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| A road in China where people met to trade fold for silk. |
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| Martin Luther's 95 Theses attacked the Catholic Church for what practice? |
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| Many religious leaders sold indulgences. |
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| A government ruled by a few. |
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| Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed a powerful government coalition called the... |
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| Which of the following did not influence Islamic art and architecture: China, Arabia, Turkey, Persia. |
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What did not lead to Europe's economic growth during the Middle Ages:
-Improved AGriculture
-Classical texts translated and reintroduced.
-Increased Trade
- Development of Money Economy |
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| Classical texts translated and reintroduced into Europe. |
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Which of the following naval technology was not useful to the Portugese?
- Compass
- Lateen Sails
- Heavy Cannons
- The Astrolabe |
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| What is the essential message of Don Quixote by Cervantes |
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| One needs to balance visionary dreams with the reality of hard work in life. |
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| What controversy led to the English "Glorious Revolution?" |
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| The power struggle between Parliament and the king. |
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| Wher were British East India Company trading forts located in India? |
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| Along the coast, usuall near a river or bay. |
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| How were the Ottoman and the Mogul rulers similar? |
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| Although Muslims, they tolerated other religions. |
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| What did the Great Peloponnesian War immediately result in? |
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| The weakening of the Athenian city-state. |
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| In general, women in ancient India could not ... |
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| Get an education or inherit property. |
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| The people of the Ming dynasty were... |
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| Prosperous but focused inwared. |
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| What economic event precipitated the American Revolution? |
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| British taxation on colonists. |
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| How did the Impressionists radically change the art of paintin in the 1870s? |
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| They rejected the studios where artists had traditionally worked and went out in the countryside to paint nature directly. |
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| Russia pllayed in World War I best be described? |
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| A weak role due tot he Russian Revolution. |
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| Why is control of the Suez Canal so important? |
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| It provides a shorter route from Europe to Ashia. |
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| What were the British motives for protecting Lating American states? |
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| They wanted to trade with Latin America. |
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| What was a consequence of British colonial rue in India? |
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| The exploitation of resources. |
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| What was a result from Japanese expansion between 1873-1910? |
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| Japan became an important military force. |
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What item was not imported from China by the British?
- Tea
- Silk
- Silver
- Porcelain |
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| What was brought from Europe to the Americas as part of the Columbian Exchange? |
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| What action did President Jefferson take to limit the power of the federal government? |
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| He cut the federal budget |
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| What advantage did the Southern states have during the Civil War? |
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| Many battles occurred on lands with which Southerners were more familiar. |
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| What did the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth have in common? |
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| Food shortages caused loss of life in both colonies. |
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| Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth both worked for which reforms? |
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| Women's rights and Abolitionism |
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Women faced all of the following discrimination in the 1960's except:
-Unequal pay
-Prohibition from attending some universities.
-Denied the right to vote.
-Inability to get loans and credit. |
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| Denied the right to vote. |
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All of the following are examples of strong community life in New England Colonies except:
-Plantations
-Schools
-Town Meetings
-Churches |
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Which of the following is not true about the bills passed during the first 100 days of FDR's presidency?
-Intended to provide immediate relief.
-Known as the New Deal
-Temporary measures to restart the economy.
-Subject of divisive debate in Congress. |
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| Subject of divisive debate in Congress. |
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| What was one effect of World War I on the American economy? |
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| A stronger government control over industry. |
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| When Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act in 1941, he waid that the United States must become the "arsenal of democracy" in order to... |
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| What was the Monroe Doctrine designed to do? |
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| Prohibit European nations from colonizing any lands in the Western Hemisphere. |
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| The purpose of the War Powers Act was to ensure that the president would... |
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| Consult Congress before committing troops to extended conflicts. |
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| In 1920 women won an important victory whenn the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified. What did the amendment accomplish? |
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| It granted women the right to vote. |
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Which of the following concepts is NOT associated with both Social Darwinism and the Gospel of Wealth?
-Survival of the Fittest
-Laissez-faire
-Unregulated competition
-Philanthropy |
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Which of the following was not an effect of rulings by the Warren Court:
-Fed Courts involved in reapportionment of election districts.
-Extended rights of criminal accuseds
-Greater sep of church and state.
- Increased state authority. |
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| Increased state authority at the expense of federal authority. |
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| What is one of the primary causes of World War I? |
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| A complex set of alliances among European nations. |
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| What is one difference between the strategies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and some later civil rights groups? |
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| He was committed to using only none violent forms of protest. |
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