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| 5684417843 | before the invention of writing | What time in the past does "prehistoric" refer to? | 0 | |
| 5684417844 | bronze | Which of the following was NOT in wide use during the Neolithic Age | 1 | |
| 5684417845 | nomadic lifestyle | Which of the following was NOT a result of the safer, more settled life of agricultural villages? | 2 | |
| 5684417846 | 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 | |
| 5684417847 | Its written language has not yet been deciphered | Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilization? | 4 | |
| 5684417848 | Women could pursue careers and own property | What did Egyptian and Mesopotamian society have in common? | 5 | |
| 5684417849 | by taking control of both northern and southern Mesopotamia | How did Sargon of Akkad form the first empire? | 6 | |
| 5684417850 | 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 | |
| 5684417851 | Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systm | Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley. | 8 | |
| 5684417852 | 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 | |
| 5684417853 | Anatolia | Alexander the Great's first victories against the Persians gave him control of which region? | 10 | |
| 5684417855 | People all over China could read it, even if they spoke other languages | What was a major advantage of the Chinese sytem of writing | 11 | |
| 5684417856 | It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty | How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China? | 12 | |
| 5684417857 | herders | The Indo-European peoples that migrated from the steppes were mainly | 13 | |
| 5684417858 | trade | Buddhism spread across Asia mostly as a result of... | 14 | |
| 5684417860 | the Persians | Who was driven from Greece shortly before the golden age of Athens began? | 15 | |
| 5684417861 | mountains | What seperated the different regions within Greece? | 16 | |
| 5684417862 | Macedonia received effective assistance from Persia | Which of the following was NOT a reason why Macedonia conquered Greece? | 17 | |
| 5684417863 | It became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture. | Why was Alexandria, Egypt, important during the Hellenistic period? | 18 | |
| 5684417864 | nirvana | In Buddhism, the release from selfishness and pain is known as | 19 | |
| 5684417865 | Aryans | The social class system that came to be known as the caste system was established in India by | 20 | |
| 5684417866 | Torah | The most sacred writings of the Jewish religion are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, known as the | 21 | |
| 5687123479 | The establishment of a Confucian civil service examination did not significantly increase social mobility under the_______ | Koryu Dynasty | 22 | |
| 5684417867 | Phoenicians | The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were the | 23 | |
| 5684417868 | reincarnation | Hinduism and Buddhism have a common belief in | 24 | |
| 5684417869 | phonetic symbols | The phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the first use of | 25 | |
| 5684417870 | mutual promise between God and humanity | In the Hebrew tradition, a vconvenant is a(n) | 26 | |
| 5684417871 | ironworking | The Hitties were able to excel at war because of their knowledge of | 27 | |
| 5684417872 | introduction of the phonetic alphabet | A phoenician contribution that people still benefit from today is the | 28 | |
| 5684417873 | moksha and nirvana | The two items below that are most similar are | 29 | |
| 5685065906 | The Major power struggles in the early Roman republic were Between? | Members of the aristocracy and common citizens | 30 | |
| 5684417874 | unify the people of Canaan into one kingdom | According to the Torah, Moses did all of the following EXCEPT | 31 | |
| 5684417875 | Having little concern for nature | The minoans were known for all of the following EXCEPT - | 32 | |
| 5684417876 | ethical monotheism | The emphasis on right conduct and the worship of one God is called | 33 | |
| 5684417877 | unifying the 12 tribes | Israel's King Solomon was known for all of the following EXCEPT (constructing a great temple, building a trading empire, great wisdom or unifying the 12 tribes) | 34 | |
| 5684417878 | civil and religious laws of Judaism | The Ten commandments became the basis for the | 35 | |
| 5684417879 | the caste system | Hinduism and Buddhism differe significantly in their beliefs about | 36 | |
| 5684417882 | played specific roles in society | During the Vedic Age, members of each varna | 37 | |
| 5684417883 | Egypt's dominance of Nubia | What was the relationship between Egypt and Nubia during the period of the New Kingdom? | 38 | |
| 5684417884 | relationships | To restore social order, harmony, and good government, Confucius believed it was neccessary for society to be organized around what general category? | 39 | |
| 5684417885 | Darius | Which of the following rulers is as famous for his extrraordinary skills as a government administrator as for his military conquests? | 40 | |
| 5684417886 | tolerance of diversity | Among the conquereors ofthe ancient world, what was Cyrus famous for? | 41 | |
| 5684417887 | Assyrians | For which peoples were bridges, ladders, and tunnels important elements in their military successes? | 42 | |
| 5684417888 | natural order | What do Daoism and the concept of yina and yang focus on? | 43 | |
| 5684840879 | Which Belief of the prophet Zoroaster was similar to later concepts in Christianity and Islam | Concept of Satan and a belief in angels OR monotheism | 44 | |
| 5684417889 | by defeating invaders and crushing internal opposition | How did Shi Huangdi unify China? | 45 | |
| 5684417890 | He was famous for his tolerance of diversity | What was Cyrus like as a ruler? | 46 | |
| 5684417891 | opposition from new and powerful enemies | What was the main reason for the Egyptian empire's decline? | 47 | |
| 5684417892 | Confucius | Which of the following was a philosopher known for his emphasis on responsible relationships and respect for parents? | 48 | |
| 5684872189 | What necessity caused the Assyrians to develop a strong army | With no natural barriers, Assyria had to defend itself from frequent attacks | 49 | |
| 5684905402 | What were the underlying objectives that gave rise to the Chinese Philosophies of Confucius, Laozi, and the Legalists | How to restore social order, harmony, and respect for authority | 50 | |
| 5684938576 | What caused the major difficulties in uniting ancient Greeks under a single goverment? | The geography of the region | 51 | |
| 5684417893 | 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? | 52 | |
| 5684417894 | They were both city-states | Which of the following did Athens and Sparta have in common? | 53 | |
| 5684417895 | Persian Empire, Egypt, and the Indus Valley | After conquering Greece, Alexander the Great conquered which regions? | 54 | |
| 5684417896 | Mycenaens; Dorians; Macedonians | What is the order in which these three peoples dominated Greece? | 55 | |
| 5684417897 | He established schools for job applicants | What did Wudi do to improve his system of bureaucracy? | 56 | |
| 5684417898 | Alexander's quick victory made him want the entire Persian Empire | Why did Alexander the Great refuse the peace settlement from Darius III? | 57 | |
| 5684417899 | An archaeologist discovered the possible remains of ancient Troy. | Why do archaeoologists think the Trojan War actually took place? | 58 | |
| 5684417900 | increased the number of paid public officials | What was an important feature of Athenian democracy under Pericles? | 59 | |
| 5684417901 | advances in literature, art, science, and mathematics | What did Indian civilization experience during the Gupta Empire? | 60 | |
| 5684417902 | sorrow over the slaughter at Kalinga | What inspired Asoka to convert to Buddism? | 61 | |
| 5684417903 | Mahayana Buddhism was more accesible to the masses. | What was the difference between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism? | 62 | |
| 5684417904 | How did Confucian teachings define women's roles? | Women should be restricted to domestic and family life. | 63 | |
| 5684417905 | Which of the following is NOT true of Wudi? | He was saddened by war and adopted a policy of peace. | 64 | |
| 5684417906 | the chief executives of the government | In the early Roman government, who were the consuls? | 65 | |
| 5684417907 | members of the aristocracy and common citizens | The major power struggles in the early Roman republic were between.. | 66 | |
| 5684417908 | Control of the Mediterranean Sea | What conflict of interest lay between Rome and Carthage? | 67 | |
| 5684417910 | fear of attacks by the Huns | Why did Germanic peoples invade the Roman Empire? | 68 | |
| 5684417909 | It freed all slaves | Which of the following is NOT true about the Roman code of laws known as the Twelve Tables? | 69 | |
| 5684417911 | 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 which... | 70 | |
| 5684417912 | would not worship roman gods | Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians... | 71 | |
| 5684417913 | the forced dispersal of Jews | The Jewish Diaspora refers to... | 72 | |
| 5684417914 | a strong military | ___ was NOT a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire | 73 | |
| 5684417915 | to make control of the Empire more efficient | The emperor's purpose for dividing the Roman Empire was... | 74 | |
| 5684417916 | What did Kautilya's Arthasastra teach? | how to hold a vast empire together | 75 | |
| 5684417917 | paper, the two-bladed plow, and the wheelbarrow | What advances in technology develpped during the Han Dynasty? | 76 | |
| 5684417918 | Christianity | What did King Ezana of Aksum establish as the kingdom's oficial religion during his reign? | 77 | |
| 5684417919 | Mxico | In what present-day land do archaeologists believe the first Americans built an advanced civilization? | 78 | |
| 5684417920 | "submission to the will of Allah" | What does Islam mean in Arabic? | 79 | |
| 5684417921 | the Gospels in the Christian Bible | What is the main source of information about the life of Jesus of Nazareth? | 80 | |
| 5684417923 | architecture, engineering, law, language | Which of the following groups of terms best summarizes the lagacy of the Roman Empire? | 81 | |
| 5684417922 | He stabilized the frontier, erected splendid public buildings, and created an enduring government | Why was Augustus the most able emperor of Rome? | 82 | |
| 5684417925 | Many people could become Buddhas | What new belief helped Buddhism become popular with the masses? | 83 | |
| 5684417924 | Europe and the United States | Of the following regions, which are still stronglu influenced by the achievements of Rome? | 84 | |
| 5684417926 | silk production | What became a closely guarded secret in China? | 85 | |
| 5684417927 | increased trade | What encouraged the rise of the banking system in India? | 86 | |
| 5684417928 | They could profit by acting as middlemen | What did Indians discover when they learned about the SIlk Roads? | 87 | |
| 5684417929 | Zapotec | Which of the following was a Mesoamerican civilization? | 88 | |
| 5685824478 | What scientific concept did Indian astronomers prove long before Europeans did? | The earth is round | 89 | |
| 5684417930 | they were Matriarchal | How did the family structure of some Tamil groups differ from the family structre in Noether India? | 90 | |
| 5684417931 | south or southeast | What were the main directions of the migrations of Bantu-speamking peoples? | 91 | |
| 5685856684 | How did Empress Lu maintain her power | She named one infant emperor and then another | 92 | |
| 5684417932 | grassy plains | What are Africa's savannas? | 93 | |
| 5684417933 | It created monopolies on the mining of salt and the forging of iron. | How did the Chinese government establish control over commerce and manufacturing? | 94 | |
| 5684417934 | "the people" | What does the word Bantu mean? | 95 | |
| 5684417935 | They considered the emperors to be semidivine | Why did the Chinese accept the Han emperors' exercise of power? | 96 | |
| 5684417936 | advances in Indian surgical techniques | What did NOT happen as a result of trade? | 97 | |
| 5684417937 | modern numerals | Which of the following was invented in India? | 98 | |
| 5684417938 | creator, preserver, and destroyer | What do the Hindugods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent? | 99 | |
| 5684417940 | they were following game | WHat do most archaeologists think was the reason that some of the earliest Americans crossed Beringia? | 100 | |
| 5684417939 | The population of China had increased, and there wwere many people to feed. | Why did Confucian scholars consider agriculture the most important occupation duringthe Han Dynasty? | 101 | |
| 5684417941 | Mexico | In what present-day land do archaeologists believe the first American built an advanced civilization | 102 | |
| 5684417942 | Zapotec | Which of the following was a Mesoamerican civilization | 103 | |
| 5684417943 | "submission to the will of Allah" | What does Islam mean in Arabic? | 104 | |
| 5684417944 | He was the last and greatest of the prophets | WHat do Muslims believe about Muhammad? | 105 | |
| 5684417945 | through a strong Bureaucracy | How did the Abbasids conterol their large empire? | 106 | |
| 5684417946 | shah | Which of the following names was used for Seljuk rulers? | 107 | |
| 5684417947 | Yaroslav's division of his realm among his sons | Political instability in Kievan Russia was caused by which of the following | 108 | |
| 5684417948 | effective legal codes | Justinian and Yaroslav the Wise BOTH created | 109 | |
| 5684417949 | Yaroslav the Wise and Ivan III | Marriage was used as a political tool by | 110 | |
| 5684417950 | Mongol and Russia armies refused to fight | Russia achieved liberation from Mongol rule after the | 111 | |
| 5684417951 | Byzantine Empire | Orthodox Christianity became the state religion of which of the following? | 112 | |
| 5684417952 | Umayyads | Who replaced the last of the "rightly guided" caliphs? | 113 | |
| 5684417953 | Shi'a | What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is quilified to be a caliph? | 114 | |
| 5684417954 | Muhammad's emphasis on study and scholarship | What encouraged Muslim leaders to support places of learning such as the House of Wisdom? | 115 | |
| 5684417955 | algebra | Which academic cubject was developed by al-Khwarizmi? | 116 | |
| 5684417956 | Mecca | Toward what city do Muslims pray? | 117 | |
| 5684417957 | the major duties required of all Muslims | What are the Five Pillars of Islam? | 118 | |
| 5684417958 | military duty | Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam? | 119 | |
| 5684417959 | Muslims wanted to k now the precise direction of Mecca | Why did the Muslim way of praying elad to advances in astronomy? | 120 | |
| 5684417960 | Shari'a | What system of law regulatews the family life, moral confuct, and the business and community life of Muslims? | 121 | |
| 5684417962 | All Muslims were considered first-class citiznes | What was NOT true of the Muslim class system? | 122 | |
| 5684417963 | by translating works of Aristotle and Plato | How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture? | 123 | |
| 5684417965 | Which of the following was NOT advanced during the Muslim Empire? | Portatiture | 124 | |
| 5684417964 | Scholars there translated the scientific and philophical text into Arabic | Why was Baghdad's House of Wisdom Significant | 125 | |
| 5684417968 | What is the best Muslim model for proper living? | the Sunna | 126 | |
| 5686179062 | What was the perffered approach of muslim scientists | Experiments in laboratory settings | 127 | |
| 5684417966 | How were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire | Their religions were tolerate, but restrictions and taxes were imposed | 128 | |
| 5684417967 | What was true of the "rightly guided" caliphs | They based their leadership on the Qur'an and Muhammad's actions | 129 | |
| 5684417969 | Who did Muslims consider the "people of the book"? | Jews and Christians | 130 | |
| 5684417970 | Vladiamir's rule | The combination of church and state influenced which of the following | 131 | |
| 5684417971 | the invention of the magnetic compass | What helped China to become a great sea power under Song leadership | 132 | |
| 5684417972 | They were influenced by Indian culture | What does Angkor Wat reveal about the Khmer Empire? | 133 | |
| 5684417973 | Muslim law prohibited the drawing of living beings | Why did Muslim artists use calligraphy in their work? | 134 | |
| 5684417974 | the Sunna | The Qur'an and what other work form the shari'a, or body of Islamic law? | 135 | |
| 5684417975 | the Justinian Code | Which of the following was the body of civil law created for the Byzantine Empire? | 136 | |
| 5684417976 | the Pope | During the 8th-century dispute over icons, which of the following supported the use of icons? | 137 | |
| 5684417977 | Saint Methodius and Saint Cyril | Who invented the alphabet that is used by many SLavic languages | 138 | |
| 5684417978 | Khanate of the Golden Horde | What was the Mongol Emire in Russia called? | 139 | |
| 5684417979 | czar | Which of the following titles did Ivan III use? | 140 | |
| 5684417980 | Turkish slaves who became a powerful force in the Abbasid Empire | Who were the mamelukes? | 141 | |
| 5684417981 | Islam | The Seljuks converted to which of the following religions? | 142 | |
| 5684417982 | through briilliant military strategy and organization | How did Genghkis Khan succeed as a conqueror? | 143 | |
| 5684417983 | It was a symbolic mountain built to honor the Hindu god Vishnu | Why was the Khmer city-and-temple complex Angkor Wat built? | 144 | |
| 5684417984 | what areas did the Heian court of Japan advance | art, culture, and ediquette | 145 | |
| 5684417985 | the nomadic way of life | Which Mongolian practice did Kublai Khan NOT follow? | 146 | |
| 5684417986 | the Mongol Empire was the largest unified land empire in history | WHat was true of the Mongol Empire? | 147 | |
| 5684417987 | It stopped a Mongolian invasions | What did the kamikaze, or divine wind, do for Japan | 148 | |
| 5684417988 | Shinto | What did Japanese worshippers combine with Buddhism? | 149 | |
| 5684417989 | Ideas and inventions spread with trade betweren Europe and Assia | What happened during the Pax Mongolica? | 150 | |
| 5684417990 | He believed that Mongols and foreigners had no local loyalties | Why did Kiblai Khan favor Mongols and foreigners for government posts? | 151 | |
| 5684417991 | an emperor who reigned as a figurehead while another power ruled | Wha was an enduring characteristic of Japanese government? | 152 | |
| 5684417992 | Julius Caesar | Which Roman ruler held the title of dictator or absolute ruler at the time of his assassination by members of the Senate? | 153 | |
| 5684417993 | plebeians | What were the common citizens of Rome called | 154 | |
| 5684417994 | Paul | Which Chrstian leader wrote letters that formed the Epistles of the New Testament to groups of believers? | 155 | |
| 5684417995 | aqueducts | What were the Roman channels that brought water to cities and towns around the empire? | 156 | |
| 5684417996 | Constantine | WHo moved the capital of the Roman EMpire from Rome to Byzantium? | 157 | |
| 5684417997 | classical | Greco-Roman culture is also referered to as what kind of culture? | 158 | |
| 5684417998 | pastoralists | Nomadic peoples who herded animals were called | 159 | |
| 5684417999 | Khmer Empire | The ___ built Angkor Wat, one of the greatest architectural chievements in the world | 160 | |
| 5684418000 | Tang Taizong | The dynsty founded by --- expanded CHina, promoted foreign trade, and promoted improvements in agriculture | 161 | |
| 5684418001 | Kiblai Khan | The mongol ruler --- united CHina fro the first time in 300 years | 162 | |
| 5684418002 | samurai | --- were loyal warriers and bodyguards of their lords | 163 | |
| 5684418003 | shogun | A leader with the title of --- had the power of a military dictattor in Japan | 164 | |
| 5684418004 | Marco Polo | Most European readers did not believe the stories tha tthe Venetian merchant --- told about what he had seen in Chhina | 165 | |
| 5684418005 | movable type | ---, an important Cinese technological advance, reveolutionized printing | 166 | |
| 5684418006 | Spartans | Which people emphasixed duty, strength, and discipline? | 167 | |
| 5684418007 | Mycenaeans | Who preserved and spread aspects of the Minoan culture? | 168 | |
| 5684418008 | Dorians | Who moved into the Greek world and reigned for about 400 years and left no written record? | 169 | |
| 5684418009 | phalanx | What battle formation produced the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world? | 170 | |
| 5684418010 | Peloponnesian | Sparta's declaration of war against Athens began which war? | 171 | |
| 5684418011 | legions | What were Rome's military forced called? | 172 | |
| 5684418013 | Pax Romana | WHat was the period of peace and prosperity that lasted 208 years? | 173 | |
| 5684418012 | Diocletian | Which emperor divided the empire into greek-speaking East and Latin-speaking West? | 174 | |
| 5684418014 | Peter | Who is considered to be the first pope of the Christian Church? | 175 | |
| 5684418016 | Euclid | Who wrote the well-known book Elements, which is the basis for modern geometry? | 176 |
