Test: The Global Tapestry - Grade 9 MCQ

All life is suffering. Suffering is caused by desire. Freedom from desire is achievable. Freedom from desire is attained by following a specific path.

All life is bliss. Desire leads to enlightenment. Freedom from desire is impossible. The path is through worldly possessions.

Life is a cycle of rebirth. Desire must be embraced. Freedom is not attainable. The path is through rituals.

Life is predetermined. Desire is beneficial. Freedom comes from indulgence. The path is through social status.

Christianity became a minor sect with no significant influence.

Christianity gained prominence among the lower classes and women, becoming the dominant religion in the Mediterranean.

Christianity was primarily confined to the Middle East and had no followers in Europe.

Christianity emphasized military power and territorial expansion.

To explore metaphysical questions about the universe.

To restore political and social order through ethical relationships.

To promote religious worship and ritual practices.

To encourage individualism and personal freedom.

It promotes equality and social mobility among all classes.

It is a rigid social structure that restricts individuals based on their birth.

It encourages individuals to abandon their social duties for personal freedom.

It is a flexible system that allows for significant changes in social position.

They are the five main deities worshipped in Islam.

They are essential acts of worship that define a Muslim's faith and practice.

They represent the five major sects within Islam.

They are historical events that shaped Islamic law.

It was a document that granted absolute power to the monarchy.

It established the principles of legal rights and limited the power of the king.

It marked the end of the feudal system in England.

It was a treaty that ended the Hundred Years' War.

Disagreements over religious texts and doctrines.

Conflicts regarding the rightful successor to Prophet Muhammad.

Differences in worship practices and rituals.

Geopolitical disputes between various Islamic empires.

By emphasizing military conquest as the primary means of expansion.

By fostering advancements in arts and sciences, particularly in Baghdad.

By isolating Islamic culture from external influences.

By enforcing strict religious dogma on all subjects.

The rise of democracy in the Islamic world.

Internal rivalries and invasions by the Mongols.

The spread of Christianity in the region.

The establishment of a theocratic government.

Emphasis on individual rights and social mobility.

A hierarchical system with the emperor at the top, followed by shoguns, daimyos, and samurai.

A democratic governance model with equal representation.

A society focused on trade and economic competition.

They practiced monotheism, worshiping a single god.

They built an extensive system of roads and tunnels to facilitate trade.

They had a decentralized government structure with local tribes ruling independently.

They were primarily agrarian with no military presence.

To increase crop yields through improved soil management.

To restrict access to land for peasants.

To promote the cultivation of cash crops for trade.

To allow for more land to be left fallow each year.

It promoted religious tolerance and acceptance of diverse beliefs.

It enforced religious conformity and persecution of non-Christians.

It led to the unification of Spain under a secular government.

It resulted in the establishment of a democracy in Spain.

Both civilizations had a rigid class system with little social mobility.

The Maya had a more decentralized political structure compared to the centralized Inca.

The Inca civilization had no form of social hierarchy.

The Maya civilization was primarily nomadic, while the Inca were settled.

It had no significant impact on the spread of Islam.

Trade routes facilitated cultural exchanges and the dissemination of Islamic beliefs.

Trade led to the isolation of Islamic regions from other cultures.

Trade primarily focused on material goods, ignoring religious aspects.

It was a peaceful negotiation over trade rights.

It was characterized by territorial disputes and national identity formation.

It resulted in the immediate unification of both countries.

It was primarily a religious conflict.

The fall of the Byzantine Empire.

The signing of the Magna Carta.

The spread of Christianity in Europe.

The establishment of the Abbasid Dynasty.