5681227705 | The Americas | The Americas | 0 | |
5681229899 | What distinguished the Mayans from most other pre-Columbian Western Hemisphere civilizations? | They had a form of writing. | 1 | |
5681234086 | The Mayan and Gupta civilizations were similar in that_______ | they both understood the concept of zero. | 2 | |
5681237811 | Which civilization relied less on slavery? | Chinese | 3 | |
5681240577 | The Han and western Roman empires were similar in that_____ | their respective governments were highly centralized. | 4 | |
5681242434 | Which of the following would LEAST be a similarity in the fall of the Roman and Han empires? | Both experienced a series of slave insurrections. | 5 | |
5681250698 | The correct chronological flow of Buddhism would be_____ | Buddhism would begin in South Asia and from there spread to China and Korea and Japan and Southeast Asia. | 6 | |
5681258386 | The largest populations and cities in the world during this timeframe were centered in_______ | East Asia. | 7 | |
5681263388 | Which one of the following would LEAST be a characteristic of the Tang Dynasty in China? | Isolation from the rest of the world. | 8 | |
5681267590 | A population increase in East Asia and Southeast Asia during this timeframe was due in large part to_____ | the development of a quickly maturing rice. | 9 | |
5681270260 | Ultimately, the travels of Zheng He convinced the Ming emperors to________ | cease trade efforts and develop domestic trade models. | 10 | |
5681273564 | The LEAST centralized part of Asia during this timeframe would be________ | Japan | 11 | |
5681280752 | Islam Part One | Islam Part One | 12 | |
5681282692 | Of the Five Pillars of Islam, the one that has had the greatest impact on World History has been_______ | the Hajj; is a pilgrimage, this journey encouraged the interaction of cultures. | 13 | |
5681285234 | Which one of the following would LEAST be an example of a universalizing religion? | Judaism | 14 | |
5681287965 | By the beginning of the 8th century, dar al-Islam had spread as far east as_________ | India. | 15 | |
5681291467 | The religious schism that was caused by a dispute over the order of leadership succession was________ | Sunni and Shi'a. | 16 | |
5681302070 | Islam Part Two | Islam Part Two | 17 | |
5681302071 | Who would most appreciate the Jizya? | Muslims | 18 | |
5681306877 | Which is the correct chronological sequence of the Muslim dynasties? | Umayyad, Abbasid, Ottoman | 19 | |
5681308358 | Which of the following civilizations in the 600-1450 timeframe placed the greater emphasis on education? | dar al-Islam. | 20 | |
5681312168 | If you wanted to take advantage of scientific, literary, and technological advances, where would you most probably want to live in the year 1000? | Baghdad. | 21 | |
5681314275 | In the years immediately before the Columbian Encounter, which civilization most closely approached gender equality? | The Middle East. | 22 | |
5681317433 | Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 1 | Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 1 | 23 | |
5681324212 | Why does Constantinople prosper following the demise of the western Roman Empire? | trade | 24 | |
5681326049 | The Great Schism in Europe was similar to the | Sunni/Shi'a split within the Islamic faith. | 25 | |
5681328114 | A key concept to generalize about life in western Europe during this timeframe is going to be________. | decentralization | 26 | |
5681329997 | Which one of the following would NOT be a similarity between the Samurai in Japan and the knight in western Europe? | dishonor in both Japan and western Europe was expected to result in suicide. | 27 | |
5681336273 | Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 2 | Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 2 | 28 | |
5681340550 | Jihad is to a Muslim as __________ is to a Christian. | crusade. | 29 | |
5681344674 | The impact of Marco Polo and the Crusades were similar in that they_________. | encouraged Europe to learn more about Asia. | 30 | |
5681346644 | The scourge of the Black Death ultimately helped western Europe in that________. | it brought about the collapse of feudalism | 31 | |
5681348447 | With the coming of nation-states in western Europe during this timeframe, we see_______. | governments becoming more centralized | 32 | |
5681351117 | The Vikings were to Europe as the _________ were to Russia. | The Golden Horde; Mongols invaded much of Russia. | 33 | |
5681355883 | Africa | Africa | 34 | |
5681357506 | Kilwa, Mombasa, and Sofala are all examples of: | Swahili city-states along the east African coast. | 35 | |
5681360048 | The Bantu spread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa all of the following except: | Islam. | 36 | |
5681362767 | Citizens living on the Swahili coast in the year 1000 could expect to consume goods traded from________. | the Middle East, China, and South Asia | 37 | |
5681366068 | The Americas & Oceania | The Americas & Oceania | 38 | |
5681369539 | Prior to the Columbian Encounter, which of the following civilizations was the most isolated? | Aztec | 39 | |
5681371166 | An important similarity between the pre-Columbian civilizations in meso-America and classical Greece was______. | warring city-states | 40 | |
5681372564 | Besides Venice, what other famous capital city is known to rely on boats for internal means of transportation? | Tenochtitlan, Mexica | 41 | |
5681374286 | The Aztecs and Incans would be similar to the Romans in_______. | development of inter-connected roads. | 42 | |
5681377351 | Which of the pre-Columbian civilizations in the western hemisphere had a written language? | Mayan | 43 | |
5681379106 | In which period of time do we see Oceania, the last region of the world to become permanently inhabited by humans? | 600 CE to 1450 | 44 |
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