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| The Paleolithic Age was approximately |
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| Late Paleolithic developments included |
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| The use of agriculture to remain in one place and have a steady food supply |
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| Hammurabi's Law Code was an important Babylonian contribution because |
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| it provided a procedure for courts and explicitly laid out property rights |
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| Major accomplishments of the river valley civilizations included |
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| was monotheistic and focused on ethics |
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| Three dynastic cycles over the many centuries of classical China and include |
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| China's first emperor, Xin Shi Huangdi, was a brutal leader that |
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| undid the power of regional leaders and began construction on the Great Wall |
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| Confucius was a political philosopher that taught |
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| All of the following are true about Greek city state except |
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| that every city state liek China had the same set of political institutions and bureaucracy |
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| All of the following were true about the Roman republic except |
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| the consuls advised the Senate and ratified major decisions |
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| The Gracchi brothers Tiberius and Gaius |
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| supported land distribution and use of public funds to sell grains |
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| Which of the following is true about Judaism and early Christianity in Rome? |
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| Jesus of Nazareth was a charismatic Jewish teacher, taught devotion to God and love for human beings |
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| The Arabic camel nomads were referred to as |
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| What statement most accurately describes the status of women in bedouin society prior to Islam? |
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| they enjoyed greater freedom and higher status than Byzantine and Persian women |
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| What was Muhammad's teaching with respect to the revelations of other monotheistic religions? |
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| Muhammad accepted the validity of earlier Christian and Judaic revelations and taught that his own revelations were a final refinement and reformulation of earlier ones |
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| What changes occurred during the Abbasid period with respect to women? |
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| the establishment of the harem |
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| what was the impact of the Crusades on the Christian West? |
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| Christians adopted military techniques, words, scientific learning, and Arabic numerals among other things |
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| What statement concerning the Sufi movement within Islam is most accurate? |
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| the Sufi movement incorporated mysticism with a trend toward evangelism |
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| How did Islam and Hinduism differ? |
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| Islam stressed the egalitarianism of all believers, while Hinduism embraced a caste-based belief system |
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| What region of Africa was first converted to Islam by 700 C.E? |
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| What was the most important Christian kingdom in Africa? |
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| What accounted for the downfall of Songhay? |
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| Invasion by a Moroccan Muslim army equipped with firearms followed by internal revolts |
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| The post classical period in Western history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the 15th century is referred to as the |
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| WOTF statements converning the impact of Christianity on polytheistic religions in western Europe is most accurate? |
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| Small island of polytheistic belief remained, but Christianity eradicated belief in magic and spirits wherever the new religion was accepted |
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| What belief did the conversion of Germanic kings create among Western religious leaders, particularly the pope? |
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| that the church was superior to the secular rulers |
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| The members of the military elite who recieved land in return for military services in the bands of greater lords were called |
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| When did Chinese influence on Japan peak? |
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| 7th and 8th centuries C.E |
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| In WOTF Japanese periods was Chinese cultural influence most significant? |
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| What was the military organization of the Heian government in Japan |
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| Local members of the aristocracy were ordered to organize militia forces |
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| Mounted troops owing loyalty to the military elite were called |
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| What governmetn replaced the Kamakura regime in the early 14th century in Japan? |
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| WOTF statements concerning the status of women during the era of the daimyos is most accurate? |
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| Women were excluded from inheritance and treated as defenseless appendages of their warrior fathers or husbands |
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| What kingdom was successful in establishing a unified and independent government in Korea? |
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| In most ways, the Mongols epitomized what type of society and culture? |
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| What tactic on the field of battle was employed most frequently by Chinggis Khan's forces? |
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| Heavy cavalry attacks on the flanks |
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| Following Chinggis Khan's death, what was the provision for the administration of the empire? |
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| it was divided into four regional kingdoms, or khanates, ruled by his sons and grandsons |
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| In addition to the destruction of the Abbasid political capital at Baghdad and the weakening of the Muslim military strength, what significant impact did the Mongol conquest have on the Islamic heartland |
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| the destruction of cities from central Asia to the shores of the Mediterranean devastated the focal points of Islamic civilization |
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| What Chinese dynastly succeeded the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China? |
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| In what region of Europe did the renaissance begin? |
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| The key theme of Polynesian culture from the 7th century to 1400 was |
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| spurts of migration and conquest that spread beyond the initial base in the society islands |
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| In Asia, significant conversion to Christianity |
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| occurred only in the northern Philippines |
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| The British East India Company through negotiation with local Mughal princes gained a station at |
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| WOTF sequences lists the major developments of Western civilizations in proper sequence? |
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| Renaissance, Protestant reformation, absolute monarchy, enlightenment |
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| WOTF statements concerning Italian humanism is most accurate? |
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| Humanists focused on humankind as the center of intellectual and artistic endeavor |
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| Where was Peter the Great's program of economic development concentrated? |
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| Mining and metallurgical industries |
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| WOTC areas was not colonized or claimed by the Russian empire during the reign of Catherine the Great? |
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| Who was teh leader of the indian revolution in Peru in 1781? |
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| What was the African contribution to the Colombian Exchanged? |
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| What European nation first established direct contact with black Africa? |
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| WOTF statements concerning the Portuguese presence in east africa is most accurate? |
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| Portuguese bases in east africa gave them access to the gold trade of east africa, but they were unabled to completely disrupt the muslim trade within the region |
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| In what way did the trans saharan slave trade differ from that of the atlantic slave trade? |
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| the trans saharan slave trade concentrated on women, but the atlantic slave trade concentrated on young men |
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| What was the tern utilized for the commercial arrangement by which african slaves were shipped to the americas, sugar and tobacco were carried to europe and european manufactured goods were transported to africa? |
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| The founder of the Mughal dynasty was |
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| WOTF statements concerning the economy of the mughal empire is most accurate? |
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| European traders brought products from throughout Asia to exchange for the subcontinents famed cotton textiles |
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| Whose voyages of exploration opened the way for the Euros to the indies |
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| What raw materials were the most highly valued exports in the Asian sea trading network for the euros? |
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| WOTF was not a cause of the American Revolution? |
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| The BRitish invasion of the Mississippi River Valley |
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| In what year did the french revolution begin? |
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| The final phase of the french revolution was ushered in by the victory of |
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| in 1820, Greece fought for its independence from |
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| After industrialization in 19th century Europe, a demographic transtition occurred which led to a new system that promoted stable population levels through |
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| low birth and death rates |
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| Who was responsible for managing the unification of Italy? |
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| what german conservative was responsible for the unification of germany in 1871? |
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| British settlers in New Zealand encountered and eventually defeated which native group? |
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| WOTF was not an aspect of European expansion in the pre-industrial era? |
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| the establishment of european colonies in the interior of africa |
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| In what way was the british east india company's intrusion into India similar to the dutch entry in Java? |
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| the use of mercenaries recruited from among indigenous people |
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| WOTF statements concerning colonial society in India and Java prior to 1850 is most accurate? |
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| the Dutch and British were content to leave the social systems of Java and India pretty much as they found them |
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| WOTF was not a similarity between south africa and australia? |
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| both were settled at approximately the same time |
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| in what way was latin america different from the other regions that remained outside the direct control of western imperialism? |
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| During te cerntury of imperialism, latin america cast off previous colonial controls through revolution |
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| simon bolivar was responsible for the indie movement in |
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| in what year was the revised constitution introduced as part of the tanzimat reforms? |
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| what nations invasion of egypt in 1798 signaled the beginning of euro penetration of the islamic heartland? |
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