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Multiple choice east asia in the middle ages china: two different phases the middle ages national liberation movements in the colonies history

Which of the following was NOT a benefit of monasticism in Western Europe?

  1. Many monasteries were sites of innovation in agricultural techniques.

  2. Monks and nuns were guided in the principles of poverty and chastity in order to remedy some immoral behavior.

  3. Monasteries provided a spiritual discipline that promoted further unity in the Roman Catholic Church.

  4. Monasteries political hierarchy became a model for the political order established in France, Germany, and England.

  5. By preserving and copying ancient texts, monks and nuns preserved classical culture for later scholarly analysis.
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Explanation

Many monasteries were sites of innovation in agricultural techniques.

Multiple choice east asia in the middle ages china: two different phases the middle ages national liberation movements in the colonies history

Which among the following serves as the best analogy between the feudal systems of Europe and Japan?

  1. Shogun $\rightarrow$ Emperor, Daimso $\rightarrow$ Lord, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Knights
  2. Emperor $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Lords, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Knights
  3. Shogun $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Lords, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Knights
  4. Emperor $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Lords, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Vassals
  5. Shogun $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Lord, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Vassals
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Shogun → Monarch, Daimyo → Lords, Samurai → Knights.

Multiple choice east asia in the middle ages china: two different phases the middle ages national liberation movements in the colonies history

Which of these BEST characterizes the interactions Japan had with Europeans during the 1500-1775 period?

  1. Japan and Europe developed a close trade relationship which ended with the revival of the role of the emperor known as the Meiji Restoration

  2. While trade flourished, missionary activity by Catholic Jesuits such as Francis Xavier was largely unsuccessful

  3. After initial European success with trade and missionary activity in the mid-16th century. Japan's ruler's eventually developed a closed policy

  4. The Tokugawa Shogunate welcomed continuing cultural and economic contact with Europe during its rule of Japan

  5. The Japanese port of Nagasaki, which had been a major European trading hub, was closed to all but Chinese merchants during latter part of the period
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Explanation

The Islamic Golden Age (750-1200 c.c.) most contributed to worldwide scientific and cultural development by preserving and extending the classical traditions of the Mediterranean and southwestern Asia.

Multiple choice east asia in the middle ages china: two different phases the middle ages national liberation movements in the colonies history

Which of these BEST describes the Japanese government in the 17th century C.E?

  1. Unified under a single, powerful emperor

  2. Feudal states led by multiple warring shoguns

  3. Centralized authority of a single shogun

  4. Parliamentary monarchy

  5. Feudal democracy
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In 17th century Japan, the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, establishing a centralized feudal regime led by a single shogun in Edo. Although the emperor remained as a figurehead, real political and military power was consolidated under the Tokugawa shogunate.

Multiple choice history the middle ages the rise of nation-states in europe rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam

Who appealed to all the Christians to join the crusades against the Turks to recover their holy land?

  1. King of England

  2. Pope

  3. Kohen

  4. Queen of England
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Pope Urban II is historically credited with calling for the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont in 1095 to aid the Byzantine Empire and reclaim Jerusalem.

Multiple choice history the middle ages the rise of nation-states in europe rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam

The crusades facilitated the exchange of __________________ knowledge.

  1. Scientific and technological

  2. Social and cultural

  3. Materialistic

  4. Religious
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Explanation

The Crusades led to significant cultural and intellectual exchange, including the transfer of scientific, technological, and medical knowledge from the Islamic world to Europe.

Multiple choice history the middle ages the rise of nation-states in europe rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam

Which of these BEST describes the Treaty of Tordesillas?

  1. A treaty signed by the Pope to show support for colonization in the Americas.

  2. A treaty designed to establish Spain and England as the primary trade dominators in Western Europe.

  3. A treaty signed to keep the peace in Europe due to growing trade and colonial rivalries.

  4. A treaty that limited the trading rights of Portugal in the Indian Ocean.

  5. A treaty that gave the colony of Brazil to Spain.
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Explanation

A treaty signed by the Pope to show support for colonization in the Americas.

Multiple choice history the middle ages the rise of nation-states in europe rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam

A _______ was one in which the majority of its citizens came to develop a common sense of identity and shared history of descent.

  1. City-state

  2. Nation-state

  3. Multinational state

  4. Totalitarian state
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Explanation

A nation-state is a political unit where the state and the nation (a group of people with a shared culture, history, and identity) coincide.

Multiple choice history the middle ages the rise of nation-states in europe rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam

Which of these BEST describes nomadic patterns in Europe during the years 900-1100 C.E.?

  1. Germanic tribes embarked on a massive migration to Western Europe and established kingdoms that were the proto-states of modern Europe.

  2. Eurasian groups such as the Huns constantly disrupted trade and commerce, keeping Western Europe isolated.

  3. Raids by seagoing Vikings from Scandinavia periodically disrupted life from Ireland to the middle Mediterranean.

  4. Nomadic societies were largely settled by this period and provided no more disruption to the Germanic Kingdoms.

  5. Muslim kingdoms migrated northward, establishing strongholds in Northern Europe.
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Explanation

Germanic tribes embarked on a massive migration to Western Europe and established kingdoms that were the proto-states of modern Europe.