The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century

Chapter 12 Summative Quiz

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1. Which of the following was a feature of the communities in Australia in the fifteenth century?

The practice of slavery

The practice of “firestick farming”

Permanent village settlements

Economic specialization

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2. In the fifteenth century, what did the Igbo people in West Africa have in common with the Iroquois League in North America?

Centralized kingdoms and stratified societies

Plantation economies dependent on slave labor

Institutions for resolving conflict in the absence of a state

Seclusion of women

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3. Why did the maritime expeditions of the Indian Ocean basin sponsored by the Ming emperor suddenly stop in 1433?

The court eunuchs who rose to power prioritized farming over commerce.

Most of the cultures they encountered reacted with hostility and violence.

The emperor’s successors viewed expansion as a waste of resources.

Naval forces were redirected to deal with the military threat of the Portuguese.

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4. Which of the following reflected the fragmented and competitive political environment in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

The Sunni/Shia divide

Christine de Pizan’s City of Ladies

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

The Hundred Years’ War between England and France

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5. Which of the following was a motivation for European expansion but not for Chinese expansion in the fifteenth century?

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6. What feature did the Mughal Empire and Songhay Empire share?

The rulers were Muslim, but the majority of the population was not.

The rulers were Sunni Muslim, while the majority of the population was Shia Muslim.

Both were in the heartland of the Islamic world.

The rulers in both empires were Sufi holy men.

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7. Which empire ended the Byzantine Empire and came the closest to conquering Europe?

Timur’s Empire

Ottoman Empire

Delhi Sultanate

Mughal Empire

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8. How was Islam introduced into Southeast Asia and West Africa?

As a result of Arab conquest

As a result of Turkic conquest

By traveling merchants

By Muslim crusaders

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9. What did the Inca Empire do that the Aztec Empire did not do?

Claim descent from earlier Mesoamerican peoples

Engage in agriculture and trade

Build an elaborate bureaucracy to integrate and control its subjects

Offer prisoners of war to the gods as human sacrifices

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10. What could women do in both the Aztec and Inca Empires?

Join the military

Exercise political authority

Have more than one husband

Preside over human sacrifices

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11. In the fifteenth century, long-distance trade shifted to

East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean.

Central Asia, Russia, and the Caspian Sea.

North Africa, Portugal, and the Mediterranean.

West Africa, the Americas, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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12. Which of the following was a web of connection that linked many of the peoples in the world of the fifteenth century?

Industrialization

Capitalism

Nationalism

Empire