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What was the primary method of choosing military leaders in the Song Dynasty?
What was the primary method of choosing military leaders in the Song Dynasty?
- Rule by merit (correct)
- Mandate of heaven
- Appointment by the emperor
- Inheritance based on noble lineage
What impact did the innovations in agriculture during the Song Dynasty have on society?
What impact did the innovations in agriculture during the Song Dynasty have on society?
- Stimulated commercial farming and trade (correct)
- Reduced trade activities
- Decreased urbanization
- Increased rural migration
During the Song Dynasty, how was the bureaucracy expanded?
During the Song Dynasty, how was the bureaucracy expanded?
- Test-taking via the Confucian education system (correct)
- Inheritance and nepotism
- Direct appointment by the emperor
- Appointment by the aristocracy
What was the primary effect of the developments in Dar-al Islam on science and literature?
What was the primary effect of the developments in Dar-al Islam on science and literature?
What was the primary impact of the Song Dynasty's use of iron plows and Champa rice?
What was the primary impact of the Song Dynasty's use of iron plows and Champa rice?
What does the term 'Dar-al Islam' refer to?
What does the term 'Dar-al Islam' refer to?
What was the primary site of silk production during the Tang dynasty?
What was the primary site of silk production during the Tang dynasty?
Which empire showed the least cultural impact after its conquests?
Which empire showed the least cultural impact after its conquests?
What was one of the positive impacts of the Mongol Empire?
What was one of the positive impacts of the Mongol Empire?
Which technology facilitated Indian Ocean trade routes?
Which technology facilitated Indian Ocean trade routes?
What was the primary means of accumulating wealth in Indian Ocean trade?
What was the primary means of accumulating wealth in Indian Ocean trade?
Which religion privileged the higher castes and was dominated by Brahmins?
Which religion privileged the higher castes and was dominated by Brahmins?
What governmental system was based on control of land and broken down into smaller units?
What governmental system was based on control of land and broken down into smaller units?
What was the smallest unit in the governmental system based on control of land?
What was the smallest unit in the governmental system based on control of land?
Which of the following innovations encouraged the growth of interregional trade in luxury goods?
Which of the following innovations encouraged the growth of interregional trade in luxury goods?
What did the Chinese, Persian, and Indian artisans and merchants expand their production for export?
What did the Chinese, Persian, and Indian artisans and merchants expand their production for export?
Who held a monopoly on silk production for thousands of years?
Who held a monopoly on silk production for thousands of years?
What did the growth of iron and steel expand in China lead to an increased demand for?
What did the growth of iron and steel expand in China lead to an increased demand for?
Which new means of calculating latitude facilitated Indian Ocean commerce around 200-300 CE?
Which new means of calculating latitude facilitated Indian Ocean commerce around 200-300 CE?
What was the main reason for the lateen sail becoming the favorite sail of the Age of Discovery?
What was the main reason for the lateen sail becoming the favorite sail of the Age of Discovery?
Which state revived sea trade after the collapse of the Han and facilitated Indian Ocean commerce?
Which state revived sea trade after the collapse of the Han and facilitated Indian Ocean commerce?
What did Ming Admiral Zheng He aim to achieve with the large maritime expeditions launched in 1405?
What did Ming Admiral Zheng He aim to achieve with the large maritime expeditions launched in 1405?
What was the main reason for Middle Eastern gold and silver flowing into southern India?
What was the main reason for Middle Eastern gold and silver flowing into southern India?
What was the significance of the 15-year slave revolt in disrupting the Abbasid Empire?
What was the significance of the 15-year slave revolt in disrupting the Abbasid Empire?
What was the primary purpose of the Baghdad House of Wisdom?
What was the primary purpose of the Baghdad House of Wisdom?
What was a significant outcome of the dominance of the Seljuk Turks in new Islamic empires?
What was a significant outcome of the dominance of the Seljuk Turks in new Islamic empires?
What characterized the expansion of Islam in South and Southeast Asia?
What characterized the expansion of Islam in South and Southeast Asia?
What was a key factor in the fall of the Srivijaya Empire?
What was a key factor in the fall of the Srivijaya Empire?
What contributed to the decline of the Mayan City-States in Central America?
What contributed to the decline of the Mayan City-States in Central America?
What was a distinguishing feature of the Mexica (Aztec) Empire compared to the Mayan practices?
What was a distinguishing feature of the Mexica (Aztec) Empire compared to the Mayan practices?
During which time period did Srivijaya dominate the choke point of Indian Ocean trade?
During which time period did Srivijaya dominate the choke point of Indian Ocean trade?
What were some of the spices possessed by Srivijaya?
What were some of the spices possessed by Srivijaya?
What prompted the trade of gold, ivory, quartz, leopard skins, and slaves in the Swahili city-states?
What prompted the trade of gold, ivory, quartz, leopard skins, and slaves in the Swahili city-states?
What made Great Zimbabwe powerful and wealthy?
What made Great Zimbabwe powerful and wealthy?
What is notable about the Swahili language?
What is notable about the Swahili language?
What facilitated the transmission of iron technologies and agricultural techniques in Sub-Saharan Africa?
What facilitated the transmission of iron technologies and agricultural techniques in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Who was the Muslim Moroccan explorer known for visiting most of the known Islamic world?
Who was the Muslim Moroccan explorer known for visiting most of the known Islamic world?
What were some effects of the bubonic plague along trade routes?
What were some effects of the bubonic plague along trade routes?
'Champa rice' from Vietnam encouraged which farming practice that altered the environment and landscape?
'Champa rice' from Vietnam encouraged which farming practice that altered the environment and landscape?
Who presided over the greatest assault on Christian Europe during the Ottoman Empire's rule?
Who presided over the greatest assault on Christian Europe during the Ottoman Empire's rule?
