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Interactions between Muslims and Europeans during the seventeenth century are most commonly found in

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the Indian Ocean

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An example of diffusion rather than independent invention is

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the origin of the Greek alphabet

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Early agriculture in the America's

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began later than in the Eastern Hemisphere

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The Agricultural Revolution

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saw the use of agricultural methods that encouraged migration

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During the Agricultural Revolution, women

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observed and studied the agricultural environment

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The neolithic period

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saw the beginnings of urbanization

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Early urban dwellers

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saw the need for a government

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The Egyptian civilization was similar to the Sumerian civilization

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in its system of social stratification

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The earliest civilizations in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres were similar in

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their practice of polytheism

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The Indus valley civilization

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relied heavily on communal planning

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The early civilization with the least developed technology was

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Mesoamerican

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The Maya civilization

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was a byproduct of cultural diffusion from earlier Mesoamerican societies, had a stratified society, and developed a city-state political structure(all of the above)

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Shang China

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contributed to the development of central government in China

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Early societies of South America

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relied on community cooperation to construct irrigation systems

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Results of cultural diffusion among early civilizations included

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the legend of Quetzalacoatl

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All of the following Chinese traditions and achievements began under the Han dynasty EXCEPT

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Confucian philosophy

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The roots of classical India included

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Vedictraditional literature

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From the time of the Roman republic to the Pax Romana

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the territory of Rome continued to expand

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under both the Han and Roman empires

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Imperial roads were connected to the Silk Roads, new territories were added to the empires, a time of peace settled over both empires, and enduring cultural traditions were established(all of the above)

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The Hellenistic empire of Alexander

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blended Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cultures

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Under Gupta India

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Arabic numerals originated in India

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The Persians

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continued the traditions of ancient Mesopotamia

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Greek society

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was extended through overseas colonization

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Both Hinduism and Buddhism

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(None of the above)

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Christianity

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taught the forgiveness of sins through faith in Jesus

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Confucianism and early Buddhism

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did not believe that their founders were gods

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Daoism and Confucianism

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based their teachings on Chinese traditions

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The Silk Roads were especially instrumental in the spread of

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Buddhism

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During the period of the late Roman Empire, Christianity

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experienced a change in its official status

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Hinduism

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addressed the consequences of one's behavior

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Buddhism

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changed over time to teach that common people could reach nirvana

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During the classical period, Africa

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saw new technology used in trans-Saharan travel

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The decliningyears of Han China and the Roman empire shared all of the following EXCEPT

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assimilations of invading peoples into imperial culture

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Attempts to save the Roman Empire from ruin included

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the establishment of a new capital in the eastern empire

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The eastern portion of the Roman Empire

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was a center of trade, art, and architecture

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The decline of Gupta India

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saw the increased power of local princes

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SIlk Road trade

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established links between the empires of Han China and Rome

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Indian Ocean trade

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saw mariners utilize the geographic forces of the Indian Ocean

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The decline of Han China

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witnessed Daoism, rather than Confucianism, gaining popularity

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With regard to the doctrines of Islam in the peropd 600-1450,

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they were embraced by members of the lower Hindu castes in Indian because of their emphasis on equality.

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The area in which Islam showed the most profound change during the seventh to the fifteenth centuries was in

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the role of women

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One of the weaknesses of the early Muslim empires was

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failure to resolve questions of succession

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The Abbasid dynasty

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proved the high point of Muslim cultural achievement

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Which of the following qualifies as a primary source on the teachings of Muhammad?

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The Hadith

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Muhammad

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built on the religious traditions of the Arabian peninsula

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The Five Pillars

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provide unity within Islam

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As a new faith, Islam gained strength

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within portions of the former Roman Empire

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Confucianism

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combined with Buddhism to create a cultural bridge between China and Korea

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Which was NOT an achievement of the Tang dynasty?

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the solution to the problem of nomadic peoples along China's border

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The position of Chinese women

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was defined by Confucianism

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Japanese feudalism

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saw the beginnings of a centralized Japan

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Compared to the Viets, the Chinese were more

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urbanized

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Compared to Korean attitudes toward the Chinese, those of the Japanese

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were similar in their desire to become part of the Chinese trading system

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The position of the Chines scholar-gentry

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weakened efforts to curb nomadic invasions

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Buddhism became more popular among China's neighbors than in China itself because

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Buddhism did not originate in China

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In contrast to Japanese feudalism, Western European feudalism

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created a reciprocal relationship between lord and vassal

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Early medieval Europe's strongest state was

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the Holy Roman Empire

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The period of greatest population decline in Europe during the Middle Ages was

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the 14th century

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During the Middle Ages, the concept of limited government was seen most clearly in

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England

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Which statement describes Europe between the ninth to fifteenth centuries?

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the expansion of the Eastern world into Western Europe

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Trade during the medieval period

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placed Europe within the Muslim commercial network

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The fifteenth century saw

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the strengthening of nation-states in England and France

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Medieval Europe

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developed new banking institutions from multicultural contacts

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Under Mongol rule in China

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Chinese regional rulers were allowed to govern

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The influence of nomadic peoples in Eurasia

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created reciprocal relationship between nomads and settled peoples

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Both the Aztecs and Incas

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built on the traditions of their predecessors

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Aztec and Incan religions

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reflected the agrarian nature of their respective societies

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The natives of North America

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used architectural designs similar to those of Mesoamerica

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Mongol rule in Russia and China differed in that

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the Mongols became more involved in administration in China than in Russia

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Historians studying linguistic syncretism would be most interested in

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the Bantu migrations

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The Black Death

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changed the course of political institutions

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The Yuan dynasty was brought down by all of the following EXCEPT

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foreign resistance to the Mongol Peace

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The Renaissance

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was a result of the Crusades

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European exploration through the mid-fifteenth century

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depended upon the knowledge of the Eastern world

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Which of the American societies altered their environment most extensively?

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the Aztecs

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The Aztec and Incan civilizations differed most significantly in their

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system of recordkeeping

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Trade among the peoples of the Americas

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was most similar in the Maya and Toltec societies

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Which of the American peoples was closest to the Persians in their administrative style?

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the Incas

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Both the Aztecs and Incas

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were tribute empires

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Mercantilism

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sparked further rivalries among European nations

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In the early eighteenth century, the political system where citizens enjoyed the greatest amount of self-rule was

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England

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Both the Russian empire and Ming China

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established policies that were a reaction to the Mongol presence in central Asia

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A comparison of the reactions of Japan and China to European influence in the period 1450-1750 shows that

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Japan saw the need for knowledge of Western developments, but China did not

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Compared to the Spanish empire, that of the Portuguese

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was more global in its extent

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The Mughal empire

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produced art and architecture that reflected syncretism

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The Ottoman empire

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weakened because its technology fell behind that of Europe

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The nation-state

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arose in Europe because of its diversity of cultural groups

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European explorations

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sought to break established trade monopolies

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The Columbian Exchange

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produced both positive and adverse effects on world population

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The English and French engaged in rivalries over territories in

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North America

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The region with the greatest number of colonial and commercial competitors was

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Indonesia

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The Netherlands established commercial or colonial interests in all of the following areas EXCEPT

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western Africa

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Which of the following regions sustained trade patterns that were the most different from the others before the 18th century?

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Russia

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Which crop arrived in the Amerixas as part of the Columbian Exchange as a key product of the Americas?

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sugar

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As a result of the hemispheric trade between 1450-1750,

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European wealth and commercial dominance increased

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African kingdoms in the period from 1450-1750

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were involved in the slave trade before the arrival of Europeans

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Compared to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, that of eastern Africa

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also involved the plantation system

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Within Africa, the slave trade

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increased African dependence on European nations

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Historians searching for the earliest models of European plantation slavery would need to study

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the history of the Madeira and Canary Islands

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The African slave trade

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was frequently the result of African rivalries

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The trans-Atlantic slave trade

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increased after the establishment of sugar plantations

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When the Portuguese first became involved in the slave trade

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they were interested primarily in gold and spices

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Sugar plantations

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especially valued slave from western Africa

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Bothe the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment

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questioned political authority

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Chinese technological and philosophical developments

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assisted the spread of Reformation thought

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All of the following describe the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT that

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it was modeled on Chinese philosophy

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Enlightenment thought

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resembled Renaissance thought

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The Protestant and Catholic Reformations were alike

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in their emphasis on education

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The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

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both held that reason could be used to improve humanity

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Which of the following is NOT a finding of the Scientific Revolution or the Enlightenment?

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Movable type

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Which of the following concepts of the period 1450-1750 did NOT rely on natural laws?

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Predestination

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A major difference between the teachings of Buddhism and Hinduism is

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belief in nirvana

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Bantu-speakers settled in all of the following areas of Africa EXCEPT

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West Africa

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An element of Chinese culture that the Japanese did not adopt was

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the civil service examination system

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The Delhi Sultanate and the Aztecs had which of the following methods of governing in common?

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Tribute system

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Which of the following was a major problem that led to the decline of both the Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire?

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Neither empire had a clear policy on the succession of the ruler

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Which of the following most clearly differentiates the period from 1450-1750 from earlier periods?

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The inclusion of the Americas in the global trade network

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Although different in their sources of power, the governments of Great Britain and France had which of the following characteristics in common?

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Both nations had a small elite of landowning aristocrats who were considered the "natural" ruling class with power and influence in the government

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Which of the following developments in the Americas accounted most directly for the growth of slave trade?

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the establishment of the plantaion system of sugar production in the Caribbean and Brazil

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A major idea that the freamers of the US Constitution absorbed from the enlightenment was

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the concept of a federal republic

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All of the following are causes of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT

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urbanization

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"It is the imminent peril threathening you and all the faithful, which has brought us hither. From the confines of Jerusalem and the city of Constantinople a horrible tale has gone forth..." The above was probably spoken about which of the following?

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the capture of the Holy Land by the Seljuk Turks

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Which of the following that occurred in western Europe in the period from 1450 to 1750 did not result in long-term changes?

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the growth of strong centralized monarchies

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Which of the following is the best description of the effect of the Age of Exploration of Europeans?

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As a result of the decline in the fortunes of the feudal nobility and the rise in the fortunes of the merchant class, monarchies were able to limit the influence of the feudal nobility

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Which of the following actions had a long-term effect on relations between western and eastern Europe in the Middle Ages?

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the crowning of Charlemagne by the pope

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All of the following were direct results of the Crusades EXCEPT

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the decline of feudalism

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All of the following are accurate descriptions of the difference between Hinduism and Islam EXCEPT

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Hinduism rejects the use of human form in religious and secular art, whereas the human form is an important subjuect in Islamic art

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All of the following were unintended results of the Mongol invasions EXCEPT

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the collapse of the Byzantine Empire

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The major reason why pastoral nomadism did not develop in the Americas was

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the lack of large domesticated animals such as cattle

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Which of the following is an accurate description of an economic difference that existed between the Roman Empire and Han China?

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Han China relied less on a slave labor system than did the Roman Empire

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Which of the following is the most accurate description of the similarities between the Sudanic empires of Africa and the empires of the Aztecs and Inca?

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The empireds relied on military force to enlarge their territories

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Which of the following is an accurate description of a cultural characteristic that the Celts, Slavs, and Germans of northern Europe had in common around 200 CE?

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the overall political organization of the Celts, Slavs and Germans evolved into regional kingdoms

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Bedouins were instrumental in spreading which of the following religions?

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Islam on the Arabian Peninsula

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Which of the following is not an accurate description of why Islam appealed to so many people?

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Because Islam lacked any legal code, it was possible to adapt Islam to any form of governmental organization

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Which of the following were trading partners of the Abbasid Empire?

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The Mediterranean region and China

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The area of the African continent that was most significantly affectec by the slave trade was

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West Africa

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Which of the following best describes the East African trading centers prior to the arrival of the Portuguese?

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The cities were a mix of black African and Islamic peoples and culture traits

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ALl of the following are general characteristics of pastoral nomadic societies EXCEPT

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there was little intertribal warfare

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According to Confucius the most important aspect of the role of the scholar-gentry was

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to maintain harmony among the social classes by administering the state and advising the ruler wisely

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Which of the following was a major difference between the way the Roman Empire was administered and the way the later Byzantine Empire was governed?

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The Roman Empire lacked the bureaucratic system of administration that the Byzantine Empire developed

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which of the following challenged Hinduism?

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Buddhism

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All of the following are true about sub-Saharan African societies prior to the arrival of Europeans EXCEPT

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the idea of kings as rulers rather than kinship groups with a chief and council of elders never became popular among the rain forest or savanna peoples

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All of the following modern nations lacked centrailized monarchies at the end of the Middle Ages EXCEPT

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Spain

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A major difference between the Amerindians of North America and the Aztec of Mesoamerica prior to the arrival of Europeans was

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the importance of kindship as the unit of organization among the North Americans

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Which of the following was instrumental in making Europeans the leaders of global trade in the 1400s

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The Ming ended all Chinese trading ventures to India, the Middle East, and Africa, opening the way for others

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All of the following resulted from the Protestant Reformation EXCEPT

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the general acceptance of personal freedom of religion

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By 1600 the expansion of which of the following had ended invasions from Central Asia?

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Russia and the Ottoman Empire

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A major difference between the Inca and the Aztec was

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the development of limited pastoralism by the Inca

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Which of the following were important trading cities along the East Coast of Africa?

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Kilwa, Mogadishu, and Sofala

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Which of the following is the most accurate description of the effect of the Industrial Revolution on European society?

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All classes were better off than they had been before industrialization

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The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453 coincides with which of the following events in Europe?

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The invention of the printing press

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"An accountable peasantry subject to other men; much use of the service tenement(ie, the fief) rather than salary, which was inconceivable; the dominance of a military class; agreements concerning obedience and protection which bound man to man and, in the military class, assumed the distinctive form called vassalage, the breakdown of central authority." The passage above most likely describes conditions in

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13th century France

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"An accountable peasantry subject to other men; much use of the service tenement(ie, the fief) rather than salary, which was inconceivable; the dominance of a military class; agreements concerning obedience and protection which bound man to man and, in the military class, assumed the distinctive form called vassalage, the breakdown of central authority." According the the passage, the holder of a fief

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must provide military service to his lord

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All of the following held colonies outside of Europe during the 17th century EXCEPT

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Germany

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Which of the following is a system of though based on the ideas of Saint Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle?

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scholasticism

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Which of the following Russian leaders was most responible for adopting Western European customs in the Russian empire?

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Peter the Great

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Which of the following most likey accounts for the growth in human population between 3000 bc and AD 200?

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the development of plant and animal domestication

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Confusicianism is characterized by all of the following beliefs EXCEPT

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devotion to one's family is not as important as devotion to himself

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The Five Pillars of Islam include all of the following EXCEPT

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evangelism

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Nicholas Copernicus, Rene Descartes and Martin Luther were alike in that they each

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promulgated ideas that opposed those of the Roman Catholic church

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Paintings of the High Renaissance are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

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an exact imitation of nature

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"Behold then the true form and worth of foreign trade, which is, the great revenue of the king, the honour of the kingdom, the noble profession of the merchant, the school of our arts, the supply of our wants, the employment of our poor, the improvements of our lands, the nursery of our mariners, the wars of the kingdom, the means of our treasure, the sinews of our wars, the terror of our enemies." The economic theory described above is best termed

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mercantilism

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An immediate cause of the French Revolution was

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the excess spending of the monarchy coupled with the refusal of nobles to pay taxes

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Galileo's "Dialogue Concerning the Two System's" contradicted the scientific conclusions arrived at by

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Ptolemy

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The Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

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a wide distribution of wealth

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Which of the following was not a country under the control of Napoleon Bonaparte?

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England

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England's early victories in the Hundred Year's War were due in part to

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the efficient use of the longbow

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By 1800 Britain had colonies in all of the following areas EXCEPT

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Indonesia

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Between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the center of European trade moved from

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central Europe to the Atlantic coast

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Babylonian civilization was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

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an economy based on hunting and gatherine

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the discovery of the Rosetta Stone led to which of the following?

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The ability of archaeologists to read and understand Egyptian hieroglyphics

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Which of the following is true of Buddhism?

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Peace and enlightenment are sought through meditation

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All of the following were policies of Frederick the Great of Prussia EXCEPT

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German unification

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During the Sung dynasty Chinese bureaucrats were chosen on the basis of

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examinations

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In 1240, the Mongols held territory in all of the following EXCEPT

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France

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India's caste system, Japan's samurai class, and France's Three Estates all embody the principles of

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social stratification

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