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11/29/2005

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Which of the following most revolutionized intellectual activity in Europe towards the end of the Middle Ages?
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e. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
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Some of the Òlost knowledgeÓ of the Greek and Arab world came into the Latin West through
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a. . The recapture of southern Italy from the Byzantines and Sicily and Spain from the Muslims
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All of the following statements are correct about the building in the photograph above EXCEPT
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e. It is the only surviving example of Islamic architecture dating to the caliphate period.
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The three field system was
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c. An agricultural method of rotating crops
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Cultural differences among American peoples are
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b. due to environmental and climatic variations
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A social result of the Black Death epidemic was
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e. All of the other answers but none
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The Emperor Yongle restored commercial links with the Middle East by
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b. Encouraging the voyages of Zheng He
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How did the steppes define Mongol nomadic life?
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b. scarcity of resources led to need to search for that which was needed
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Five main requirements of the Code of the Bushido1. Fidelity - towards master (lord) and Fatherland, respect towards parents, brothers and sisters2. Politeness (reigi) - respect and love, modesty and correct etiquette (formality)3. Virility - valor, coura
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e. It was strongly influenced by other eastern philosophies like Zen Buddhism and Confucianism.
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Based on the chart above, in the feudal system of Japan and medieval Europe, the emperor was similar to the pope in that
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b. both were more ceremonial figureheads than actual rulers
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This great city of Tenochtitlán is built on the salt lake.... It has four approaches by means of artificial causeways.... The city is as large as Seville or Cordoba. Its streets...are very broad and straight, some of these, and all the others, are one ha
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d. It had complex urban centers.
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Mongol rule created a sharp population decrease due to
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e. All of the answers except none
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All of the following groups invaded Europe between 400 and 1000 C.E. EXCEPT:
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d. Mongols
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The last great Central Asian conqueror was
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c. Timur
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Mansa Musa made a famous pilgrimage that
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b. Served to demonstrate the enormous wealth of his country
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The empires of Mali in West Africa and Delhi in southern Asia both utilized
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c. Islamic administration
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