“What they [the Franks] learned from the Arabs was indispensable in their subsequent expansion. The heritage of Greek civilization was transmitted through Arab intermediaries. In medicine, astronomy, chemistry, geography, mathematics, and architecture, the [Franks] drew their knowledge from Arabic books, which they assimilated, imitated, and then surpassed. . . . In the realm of industry, the Europeans first learned and then improved upon the processes used by the Arabs in papermaking, leather-working, textiles, and the distillation of alcohol and sugar.” Amin Maalouf, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, 1984 The passage above best illustrates which of the following?

Which of the following is true about the textbook chapter Module Quizzes that you are to complete for each textbook chapter?

The increased food production accompanying the introduction of Champa rice into China from Vietnam during the eleventh century best illustrates which of the following?

On the day that an assignment is due, what time should it be turned in by in order to be considered an “on-time” submission?

TWO SCENES FROM SOWING AND REAPING, A YUAN-DYNASTY (CIRCA 1350) COPY OF A SONG-DYNASTY (CIRCA 1150) ILLUSTRATED SCROLL ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF RICE CULTIVATION IN CHINA. Workers irrigating a rice field by powering a mechanical water wheel with their feet Image 2: Purchase, Men, women, and children harvesting rice   The activity depicted in Image 2 best illustrates which of the following characteristics of China’s economy before 1450 ?

“The commercial area of the capital extends from the old Qing River market to the Southern Commons and to the city border on the north. . . . Some famous fabric stores sell exquisite brocade fabric and fine silk, which are unsurpassed elsewhere in the country. . . . Most other cities can only boast of one special product; what makes the capital unique is that it gathers goods from all places. Furthermore, because of the large population and the busy commercial traffic, there is a demand for everything.” Description of Hangzhou, capital of the southern Song dynasty, circa 1235 C.E. Which of the following assertions in the description of Hangzhou above would be most difficult to verify?

Which of the following pairs of belief systems offered opportunities for women to lead monastic lives?

Which of the great religious systems below were characterized by monotheism combined with a sacred text and a strong missionary thrust?

_______________ stymied European growth after c.1300, leading to antisemitism, agricultural decline, and increased diseases.

Which of the following was an important continuity in the social structure of states and empires in the period 600 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E.?