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| This great city of Tenochtitlán is built on the salt lake.... It has four approaches by means of artificial causeways.... The city is as large as Seville or Cordoba. Its streets...are very broad and straight, some of these, and all the others, are one ha |
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| a. It had complex urban centers. |
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| All of the following statements are correct about the building in the photograph above EXCEPT |
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| It is the only surviving example of Islamic architecture dating to the caliphate period. |
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| The last great Central Asian conqueror was |
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| Swahili, a common language to East African trading city-states, can be described as |
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| A combination of African and Arabic elements |
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| In which way were the developments of the Renaissance in Italy similar to he developments of the Tang dynasty in China? |
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| The rebirth of art, technology, and learning was a central theme in both regions. |
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| All of the following are part of the Five Pillars of Faith EXCEPT |
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| right thought and right action |
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| Bedouins were instrumental in spreading which of the following religions |
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| Islam on the Arabian Peninsula |
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| One way in which the Twelve Tables, the Justinian Code, and the Napoleonic Code were similar is that they |
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| provided a written set of laws |
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| One of the Inca accomplishments was the construction of |
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| What prevented the Mongols from invading Japan? |
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| A storm prevented them from establishing a base |
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| The plague has stunned Europe, and everywhere people are desperate for an explanation. Some blame invisible particles carried in the wind, others talk of poisoned wells. Many inevitably, blame the Jews. Immediate responses differ widely. Some choose to ch |
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| It generated waves of anti-Semitism since Jews were used as scapegoats. |
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Development of medical encyclopedias
Development of algebra and astronomical tables
Production of cotton textiles and woolen carpets
Production of literature, calligraphy, and geometric art
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| contributions of the Islamic civilization |
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| In 1453, the Ottomans conquered which important Christian city? |
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| What did the practice of foot-binding encouraged by neo-Confucianism reflect about gender attitudes during the Song period? |
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| Female subjugation was a common feature of Chinese society. |
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| Mansa Musa made a famous pilgrimage that |
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| Served to demonstrate the enormous wealth of his country |
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| Sailing in the Indian Ocean was less difficult and dangerous than other places because |
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| The monsoon winds were predictable |
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| An association of craft specialists from the same trade |
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| The establishment of the Mongol Empire had all of the following consequences EXCEPT |
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| the demand for European products such as wool, porcelain, sugar, spices, and coffee |
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| The empires of Mali in West Africa and Delhi in southern Asia both utilized |
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| Mongol warriors were well known for |
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| Superb horsemanship and the ability to shoot from a moving horse |
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| Mathematicians of both the Mayan civilization and Gupta India developed |
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What is suggested about the plague by the picture of a
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| Physicians had to wear special costumes in order to keep their exposure to the disease at a minimum |
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| Some of the Òlost knowledgeÓ of the Greek and Arab world came into the Latin West through |
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| The recapture of southern Italy from the Byzantines and Sicily and Spain from the Muslims |
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| The spread of Islam between 1200 and 1500 encouraged |
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| All of the other answers but none |
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| Which of the following most revolutionized intellectual activity in Europe towards the end of the Middle Ages? |
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| Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press |
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| What is the most likely reason why technological development slowed down during the Ming period? |
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| All of the answers except none |
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| What well traveled Muslim scholar travelled throughout the Mid East, Asia, West Africa and even China? He left a journal that has become a valuable historical source. |
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| The three field system was |
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| An agricultural method of rotating crops |
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| Narratives such as Marco Polo's created a European |
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| Ambition to find easier routes to Asia |
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| Cultural differences among American peoples are |
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| due to environmental and climatic variations |
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Five main requirements of the Code of the Bushido
1. Fidelity - towards master (lord) and Fatherland, respect towards parents, brothers and sisters
2. Politeness (reigi) - respect and love, modesty and correct etiquette (formality)
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| It was strongly influenced by other eastern philosophies like Zen Buddhism and Confucianism |
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| Zheng He contributed to the prosperity of China under the Ming dynasty by |
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| expanding trade with nations of Asia and Africa |
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| How did the steppes define Mongol nomadic life? |
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| scarcity of resources led to need to search for that which was needed |
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| In what ways were the "new monarchies" able to raise funds? |
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| Taxes on lands, taxes from merchants, and voluntary contributions from the church |
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| The advantages of Mongol rule were |
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| It promoted the spread of ideas and movement of people in Eurasia |
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| The advantages of Mongol rule were |
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| It promoted the spread of ideas and movement of people in Eurasia |
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| dominated trade in the Baltic region |
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| The plague has stunned Europe, and everywhere people are desperate for an explanation. Some blame invisible particles carried in the wind, others talk of poisoned wells. Many inevitably, blame the Jews. Immediate responses differ widely. Some choose to ch |
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| It generated waves of anti-Semitism since Jews were used as scapegoats |
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| The plague has stunned Europe, and everywhere people are desperate for an explanation. Some blame invisible particles carried in the wind, others talk of poisoned wells. Many inevitably, blame the Jews. Immediate responses differ widely. Some choose to ch |
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| It generated waves of anti-Semitism since Jews were used as scapegoats |
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| The plague has stunned Europe, and everywhere people are desperate for an explanation. Some blame invisible particles carried in the wind, others talk of poisoned wells. Many inevitably, blame the Jews. Immediate responses differ widely. Some choose to ch |
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| It generated waves of anti-Semitism since Jews were used as scapegoats |
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| Mongol rule created a sharp population decrease due to |
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| All of the answers except none |
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| Between A.D. 800 and 1600, the West African city of Timbuktu became prosperous with the trading of |
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| One reason for the growth and success of 9th-century cities such as Baghdad, Constantinople, Samakand, and Chiang-an (Xian) was that they |
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| were located on major trade routes |
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| Japanese and European feudalism were similar in all of the following ways EXCEPT |
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| Feudalistic ties were sealed by negotiated contracts. |
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| All of the following were characteristic of nomadic groups in the eras before 1450 C.E. EXCEPT |
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| Nomadic societies almost never had positive influence on settled peoples |
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| The early existence of "Africanity" can best be explained by the influence of |
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| How did the collapse of the Mongol Empire in the fourteenth century affect trade? |
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| The Indian Ocean trade route grew in importance |
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| How did the collapse of the Mongol Empire in the fourteenth century affect trade? |
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| The Indian Ocean trade route grew in importance |
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| The Emperor Yongle restored commercial links with the Middle East by |
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| Encouraging the voyages of Zheng He |
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| Based on the chart above, in the feudal system of Japan and medieval Europe, the emperor was similar to the pope in that |
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| both were more ceremonial figureheads than actual rulers |
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| A social result of the Black Death epidemic was |
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| All of the other answers but none |
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| What was the idea of synthesizing reason with faith, most associated with Thomas Aquinas, known as |
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| During the early Middle Ages, western European societies were most influenced by |
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| the Roman Catholic Church |
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