Ap Euro Chapter 15 The West And The Changing Balance Of Power
Chapter 15 The West and the Changing Balance of Power
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following was NOT a symptom of decline in the Arabic caliphate by 1400?
A) The narrowing of intellectual life symbolized by the triumph of religion over literature, philosophy, and science
B) Landlords seized power over peasants
C) The decline of the Sufis
D) Decline of tax revenues for the state
E) Landlords ceased to experiment with new agricultural techniques.
2) By what date had the Arabs been virtually excluded from European trade?
A) 900
B) 1000
C) 1100
D) 1350
E) 1453
3) Which of the following statements concerning Arabic trade after 1100 is most accurate?
A) Arabic control of the seas was strengthened following 1100. …show more content…
C) Spain and Portugal developed effective new governments with a special sense of religious mission and religious support.
D) The states of Spain and Portugal were able to develop without emphasis on the military.
E) They had never participated in the feudal practices of the Middle Ages which made them more open to change.
27) What was the Western response to the problems of international trade that they experienced in
1400?
A) Western nations halted trade with Asia and the East and became more dependent on
European-produced commodities.
B) Many nations sought to establish alliances with the Ottoman Empire in order to restore the trade routes.
C) Overland trade routes through northern Russia were established to the East.
D) Western nations began explorations of alternative routes to Asia that would bypass the
Middle East and Muslim realms.
E) They began to pull back from all but regional trade networks found in the eastern
Mediterranean.
28) The key theme of Polynesian culture from the 7th century to 1400 was
A) the adoption of Japanese civilization in the island societies.
B) the development of a uniform written
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following was NOT a symptom of decline in the Arabic caliphate by 1400?
A) The narrowing of intellectual life symbolized by the triumph of religion over literature, philosophy, and science
B) Landlords seized power over peasants
C) The decline of the Sufis
D) Decline of tax revenues for the state
E) Landlords ceased to experiment with new agricultural techniques.
2) By what date had the Arabs been virtually excluded from European trade?
A) 900
B) 1000
C) 1100
D) 1350
E) 1453
3) Which of the following statements concerning Arabic trade after 1100 is most accurate?
A) Arabic control of the seas was strengthened following 1100. …show more content…
C) Spain and Portugal developed effective new governments with a special sense of religious mission and religious support.
D) The states of Spain and Portugal were able to develop without emphasis on the military.
E) They had never participated in the feudal practices of the Middle Ages which made them more open to change.
27) What was the Western response to the problems of international trade that they experienced in
1400?
A) Western nations halted trade with Asia and the East and became more dependent on
European-produced commodities.
B) Many nations sought to establish alliances with the Ottoman Empire in order to restore the trade routes.
C) Overland trade routes through northern Russia were established to the East.
D) Western nations began explorations of alternative routes to Asia that would bypass the
Middle East and Muslim realms.
E) They began to pull back from all but regional trade networks found in the eastern
Mediterranean.
28) The key theme of Polynesian culture from the 7th century to 1400 was
A) the adoption of Japanese civilization in the island societies.
B) the development of a uniform written