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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all early civilizations?

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(NOT) Written communication

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All of the following were features of the civilizations in Mesopotamia Mesoamerica, the Indus River Valley, and the Yellow River Valley EXCEPT

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(EXCEPT) Religious systems that included sacrifice rituals

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One major difference between European and Japanese feudalism during the Middle Ages was that

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There were far fewer agricultural workers in the Japanese feudal system than in the European system

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The major impact of the Delhi Sultinate on India was the

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Introduction of a new religion into Indian culture

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The Four Noble Truths are associated with

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Buddhism

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Which of the following is an accurate characterization of both the Incan and Yuan dynasties?

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Both civilizations developed strict social class hierarchies, in which upward mobility was difficult

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Which of the following was NOT a result of the Black Death?

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(NOT) Rise of feudalism in western Europe

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The Mongol Empire was divided into four Khanates, which governed all of the following lands EXCEPT

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(EXCEPT) Japan

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Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Heian period in Japan in the ninth century?

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The focus of Heian civilization was on cultural independence

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Which of the following statements is NOT ture about Akbar the Great?

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(NOT) He consturcted the Taj Mahal as a Muslim holy place

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The Magna Carta

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Did little to stop the growth of centralized government in England

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One similarity between the Vikings and the Mamluks was

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Both groups converted to the dominant religion of the land that they onquered

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A similarity between Song China and the Italian states was that

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Both were able to support numerous large cities

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Which of the following is an accurate example of Hellenism?

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Consturcting buildings and monuments in stone in southwest Asia

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Monasticism is a characteristic of which of the following religions?

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Catholicism

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Which of the following statements about neo-Confucianism is NOT correct?

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(NOT) Loyalty to government became more important than familial ties

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Which of the following is accurate about the T'ang Dynasty and the Byzantine Empire?

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Both of their governments consisted of bureaucrats who received a standardized education

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Which of the following statements about the Code of Hammurabi and the Justinian Code are accurate?

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The importance of each was that they attempted to organize laws in a way that people could understand

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The European event that had the most direct impact on the growth of civilizations such as Mali and Ghana was the

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Establishment of a money-based economy with minted coins

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In which of these societies were the merchants and traders placed in a lower social class than farmers and artisans?

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Han China

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Which of the following is a major difference between the classical periods in Rome and the Islamic civilizations?

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While Roman society had strict social class delineations and little mobility, Islam was egalitarian with few barriers to social mobility

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After the Peloponnesian War, the Macedonians took control of Greece and spread Greek culture through much of the known world under the leadership of

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Alexander the Great

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Which of the following did NOT happen in China during the Ming Dynasty?

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(NOT) Buddhism became the official state religion of China

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In the Zhou dynasty, the Mandate of Heaven meant that rulers

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Were allowed to keep their power if the ruled justly and wisely

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Which of the following is an accurate statement about Islamic art and architecture

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Islamic art focused on abstract geometric patterns and ornate calligraphy in Arabic

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In China, Confucianism emphasized the idea that

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Harmony could be achieved by the proper behavior of each member of the family or society

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Before 800 B.C.E Indo-European steppe tribes were different from Chinese, Indian, and Middle Eastern societies in which of these ways?

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Chinese, Indian, and Middle Eastern societies formed permanent settlements with wealth based on land

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A major factor in the spread of Eastern Orthodoxy was

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The development of the Cyrillic Alphabet

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Feudal states arose in both Europe and China directly as a result of

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The fragments of central government units

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Feudalism and manorialism were different in which of the following ways

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Feudalism was a political system while manorialism was an economic system

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The split between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims occured as a result of

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Disagreement over leadership succession issues

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Which of the following statements about slavery in the pre-modern world is NOT accurate?

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(NOT) All pre-modern societies except thoes in India and China traded slave labor

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One major difference between the Inca and the Aztec civilizations was

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The Aztec developed a system of writing while the Inca did not

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The three major merchantile city-states in medieval Italy were

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Genoa, Pisa, Venice

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Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about Confucianism?

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(NOT) only those who are devout and lead moral lives will be saved

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Which of these was NOT an outcome of the Bronze age?

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(NOT) The fall of centralized governments

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Which of these is a true statement about Mongol invasions between 1100 and 1500 C.E?

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Mongols adopted elements of Chinese culture, which were then spread to other parts of Asia

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In the 1100s, manoialism began to end in European nations for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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(EXCEPT) Severe floods that destroyed fields and crops

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Which of the following is an example of cultural synthesis?

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Construction of galleons by the Spaniards

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In the mid-1300s, Mans Musa created a strong centralized Islamic government in

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Mali

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It is thought that early Bantu migrations circa 1000 B.C.E through Africa were caused by

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Environmental changes, which disturbed the ecosystem people relied on for hunting gathering, and farming

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In comparing the Han Dynasty with the Roman Empire, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

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(NOT) While Rome was successful at spreading its culture across a wide area, the Han were unable to diffuse their culture to neighboring lands

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Japanese feudal society was comprised of all of the follwing positions EXCEPT

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(EXCEPT) Shinto

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Which of these scientific and cultural achievements are INCORRECTLY matched with the civilization in which they developed

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(INCORRECTLY) Cyrillic alphabet and engineering ---- Rome

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Which of the following did NOT play a role in the Crusades?

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(NOT) The establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine

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The Renaissance did not have a great impact on Spain because

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The Spanish government strictly censored humanistic ideas and writers

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African goods traded on the Trans-Saharan Route included

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Salt and Gold

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Roman law was unique in which of the following ways?

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It was a combination of Roman law and foreign law

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Which of these statements about women's rights BEFORE 800 C.E is accurate?

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(BEFORE) According to Islamic law, women could own property, inherit belongings, and have dowries

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The Neolithic Revolution was characterized by the

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Change from nomadic herding to settled farming

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Civilizations of the Sumerians, the Phoenicians, and the Maya were similar in that each

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Developed extensive writing systems

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