Question 1

The head of the Roman Catholic Church lives in

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Vatican City

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Rome

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Venice

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Sicily

Question 2

What influenced the start of the Renaissance?

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rich merchants supported the artists

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nationalism swept through Italy

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Rome ruled a vast empire

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Italians overthrew Muslims

Question 3

What was the name of the series of invasions of Palestine launched by Christians from Europe?

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the Crusades

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Zionism

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Kenesset

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the Diaspora

Question 4

One influence of Islam on Saudi Arabia is that

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men and women wear clothes that cover their arms and legs

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women appear in public alone often

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many women drive cars

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boys and girls go to school together

Question 5

Why do people speak different languages in Central Asia?

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traders and conquers brought their own culture when passing through

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each government established an official language

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Russian rulers encouraged people to continue using their traditional languages

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each religion requires its people to speak a certain language

Question 6

How have Italians influenced world culture?

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all of these options

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art, literature, architecture

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the Catholic Church

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food, language, fashion

Question 7

Turkey wanted to join the European Union because their people and economy would benefit from the trade

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true

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false

Question 8

Why did Iraq invade Kuwait in 1990

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to get control of the oil fields

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they wanted to control the people

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they didn't invade Kuwait

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they wanted to control the iron

Question 9

The oil fields were destroyed when Iraq invaded Kuwait

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true

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false

Question 10

an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country

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embargo

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secular

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Iberia

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pope

Question 11

the leader of the Roman Catholic Church

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pope

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secular

Answer

Iberia

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embargo

Question 12

when religion is kept separate from the government

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secular

Answer

embargo

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Iberia

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pope

Question 13

Western most peninsula in Europe that Spain and Portugal share

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Iberia

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pope

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embargo

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secular

Question 14

a dramatic change in a country's government and way of life

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revolution

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nomads

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Zionism

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Theocracy

Question 15

people who move often from one place to another

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nomads

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revolution

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Theocracy

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Zionism

Question 16

a government ruled by religious leaders

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Theocracy

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Zionism

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revolution

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nomads

Question 17

nationalist movement calling for Jews to establish a Jewish state in their ancient homeland

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Zionism

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revolution

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Theocracy

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nomads

Question 18

Both oil and water are important resources to the Arabian Peninsula

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true

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false

Question 19

In the U.S. boys and girls go to the same schools. In Iran they don't

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true

Answer

false

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