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| 5657788713 | before the invention of writing | What time in the past does "prehistoric" refer to? | 0 | |
| 5657789779 | bronze | Which of the following was NOT in wide use during the Neolithic Age | 1 | |
| 5657789780 | nomadic lifestyle | Which of the following was NOT a result of the safer, more settled life of agricultural villages? | 2 | |
| 5657791183 | Indus seals were found in Sumer and Sumerian items in the Indus Valley | How do we know that the people of the Indus Valley traded with the Sumerians? | 3 | |
| 5657791875 | Its written language has not yet been deciphered | Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilization? | 4 | |
| 5657792496 | Women could pursue careers and own property | What did Egyptian and Mesopotamian society have in common? | 5 | |
| 5657793382 | by taking control of both northern and southern Mesopotamia | How did Sargon of Akkad form the first empire? | 6 | |
| 5657884247 | The Nile flooded at regular intervals; the Tirgis and Euphrates flooded irreguluarly. | Why were the Egyptian farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia? | 7 | |
| 5657886238 | Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage system | Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley. | 8 | |
| 5657871381 | Instead of maintaining Zhou control it led to independent lords. | How did feudalism in China fail in the end to fulfill its original purpose? | 9 | |
| 5657802152 | Anatolia | Alexander the Great's first victories against the Persians gave him control of which region? | 10 | |
| 5657804512 | how to restore social order, harmony, and respect for authority | What was the underlying objectives that gave rise to the Chinese philosophies of Confucius, Laozi, and the Legalists? | 11 | |
| 5657872982 | People all over China could read it, even if they spoke other languages | What was a major advantage of the Chinese sytem of writing | 12 | |
| 5657873480 | It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty | How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China? | 13 | |
| 5657873829 | herders | The Indi-European peoples that migrated from the steppes were mainly | 14 | |
| 5657874423 | trade | Buddhism spread across Asia mostly as a result of... | 15 | |
| 5657807642 | the geography of the region | What caused the major difficulties in uniting ancient Greeks under a single government? | 16 | |
| 5657808661 | the Persians | Who was driven from Greece shortly before the golden age of Athens began? | 17 | |
| 5657811032 | mountains | What serparated the different regions within Greece? | 18 | |
| 5657812310 | Macedonia received effective assistance from Persia | Which of the following was NOT a reason why Macedonia conquered Greece? | 19 | |
| 5657810177 | It became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture. | Why was ALexandria, Egypt, important during the Hellenistic period? | 20 | |
| 5657824992 | nirvana | In Buddhism, the release from selfishness and pain is known as | 21 | |
| 5657825540 | Aryans | The social class system that came to be known as the caste system was established in India by | 22 | |
| 5657827061 | Torah | The most sacred writings of the Jewish religion are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, known as the | 23 | |
| 5657828218 | Phoenicians | The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were the | 24 | |
| 5657828856 | reincarnation | Hinduism and Buddhism have a common belief in | 25 | |
| 5657830453 | phonetic symbols | The phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the first use of | 26 | |
| 5657832350 | mutual promise between God and humanity | In the Hebrew tradition, a vconvenant is a(n) | 27 | |
| 5657833460 | ironworking | The Hitties were able to excel at war because of their knowledge of | 28 | |
| 5657834697 | introduction of teh phonetic alphabet | A phoenician contribution that people still benefit from today is the | 29 | |
| 5657836249 | moksha and nirvana | The two items below that are most similar are | 30 | |
| 5657837138 | unify the people of Canaan into one kingdom | According to the Torah, Moses did all of the following EXCEPT | 31 | |
| 5657839845 | unify the people of Canaan into one kingdom, Israel | The minoans were known for all of the following EXCEPT - (enjoying bull-leaping for sport, painted pottery. female-led religious ceremonies & having little concern for nature) | 32 | |
| 5657840544 | ethical monotheism | The emphasis on right confuct and the worship of one God is called | 33 | |
| 5657843052 | unifying the 12 tribes | srael's King Solomon was known for all of teh following EXCEPT (constructing a great temple, uilding a trading empire, great wisdom or unifying the 12 tribes) | 34 | |
| 5657868092 | civil and religious laws of Judaism | The Ten commandments became the basis for the | 35 | |
| 5657868596 | the caste system | Hinduism and Buddhism differe significantly in their beliefs about | 36 | |
| 5657814039 | concept of Satan and belief in angels | Which belief of the prophet Zoroaster was similar to later concepts in Christianity and Islam? | 37 | |
| 5657820461 | With no natural bariers, Assyria, a ruler needed military conquests. | What neccessity caused the Assyrians to develop a strong army? | 38 | |
| 5657850680 | played specific roles in society | During the Vedic Age, members of each varna | 39 | |
| 5657851880 | Egypt's dominance of Nubia | What was the relationship between Egypt and Nubia during the period of the New Kingdom? | 40 | |
| 5657855126 | relationships | To restore social order, harmony, and good government, Confucius believed it was neccessary for society to be organized around what general category? | 41 | |
| 5657856883 | Darius | Which of the following rulers is as famous for his extrraordinary skills as a government administrator as for his military conquests? | 42 | |
| 5657858667 | tolerance of diversity | Among the conquereors ofthe ancient world, what was Cyrus famous for? | 43 | |
| 5657862212 | Asyrians | For which peoples were bridges, ladders, and tunnels important elecments in their military successes? | 44 | |
| 5657862213 | natural order | What do Daoism and the concept of yin and yang focus on? | 45 | |
| 5657815824 | by defeating onvaders and crushing internal opposition | How did Shi Huangdi unify China? | 46 | |
| 5657820808 | He was famous for his tolerance of diversity | What was Cyrus like as a ruler? | 47 | |
| 5657861807 | opposition from new and powerful enemies | What was the main reason for the Egyptian empire's decline? | 48 | |
| 5657822739 | Confucius | Which of the following was a philosopher known for his emphasis on responsible relationships and respect for parents? | 49 | |
| 5657861497 | autocracy | What is the name for the kind of government that Shi Huangdi formed, in which the ruler had unlimited power and used it in an arbitay manner? | 50 | |
| 5667436398 | They were both city-states | Which of the following did Athens and Sparta have in common? | 51 | |
| 5667438819 | Persian Empire, the Indus Valley, and China | After conquering Greece, Alexander the Great conquered which regions? | 52 | |
| 5667441940 | Mycenaens; Dorians; Macedonians | What is the order in which these three peoples dominated Greece? | 53 | |
| 5667362728 | He established schools for job applicants | What did Wudi do to improve his system of bureaucracy? | 54 | |
| 5667445755 | Alexander's quick victory made him want the entire Persian Empire | Why did Alexander the Great refuse the peace settlement from Darius III? | 55 | |
| 5667447491 | An archaeologist discovered the possible remains of ancient Troy. | Why do archaeoologists think the Trojan War actually took place? | 56 | |
| 5667441470 | increased the number of paid public officials | What was an important feature of Athenian democracy under Pericles? | 57 | |
| 5667364084 | advances in literature, art, science, and mathematics | What did Indian vicilization experience during the Gupta Empire? | 58 | |
| 5667365080 | sorrow over the slaughter at Kalinga | What inspired Asoka to convert to Buddism? | 59 | |
| 5667368589 | Mahayana Buddhism was more accesible to the masses. | What was the difference between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism? | 60 | |
| 5667375068 | How did Confucian teachings define women's roles? | Women should be restricted to domestic and family life. | 61 | |
| 5667371969 | Which of the following is NOT true of Wudi? | He was saddened by war and adopted a policy of peace. | 62 | |
| 5667455963 | the chief executives of the government | In the early Roman government, who were the conduls? | 63 | |
| 5667405826 | members of the aristocracy and common citizens | The major power struggles in the early Roman republic were between.. | 64 | |
| 5667451212 | control of the Mediterranean Sea | What conflict of interest lay between Rome and Carthage? | 65 | |
| 5667453988 | It allowed for flexible interpretation of the law | Which of the following is NOT true about the Roman code of laws known as the Twelve Tables? | 66 | |
| 5667456961 | fear of attacks by the Huns | Why did Germanic peoples invade the Roman Empire? | 67 | |
| 5667407488 | power rests with citizens who have the right to select their leaders | After the romans drove the last Etruscan monarch from power, they established a republic, a government in whihc... | 68 | |
| 5667408794 | would not worship roman gods | Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians... | 69 | |
| 5667409846 | the forced dispersal of Jews | The Jewish Diaspora refers to... | 70 | |
| 5667410484 | a strong military | ___ was NOT a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire | 71 | |
| 5667411660 | to make control of the Empire mpre efficient | The emperor's purpose for dividing the Roman Empire was... | 72 | |
| 5667373861 | What did Kautilya's Arthasastra teach? | how to hold a vast empire together | 73 | |
| 5667371482 | paper, the two-bladed plow, and the wheelbarrow | What advances in technology develpped during the Han Dynasty? | 74 | |
| 5667381592 | Christianity | What did King Ezana of Aksum establish as the kingdom's oficial religion during his reign? | 75 | |
| 5667383999 | Mxico | In what present-day land do archaeologists believe the first Americans built an advanced civilization? | 76 | |
| 5667388492 | "submission to the will of Allah" | What does Islam mean in Arabic? | 77 | |
| 5667413346 | the Gospels in the Christian Bible | What is the main source of information about the life of Jesus of Nazareth? | 78 | |
| 5667416536 | He stabilized the frontier, erected splendid public buildings, and created an enduring government | Whay was Augustus the most able emperor of RRome? | 79 | |
| 5667418608 | architecture, engineering, law, language | Which of the following groups of terms best summarizes the lagacy of the Roman Empire? | 80 | |
| 5667420214 | Europe and the United States productionincreased trade | Of the following regions, which are still stronglu influenced by the achievements of Rome? | 81 | |
| 5667429062 | Many people could become Buddhas | What new belief helped Buddhism become popular with the masses? | 82 | |
| 5667429814 | silk production | What became a closely guarded secret in China? | 83 | |
| 5667430212 | increased trade | What encouraged the rise of the banking system in India? | 84 | |
| 5667431377 | They could profit by acting as middlemen | What did Indians discover when they learned about the SIlk Roads? | 85 | |
| 5667385592 | Zapotec | Which of the following was a Mesoamerican civilization? | 86 | |
| 5667430213 | they were Matriarchal | How did the family structure of some Tamil groups differ from the family structre in Noether India? | 87 | |
| 5667394567 | south or southeast | What were the main directions of the migrations of Bantu-speamking peoples? | 88 | |
| 5667396320 | grassy plains | What are Africa's savannas? | 89 | |
| 5667392047 | It created monopolies on the mining of salt and the forging of iron. | How did the Chinese government establish control over commerce and manufacturing? | 90 | |
| 5667398391 | "the people" | What does the word Bantu mean? | 91 | |
| 5667389501 | They considered the emperors to be semidivine | Why did the Chinese accept the Han emperors' exercise of power? | 92 | |
| 5667390983 | advances in Indian surgical techniques | What did NOT happen as a result of trade? | 93 | |
| 5667400358 | modern numerals | Which of the following was invented in India? | 94 | |
| 5667401204 | creator, preserver, and destroyer | What do the Hindugods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent? | 95 | |
| 5667403058 | The population of China had increased, and there wwere many people to fees. | Why did Confucian scholars consider agriculture the most important occupation duringthe Han Dynasty? | 96 | |
| 5670894737 | they were following game | WHat do most archaeologists think was the reason that some of the earliest Americans crossed Beringia? | 97 | |
| 5670900330 | Mexico | In what present-day land do archaeologists believe the first American built an advanced civilization | 98 | |
| 5670906730 | Zapotec | Which of the following was a Mesoamerican civilization | 99 | |
| 5670916056 | "submission to the will of Allah" | What does Islam mean in Arabic? | 100 | |
| 5670922569 | He was the last and greatest of the prophets | WHat do Muslims believe about Muhammad? | 101 | |
| 5670925189 | through a strong Bureaucracy | How did the Abbasids conterol their large empire? | 102 | |
| 5670490742 | shah | Which of the following names was used for Seljuk rulers? | 103 | |
| 5670501619 | Yaroslav's division of his realm among his sons | Political instability in Kievan Russia was caused by which of the following | 104 | |
| 5670505488 | effective legal codes | Justinian and Yaroslav the Wise BOTH created | 105 | |
| 5670512302 | Yaroslav the Wise and Ivan III | Marriage was used as a political tool by | 106 | |
| 5670519205 | Mongol and Russia armies refused to fight | Russia achieved liberation from Mongol rule after the | 107 | |
| 5670523910 | Byzantine Empire | Orthodox Christianity became the state religion of which of the following? | 108 | |
| 5670673712 | Umayyads | Who replaced the last of the "rightly guided" caliphs? | 109 | |
| 5670677914 | Shi'a | What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is quilified to be a caliph? | 110 | |
| 5670688855 | Muhammad's emphasis on study and scholarship | What encouraged Muslim leaders to support places of learning such as the House of Wisdom? | 111 | |
| 5670699083 | algebra | Which academic cubject was developed by al-Khwarizmi? | 112 | |
| 5670704692 | Mecca | Toward what city do Muslims pray? | 113 | |
| 5670708714 | the major duties required of all Muslims | What are the Five Pillars of Islam? | 114 | |
| 5670711462 | military duty | Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam? | 115 | |
| 5670717582 | Muslims wanted to k now the precise direction of Mecca | Why did the Muslim way of praying elad to advances in astronomy? | 116 | |
| 5670722809 | Shari'a | What system of law regulatews the family life, moral confuct, and the business and community life of Muslims? | 117 | |
| 5670939899 | They based their leadership on the Qur'an and Muhammad's actions | What was true of the "rightly guided" caliphs? | 118 | |
| 5670952262 | All Muslims were considered first-class citiznes | What was NOT true of the Muslim class system? | 119 | |
| 5670958124 | by translating works of Aristotle and Plato | How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture? | 120 | |
| 5670731879 | Scholars there translated the scientific and philophical text into Arabic | portaiture | 121 | |
| 5670735984 | Which of the following was NOT advanced during the Muslim Empire? | Their re;igions were tolerated, but restrictions and taxes were imposed | 122 | |
| 5670742481 | Hoe were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire | experiments in labratory settings | 123 | |
| 5670747875 | What was the preferred appproach of Mslim scientist? | They based their leaderon the Qur'an and Muhammad's actions | 124 | |
| 5670764066 | What is the best Muslim model for proper living? | the Sunna | 125 | |
| 5670772665 | Who did Muslims consider the "people of the book"? | Jews and Christians | 126 | |
| 5670529067 | Vladiamir's rule | The combination of church and state influenced whihco f the following | 127 | |
| 5670533172 | the invention of the magnetic compass | What helped China to become a great sea power under Song leadership | 128 | |
| 5670540373 | They were influenced by Indian culture | What does Angkor Wat reveal anout the Khmer Empire? | 129 | |
| 5670790279 | Muslim law prohibited the drawing of living beings | WHy did Muslim artists use calligraphy in their work? | 130 | |
| 5670792920 | the Sunna | The Qur'an and hat other work form the shari'a, or body of Islamic law? | 131 | |
| 5670800004 | thr Justinian Code | WHich of the following was the body of civil law created for the B yzantine EMpire? | 132 | |
| 5670805556 | the Pope | During the 8th-century dispute over icons, which of the following supported the use of icons? | 133 | |
| 5670810708 | Saint Methodius and Saint Cyril | Who invented the alphabet that is used by many SLavic languages | 134 | |
| 5670816362 | Khanate of the Golden Horde | What was the Mongol Emire in Russia called? | 135 | |
| 5670826663 | czar | Which of the following titles did Ivan III use? | 136 | |
| 5670835126 | Turkish slaves who became a powerful force in the Abbasid Empire | Who were the mamelukes? | 137 | |
| 5670838139 | Islam | The Seljuks converted tp which of the following religions? | 138 | |
| 5670550593 | through briilliant military strategy and organization | How did Genghkis Khan succeed as a conqueror? | 139 | |
| 5670621913 | It was a symbolic mountain built to honor the Hindu god Vishnu | Why was the Khmer city-and-temple complex Angkor Wat built? | 140 | |
| 5670572199 | what areas did the Heian court of Japan advance | art, culture, and ediquette | 141 | |
| 5670562742 | the nomadic way of life | Which Mongolian practice did Kublai Khan NOT follow? | 142 | |
| 5670849721 | the Mongol Empire was the largest unified land empire in history | WHat was true of the Mongol Empire? | 143 | |
| 5670853132 | It stopped a Mongolian invasions | What did the kamikaze, or divine wind, do for Japan | 144 | |
| 5670856345 | Shinto | WHat did Japanese worshippers combine with Buddhism? | 145 | |
| 5670863627 | Ideas and inventions spread with trade betweren Europe and Assia | WHat happened during the Pax Mongolica? | 146 | |
| 5670873918 | He believed that Mongols and foreigners had no local loyalties | WHy did Kiblai Khan favor Mongols and foreigners for government posts? | 147 | |
| 5670881544 | an emperor who reigned as a figurehead while another power ruled | Wha was an enduring characteristic of Japanese government? | 148 | |
| 5670983512 | Julius Caesar | Which Roman ruler held the title of dictator or absolute ruler at the time of his assassination by members of the Senate? | 149 | |
| 5670991480 | plebeians | What ere the common citizens of Rome called | 150 | |
| 5670995704 | Paul | Which Chrstian leader wrote letters that formed the Epistles of the New Testament to groups of believers? | 151 | |
| 5671022558 | aqueducts | What were the Roman channels that brought water to cities and towns around the empire? | 152 | |
| 5671002570 | Constantine | WHo moved the capital of the Roman EMpire from Rome to Byzantium? | 153 | |
| 5671013771 | classical | Greco-Roman culture is also referered to as what kind of culture? | 154 | |
| 5671031660 | pastoralists | Nomadic peoples who herded animals were called | 155 | |
| 5671037172 | Khmer Empire | The ___ built Angkor Wat, one of the greatest architectural chievements in the world | 156 | |
| 5671041663 | Tang Taizong | The dynsty founded by --- expanded CHina, promoted foreign trade, and promoted improvements in agriculture | 157 | |
| 5671049631 | Kiblai Khan | The mongol ruler --- united CHina fro the first time in 300 years | 158 | |
| 5671055973 | samurai | --- were loyal warriers and bodyguards of their lords | 159 | |
| 5671060469 | shogun | A leader with the title of --- had the power of a military dictattor in Japan | 160 | |
| 5671066526 | Marco Polo | Most European readers did not believe the stories tha tthe Venetian merchant --- told about what he had seen in Chhina | 161 | |
| 5671100976 | movable type | ---, an important Cinese technological advance, reveolutionized printing | 162 | |
| 5679001085 | Spartans | Which people emphasixed duty, strength, and discipline? | 163 | |
| 5679008995 | Mycenaeans | Who preserved and spread aspects of the Minoan culture? | 164 | |
| 5679013347 | Dorians | Who moved into the Greek world and reigned for about 400 years and left no written record? | 165 | |
| 5679026875 | phalanx | What battle formation produced the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world? | 166 | |
| 5679038303 | Peloponnesian | Sparta's declaration of war against Athens began which war? | 167 | |
| 5679046544 | legions | What were Rome's military forced called? | 168 | |
| 5679050255 | Diocletion | Which emperor divided the empire into greek-speaking East and Latin-speaking West? | 169 | |
| 5679053422 | Pax Romana | WHat was the period of peace and prosperity that lasted 208 years? | 170 | |
| 5679053423 | Peter | Who is considered to be the first pope of the Christian Church? | 171 | |
| 5679125108 | They were following game (food) | What do most aechaeologists think was the reason that some of the earliest Americans crossed Beringia? | 172 | |
| 5679147677 | Euclid | Who wrote the well-known book Elements, which is the basis for modern geometry? | 173 |
