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5681227705The AmericasThe Americas0
5681229899What distinguished the Mayans from most other pre-Columbian Western Hemisphere civilizations?They had a form of writing.1
5681234086The Mayan and Gupta civilizations were similar in that_______they both understood the concept of zero.2
5681237811Which civilization relied less on slavery?Chinese3
5681240577The Han and western Roman empires were similar in that_____their respective governments were highly centralized.4
5681242434Which 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
5681250698The 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
5681258386The largest populations and cities in the world during this timeframe were centered in_______East Asia.7
5681263388Which one of the following would LEAST be a characteristic of the Tang Dynasty in China?Isolation from the rest of the world.8
5681267590A 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
5681270260Ultimately, the travels of Zheng He convinced the Ming emperors to________cease trade efforts and develop domestic trade models.10
5681273564The LEAST centralized part of Asia during this timeframe would be________Japan11
5681280752Islam Part OneIslam Part One12
5681282692Of 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
5681285234Which one of the following would LEAST be an example of a universalizing religion?Judaism14
5681287965By the beginning of the 8th century, dar al-Islam had spread as far east as_________India.15
5681291467The religious schism that was caused by a dispute over the order of leadership succession was________Sunni and Shi'a.16
5681302070Islam Part TwoIslam Part Two17
5681302071Who would most appreciate the Jizya?Muslims18
5681306877Which is the correct chronological sequence of the Muslim dynasties?Umayyad, Abbasid, Ottoman19
5681308358Which of the following civilizations in the 600-1450 timeframe placed the greater emphasis on education?dar al-Islam.20
5681312168If 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
5681314275In the years immediately before the Columbian Encounter, which civilization most closely approached gender equality?The Middle East.22
5681317433Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 1Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 123
5681324212Why does Constantinople prosper following the demise of the western Roman Empire?trade24
5681326049The Great Schism in Europe was similar to theSunni/Shi'a split within the Islamic faith.25
5681328114A key concept to generalize about life in western Europe during this timeframe is going to be________.decentralization26
5681329997Which 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
5681336273Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 2Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 228
5681340550Jihad is to a Muslim as __________ is to a Christian.crusade.29
5681344674The impact of Marco Polo and the Crusades were similar in that they_________.encouraged Europe to learn more about Asia.30
5681346644The scourge of the Black Death ultimately helped western Europe in that________.it brought about the collapse of feudalism31
5681348447With the coming of nation-states in western Europe during this timeframe, we see_______.governments becoming more centralized32
5681351117The Vikings were to Europe as the _________ were to Russia.The Golden Horde; Mongols invaded much of Russia.33
5681355883AfricaAfrica34
5681357506Kilwa, Mombasa, and Sofala are all examples of:Swahili city-states along the east African coast.35
5681360048The Bantu spread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa all of the following except:Islam.36
5681362767Citizens living on the Swahili coast in the year 1000 could expect to consume goods traded from________.the Middle East, China, and South Asia37
5681366068The Americas & OceaniaThe Americas & Oceania38
5681369539Prior to the Columbian Encounter, which of the following civilizations was the most isolated?Aztec39
5681371166An important similarity between the pre-Columbian civilizations in meso-America and classical Greece was______.warring city-states40
5681372564Besides Venice, what other famous capital city is known to rely on boats for internal means of transportation?Tenochtitlan, Mexica41
5681374286The Aztecs and Incans would be similar to the Romans in_______.development of inter-connected roads.42
5681377351Which of the pre-Columbian civilizations in the western hemisphere had a written language?Mayan43
5681379106In which period of time do we see Oceania, the last region of the world to become permanently inhabited by humans?600 CE to 145044

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