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Chapter 11 Quiz A with Explanations
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What was the major objective of farmers in Byzantium and Latin Christendom after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
To produce enough agricultural products for self-sufficiency
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To enlarge production for the growing market economy
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To ensure that the latest farming technologies were being used
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To avoid having their land confiscated by the government
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In Byzantine Anatolia, what change occurred in agriculture during the tenth and eleventh centuries?
Landowners adopted new crops from North Africa.
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Landowners utilized new technologies to improve yields.
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Landowners moved from agriculture to the raising of animals.
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Landowners concentrated on producing wine for urban areas.
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New crops, such as rice, cotton, eggplant, and watermelon, were introduced into the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain by 1200 from
Mesoamerica.
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Asia.
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Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Pacific islands.
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Which region in China became the center of agricultural production and development after the mid-eighth century?
The Northern Plain
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The Yellow River valley
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The Silk Road
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The Yangzi River valley
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What was the significance of temple networks in Angkor, Burma, and Java from the eighth century forward?
They facilitated the spread of Hinduism throughout Southeast Asia.
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They acted as centers for resource collection and reallocation.
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They were used by rulers to control the local population.
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They were important hubs for tax collection and administration.
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Which country was the leading iron producer in the eleventh century C.E.?
China
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Germany
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India
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Egypt
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What was the largest industry in Europe after the tenth century?
Silk manufacturing
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Iron production
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Wool manufacturing
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Shipbuilding
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How did the role of women in the market economy change throughout Eurasia from the tenth century onward?
Women held dominant roles in cloth manufacturing.
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Women were gradually excluded from skilled and better paying jobs.
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Women organized themselves into guilds to protect their jobs.
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Women moved from the textile industry to luxury good manufacturing.
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How was the monetary system of China different from that of the Islamic world or Europe?
It was based on gold and silver.
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It relied solely on the use of credit.
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It was used by the elites while commoners used barter.
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It was based on bronze rather than precious metals.
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Which city became the first major center of international commerce during the tenth and eleventh centuries?
Constantinople
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Baghdad
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Venice
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Cairo
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What was a function of the guild system in European society after the tenth century?
It regulated the amount and quality of goods produced by its members.
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Like jatis in India, it restricted social interaction to members only.
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It was used mostly to regulate interaction with the government.
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It promoted competition among its members to ensure low prices.
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Which association based in Cairo would become the chief go-between for trade between Asia and Europe in the fourteenth century?
The commenda
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The Hanseatic League
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The karimi
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The Bardi
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The Hanseatic League was established to control exports from what region?
The Indian Ocean
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The Baltic Sea
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The Mediterranean
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The Black Sea
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What was the social position of merchants in China?
They were held in low esteem by all sections of society.
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They held high social positions due to their wealth.
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They held the same social position as slaves.
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They held the same social position as farmers or artisans.
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Which Indian kingdom attempted to gain control of Indian Ocean trade in the eleventh century?
Srivijaya
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Malacca
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Kilwa
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Chola
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The development of the commercial city of Kilwa in East Africa during the twelfth century was linked to the export of
Chinese silks.
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South African gold.
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East African cotton.
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East Asian spices.
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What led to significant growth in trans-Saharan trade after the seventh century?
The extension of the Caliphate of Cordoba into North Africa and the Sahel through conquest
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The integration of North Africa into the Muslim trading network and the conversion of the Berbers to Islam
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The introduction of camels, which could traverse the long distances required of trans-Saharan trade
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The expansion of the Cairo-based karimi trade cartel to include not only the Indian Ocean but also North Africa
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Which West African ruler caused a decline in the value of gold in fourteenth-century Cairo?
Suryavarman II
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Mansa Musa
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Abd al-Malik
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Sunjata
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What was a significant difference between Hawaiian society and societies in Europe, China or the Islamic world in the period 900-1300?
It lacked a market economy.
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Its organization resembled India's caste system.
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It was not hierarchal in nature.
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It did not have any structured political system.
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Which two Hawaiian islands were caught up in persistent warfare from the fifteenth century onward?
Kauai and Maui
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Hawaii and Oahu
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Oahu and Kauai
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Maui and Hawaii
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