Final Sınavı - Contemporary World Civilizations

Soru 1:

Prayer gained a _____ function with the introduction of mosques and ezan.

A) personal B) dual C) social D) individual E) symbolic

Soru 2:

Which alphabet did Uighurs use?

A) Orkhon script B) Aramaeo-Syriac script C) Arabic alphabet D) Latin alphabet E) Cyrillic script

Soru 3:

Which one of the following main events for the arrival of the global civilization and the virtual civilization happened earlier than the others?

A) Facebook launched. B) The Internet of Things arose. C) Roughly 3.3 billion people used social media worldwide. D) Cloud computing commenced. E) The Trans-Pacific Partnership was established to support free trade among Pacific-oriented countries.

Soru 4:

What does Tujue literally mean in Chinese?

A) happy B) successful C) brave D) strong E) safe

Soru 5:

Which period began with the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks?

A) the Old Regime B) Moderate Phase C) Radical Phase D) Thermidor E) Stalin's Phase

Soru 6:

According to Tapscott, Ticoll, and Lowy (2000) what is a set of new rules of engagement in the Global Economy called?

A) Virtual culture B) Digital culture C) Multiculturalism D) Global Infrastructure E) Click and Brick

Soru 7:

Who was the first person to embrace Islam after Hz. Mohammed preached the Revelations to his family and friends?

A) Ali B) Abu Bakr C) Khadija D) Omar E) Zaid bin Thabit

Soru 8:

Which of the following was he last Turkic Kingdom to rule Northern China?

A) Tabgach B) Toba Kuei C) Taiyuan D) Pannonia E) Mao Zedung

Soru 9:

What was the percentage of peasantry until 1861 in Russia?

A) about sixty percent B) less than sixty percent C) about 70 percent D) about 85 percent E) about 90 percent

Soru 10:

Who was the first known Muslim Turkish poet?

A) Rumi B) Yunus Emre C) Mehmed Bey of Karaman D) Hacı Bayram Veli E) Karaca Oglan

Soru 11:

Who was the dominant national group with proven warrior attributes in Africa around 135 BCE?

A) The Tuareg B) The Nri C) The Mali D) The Kanem E) The Berber

Soru 12:

Which one of the following is among Africa’s uniting features? Libya, during the Twelfth Dynasty, was the dominant ruler of Egypt Nubia, Libya and Kush exchanged leadership and custodial authorities over each of these civilizations. Africa is among the oldest institutions anywhere The rise of Islam provided uniting foundation of belief although it was interrupted

A) Only II B) I and II C) III and IV D) II, III and IV E) I, II and IV

Soru 13:

Which of the following are true about the common points of Hinduism? Marriage between castes is not common. Sattvic meant for higher castes equivalent to their stage of spiritual development. Hindus are supposed to follow a strict diet with no meat. A dhoti kurta is an outfit that is often worn by married women. Bindi is a dot on the forehead symbolizing the caste of a person.

A) I and II B) III and IV C) II, III, IV D) III, IV, V E) I, II, V

Soru 14:

“The Ottoman Empire reached its peak for power and supremacy during the sixteenth century.” Which one is correct about this period? Selim I defeated the Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran. Mamluk Empire collapsed Selim I’s son Suleiman conquered Hungary. The Empire became allies with Crimean Tatars

A) I, II, III and IV B) IV, III and II C) III, II and I D) III and II E) I and IV

Soru 15:

Which of these was not one of the reasons for Russia's expansion?

A) The nation needed access to the sea. B) There existed the ideology that Russia was destined by God to expand its territory. C) The ruling class of Russia was a land-rich aristocracy, which profited from territorial expansion. D) The expansion has had ideological underpinnings like the idea of Pan-Slavism or Communism. E) The empire continued to expand almost accidentally - by the need to bridge already conquered territories.

Soru 16:

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Russian social pyramid circa 1900?

A) Aristocrats B) Peasants C) Russian Ortodox Church D) Serfs E) Czarist military officers

Soru 17:

What caused the end of Kievan Rus?

A) First Wave (Agrarian) B) The Second Wave (Industrial) C) The Third Wave (Informational) D) Mongol invasion E) The invasion of Vikings

Soru 18:

Which one of the following is not one of the extreme challanges faced by the 21st centurt civilizations?

A) The transformation from Western Civilization to Global Civilization B) The development of Virtual Civilization C) A new great crisis, especially seen in the Western and the Eastern Civilizations D) The possible Clash of Civilizations E) Funds from the United States and the European Union

Soru 19:

I. Laws of the Turkic states before Islam had nomadic origins arising from the steppes of Central Asia. II. Some clear Turko-Mongol words relevant to law are ulus (nation), yasa (law) and tore (tradition). III. In the Ottoman society, non-Muslims utilized their own religious courts, and Muslims the Islamic courts. IV. There were no secular courts or separate trade courts in Ottoman Empire. What can be said about Turkish law system?

A) I and II B) I and III C) II and III D) I, II and III E) I, II, III and IV

Soru 20:

What was the promise of those who came to see the Prophet Mohammed to embrace Islam, called?

A) First Pledge of Aqaba B) Revelations C) The Hijrah D) call to prayer E) Constitution of Medina