Question 1

The Tang and the Song Dynasty in the period of approximatly 600-1300 CE is considered

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the "Golden Age" of China

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Cesar Papism

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Selective Nationalism

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Divine Right of Kings

Question 2

All of the following statements regarding China from 1200-1450 are true EXCEPT

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The success of the individual was more important than the success of the community

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Trade routes were nearly abandoned as a result of less Chinese focus on trade

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Women's standing in society was very low, as demonstrated by footbinding

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Chinese political systems and cultural beliefs were adopted by other nations in East Asia

Question 3

Which of the following pieces of evidence most strongly supports the author’s conclusion about the importance of exotic goods to the Maya region’s economy?

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Exotic goods were exchanged over long distances within the Maya lowlands.

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Exotic goods were traded between the Maya city-states and neighboring states.

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The exchange of exotic goods went hand in hand with the exchange of information

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The Maya region depended on the trade in exotic goods because of relatively low levels of agricultural production.

Question 4

The author directly uses all of the following pieces of evidence to support his argument about the relationship between exotic goods and the power of Maya rulers EXCEPT that Maya rulers

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prohibited nobles and priests from wearing certain types of exotic goods reserved for rulers

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received exotic goods as tribute payments from vassals

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used exotic goods in royal coronations

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used exotic goods to carry out rituals that their subjects expected them to perform

Question 5

Which of the following does the author cite most directly to support his argument in the third paragraph about the importance of exotic goods in the Maya region?

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The existence of unified patterns of behavior in warfare, science, and religion

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The existence of sophisticated astronomical tables

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The emergence of new systems of writing based on earlier Mesoamerican systems

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The emergence of a unified Maya kingdom based on new political models

Question 6

The terminology used in the opening sentence of the decree was most directly influenced by which of the following?

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The deep influence of Christianity on medieval society and culture

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The medieval rules of chivalry and courtly etiquette

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The notion that the Pope is the supreme leader of the Church

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The slow and uncertain nature of communications in medieval Europe

Question 7

The process of “consultations with the nobles and clergy of the realm” in the making of Edward III’s decree best reflects which of the following?

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The fragmented, decentralized nature of European feudal monarchies

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European rulers’ practice of making harsh legislation more palatable by claiming it was part of God’s will

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The emergence of the concept that parliaments, rather than kings, had ultimate political authority in European states

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The legacy of Roman imperial political traditions on medieval European states

Question 8

The need for legal action to address the “grave inconveniences” that might result from the labor shortages described in the passage most likely resulted from

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the agrarian nature of medieval European economies and their reliance on coerced labor

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the presence of guild regulations prohibiting agricultural laborers from working more than a certain number of hours each week

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the high social rank and economic standing of plowmen in medieval English society

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the inability of members of the nobility and other feudal lords to take direct legal action against their workers and serfs

Question 9

Dar al-Islam means 'house of peace' and refers to the dominion of Islam, namely, any structure (be it a home, community, or state) that allows the free practice of Islam. Which regions from this map are concidered a part of Dar al-Islam in the period of 1200-1450 CE?

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Espanola, North Africa, Persia

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Europe and Asia

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Spain, Egypt, France, Byzantium

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Saudia Arabia, Africa, Rome

Question 10

What was MOST responsible for the spread of Islam throughout the map?

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Cultural exchange along trade routes

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Cultural infusion through religious adaptations

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Conquest and Genocide

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Social intermarriage

Question 11

The system of Feudalism developed out of a need for

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protection from invaders

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migratory patterns of Germanic peoples

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poverty and environmental disaster

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protection from Islamic conquest

Question 12

Southeast Asia mainly structured their environment around

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Hindu temples

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Social heirachy known as the Caste system

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Statues of gods

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Economic trading practices

Question 13

Confusionism believe and practices centered around

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ethics and morality

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worship of ancestors

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education and scholarship

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venoration of idols

Question 14

Underder the Ayyubid sultanate, Mamluk generals used their power to establish a dynasty that ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 to 1517.

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a slave soldier, a member of one of the armies of slaves established during the Abbasid era that later won political control of several Muslim states.

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a member of one of the armies established during the Abbasid era that later won political control of several Hindu states.

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Abbasid era elite that later won political control of several Muslim states.

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a warrior, a member of one of the armies established during the Abbasid era that later won political control of several Muslim states.

Question 15

Compare and contrast the Inca and the Maya

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Politically the Maya were a collection of city-states while the Inca were ruled by an absolute dictator.

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The Maya and the Inca enjoyed the protection of the mountanous terrain.

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The Inca built huge structures, but the Maya only lived in mounds.

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The Maya and the Inca were both defeated by the Spanish.

Question 16

The structure of Great Zimbabwae in Africa has been contested in history

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because it was wealthy African trading empire that controlled much of the East African coast from the 11th to the 15th centuries C.E.

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because it was a secluded African empire that did not exchange with other cultures from the 11th to the 15th centuries C.E.

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because it was wealthy African empire that refused to trade with much of the East African coast from the 11th to the 15th centuries C.E.

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because it was a contested Ethiopian East African coastal empire that infused with Christianity from the 11th to the 15th centuries C.E.

Question 17

How did the role of the Byzantine Empire swap with the original role of the Latin/Western side after the fall of the Roman Empire?

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The Byzantines were subject to attack from the Ottoman Turks, much like the Roman's were first sucepible to attack from the Visagoths during the Dark Ages.

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The Crusades led to the downfall of the Roman western side because the Byzantines were able to sack Rome.

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The Latin/Western Roman region was more educated and learned at first but fell during the Great Schism of the Byzantine Empire.

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The Byzantines broke with the Catholic church because of a conflict over the worhip of icons known as iconoclast.

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