansion in which of the following ways?
Europeans were compelled to search for sea trade routes to Asia to avoid crossing Islamic lands.
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What contributed to the fall of the Mughal Empire?
The revolt of Hindus against forced conversion
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Which of the following did not contribute to the fall of the Mughal Empire? 
Slave trade
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Why did the Abbasid dynasty encourage, but not force, non-Muslims to convert to Islam?
Islam's holy book teaches respect for all knowledge and people of faith.
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What was the main purpose of the House of Wisdom?
To translate literature into Arabic
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What was Al-Ma'mun’s contribution to the Islamic Golden Age?
He founded the House of Wisdom to encourage Arabic translation.
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What was Al-Khwarizmi’s contribution to the Islamic Golden Age?
He wrote an algebra textbook that was the standard for centuries.
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The text below is part of the Pact of Amur, a seventh-century peace agreement. Use this excerpt to answer the following question:
We shall not manifest our religion publicly nor convert anyone to it. We shall not prevent any of our kin from entering Islam if they wish it. We shall show respect toward the Muslims, and we shall rise from our seats when they wish to sit. We shall not seek to resemble the Muslims by imitating any of their garments, the qalansuwa, the turban, footwear, or the parting of the hair. We shall not speak as they do, nor shall we adopt their kunyas. 
—excerpt from Pact of Amur (7th century CE )
Which group is speaking in the first person in the excerpt?
Christians living in Muslim lands
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Justinian's law code was written mostly in Latin. What does this show about the link between the Byzantine Empire and the wider Roman world?
The Byzantine Empire under Justinian wanted to promote continuity with the Western Roman Empire.
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Who was Emperor Justinian's most trusted advisor?
Theodora
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Who is known for expanding the Byzantine Empire and reconquering lands that were lost after the fall of Rome?
Justinian I
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Which was a major difference between the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire?
The Byzantines had Greek as their main language.
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In what way was the Byzantine Empire a departure from the Roman Empire? 
In the Byzantine Empire, the old Roman gods lost their importance.
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What impact did Emperor Constantine's establishment of the "New Rome" (Constantinople) have on the Roman Empire?
The empire became divided into an eastern half and a western half.
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Which event produced a major change in the Roman Empire's religion? 
Constantine recognized the legality of Christianity.
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Byzantine architecture often combined elements of
Roman and Greek architecture
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Which of the following describes Byzantine mosaics?
Pictures made of glass
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What resulted from the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
The Byzantine Empire was left to preserve the works and traditions of ancient Rome and Greece.
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What happened to the lands of the Western Roman Empire after it collapsed? 
Germanic kingdoms took over.
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The map below shows the extent of the Byzantine Empire at three different times in history. Use the map to answer the following question:
Map of the Byzantine Empire showing the empire's extent in 565 CE, 1020 CE, and 1360 CE. By 565 CE, the empire included most of the North African coastline, parts of southern Spain, all of Italy, southeast Europe, Asia Minor, and the western Middle East. By 1020 CE, the size of the empire was limited to only southeast Europe, southern Italy, and Asia Minor. By 1360 CE, the size of the empire was reduced to only parts of southeast Europe, primarily to the west of Constantinople.
Which historic city did the Byzantine Empire lose between 565 CE and 1360 CE?
Rome
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The map below shows the extent of the Byzantine Empire at three different times in history. Use the map to answer the following question:
Map of the Byzantine Empire showing the empire's extent in 565 CE, 1020 CE, and 1360 CE. By 565 CE, the empire included most of the North African coastline, parts of southern Spain, all of Italy, southeast Europe, Asia Minor, and the western Middle East. By 1020 CE, the size of the empire was limited to only southeast Europe, southern Italy, and Asia Minor. By 1360 CE, the size of the empire was reduced to only parts of southeast Europe, primarily to the west of Constantinople.
Which body of water remained part of the Byzantine Empire in 1360 CE? 
Bosporus Strait
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The diagram below shows two causes of the decline of the Byzantine Empire. Use the diagram to answer the following question:
Cause-effect chart showing three Cause boxes with arrows leading to one Effect box. The first cause box is labeled 'Justinian's plague.' The second cause box is labeled 'Islamic invasions.' The third cause box contains a question mark. The effect box is labeled 'Decline of the Byzantine Empire.'
Which cause correctly completes the chart?
Attacks by Christian Crusaders from Europe
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In which way did military and economic problems interact in the decline of the Byzantine Empire? 
The loss of Anatolia deprived the empire of food resources and tax money.
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Why was it difficult for the Ottomans to capture Constantinople?
The city was surrounded by water on three sides and heavily protected with stone walls, making it hard to penetrate.
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How did Mehmet II overcome the strategic blocking of the Golden Horn by the Byzantines?
He used gunpowder artillery
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