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14935839090Which "universal" religion developed in modern day Nepal on the Indian subcontinent in the Classical Period?Buddhism0
14935844210Which land trade route was most associated with the increased volume of long-distance trade in the Classical period?Silk Road1
14935852408What was the first highly-centralized Chinese empire of the Classical period, credited with creating a highly effective bureaucracy?Qin Dynasty2
14935860234Which "universal" religion first developed in the Middle East during the Classical Period?Christianity3
14935865487Who was most responsible for the blending of Greek and Asian customs that occurred during the Classical Era?Alexander The Great4
14935869218What was constructed in Postclassical China that facilitated the commercial expansion and growth of cities during the era?The Grand Canal5
14935878333What is the term for the political and social system that is highly decentralized, was created to protect against invasion, and was used in both Japan and Western Europe during the Postclassical era?Feudalism6
14935884260The term for the Postclassical empire governed by a ruler who held political and religious authority in the Middle East, which dominated land and water trade.Caliphate7
14935889879The term that means engaged in trade or pertaining to trade and the exchange of goods and services.Commercial8
14937092356A method of organizing human societies that involves complex record keeping (like writing), sophisticated institutions (like government), the use of cities, and technology that is advanced for the time; often contrasted withcivilization9
14937094688that normally have less sophisticated institutions, record keeping, and technology, but which also tend to be more egalitarian in dividing society, in the treatment of women, and in the relationship between leaders and followers than civilizationsnomadic societies10
14937099600promoting equality between social groups (men and women, workers and elite).egalitarian11
14937104432to join together securely into one whole (ex. establishing full power over conquered lands and making them fully a part of the original state)consolidate (as in territory)12
14937106729to absorb a group into a cultureassimilate (as in peoples)13
14937111361the spreading of features from one culture to another, as in the spread of religions or technologiesDiffusion14
14937113564an important characteristic or statistic of a human population, as in death rate, migration, religious or racial composition, etc.demographic15
14951430492triangular sail that was of decisive importance to medieval navigation.Lateen sail16

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