Chapter 12 Quiz A with Explanations

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. In an effort to expand education during the ninth century, European bishops began to establish

universities. correct incorrect

village schools. correct incorrect

religious colleges. correct incorrect

cathedral schools. correct incorrect

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. Why did the Cistercians come into conflict with cathedral schools after the eleventh century?

They disliked the growing popularity of music in cathedral schools. correct incorrect

They abhorred the growing secularization of cathedral schools. correct incorrect

They disagreed with cathedral schools' use of logic and reason in religious studies. correct incorrect

They were opposed to the opening up of cathedral schools to women. correct incorrect

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. European intellectuals gained access to valuable Greek and Muslim philosophical, scientific, and medical texts in the twelfth century from

Toledo. correct incorrect

Baghdad. correct incorrect

Bologna. correct incorrect

Cairo. correct incorrect

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. Which thirteenth century theologian wrote the Summa Theologica as a way to bridge the gap between Christian theology and Greek philosophy?

Peter Abelard correct incorrect

Thomas Aquinas correct incorrect

Innocent III correct incorrect

Dante Alighieri correct incorrect

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. Which language became the language of the court and upper-class society in England after the eleventh-century Norman Conquest?

Latin correct incorrect

Norse correct incorrect

French correct incorrect

Italian correct incorrect

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. How were the ulama (religious scholars) in the Islamic world different from Christian clergy in Western Europe?

They were found only in formal higher education. correct incorrect

They had no formal organization or divine authority. correct incorrect

They acted only to preserve and comment on sacred texts. correct incorrect

They could be found only in service to the state. correct incorrect

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. Which school of Islamic law became popular among the inhabitants of Baghdad under Seljuk rule?

Hanifi correct incorrect

Shafi'i correct incorrect

Maliki correct incorrect

Hanbali correct incorrect

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. What served as a unifying force for the Islamic world after the decline of the Abbasid Empire?

The spread of Muslims along trade networks correct incorrect

The growth of Sufi brotherhoods correct incorrect

The success in the spread of Sunni Islam correct incorrect

The growth of new centers of Islam in Egypt and India correct incorrect

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. What was the dominant mode of transmission of knowledge in the madrasa system?

Oral instruction correct incorrect

Rote memorization of books correct incorrect

Repetitive writing correct incorrect

Collaboration with students correct incorrect

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. What happened to Islamic literary culture during the decline of the Abbasid caliphate?

Writers began to emphasize new forms of Arabic lyrical poetry. correct incorrect

It was centered on religious themes rather than secular ones. correct incorrect

Persian literature began to influence poetry, historical, and romance writing. correct incorrect

Seljuk rulers emphasized heroic literature written in Turkish. correct incorrect

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. What language was commonly used in cosmopolitan culture in South and Southeast Asia by the sixth century?

Arabic correct incorrect

Chinese correct incorrect

Persian correct incorrect

Sanskrit correct incorrect

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. What was one way in which Southeast Asian rulers expressed their growing power between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries?

They engaged in large displays of military might. correct incorrect

They built temples to reinforce their connections with the gods. correct incorrect

They spent substantial resources on improving their subjects' lives. correct incorrect

They engaged historians to produce epic histories of their states. correct incorrect

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. Which Muslim state emerged to rule over most of India by the fourteenth century?

The Mamluk Empire correct incorrect

The Delhi Sultanate correct incorrect

The Abbasid Empire correct incorrect

The Chola Kingdom correct incorrect

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. What group helped lessen the Muslim-Hindu divide in India?

Sufis correct incorrect

The Delhi ruling elite correct incorrect

The Untouchables correct incorrect

Tamil migrants from the south correct incorrect

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. In general, how did the rulers of the Delhi Sultanate treat their Hindu subjects?

They imposed heavy taxes and attempted to eliminate the caste system. correct incorrect

They encouraged intermarriage between Muslims and Hindus as a way to blur cultural differences. correct incorrect

They adopted more lenient social and religious policies in order to gain Hindu support. correct incorrect

They destroyed Hindu temples and put considerable pressure on Hindu subjects to convert. correct incorrect

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. Under which Chinese dynasty did the civil service exam become the key to entry into the bureaucracy?

Zhao correct incorrect

Tang correct incorrect

Han correct incorrect

Song correct incorrect

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. The opening of private academies in China was inspired by the teachings of the twelfth-century Neo-Confucian scholar

Zhu Xi. correct incorrect

Mencius. correct incorrect

Sejong. correct incorrect

Laozi. correct incorrect

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Education in the Koryo and Yi dynasties was limited to

Buddhist monks. correct incorrect

the aristocracy. correct incorrect

merchants. correct incorrect

those who knew han'gul. correct incorrect

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. What encouraged the spread of reading and writing in Eurasia and Africa after the first millennium B.C.E.?

The creation of a single unified script correct incorrect

The spread of universal religions correct incorrect

The introduction of printing correct incorrect

The introduction of public education correct incorrect

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. How did Mayan rulers utilize the written word in their states?

They used it to educate their citizens. correct incorrect

They used it to record commercial activities. correct incorrect

They used it to commemorate their great deeds. correct incorrect

They used it as a medium for diplomatic exchange. correct incorrect