As a means of continuing to spread the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan used all except which of the following means to expand and control his territories?
Incorporation of non-Mongol armies
Use of subordinate generals
Horses and iron weaponry
Collection of tribute
Diplomatic negotiation
After rejection by his family for the title of Great Khan, Khubilai formed
the Golden Horde
the Central Asian Khanate
Il-Khan Empire of Iran
the Yuan Empire in China and Siberia
he was assassinated by political rivals
Tax farming in the Il-Khan state was
the payment of taxes solely by farmers
the sale of tax-collecting contracts to small corporations
the exemption granted to farmers from taxation
the growth of a new cash crop
the raising of crops on government land to pay for government expenses
What economic problems did Russia see during the tome pf Mongol domination?
Overzealous tax collection by Russian princes
The burden of taxation carried by the peasantry
The attempt to introduce paper money by the Mongols
Direct exchange of goods rather than purchases in currency
All of these
What was the most lasting impact of the Mongols on China?
The Mongols introduced Buddhism to China
The Mongols permanently reunited China after a prolonged period of political fragmentation
The Chinese government system was invented by the Mongols
The Mongols bought silk and porcelain production to China
The Mongols built the Great Wall
After the introduction of paper money in China caused economic instability, the Mongols restored a degree of economic stability by producing copper coinage and:
Decreasing tax collection temporarily
Shifting the emphasis of coinage to silver instead of other metals
Cutting off trade with Japan to stem the flow of copper exports
Diversifying trade agreements with western Europe
Creating a favored nation trade status with whichever nation would agree to reduced tariffs
Which of the following is an aspect of Mongol rule that created hardship and a sharp population decrease in China?
Migration and flooding of the Yellow River
Warfare
Bubonic plague
Female infanticide
All of the above
In 1368, the Yuan Empire was overthrown and replaced by the
Manchu Empire
Yi Kingdom
Ming Empire
Song Empire
Tang Empire
To demonstrate their rejection of the Mongols, the Ming emperors, starting with Hongwu,
Severed relations with the Middle East and Central Asia and closed the borders to foreigners
Built the Great Wall of China and deported all Mongols
Changed the official language from Mongolian to Chinese
Marched all the Mongols to the Korean border
Formed close ties with the Manchu instead
Because Mongols controlled access to the Silk Road after the overthrow of the Yuan, the emperor Yongle put an emphasis on
Maritime trade connecting with Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean
Overland trade through India and Arabia
Trade through Buddhist monasteries
Trans-Pacific exploration
None of these; trade decreased because people could not afford to travel by Silk Road and pay Mongol tariffs
Zheng He's primary accomplishment was
Converting barbarians to Islam
Discovering new lands in the East
Bringing wealth to China
Acquiring Ming tributary states
Discovering the Philippines
The relationship between the leading family in Korea, the Koryo family, and the Mongols was that
They were mutually hostile
The Koryo kings were of mostly Mongol descent and royal families became attached and loyal to the Mongols
The Koryo family revolted against the Mongols and expelled them from Korea
The Mongols considered the Koryo family and all Koreans "barbarians"
Of parents and children, with the Koryo family as parents
The rise of literacy in Korea resulted from the
Combination of an improved printing system and the hang's writing system
Institution of a university system
Spread of woodblock printing from China and the Mongol writing system
Imposition of Japanese rule, which forced the formation of public schools
Popularity of Islam, which required that all Muslims read the Quran
What prevented the Mongols from invading Japan?
The Mongols feared the samurai military prowess
The jungle heat prevented their horses from continuing
A storm prevented them from establishing a base
Mongol tactics were no match for the Japanese military technology
The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Mongol naval base
How did the threat of Mongol invasion affect Japan?
Japanese clans took political control of their regions
Japanese merchants lost huge sums of money in the Mongolian markets
Japanese monks were held hostage
The Japanese military government spent a lot of time building coastal defenses, and training and outfitting their warriors
Japan reinstated direct imperial rule
What caused the end of serfdom in western Europe?
The Black Death
The rise of popular literature
The rise of cities
The decimated agricultural productivity of the early 14th century
Emancipation after participating in the Hundred Years' War
The three-field system was
The traditional three-part contest performed by knights
The legal system
The political relationship between king, lord, and serf
The technology used in medieval optics
An agricultural method
Which of the following was not a social result of the Black Death epidemic?
A demand by laborers for higher pay
A call for democracy
Peasant revolutions
An increase in per capita production
An end of serfdom for all intents and purposes
Which of the following is not true of trading cities in Europe during the Middle Ages?
They were unable to produce products to compete with Asian prodcuts
They offered people more social freedom than rural places
They were often "chartered cities" where residents could claim freedom
They were able to quickly adapt to changing market conditions
They were home to most of Europe's Jews
Guilds, which came to dominate medieval European life, were
A band of knights without ties to a lord
An association of craft specialists from the same trade
An order of monks
A unit of currency in use throughout the Latin West
A measurement of distance
The Renaissance began in
Eastern France
Southern England
Southern Russia
Austria
Northern Italy
Latin Europe regained some of the "lost knowledge" of the Greek and Arab world when works by Plato and Aristotle came into the Latin West through:
The recapture of Northern Germany from the Huns
The recapture of Southern Italy from the Byzantines and of Sicily and Toledo from the Muslims
Contact with the court of Khubilai Khan
The discovery of the remains of the Library of Alexandria
The lively trade in classical antiquities
The two new religious orders in the 13th century that lent themselves to teaching and preaching to the common people were:
Benedictines and Cappucines
Ursine and Jesuit
Dominican and Franciscans
Carmelites and Cistercians
Augustinian and Josephite
The most notable work in Scholasticism, the Summa Theologica, was written by:
Geoffrey Chaucer
Thomas Aquinas
Dante Aligheri
Jan Hus
Peter Abelard
One of the significant features of the growth of literature in the 14th-15th century was
The development of epic poetry
The composition of literature in Latin
The Incorporation of political criticism
The composition of literature in the vernacular
The inclusion of common people in literary tales
Which of the following statements about the Magna Carta is not true?
It affirmed that monarchs are subject to established law
It confirmed the independence of the church and the city of London
It gave new rights to the peasants
It means "Great Charter"
It guranteed the nobles hereditary rights
The Great Western Schism originated over
Whether the seat of Catholicism should be in Rome or Constantinople
Whether or not women could be priests
Rival papal claimants between Avignon and Rome
Whether or not priests could be married
The formation of different types of monasteries (Franciscan, Dominican, Cappucin, etc.)
Which of the following is true of "new monarchies" in Europe between 1450-1600
The primary nations were England, France, and Spain
It increased centralized power within largely fixed geographic limits
It increased control over powerful noble families
They relied on full-time armies paid for through taxes
Spain and Portugal's "reconquest" and political consolidation of the Iberian peninsula was designed to recapture land from
Muslims
Protestants
Peasants
Slaves
Africans
By 1500, the English Parliament
had been disbanded by King John
Had overthrown the king and gained complete governmental authority
Had become a permanent part of English government
Had yet to be officially formed
Had been disbanded
