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20058795231. The economic wealth of the Early Roman State was based onfarming0
20058795242. The Roman Republic was not a true democracy; it was ruled byA counsel of wealthy male citizens1
20058795253. One key to the Romans' success in winning control of all Italy wasGranting Roman citizenship to conquered peoples2
20058795264. Two protracted and bloody wars against the Carthaginians were important becauseRome won control of the western Mediterranean3
20058795275. When Rome took control of a foreign land, itAllowed considerable autonomy to cooperative local elites4
20058795286. As the numbers of independent farmers declined in the later republic, Italian landowners increasingly turned toInexpensive slaves5
20058795297. A critical factor contributing to the Senate's loss of authority wasA change in the composition of the army6
20058795308. The safety and stability of the Roman Empire was calledPax Romana7
20058795319. One of the most enduring consequences of the Roman Empire has been theRomanization of the western Mediterranean8
200587953210. Before 212 CE, many people living outside Italy became RomanAfter serving lengthy terms of military service9
200587953311. Roman architecture departed from the Greek style because of theRoman invention of concrete10
200587953412. From the reign of Augustus, the Roman army was reorganized and redeployed toShift from an offensive to a defensive strategy11
200587953513. In addition to agriculture a fundamental resource of China wasHuman labor12
200587953614. A result of the competition among states in the Warring States Period wasThe creation of the first empire under the Qin state13
200587953715. The Chinese family was considered to includeAll generations, living and dead14
200587953816. Because of the influence of Confucian ethics, Chinese values emphasizedDuty and proper conduct15
200587953917. The Confucian view of proper female behavior was exemplified by the:The three submissions16
200587954018. When the Qin government abolished primogeniture, this meant thatThe number of small landholders would grow17
200587954119. The Qin emperor's commitment of the standardization of coinage, the law code, and writing showsThe creation of a unified Chinese civilization18
200587954220. The early Han emperors reformed the Legalist system byIncorporating Confucianism19
200587954321. In order to supply administrators for the empire, the hanAllied with the gentry class of educated landowners Started an imperial university Exempted government officials from military duty Exempted government officials from some taxation All of the above20
200587954422. Why is the development of the scholar gentry a significant development during the Han period?The government was run more efficiently21
200587954523. The important Han innovations includeDevelopment of the horse collar, watermill, and crossbow22
200587954624. The leading export commodity of China wasSilk23
200587954725. The most important factor leading to the decline of the Han Empire wasAttacks by non-Chinese from across the frontiers24
200587954826. Why is "diversity" an apt word to describe India? It has a variety of ecosystems throughout the subcontinentIt has many deities It has many languages and ethnic groups it has a history of political division and class divisions All of the above25
200587954927. What does the literature of the Vedic Age reveal about the role of women?They are depicted as strong and resourceful, reflecting a favorable position in society26
200587955028. The foundation of the Hindu religion isThe Vedic religion of northern Indian Aryans27
200587955129. From evidence in Gupta literature and plays, Indian women's situation since the Vedic period hadWorsened28
200587955230. An extensive trade network developed on land and sea based on which Indian export products?Cotton cloth, ivory, and metalwork29
20058795531. The Silk Road was a trade route connectingChina and the Mediterranean30
20058795542. The most enduring effect of the Silk Road wasDrawing together the different regions of Europe31
20058795553. Nomads provided the caravans of the Silk Road withCamels, animal handlers, and guides32
20058795564. The initial key to opening the Silk Road was theChinese eagerness for Western horses33
20058795575. One new industry that resulted directly from the Silk Road trade wasThe breeding of hybrid camels34
20058795586. Among the products that China exported along the Silk Road weresilk, pottery, and paper35
20058795597. What military technologies did the Silk Road spread?Chariot warfare, mounted bowmen, and the stirrup36
20058795608. The mariners involved in the Indian Ocean trade werePrimarily Arabic and Persian37
20058795619. The importance of the monsoon wasthat it facilitated sailing across the Indian Ocean38
200587956210. The main difference between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean seafaring was thatMediterranean seamen rarely sailed far from shore39
200587956311. The early inhabitants of the East African island of Madagascar came fromthe islands of Southeast Asia40
200587956412. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is important because it describesa vast interconnected trading system41
200587956513. What is the difference between the Indian Ocean trade and the Mediterranean trade?Indian Ocean trade had a greater variety of highly valued products42
200587956614. Indian Ocean society could be described as bicultural becauseSailors often married women in port cities43
200587956715. The best primary evidence of early Saharan history consists ofA vast number of rock paintings and engravings44
200587956816. There is solid evidence that Saharan wildlife once includedcattle and horses45
200587956917. The most convincing evidence indicates that camels were introduced to the Sahara fromArabia46
200587957018. In the case of the camel technology, saddles were designed forCargo or military efficiency47
200587957119. Southern Saharan traders initially concentrated onsupplying salt to sub-Saharan peoples48
200587957220. Trade across the Sahara was accelerated byThe fall of the Roman Empire49
200587957321. The West African kingdom of Ghana was established because of the trade inGold50
200587957422. By the eleventh century, the majority of the ministers to the kingdom of Ghana wereMuslims51
200587957523. The African network of cultural exchange can be described asmainly internal within sub-Saharan Africa52
200587957624. A shared cultural heritage, or "great traditions is usually based on:Common legal and belief systems a written language ethical codes of conduct intellectual traditions and developments All of the above53
200587957725. The most common African form of agriculture wasCultivation by hoe and digging stick54
20058795781. The Sasanid Empire was centered in the area that is present dayIran55
20058795792. The Sasanid and Byzantine empires avoided political fragmentation such as occurred in Medieval Europe because theyintegrated the frontier people as mercenaries and caravaneers56
20058795803. The establishment of Zoroastrianism and Christianity as official faiths in the Byzantine and Sasanid empires sets what precedent?The rise of Islam as the focus of an empire57
20058795814. The Sasanids saw Arabs as"monkeys on the backs of camels"58
20058795825. The Arabs become familiar with the lifeways of the Sasanids and Byzantinesthe Arabian caravan trade59
20058795836. Mecca is an important city because itis a caravan city and pilgrimage site of the Ka'ba60
20058795847. Muslim meansone who makes submission61
20058795858. Islam meanssurrender to the will of God62
20058795869. Muhammad's teachings seem to be in agreement withJudaism and Christianity63
200587958710. After Meccan leaders felt threatened by his popularity, Muhammad fled Mecca; his flight was known as theHijra64
200587958811. After Muhammad's death, the Muslim communityheld general elections to replace Muhammad65
200587958912. The Muslims fought the Battle of the Camel in a dispute overthe legitimacy of Ali as caliph66
200587959013. Muslims who believe that the first there caliphs were properly selected are calledSunnis67
200587959114. Under the leadership of the caliphs, an enormous expansion was completed, including territory inall of the above68
200587959215. One of the false assumptions about Muslim rule over foreign lands isthey forced conversion on the population69
200587959316. The decline of the Umayyad dynasty was due togrowing unrest among Muslims who demanded access to political power70
200587959417. Why is the Abbasid rule considered a "golden age"?it created a multiethnic Muslim world71
200587959518. The caliphs acquired a standing army of Turkish mercenaries calledmamluks72
200587959619. What was the impact of Islamic rule in Spain?All of the above73
200587959720. Despite the fact that conversions to Islam were at their peak, Abbasid power declined because ofthe empire's becoming too big to rule effectively74
200587959821. Umayyad Spain developed a distinctive Islamic culture because ofthe blending of Roman, Germanic, Jewish, Arab, and Berber traditions75
200587959922. Under Islamic leadership, the Jewish people of Spaincontributed to the cultural growth of Spain as great thinkers and writers76
200587960023. Among the foreign threats to the Islamic Caliphate wereMongols and Christian Crusades77
200587960124. The foundation of Islamic civilization is the shari'a orLaws78
200587960225. The great vision of the Shari'a is an umma withcommon moral values, minimizing ethnic and political divisions79
200587960326. Conversion to Islam was primarily a result ofgradually learning about Islam80
200587960427. Sufism was significant in beinga quest for a direct union with God through rituals and training81
200587960528. The results of contact between the Arabs and the Sasanid Empire can be described asbeneficial because of the merchant and caravan trade82
200587960629. Religious conflicts in the Byzantine Empire resulted in treatment of Nestorian Christians asheretics, seeking refuge under the Sasanid shah83
200587960730. Manichaeism is a faith derived from Zorastrianism and is founded on the idea that there is acosmic struggle between good and evil84
200587960831. Muhammad conceived Islam afterexperiencing revelations85
200587960932. Disagreements in the umma arose overthe successor to Muhammad86
200587961033. The caliphs acquired a standing army of Turkish mercenaries calledMamluks87
200587961134. In 945, the Abbasid Caliphate fell under the influence ofthe Buyid family of northern Iran88
200587961235. The increase in non-Arabic literature in the Islamic world was a reflection ofthe growing influence of Iranian culture89
2005879613.In general, Europe was transformed by the decline of Roman authority as followsA legal framework disappeared There was increasing political fragmentation The population depended on local strongmen rather than on monarchs All of the above90
2005879614After the fall of Rome in the fifth century, the western Roman Empirefragmented into a handful of Germanic kingdoms91
2005879615The decline of the Roman Empire resulted in the development of linguistic zones ofRomance, Germanic, and Slavic languages92
2005879616Western Europe was disrupted by invasions ofAll of the above93
2005879617What Scandinavian raiders built kingdoms in Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland?Vikings94
2005879618The primary centers for agricultural production wereowned and controlled by the church95
2005879619Agricultural workers who belonged to the manor and were obligated to the lord wereserfs96
2005879620Why is the traditional description of Europe from 300-1200 as "feudal" an oversimplification?The relations between landowners and serfs varied from region to region97
2005879621The rise of the mounted warrior as the paramount force on the battlefield is associated withtechnological improvements such as the stirrup98
2005879622By the thirteenth century, armored knighthoodwas limited to those with revenue from land99
2005879623A feudom, or fief, wasa grant of land exchanged for military service100
2005879624Noblewomen could exercise influence in feudal society asinheritors of property and marriage partners101
2005879625The sole institution claiming jurisdiction over a large segment of the European population wasChristian church102
2005879626The goal of developing a hierarchal structure in the church wasto ensure consistency in Christian belief103
2005879627Schisms, the foremost threat to the Christian church in the Middle Ages, wereformal divisions over differences in doctrine104
2005879628Which of the following issues caused schisms between 300-1200The composition of the Holy Trinity is it proper to pray to images of God, Jesus, and Mary? Should one emphasize the human or divine characteristics of Jesus? All of the above105
2005879629Secular rulers such as Charlemagne upheld papal rights in return forreligious legitimation of their rule106
2005879630The term investiture controversy refers to thestruggle for control of ecclesiastical appointments107
2005879631Although much of Europe was governed by canon law, Europe was heir to what other legal traditions custom as well as Roman law?Feudal law based on Germanic108
2005879632Some practices connected with monasticism werecelibacy, silence, and povertycontinual devotion to prayerliving apart from societyall of the above109
2005879633The most important impact of monasticism was its contribution(s) ofconverting populations and preserving ancient works110
2005879634Nunneries provide womena refuge if they needed protection or desired a spiritual life111
2005879635In what way(s) did Christian and Roman views of sexuality differ?Unlike the Romans, Christians demanded celibate clergy and discouraged sex outside of marriage112
2005879636In the Byzantine Empire, caesaropapism was thecombination of the powers of king and people113
2005879637How did the Byzantines differ from their western counterparts?They continued the pattern of Roman rule114
2005879638Between the fourth and seventh centuries, the Byzantine Empire was threatened byMuslim invaders from the Arabian peninsula115
2005879639The Byzantines experienced an economic transformation similar to western Europe because ofthe disappearance of the traditional urban class116
2005879640After the seventh century, Byzantine womenwere increasingly confined to home life117
2005879641Technological development in the Byzantine Empiredecreased steadily over time118
2005879642The Byzantine Corpus Juris Civilis was important in the late eleventh century because itbecame the basis for civil law in the West119
2005879643Among Byzantine cultural achievements aretheir architectural tradition and Cyrillic writing120
2005879644The heir to Byzantine tradition isRussia121
2005879645During the revival of western Europe, the population nearly doubled because oftechnological innovations such as theplow and the horse collar122
2005879646Florence, Genoa, and Venice all prospered after the eleventh century because theywere independent rather than controlled by feudal lords123
2005879647The primary influence establishing the Crusades was theimportance of pilgrimages to western Europeans124
2005879648Although the Crusades are viewed as a religious campaign, they were actually motivated bythe desire for access to trade in Muslim lands125
2005879649The Council of Clermont in 1095 brought:Pope Urban II's call for the First crusade126
2005879650The term barbarian pox was applied to an epidemicwhen barbarians attacked the Chinese127
2005879651Which empire reunited China in the sixth century?Sui128
2005879652The Tang Empire avoided overcentralizationby allowing local nobles to exercise significant power129
2005879653What was the political influence of Buddhism in the Tang Empire?It prescribed a spiritual function for kings and emperors130
2005879654The Tang Empire is considered "cosmopolitan" becauseit integrated religions, foods, sports, languages, and styles from every part of Asia131
2005879655Chang'an was important becauseit was the hub of Tang communications132
2005879656The Tributary system was a practice in whichcountries acknowledged the supremacy of the emperor based in China133
2005879657What was the importance of the Grand Canal?It had an enormous political and economic effect on Chinese development134
2005879658One of the many effects in this period of the trade routes from North Africa and West Asia into East Asia wasthe transmission of the plague135
2005879659An example of the influence of Central Asia on China isAll of the above136
2005879660The Tang court gave women permission toparticipate in polo matches137
2005879661During the Tang Empire, China experienced an "import substitution" because itbegan to grow cotton and sugar138
2005879662The Tang dominated world trade markets. They were the sole suppliers of which product?Porcelain139
2005879663The most serious rivals to the Tang Empire were theUigurs and Tibet140
2005879664Who did the Tang blame most for growing instability in the Empire?Buddhists141
2005879665The decline of the Tang Empire resulted fromThe complex tax collection system the defeat of the Tang at the Battle of Talas River the demoralization and underfunding of the army All of the above142
2005879666When the Tang Empire ended in 906, it was replaced bya set of smaller states143
2005879667After Tibetan government attempts to eradicate monasteries, Tibetan Buddhists responded byassassinating the king and controlling the Tibetan royal family144
2005879668The Liao, Jin, and Tanggut Empiresmaintained their unique cultures145
2005879669The Liao Empire of the Kitansinspired the name "Cathay" constructed the foundation of the Mongol Empire made the city now known as Beijing its capital all of the above146
2005879670The Song technological explosion was partly driven by what factors?Expanding economy and military pressure from the Liao and Jin Empires147
2005879671Which are all important technological innovations of the Song Empire?Stern-mounted rudder, high quality steel, and gunpowder148
2005879672By instituting civil service examinations for entrance into the government bureaucracy, the Songrecruited the most talented men for government service149
2005879673The development of movable type and the availability of printed material had what impact on China?the dissemination of information aided development of new agricultural lands150
2005879674During the Song period, women experienced subordination and social restriction epitomized byfootbinding151
2005879675Confucianism and Buddhism were transmitted to Japan by way ofKorea152
2005879676On the basis of present evidence, most scholars believe that the first unification of central Japan occurred whenKorean warriors united the small countries of Japan under a central government153
2005879677In what way(s) did Japan implement Chinese customs?Japan implemented Confucian style central government154
2005879678Japanese emperorsseldom wielded any real political power155
2005879679The rise of a warrior elite in late Heian Japan led directly tothe rise of the Kamakura Shogunate156
2005879680The great gift of Champa to Song China wasquick-ripening rice157
2005879681It appears that women enjoyed greater status in Korea and Vietnam, for exampleTrung sisters of Vietnam led local farmers in resistance against invaders158
2005879682Murasaki Shikibu is the author of the famous Japanese novelThe Tale of Genji159
2005879683Cultural differences among American peoples aredue to religious differences160
2005879684Classic period civilizations in Mesoamerica were built on the political foundation of?Olmec161
2005879685Mesoamerican classic-period political and cultural innovations were based onthe ability of elites to control laborers and soldiers162
2005879686The largest city in the Americas in 450-600 wasTeotihuacan163
2005879687Quetzalcoatl wasthe feathered serpent god164
2005879688Chinampas were floating gardensthat supplied flowers for the botanical gardens165
2005879689The housing of common people in cities can be described asapartment-like stone buildings166
2005879690Teotihuacan was a commercial and religious center thatprovided a basis for elite wealth and statusattracted pilgrimsprovided approval for elite statusAll of the above167
2005879691Teotihuacan was ruled byan alliance of elite families168
2005879692The Maya were organized inrival kingdoms or city-states169
2005879693Maya monumental architecture took advantage ofwheel barrowsmetal toolspulleysnone of the above170
2005879694In the classic era, Maya military forces primarily fought to securecaptives171
2005879695How did the Maya meet the challenges of the environment?they drained swamps and built elevated fields172
2005879696What was the role of Maya women?they played important political and religious roles in public ceremonies173
2005879697Maya contributions includecalendar174
2005879698Maya contributions to mathematics includethe zero and place value175
2005879699The accomplishments of the Toltecs were primarilypolitical and military176
2005879700The Toltecs' capital city wasTulaAztec society can be described as:clan based177
2005879701The Aztecs met the challenges of feeding a growing population bybuilding a land reclamation project featuring a dike and chinampas178
2005879702Aztec godswere male and female179
2005879703One of the Aztec gods was the cult of the hummingbird, calledHuitzilopochtli180
2005879704The twin temples of Tenochtitlan symbolize the two bases of Aztec economywar and agriculture181
2005879705As sacrificial victims, the Aztecs preferredwar captives182
2005879706The Anasazi emerged in what region?Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah183
2005879707The Anasazi economy was based onmaize, beans, and squash184
2005879708The large mounds of the Ohio Valley served aselite burial sites185
2005879709How did Andean people overcome their environmental challenges?the effective organization of human labor186
2005879710Ayllu meansclan group187
2005879711What is the mit'a?rotational labor organization188
2005879712Moche art reveals that Moche society wastheocratic189
2005879713Moche artisans produced high-qualityjewelry Ceramics Textiles all of the above190
2005879714Inca prosperity and military strength depended onherds of llamas and alpacas191
2005879715How did the inca ensure the loyalty of defeated regions?The heirs of vanquished rulers must live in the royal court192
2005879716Cuzco was not as large as Tenochtitlan butit was laid out in the shape of a puma193
2005879717One of the inca accomplishments was the construction ofa vast network of roads194
2005879718Who or what were the acclas?virgins chosen to serve the cult of the sun195

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