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| In what ways were the "new monarchies" able to raise funds? |
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| c. Taxes on lands, taxes from merchants, and voluntary contributions from the church |
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| All of the following groups invaded Europe between 400 and 1000 C.E. EXCEPT: |
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| Mansa Musa made a famous pilgrimage that |
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| b. Served to demonstrate the enormous wealth of his country |
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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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| Mongol rule created a sharp population decrease due to |
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| c. All of the answers except none |
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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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| e. Female subjugation was a common feature of Chinese society. |
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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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| What is the most likely reason why technological development slowed down during the Ming period? |
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| b. All of the answers except none |
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| The establishment of the Mongol Empire had all of the following consequences EXCEPT |
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| c. the demand for European products such as wool, porcelain, sugar, spices, and coffee |
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| The spread of Islam between 1200 and 1500 encouraged |
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| e. All of the other answers but none |
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| How did the steppes define Mongol nomadic life? |
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| c. scarcity of resources led to need to search for that which was needed |
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| Africa gained an international reputation for its production of |
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| A social result of the Black Death epidemic was |
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| c. All of the other answers but none |
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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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| a. were located on major trade routes |
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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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| c. contributions of the Islamic civilization |
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