Exploring World History

Question 1

Who first sailed around Africa's southern tip?

Accepted Answer

Bartolomeu Dias

Question 2

During the height of feudalism and military society in Japan, it was common to see fighting between.

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one daimyo and another daimyo

Question 3

The writings of which religious leader would NOT have been on the Index of Prohibited Books of the Roman Catholic Church

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Ignatius Loyola

Question 4

If a person lived in France during the beginning of the 17th century, he or she would most likely have been

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Catholic

Question 5

What was the main reason why Marco Polo was able to study and learn about the Chinese culture?

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They were able to travel safely across the reopened Silk Road

Question 6

What led to Japan's military government?

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Samurai rise

Question 7

Which statement is true about Protestant political beliefs

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Believe that they should be able to make laws and govern themselves

Question 8

If you are walking in a flat, grassy region of Africa with scattered trees, in which zone are you most likely traveling?

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savannah

Question 9

Government of Japan came from nearby countries such as Korea and China and were based on the philosophical teachings of

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Confucius

Question 10

Which explorer was the first person to explore the southwestern and western regions of the United States?

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Francisco Coronado

Question 11

Which Renaissance author was best known for writing the long poem known as The Divine Comedy?

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Dante Alighieri

Question 12

Which of the following represents a core belief of John Calvin?

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People cannot earn salvation; it is predestined by God

Question 13

purpose of Christian missionaries from Spain who established missions in California in the 18th century?

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to convert American Indians to Christianity

Question 14

Which animal was introduced to you by European explorers as a result of the Columbian exchange?

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cattle

Question 15

What was the effect of the lord-vassal system that emerged in Japan in the 12th century?

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Large landowners were able to gain more power

Question 16

Which person agreed to defend the daimyo in Japan

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a samurai

Question 17

Which of the following might have been a common complaint of Christians during the 15th century?

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"The church needs to control how it spends money"

Question 18

What did Enlightenment thinkers focus on?

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Government

Question 19

What did explorers search for in North America?

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Northwest Passage

Question 20

Which language was spoken at University of Sankore?

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Arabic

Question 21

Japan adopted the idea of selecting the most qualified person for government jobs from visitors from a nearby country.

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China

Question 22

As a result of interest in ancient Greece and Rome, humanists encouraged people to focus on

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the idea of balance between self and religion

Question 23

Which West African leader, following a pilgrimage to Mecca, returned to Mali with Arabic scholars

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Mansa Musa

Question 24

Which statement best summarizes a basic belief of Calvinism

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A church can govern itself while being part of a larger group of churches

Question 25

As a way to spread the Catholic faith during the Counter-Reformation, Pope Paul III formed the...

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Jesuits

Question 26

What was a common complaint in 15th century Christianity?

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Church spending

Question 27

What was the purpose of Spanish missions in California?

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Convert Native Americans

Question 28

What resource was abundant in West Africa's forests?

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Gold

Question 29

One of the reasons that cities in northern Italy played a major role in of the Renaissance was that these cities

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were along trade routes that brought new people and new ideas

Question 30

What is a basic belief of Calvinism?

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Self-governance

Question 31

You are a student at the University of Sankore in Timbuktu. You would most likely need to speak to communicate w

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Arabic

Question 32

Scholar in West Africa updating a text during the Songhai Empire. In order to update the text, the scholar most likely

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rewrote the text so it was written in Arabic

Question 33

Which religion was predominant in 17th century France?

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Catholic

Question 34

Which of the following gave way to the development of a military government in Japan?

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the rise of the samurai

Question 35

What was the main purpose for folktales written and spoken in West Africa during the Middle Ages?

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to share moral values with children

Question 36

voyage that went around the southern tip of Africa for the first time. You traveled on an expedition led by

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Bartolomeu Dias

Question 37

How did the printing press help Bible understanding?

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Printed in many languages

Question 38

What is an object you might exchange in trade with a merchant from northern Africa?

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I traded gold for salt

Question 39

Why did Marco Polo learn about Chinese culture?

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Traveled Silk Road

Question 40

A West African citizen who began to accept the new religion, traveling in trans-Saharan merchants most likely would

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practicing the Five Pillars of Islam

Question 41

True or false: Islam is based on Confucius' teachings

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False

Question 42

Which of the following is the main reason that the development of the printing press in the Renaissance helped

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The Bible was printed in the languages of many different people

Question 43

What claim best explains how speaking Arabic allowed West African regions to have unified governments?

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It allowed people to speak a common language to communicate governmental

Question 44

Where did the Renaissance begin?

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Florence

Question 45

What statement best describes the outcome of humanist thought?

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Humanism helped create interest in building, new ideas, and experimenting

Question 46

The Renaissance began in Florence MAINLY because

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the wealthy Medici family supported arts and education

Question 47

Common occurrence in the Middle Ages is that when residents of West Africa converted to more residents learned to speak

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Islam, Arabic

Question 48

John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau applied ideas about natural law MAINLY to the study of which of the following?

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human society and government

Question 49

What was the main purpose of West African folktales?

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Sharing morals

Question 50

Which statement shows one main way the printing press influenced the growth of the Renaissance?

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It allowed people to learn about new ideas faster

Question 51

What role did griots play in West Africa?

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Preserving history

Question 52

What was one effect of the Council of Trent?

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Increased missionaries

Question 53

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

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William Shakespeare

Question 54

Several people like Jacques Cartier, Giovanni de Verrazano, and Henry Hudson explored northern North America to find...

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the Northwest Passage

Question 55

What important role have griots played in West Africa?

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helping to preserve the history of the people of West Africa

Question 56

Who were Catholic agents during Counter-Reformation?

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Jesuits

Question 57

What was one effect of the Council of Trent on missionaries?

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It increased the amount of missionaries sent throughout the world

Question 58

What frequently traded natural resource was abundant in the southern forest regions of West Africa in the 15th century?

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gold

Question 59

An illustration in a book shows people attending a performance of the play Romeo and Juliet. This play was written by

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William Shakespeare

Question 60

The Arabic language expanded throughout the Songhai Empire because

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scholars moved into the urban regions to teach about the Muslim religion

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