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| On what day, month and year did the Saint Francis Dam collapse? |
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| Why did a social and political system called feudalism begin in Europe? |
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| A knight’s code of behavior was known as _____________________. |
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| What language was used in medieval universities? |
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| What is the best description of the geography of the Inca civilization? |
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| The merit system hired and promoted based on ________________. |
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An old silent pond…
A frog jumps into the pond,
Splash! Silence again.
-Matsuo Basho
The poem above is an example of a Japanese _______. |
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| What agricultural technique did the Inca use to farm in the mountains? |
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| The work of Bacon and Descartes helped establish a procedure for gaining new scientific knowledge called the __________. |
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| After the fall of the Han Dynasty, what religion from India spread throughout China? |
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| What West African location became a center for Islamic learning and culture? |
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| What were the two most important products traded in West Africa? |
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| What name is given for the exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres? |
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| The most basic duties of Muslims are referred to as the ____________. |
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| What trade route did Marco Polo use to travel from Europe to China? |
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| What is the name of the science of making maps and globes? |
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| What was the movement called that drove Muslims out of Spain? |
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| What novel written by Murasaki Shikbu is considered the world’s oldest novel? |
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| From what country did the people of Japan get most of their intellectual, linguistic, religious, and philosophical ideas? |
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| The Aztecs and Incas were defeated by people from what nation? |
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| What country did Saint Patrick convert to Christianity in the 400s? |
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| What period of time was based on scientific advances made by the ancient Greeks, medieval scholars, and Renaissance thinkers? |
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| What two products was the Trans-Sahara trade based upon |
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| Under Prince Shotoku’s reign, what religion spread through Japan? |
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| At its height, the Roman Empire spread across which three continents? |
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| Who created the idea for the three branches of government? |
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| What high-ranking military commanders gained power in Japan? |
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| What religious figure did Muhammad see in the cave outside of Mecca? |
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