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What was the innovation of the Abbasid court with respect to women?
What was the innovation of the Abbasid court with respect to women?
What was the innovation of the Abbasid court with respect to women?
A) The establishment of the harem
B) The legislation of multiple marriages for women
C) The creation of Islamic nunneries
D) Legislation against concubinage and p
colleen   628   1 Reply
10 years ago
What accounts for the disruption of the agricultural economy of the Abbasid empi
What accounts for the disruption of the agricultural economy of the Abbasid empi
What accounts for the disruption of the agricultural economy of the Abbasid empire?
A) The decline of the cities led to a fall in the demand for food supplies and consequent drops in agricultural prices.
B) Progressive desiccation of the re
colleen   312   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the attitude of the Abbasids towards the institution of slavery?
What was the attitude of the Abbasids towards the institution of slavery?
What was the attitude of the Abbasids towards the institution of slavery?
A) The Abbasid dynasty forbade slavery in general.
B) The dynasty permitted slavery of Muslims, but forbade the enslavement of members of other religions.
C) The
colleen   276   1 Reply
10 years ago
Why were the practices of seclusion and veiling seen as essential in Islamic soc
Why were the practices of seclusion and veiling seen as essential in Islamic soc
Why were the practices of seclusion and veiling seen as essential in Islamic society?
A) Women were believed to be possessed of insatiable lust from which men had to be protected.
B) Veiling allowed women to hide their identities and to avo
colleen   413   1 Reply
10 years ago
Which of the following statements concerning women during the Abbasid era is mos
Which of the following statements concerning women during the Abbasid era is mos
Which of the following statements concerning women during the Abbasid era is most accurate?
A) No Islamic women engaged in labor.
B) Women often married at puberty, set at age nine.
C) Rich women had many career outlets in Islamic citi
colleen   220   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the regional splinter dynasty that captured Baghdad in 945?
What was the regional splinter dynasty that captured Baghdad in 945?
What was the regional splinter dynasty that captured Baghdad in 945?
A) Mongols
B) Buyids
C) Seljuk Turks
D) Ghazni
colleen   305   1 Reply
10 years ago
What group successfully captured Baghdad in 1055?
What group successfully captured Baghdad in 1055?
What group successfully captured Baghdad in 1055?
A) Mongols
B) Buyids
C) Seljuk Turks
D) Ghazni
colleen   740   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the religious affiliation of the Seljuk Turks?
What was the religious affiliation of the Seljuk Turks?
What was the religious affiliation of the Seljuk Turks?
A) Christian
B) Shi'a
C) Sufi
D) Sunni
colleen   440   1 Reply
10 years ago
In what year was Jerusalem captured by Christian crusaders?
In what year was Jerusalem captured by Christian crusaders?
In what year was Jerusalem captured by Christian crusaders?
A) 985
B) 1099
C) 1142
D) 1245
colleen   346   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the impact of the Seljuk conquest of Baghdad on the Abbasid empire?
What was the impact of the Seljuk conquest of Baghdad on the Abbasid empire?
What was the impact of the Seljuk conquest of Baghdad on the Abbasid empire?
A) The empire continued to crumble as a result of the military successes of Fatimid Egypt and the Byzantine empire.
B) The imposition of a Christian government in
colleen   687   1 Reply
10 years ago
Who was the Muslim leader responsible for the reconquest of most of the territor
Who was the Muslim leader responsible for the reconquest of most of the territor
Who was the Muslim leader responsible for the reconquest of most of the territories belonging to the Christian crusaders?
A) Firdawsi
B) Muhammad ibn Qasim
C) al-Ghazali
D) Saladin
colleen   369   1 Reply
10 years ago
What accounts for the success of the First Crusade?
What accounts for the success of the First Crusade?
What accounts for the success of the First Crusade?
A) The overwhelming military superiority of Western military technology
B) The contemporary emergence of the Christian Seljuk Turks in Baghdad
C) Muslim political fragmentation and th
colleen   228   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the Andean principle of inheritance?
What was the Andean principle of inheritance?
What was the Andean principle of inheritance?
A) Matrilineal, inheritance passing in the female line
B) Patrilineal, inheritance passing in the male line
C) Parallel descent: women passed rights and property to daughters, men to sons
colleen   581   2 Replies
10 years ago
Following the decline of Songhay, smaller states developed east of Mali and Song
Following the decline of Songhay, smaller states developed east of Mali and Song
Following the decline of Songhay, smaller states developed east of Mali and Songhay among what people?
A) Nok
B) Almoravid
C) Hausa
D) Masai
colleen   549   1 Reply
10 years ago
Why was Islam so readily adopted by rulers within the Sudan?
Why was Islam so readily adopted by rulers within the Sudan?
Why was Islam so readily adopted by rulers within the Sudan?
A) They were all conquered by overwhelming Muslim armies and forcibly converted to Islam.
B) The Muslim concept of a ruler who united civil and religious authority reinforced trad
colleen   520   1 Reply
10 years ago
How was the institution of slavery viewed in Muslim society?
How was the institution of slavery viewed in Muslim society?
How was the institution of slavery viewed in Muslim society?
A) In theory, slavery was seen as a stage in the process of conversion of pagans to Islam.
B) Slavery was believed to be a permanent condition that rendered the enslaved  inc
colleen   437   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the common cultural trait of the urbanized trading ports of the east Af
What was the common cultural trait of the urbanized trading ports of the east Af
What was the common cultural trait of the urbanized trading ports of the east African coast?
A) Membership in the Soninke tribe
B) The artistic style of the Nok culture
C) Bantu-based and Arabic-influenced Swahili language
D) A si
colleen   269   1 Reply
10 years ago
The Arabic term for the east African coast was
The Arabic term for the east African coast was
The Arabic term for the east African coast was
A) Zenj.
B) Dhow.
C) Askia.
D) Mandala.
colleen   271   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the impact of the Portuguese arrival on the trading patterns of the eas
What was the impact of the Portuguese arrival on the trading patterns of the eas
What was the impact of the Portuguese arrival on the trading patterns of the east African coast?
A) Despite great effort to shift the focus of trade into their own hands, the Portuguese were never able to control the trade on the northern Swahil
colleen   239   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the form of political organization of the Kingdom of Kongo?
What was the form of political organization of the Kingdom of Kongo?
What was the form of political organization of the Kingdom of Kongo?
A) The Kingdom of Kongo was a confederation of smaller states brought under the control of the king and divided into eight provinces.
B) The Kingdom of Kongo was organized
colleen   293   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the major artistic output in Benin?
What was the major artistic output in Benin?
What was the major artistic output in Benin?
A) Oil painting
B) Wooden jewelry
C) Feathered head coverings
D) Ivory and bronze sculptures
colleen   361   1 Reply
10 years ago
How did the expansion of Islam aid in the creation of international trade on the
How did the expansion of Islam aid in the creation of international trade on the
How did the expansion of Islam aid in the creation of international trade on the east African coastline?
A) Islam expanded to India and southeast Asia providing a religious bond of trust between those regions and the converted rulers of the citi
colleen   425   1 Reply
10 years ago
What city-state did Ewuare the Great rule?
What city-state did Ewuare the Great rule?
What city-state did Ewuare the Great rule?
A) Benin
B) Timbukto
C) Niger
D) Oyo
colleen   331   1 Reply
10 years ago
The "Demographic Transition" is often associated with what change in society?
The "Demographic Transition" is often associated with what change in society?
The "Demographic Transition" is often associated with what change in society?
A) The militarization of society
B) The adoption of private property
C) Industrialization
D) Conversion to Christianity
colleen   414   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the form of political organization of the Yoruba people of Nigeria?
What was the form of political organization of the Yoruba people of Nigeria?
What was the form of political organization of the Yoruba people of Nigeria?
A) The Yoruba were organized in small tribal villages under the rule of individual headmen.
B) The Yoruba were organized in a number of small city-states under the
colleen   317   1 Reply
10 years ago
Which of the following is seen as a direct continuation of the eastern portion o
Which of the following is seen as a direct continuation of the eastern portion o
Which of the following is seen as a direct continuation of the eastern portion of the Roman Empire?
A) Frankish Empire
B) Ottoman Empire
C) Byzantine Empire
D) Abbasid Empire
colleen   311   1 Reply
10 years ago
Which of the following statements concerning Great Zimbabwe is NOT correct?
Which of the following statements concerning Great Zimbabwe is NOT correct?
Which of the following statements concerning Great Zimbabwe is NOT correct?
A) "Zimbabwe" actually refers to the stone buildings that were typical of the culture.
B) Great Zimbabwe was both the capital of the kingdom and a religio
colleen   353   1 Reply
10 years ago
Which of the following states represents the development of Bantu concepts of ki
Which of the following states represents the development of Bantu concepts of ki
Which of the following states represents the development of Bantu concepts of kingship and state-building?
A) Mali
B) Kingdom of Kongo
C) Songhay
D) Mombassa
colleen   256   1 Reply
10 years ago
The ruler of the kingdom centered on Great Zimbabwe took the title of
The ruler of the kingdom centered on Great Zimbabwe took the title of
The ruler of the kingdom centered on Great Zimbabwe took the title of
A) Mansa.
B) Askia.
C) Alafin.
D) Mwene Mutapa.
colleen   358   1 Reply
10 years ago
What country was particularly influenced by Byzantine civilization?
What country was particularly influenced by Byzantine civilization?
What country was particularly influenced by Byzantine civilization?
A) Italy
B) The Middle East
C) Russia
D) Poland
colleen   299   1 Reply
10 years ago
Which of the following statements concerning the impact of Islam on sub-Saharan
Which of the following statements concerning the impact of Islam on sub-Saharan
Which of the following statements concerning the impact of Islam on sub-Saharan Africa is most accurate?
A) Islam cut off north Africa from the regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
B) Although Africa had never been totally isolated from the Medit
colleen   395   1 Reply
10 years ago
The Byzantine Empire lasted from
The Byzantine Empire lasted from
The Byzantine Empire lasted from
A) 500 to 1450.
B) 200 to 1200.
C) 300 to 1700.
D) 700 to 1650.
colleen   222   1 Reply
10 years ago
Which of the following does NOT represent a similarity between the spread of civ
Which of the following does NOT represent a similarity between the spread of civ
Which of the following does NOT represent a similarity between the spread of civilization in eastern and western Europe?
A) Civilization spread northward from a Mediterranean base.
B) Animism gave way to monotheism.
C) Northern politic
colleen   255   1 Reply
10 years ago
Which of the following was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Which of the following was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Which of the following was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
A) Venice
B) Rome
C) Constantinople
D) Athens
colleen   321   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the main religion of the Byzantine Empire?
What was the main religion of the Byzantine Empire?
What was the main religion of the Byzantine Empire?
A) Islam
B) Judaism
C) Hinduism
D) Christianity
colleen   246   1 Reply
10 years ago
What do the authors suggest was the principal reason for Inca conquest and expan
What do the authors suggest was the principal reason for Inca conquest and expan
What do the authors suggest was the principal reason for Inca conquest and expansion?
A) Their need for human sacrificial victims
B) The practice of split inheritance
C) The absence of irrigation systems within the Inca Empire
D)
colleen   302   1 Reply
10 years ago
Where did the Romans establish an eastern capital in the 4th century CE?
Where did the Romans establish an eastern capital in the 4th century CE?
Where did the Romans establish an eastern capital in the 4th century CE?
A) Rome
B) Nicaea
C) Constantinople
D) Baghdad
colleen   960   1 Reply
10 years ago
Which of the following represents a difference between the spread of civilizatio
Which of the following represents a difference between the spread of civilizatio
Which of the following represents a difference between the spread of civilization in eastern and western Europe?
A) They produced different versions of Christianity, culturally as well as organizationally separate.
B) Only eastern Europe de
colleen   176   1 Reply
10 years ago
The emperor responsible for the initial construction of Constantinople was
The emperor responsible for the initial construction of Constantinople was
The emperor responsible for the initial construction of Constantinople was
A) Constantine.
B) Justinian.
C) Diocletian.
D) Heraklius.
colleen   326   1 Reply
10 years ago
What was the difference in the military organization of Byzantine and western Ro
What was the difference in the military organization of Byzantine and western Ro
What was the difference in the military organization of Byzantine and western Roman empires?
A) The western Roman Empire depended on citizen soldiers until the 5th century.
B) The Byzantine Empire recruited men from the Middle East.
C)
colleen   305   1 Reply
10 years ago
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