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Dhows Islam and Indian Ocean Trade
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Dhows Islam and Indian Ocean Trade
Dhows Islam and Indian Ocean Trade
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1
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What impact did nomadic invasions have on settled civilizations around 1200 CE?
Answer
Caused crises and contributed to declines
2
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What was the main purpose of three-field rotation in medieval agriculture?
Answer
Increase soil fertility and crop yields
3
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What role did monastic orders play in Western Europe before 1200?
Answer
Repositories of classical learning and centers of religious and cultural activity
4
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Where did European merchants originate who traded through Byzantium?
Answer
Europe; also connected with Africa, Russia, China.
5
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During 1200s Western Europe, what provided unity across fragmented Christendom?
Answer
Spread of Christianity and Catholic Church authority
6
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What sailing feature of dhows gave them an advantage in monsoon winds?
Answer
Triangular lateen sails enabling tacking against wind
7
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By 1200 CE, what determined the distribution of human populations and social systems?
Answer
Long-standing regional developments and states
8
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What two broad forces shaped intercultural exchange in this era?
Answer
Trade and migrations
9
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Where did the rump Song Dynasty retreat to in the south?
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Yangzi basin (south of the Yellow River)
10
Question
What secular symbol illustrates the Byzantine connection to Rome?
Answer
Sack and treasures seized, tetrarchs statue later in Venice.
11
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Which East–West religious institution did Byzantium preserve and share Greek texts with?
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Latin Church in the West; Orthodox Church in the East shared Greek writings.
12
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Which travelers did dhows transport beyond merchants?
Answer
Sufis and missionaries
13
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What role did the scholar-gentry play in Song China’s administration?
Answer
They supplied officials via civil service exams and elite networks
14
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What agricultural innovation is associated with the three-field system?
Answer
Three-field crop rotation: one fallow field and two cultivated fields
15
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What was the main cause of crises among core civilizations around 1200 CE?
Answer
Surges in nomadic invasions and migrations
16
Question
Where did the Song Empire primarily exert influence?
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Eastern China and surrounding regions
17
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What is the central theme of the image description for Figure 2.2?
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A long, winding defensive wall with watchtowers.
18
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What navigational pattern did dhows follow due to monsoons?
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Seasonal monsoon-driven sea routes
19
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What term describes the early globalizing processes beginning after 1200 CE?
Answer
Globalization (incipient)
20
Question
Which two empires were central to Eurasian political life before 1200 CE?
Answer
Song Empire in China and Abbasid Empire
21
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What natural and ethical emphasis did Daoism stress according to the text?
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Propriety and celebration of nature.
22
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What was the primary purpose of papal decrees from the 11th to 13th centuries?
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To call crusades and arbitrate disputes among Christian monarchs
23
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What was the impact of the stirrup on Western European warfare?
Answer
Mounted knights became central to aristocracy; improved stability and combat capability
24
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What term is used to describe the northern border defense against nomads?
Answer
The Great Wall as a formidable barrier.
25
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How did nomadic incursions affect existing empires during this era?
Answer
They could contribute to fall or help opportunistic plunder/settlement
26
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What general trend connects 1000-1200 C.E. events across regions?
Answer
Expansion of trade, religious diffusion, and political fragmentation
27
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Which two centers formed the “epicenters” for diffusion in Eurasia before 1200 C.E.?
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Song China and Abbasid Caliphate
28
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What was a notable Japanese achievement in religion and literature during this period?
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Temples’ size/beauty; Japan’s first novels and strong poetry traditions
29
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Name two major regions highlighted on Map 2.4 as centers of Abbasid influence.
Answer
MISR (Egypt) and IF RIQIYAH (Ifriqiyah)
30
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How did the Great Wall function when adequately manned, according to the image description?
Answer
Formidable obstacle to nomadic invasions.