World History ch. 5, 6, and 7

Question 1

One of the most enduring achievements of the Byzantine Empire was the preservation of which law code?

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Roman

Question 2

The Mauryan Empire continued long after Asoka’s death.

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False

Question 3

won its independence from Egypt

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Kush

Question 4

perhaps the oldest city in West Africa

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Djenné-Djeno

Question 5

name of the empire in Cambodia

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Khmer

Question 6

The ceremonial practice of committing suicide was called

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hara-kiri.

Question 7

The Crusades were the East’s efforts to free the West from the Muslim invaders.

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False

Question 8

“Bulgar Slayer”

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Basil II

Question 9

What caused the collapse of the Gupta Empire?

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repeated attacks of the White Huns

Question 10

The Japanese kept detailed historical accounts of their early history.

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False

Question 11

Initially, Muhammad was persecuted in Mecca because of fear that he would

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interfere with the profitable business of idol worship in the Ka’bah.

Question 12

The Taika Reform changed Japan from

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a clan government to a centralized government headed by the emperor.

Question 13

What city on the Dnieper River was the center of the early Russian state?

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Kiev

Question 14

began construction of the Great Wall

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Qin Shi Huang

Question 15

first caliph

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Abu Bakr

Question 16

What was the religion of most of the people in sub-Saharan Africa?

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tribal religions

Question 17

Muhammad’s flight to Medina

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Hegira

Question 18

The major problem after Muhammad’s death was that

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he did not appoint a successor.

Question 19

What is the finest example of Byzantine architecture?

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Hagia Sophia

Question 20

“holy war”

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jihad

Question 21

The practice of footbinding was probably started during the _____________ dynasty.

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Song

Question 22

Silk was China’s chief export during the Han dynasty.

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True

Question 23

established the first ruling dynasty in Russia

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Rurik

Question 24

The kingdom of Kush fell to the kingdom of

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Aksum.

Question 25

Who promoted Buddhism in India and sent missionaries to spread Buddhism in Asia?

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Asoka

Question 26

period in which the Chinese excelled in painting, printing, and porcelain

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Song

Question 27

Which rivers did the Grand Canal connect?

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Yellow and Yangtze

Question 28

Most African people rejected tribal religions and converted to Islam.

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False

Question 29

name for the kingdom in central and southern Vietnam

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Champa

Question 30

second golden age in Chinese history

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Tang

Question 31

India has always been a united empire.

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False

Question 32

Al-Râzi and Ibn Sina were famous Muslim mathematicians.

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False

Question 33

The first emperor of Japan

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Jimmu Tenno

Question 34

Han ruler who drove back the Huns and extended China’s territory

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Wu Ti

Question 35

Muhammad’s successors who directed the affairs of Islam

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caliphs

Question 36

one of the finest periods of Indian art, architecture, literature, and science

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Gupta Empire

Question 37

The Byzantine church became known as the

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Eastern Orthodox Church.

Question 38

The Han dynasty was overthrown by revolts.

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True

Question 39

Polygamy is best defined as the

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marriage to more than one spouse.

Question 40

Muslim poet

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Omar Khayyam

Question 41

Polygamy was common among African tribes.

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True

Question 42

Which army annihilated the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert?

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Seljuk Turk

Question 43

“the Indian Shakespeare”

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Kalidasa

Question 44

Muslims claim the Qur’an is the record of Muhammad’s visions from Gabriel.

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True

Question 45

Korean society operated on a caste system during the Koryŏ dynasty.

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True

World History ch. 5, 6, and 7

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