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| 5869336340 | What was the most important factor in explaining the Spanish victory over the Aztecs? | The devastating loss of life caused by European-born diseases | 0 | |
| 5869370925 | When did the Portuguese begin to show much more interest in Brazil? | After the establishment of profitable sugar plantations | 1 | |
| 5869377446 | Who were the chief Spanish royal administrators in the Americas? | The viceroys | 2 | |
| 5869380488 | Who was the power of the viceroys checked by? | The audiencias | 3 | |
| 5869388567 | What did the Europeans in North America find a profitable commodity to be bartered for? | Fur | 4 | |
| 5869401939 | What was not a difference between the Spanish and Portuguese approach to colonization and that of the English and French? | The English and French did not encounter large, centralized, states | 5 | |
| 5869408544 | What does the term "meztizo" refer to? | An individual of indigenous and European parentage | 6 | |
| 5869414619 | What happened to the conquistadors? | They eventually lost control and were replaced by formal rule by the royal crown | 7 | |
| 5869421719 | What did plantations create a high demand for? | Cheap labor | 8 | |
| 5869427738 | Who stood at the top of Spanish and Portuguese colonies' social hierarchy? | Peninsulares | 9 | |
| 5869443727 | Trade routes connected civilizations together and caused all of the following except what? | Religious freedoms | 10 | |
| 5869446873 | Why did nomads travel around the world? | Their food was moving | 11 | |
| 5869450248 | A civilization is characterized by all of the following except what? | Trade | 12 | |
| 5869453091 | What was the Neolithic Revolution? | An agricultural movement | 13 | |
| 5869475402 | The Neolithic Revolution was the knowledge of knowing how to use what? | Metals | 14 | |
| 5869488260 | The first Mesopotamian civilization was called... | None of the above | 15 | |
| 5869491369 | What were the Assyrians? | Hated | 16 | |
| 5869501467 | As civilizations were conquered, what happened to their culture? | It was rarely lost | 17 | |
| 5869509155 | What were the Hebrews? | Monotheistic | 18 | |
| 5869511713 | The longest trade was the... | None of the above | 19 | |
| 5869516908 | What was the Egyptian civilization divided into? | 3 kingdoms | 20 | |
| 5869523634 | What were people in the Indus Valley? | Polytheistic | 21 | |
| 5869531173 | Why do most civilizations fall? | They attract too much attention | 22 | |
| 5869534165 | Who were the founders of agriculture? | Women | 23 | |
| 5869537402 | What group migrated South/East in Africa? | Bantu | 24 | |
| 5874823457 | What civilization became dependent on trade because of building projects? | Egyptians | 25 | |
| 5874828228 | What river flooded predictably? | Nile | 26 | |
| 5874830702 | When were the first homo sapiens found? | 250,000 | 27 | |
| 5874833705 | What is the best way to describe Iran's geography? | Limited natural resources | 28 | |
| 5874836743 | Who were Cyrus and Darius? | Persian rulers | 29 | |
| 5874839618 | What was the Persian Empire divided into? | 20 provinces | 30 | |
| 5874845337 | What was the major religion of the Persians... | None of the above | 31 | |
| 5874848043 | What did Greece's geography allow for? | Trade | 32 | |
| 5874851126 | When did Greece's dark age end? | Trade with the Mediterranean picked up | 33 | |
| 5874862046 | During the Archaic period, what led to Greece's expansion? | Explosion of population growth | 34 | |
| 5874868087 | What was called the urban center of Greek life... | None of the above | 35 | |
| 5875191694 | When did Greeks develop new ideas? | They sent their people to colonize land | 36 | |
| 5875199004 | Who was Herodotus? | The founder of modern history | 37 | |
| 5875203467 | What was Persia never successful at? | Defeating the Greeks | 38 | |
| 5875206642 | What was Athenian power based on? | Athenian navy | 39 | |
| 5875209982 | The Peloponnesian War was a conflict between who? | Athens and Sparta | 40 | |
| 5875218659 | What did Macedonia do while Greece was involved in a civil war? | Developed into a huge military power | 41 | |
| 5875224278 | Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Empire was successful because... | None of the above | 42 | |
| 5875227634 | Why did the Macedonian Empire not continue? | There was no successor to Alexander | 43 | |
| 5875232671 | What was Alexandria? | The greatest city during the Hellenistic Era | 44 | |
| 5875241754 | Why was the Persian Empire different than the Greek culture? | It demonstrated flexibility and tolerance | 45 | |
| 5877980452 | Who was the leading figure in the expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism? | Paul of Tarsus | 46 | |
| 5877981875 | Why was the the period known as Pax Romana important? | It fostered trade and prosperity | 47 | |
| 5877983232 | What does the term paterfamilias refer to? | The patriarchal nature of the Roman family | 48 | |
| 5877984893 | How do the women of Rome compare to the women in Greece? | Both societies were patriarchal, but Greece women had more rights | 49 | |
| 5877988886 | The Romans had a long tradition of written law stretching back to the creation of what? | 12 tables | 50 | |
| 5877990460 | What can the Romans be described as? | Very religious | 51 | |
| 5877991289 | How was the Roman policy towards conquered peoples? | Generous, with the potential for citizenship | 52 | |
| 5877994818 | How were the Han and Roman Empires similar? | They both relied on an extensive bureaucracy to run the empire | 53 | |
| 5877997216 | What were Romans referring to when they used the words "mare nostrum"? | The prolonged period of peace and stability beginning with the reign of Augustus | 54 | |
| 5877998657 | What was the economic wealth of the early Roman state based on? | Farming | 55 | |
| 5878000409 | What was the center of political action on the Roman Republic? | The Senate | 56 | |
| 5878001549 | What statement is true about Roman women? | They exercised influence over their husbands and sons | 57 | |
| 5878007056 | Why were two protracted and bloody wars against the Carthaginians important? | Rome won control of the Western Mediterranean | 58 | |
| 5878017012 | How did Romans manage their territories during the Republic? | By establishing a provincial administration and sending a Roman senator to oversee matters | 59 | |
| 5879290872 | What factor caused a decrease in small farms in the late Roman Republic? | The growth of latifundia and a shift to non staple crops | 60 | |
| 5879309059 | What was the main reason for the decline of the Roman Republic? | The power of military leaders with armies loyal to them, not the state | 61 | |
| 5879317276 | How is the career of Paul an example of the "cosmopolitan" nature of the Roman Empire? | He was able to use the benefits of Roman citizenship to spread Christianity | 62 | |
| 5879319443 | Why was becoming Christian considered an act of disloyalty in the Roman Empire? | Christians couldn't worship the emperor as a deity | 63 | |
| 5879321639 | What became the new capital of the Roman Empire in 324 CE? | Constantinople | 64 | |
| 5879323128 | What term came to refer to the eastern half of the Roman Empire? | Byzantine | 65 | |
| 5879324889 | Where did Muhammad and his followers flee from? | Mecca to Medina | 66 | |
| 5879326188 | What was not a main task of Abu Bakr? | Convert more muslims | 67 | |
| 5879327696 | What is the difference between the Sunni's and the Shi'ites? | Question over leadership | 68 | |
| 5879330804 | What was the expansion of the Muslim Empire or Caliphate? | Structure of Arab societies | 69 | |
| 5879334672 | What kind of empire did the Umayyad rule? | An Arab, not a Muslim empire | 70 | |
| 5879338319 | What did the abbasids do? | Translated Greek literature | 71 | |
| 5879339452 | Why did the Abbasid empire fall? | It was too difficult to maintain control | 72 | |
| 5879358091 | What could Muslim women do? | Own property | 73 | |
| 5879364111 | In which country was the Ulama most present in under the Umayyad? | Spain | 74 | |
| 5879371088 | What was the Arab Empire prior to the 7th century CE? | Polytheistic | 75 | |
| 5879384448 | Why is Mecca an important city? | It is a caravan city was pilgrimage sight of the ka'ba | 76 | |
| 5879388181 | What does Islam mean? | Surrender to the will of God | 77 | |
| 5879390333 | What beliefs were Muhammad's teachings built upon? | Judaism and Christianity | 78 | |
| 5879393611 | What is the unified community that occupied Islam called? | The Umma | 79 | |
| 5879394723 | What did the Muslim community do after Muhammad's death? | Chose a caliph, Abu Bakr | 80 | |
| 5879396846 | What was Muslim religious practice based on? | The quran | 81 | |
| 5879399372 | Why is the martyrdom of Husayn a significant event in Muslim history? | It marks the beginning of the sect of Shi'ism | 82 | |
| 5879512043 | What did women in medieval Europe do? | Labored in the fields with men | 83 | |
| 5879514468 | What did population growth cause? | A decline in the average crop yield | 84 | |
| 5879516473 | What happened as a result of the Black Death? | Labor became more expensive | 85 | |
| 5879518893 | How did European cities differ from Chinese cities? | They offered their citizens more freedom | 86 | |
| 5879521563 | What did the growth of commerce give rise to? | Money lenders | 87 | |
| 5879522561 | What did the Renaissance refer to? | Rebirth of the classics | 88 | |
| 5879524088 | Why did monarchs and nobles enter into marriage? | To form alliances and gain land | 89 | |
| 5879528249 | The new monarchies that emerged after the Hundred Years War displayed all of the following except what? | Boundaries weakened | 90 | |
| 5879530602 | What was Marco Polo's goal? | To travel to the Monaco capital | 91 | |
| 5879534520 | What is not true about trading cities in Europe during the middle ages? | They were unable to produce products to compete with Asian products | 92 | |
| 5879538850 | Which of the following is true about merchant banking in the 15th century? | Checking accounts, shareholding companies, money changing, loans, and investments were offered as services | 93 | |
| 5879542584 | What "architectural wonder" first made its appearance in France on or about the year 1140 CE? | Gothic cathedrals | 94 | |
| 5879547124 | Where did the Renaissance begin? | Northern Italy | 95 | |
| 5879549506 | What language were universities of the Latin West taught in? | Latin | 96 | |
| 5879553318 | What changes transformed later medieval military technology? | Firearms and crossbows with metal tipped arrows | 97 | |
| 5879568766 | What did Joan of Arc do? | Led the French to victory in a decisive battle during the Hundred Years War | 98 | |
| 5879573567 | What did the great Western Schism originate over? | The nationality of the pope | 99 | |
| 5879576166 | What did the English parliament do by 1500? | It had become a part of the English government | 100 | |
| 5880731727 | What was the most important crop introduced to China during the Song and Tang periods? | Fast ripening rice | 101 | |
| 5880737289 | What kind of role did Vietnamese women play in comparison to Chinese women? | They played a more prominent role in society and the economy | 102 | |
| 5880775505 | What was the Song dynasty substantially weakened by? | The decision to allow bureaucrats to lead an army | 103 | |
| 5880778754 | What is foot binding the best example of? | The increasing patriarchal nature of Chinese society | 104 | |
| 5880785838 | The Silla dynasty in Korea copied China in many ways except what? | Establishing a bureaucracy based on merit | 105 | |
| 5880790168 | How can the Tang dynasty and Tibet's relationship be characterized as? | Friendly that gave way to military rivalry | 106 | |
| 5880793104 | Why did the Tang dynasty end? | Its territory expanded and faced internal rebellions | 107 | |
| 5880796435 | How can the Song dynasty best be described as? | Many technological inventions that include math, astronomy, and calendar making | 108 | |
| 5880801553 | What did Korean culture absorb and pass on to Japan? | Buddhism | 109 | |
| 5880804582 | What did the Japanese adapt? | Adapted Tang culture but kept their own concept of emperorship | 110 | |
| 5880810870 | Where did Khublai Khan's military and imperial pursuits have little success? | Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, and Japan | 111 | |
| 5880814076 | What became much less risky during Mongol domination? | Long-distance trade | 112 | |
| 5880817589 | What did not act as a limitation on the development of Central Asian societies? | A lack of trading opportunities | 113 | |
| 5880830457 | What was Mahmud of Ghazni's incursion into India in the eleventh century inspired by? | His desire for plunder | 114 | |
| 5880836172 | The mongols brought about greater integration among Eurasian peoples by all of the following except what? | A common state religion | 115 | |
| 5880841765 | What religion did IlKhan Ghazan convert to in 1295 causing it to become the favored religion in Persia? | Islam | 116 | |
| 5880846814 | What did the Mongols forbade the Chinese from doing during their time as rulers of China? | Learning the Mongol language | 117 | |
| 5880849564 | What was nomadic people's military might based on? | Their cavalry forces | 118 | |
| 5880853796 | What did the invasions of the nomadic Turkish and Mongol tribes between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries lead to? | The rise of a centralized imperial state that ran from China to Persia | 119 | |
| 5880860255 | What one of the most prized commercial products of Eurasia did the Ming produce? | Porcelain | 120 | |
| 5880861774 | What area was not under Mongol domination? | Japan | 121 | |
| 5880865555 | What was the relationship between the leading family in Korea, the Koryo family, and the Mongols? | The Koryo family became attached and loyal to the Mongols | 122 | |
| 5880873403 | What did the rise of literacy in Korea result from? | The combination of an improved printing system and the han'gul writing system | 123 | |
| 5880877398 | What prevented the Mongols from invading Japan? | A storm prevented them from establishing a base | 124 | |
| 5880879909 | How did the threat of Mongol invasion affect Japan? | The Japanese military government spent a lot of time building coastal defense, hoping to consolidate the warrior class | 125 | |
| 5880886659 | What does kamikaze mean? | Wind of the gods | 126 | |
| 5903418350 | Why was the Byzantine Corpus Juris Civilis important in the late eleventh century? | It became the basis for civil law in the West | 127 | |
| 5903425194 | What is a cultural achievement of the Byzantines? | The spread of Christianity among the slavs | 128 | |
| 5903433908 | What did not occur in Western Europe after the decline of Roman Authority? | The city of Rome lost its prominence as the state of the Roman Church | 129 | |
| 5903444769 | What was the predominant language of the church in the West? | Latin | 130 | |
| 5903455641 | What were agricultural workers who belonged to the manor and were obligated to the lord called? | Serfs | 131 | |
| 5903458639 | Which area did not endure Viking raids? | Constantinople | 132 | |
| 5903464578 | As time went on what happened to armored knighthood? | It was limited to those with revenue from land | 133 | |
| 5903466881 | What was a fief? | A grant of land exchanged for military service | 134 | |
| 5903483368 | Why did Vladimir 1 choose Orthodox Christianity over Islam? | He knew that Islam forbade alcohol consumption | 135 | |
| 5903490370 | What did power derive from in kievan Russia? | Trade | 136 | |
| 5903492983 | What is not true about the crusades? | The crusaders failed to capture Jerusalem | 137 | |
| 5903501192 | As a result of the crusades, Europeans were exposed to all of the following except what? | New land cultivation techniques | 138 | |
| 5903515486 | What do historians use the term caesaropapism to refer to? | The system in which the emperor had a mixture of political and religious power | 139 | |
| 5903523978 | Who did Constantinople fall to in 1453? | Combined armies of the English, French, and Germans | 140 | |
| 5903534032 | What was Justinian's most important and long-lasting contribution? | His codification of Roman law | 141 | |
| 5903556098 | What was the most important political feature of the Byzantine state? | Its tightly centralized rule under a powerful emperor | 142 | |
| 5903568225 | What describes education in Byzantium? | Basic literacy was widespread in Byzantine society | 143 | |
| 5903588712 | Two sixth century Christian monks undertook an elaborate smuggling operation across the Silk Road in order to do what? | Provide Byzantium with the knowledge to produce silk | 144 | |
| 5903600569 | What did Russians begin to think of Moscow as by the sixteenth century? | The third Rome | 145 | |
| 5903612517 | What city that was influenced greatly by Constantinople was most important in the early rise of Russia? | Kiev | 146 | |
| 5903619980 | What was Byzantium's major advantage? | Its strategic position on the Bosporus | 147 | |
| 5903632768 | A direct challenge to the Byzantine emperor arose in the year 800 when the pope gave an imperial crown to what Frankish king? | Charlemagne | 148 | |
| 5903642614 | What was the schism of 1054 between the Eastern and Western Churches disagreements over? | The jurisdiction of the Western papacy | 149 | |
| 5903649325 | After the seventeenth century, what happened to Byzantine women? | They were increasingly confined to home life | 150 |
