HST 276 Week 1 Week One Knowledge Check

Complete the Week One Knowledge Check

1.

The cultural center of Western Europe in the 10th and 11th centuries was

Naples in southern Italy under the Fatimid Dynasty.

Cordoba in Spain under the Umayyad Dynasty.

Athens in Greece under the Saljuq Dynasty.

None of these answers are correct.

2.

One of the most important developments in the eastern half of the Islamic world between 1000 and 1500 C.E. was

the growing popularity of Hindu ideas among lower class Muslims.

the violent invasions of the region by the Mongols and their successors.

the collapse of long-distance trade and the return to local self-sufficiency.

All of these answers are correct.

3.

Which of the following is the correct chronological order for civilizations in central Mexico?

Aztec, Toltec Teotihuacán

Teotihuacán, Toltec, Aztec

Toltec, Teotihuacán, Aztec

Toltec, Aztec, Teotihuacán

Concept: ISLAM AND AMERICA CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Materials on the concept

• Consolidation of Shi’ite Traditions
• Problems in Reconstructing the History of Native American Civilization

4.

Shi’ites made up a significant part of the population in all of the following areas except

Spain.

Sind.

Iran.

Iraq.

5.

Difficulties confront scholars trying to understand the ancient civilizations of the Americas because

Andean civilizations never developed writing.

Mesoamerican civilizations never developed writing.

Andean writing displays a pro-Spanish bias.

the writing systems have never been deciphered.