Time of Increased Hemispheric Interactions- Non-Western World

Question 1

The Silk Road linked China with

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The West

Question 2

The idea of the Mandate of Heaven explained

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The Dynastic Cycle

Question 3

What Empire ended the Songhai Empire, but continued Islamic influence in the region?

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The Ottoman

Question 4

Before the Mongols left on their conquests their lifestyle would be best described as:

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Pastoral Nomadism

Question 5

Mesoamerican calendars demonstrate a strong knowledge of

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Astronomy

Question 6

One reason the ancient kingdoms in Western Africa prospered was that they

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Developed extensive trade in gold, ivory, and salt

Question 7

The Maya golden age began about

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250 A.D.

Question 8

India has had continuous civilization for roughly

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3,500 years

Question 9

What the Silk Road was to Europe and Asia ________________ was to Africa

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Trans Saharan Trade Routes

Question 10

What Chinese concept has to do with universal love and brotherhood, focusing on the collective?

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Mohism

Question 11

What did the people of Oceania accomplish by 600 AD?

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First blue water human voyaging, Created incredible monuments and structures, visited the Americas, produced local and travelling agriculture and aquaculture

Question 12

What was the most valuable commodity in Mongol society?

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Horses

Question 13

The earliest examples of written Chinese are found on bones called ______________ bones.

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Oracle

Question 14

What man wrote, "Livres des merveilles du monde", introducing Europeans to Asia cultures?

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Marco Polo

Question 15

Which of these is not one of the "4 Great Inventions" of China?

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Plumbing

Question 16

Mansa Musa's journey to Mecca in the 1300's is evidence that

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Islam had a major influence on the Mali Empire

Question 17

According to the practice of Legalism, what is the motive of most actions and conflicts?

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Greed

Question 18

Which Chinese explorer, considered one of the greatest in history, expanded the Ming Dynasty

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Zheng He

Question 19

Confucius's students collected his sayings in the

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Analects

Question 20

Native population of Mexico in 1492 was 25 million; in 1608 it was 1.7 million. This was b/c of

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diseases introduced by the Spanish

Question 21

How many square kilometers was the Mongol Empire at its peak?

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33,000,000

Question 22

A study of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas would show that these ancient American civilizations

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rivaled the accomplishments of early Middle Eastern cultures

Question 23

What was most instrumental to the success of the Mongol conquests?

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The Horse, Fear, Speed, The Mongol Bow

Question 24

What Chinese concept entails living family members paying honor and respect to their ancestors?

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Veneration

Question 25

Ashoka wrote his edicts ______________

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upon stone stupas

Question 26

Who overthrew the Shang Dynasty in 1122 B.C.?

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The Zhou

Question 27

Which Native American group wrote books on bark paper which the Spanish later burned?

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Maya

Question 28

Africa is so big you could maximally fit ______________ inside of it.

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China, India, the U.S. and most of Europe

Question 29

What tools did Polynesian sailors use to navigate and find land?

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The rebbelib

Question 30

What Olmec design is seen throughout Mesoamerica, showing cultural diffusion?

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Grinning Jaguar

Question 31

What caused the Mongol Empire to end?

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Civil War

Question 32

A similarity between the Ancient Western African kingdoms was that they all

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Established economies based on trade

Question 33

Which advanced warrior culture established the groundwork of the nation that became Mexico

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Aztec

Question 34

What Inca site housed their emperor & is considered 1 of the top engineering feats in history?

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Machu Picchu

Question 35

What is the best theory presently on how the Maya met their demise?

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Accidental poisoning of water supply

Question 36

What were the armies of Qin Shi Huang made of, showing Chinese artistry and precision?

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Terracotta

Question 37

Calligraphy was a Chinese art form used for:

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Writing

Question 38

In Latin America, the Maya and the Aztec civilizations were similar in that they

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developed complex mathematical and calendar systems

Question 39

Prior Columbus' arrival, the world existed in four separate world zones. Which zone was inhabited by Oceanic peoples?

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Pacific

Question 40

Chinese medicine involved placing needles under the skin to treat illnesses. This is called:

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Acupuncture

Question 41

Genghis Khan's grandson reigned for 34 years and ruled the Yuan Dynasty. This man was

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Kublai Khan

Question 42

Han emperors employed Civil Servants, which were

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Government Officials

Question 43

What battle solidified Ashoka's hegemony over India when his army killed 150,000 men?

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Kalinga

Question 44

Where did Chinese civilization begin?

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The Huang (Yellow) River Valley

Question 45

The most impressive Olmec remains are

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Stone heads

Question 46

How many years has China maintained civilization?

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5,000 years

Question 47

Temujin unified all Mongols and became known as:

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Genghis Khan

Question 48

What's a problem caliing regions of Oceania "Melanesia", "Polynesia", and "Mircronesia?"

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They insult people, They ignore the rest of the region

Question 49

Ashoka attempted to redeem himself after the battle of Kalinga by __________________

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Giving money to the poor and sick, Enacting Buddhist Principles, Building schools and hospitals, Renouncing violence

Question 50

Why is the Pacific significant to the human story?

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Innovators in agriculture and naval travel., represents 1/3 of the world

Question 51

Which of the following was NOT a similarity of the Maya and Aztec cultures?

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They each had a single ruler

Question 52

How did civil servants gain jobs under Han emperors?

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Through merit

Question 53

The Inca created ___________ to provide farmland.

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Terraces

Question 54

When the Mongol Empire receded back to Mongolia, what religions were left behind?

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Islam and Buddhism

Question 55

What two traded commodities were the most important along the Trans Saharan Routes?

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Salt and Gold

Question 56

The Inca developed what medical practice?

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Anesthesia

Question 57

What was perhaps the most impressive achievement of the Inca?

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An extensive road system

Question 58

Confucianism is founded upon:

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Five Principal Relationships

Question 59

One similarity between Ghana, Mali and Songhai is that all these kingdoms were located

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On major trading routes

Question 60

The contributions of the ancient African civilizations demonstrate

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Adv. African societies developed b/f European colonization

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