Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the period of Ming rule in China?

Strengthening of Confucian values

Which of the following is an important characteristic of the Aztecs?

Practiced ritual human sacrifice to maintain power.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the use of the VERNACULAR?

A Bible written in Latin used by the Catholic Church

Which of the following characteristics was shared by the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires?

The used gunpowder technology to expand

In what ways did the Inca and Aztec empires differ from one another?

The Aztecs had a single chief, the Inca had a city-states.

Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca can best be described by which of these statements?

The expansion of Islam to West Africa.

How did the Songhai Empire fit into the Islamic world during the 1500s?

Islamic state located on the Gold-Salt trade route in Africa

In what way was the Anasazi and the Mississippian societies similar?

Built large communal structures (pueblos and mound cities).

What is the fundamental disagreement between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

Different views on the successor to the Prophet Muhammad

Which of the following best describes the Mughal Empire?

Islamic minority ruled over a Hindu majority in India.

To recover from the Mongol rule, the Ming dynasty took which of the following steps?

Fortified the Great Wall to defend future Mongol invasions.

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1
Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the period of Ming rule in China?
Strengthening of Greco-Roman culture
Strengthening of Confucian values
Mass conversion to Sunni Islam
Weakening of the Great Wall
2
Which of the following is an important characteristic of the Aztecs?
Were skilled at building burial mounds near Cahokia.
Organized an imperial system based in the Andes Mountains.
Practiced ritual human sacrifice to maintain power.
Were a highly egalitarian society with no social classes.
3
Which of the following is NOT an example of the use of the VERNACULAR?
A play written in English by William Shakespeare
A Bible written in Latin used by the Catholic Church
A historical record written in French
A copy of the 95 Theses written in German
4
Which of the following characteristics was shared by the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires?
The used gunpowder technology to expand
Established sea-based Empires within the Mediterranean Sea.
They ruled mostly HIndu populations
They each adherd to Sunni Islam
5
The Renaissance was a period of ________________ in Europe.
Rebirth of a lord and lady in control
Rebirth of religious beliefs.
Rebirth of art and learning
Rebirth of the church’s control over the land
6
This theory was a major part of the early Scientific Revolution?
Monocentric Theory
Polycentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory
Geocentric Theory
7
In what ways did the Inca and Aztec empires differ from one another?
Aztecs developed trade in the Atlantic Ocean, Inca didn't.
Inca had terrace farming, the Aztecs had chinampas for food
The Aztecs had a record keeping system, the Inca did not.
The Aztecs had a single chief, the Inca had a city-states.
8
Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca can best be described by which of these statements?
The diffusion of African culture to the Middle East.
The development of new transportation technologies.
The expansion of Islam to West Africa.
The territorial expansion of West African empires.
9
What was the key factor in the longevity of the Chinese dynastic period?
Mandate of Peace
A Mongol Peace
Trade with Africa
Mandate of Heaven
10
How did the Songhai Empire fit into the Islamic world during the 1500s?
Islamic state located on the Gold-Salt trade route in Africa
Responsible for the conquest of Constantinople in 1453
It was the first major Islamic state in South America
A major Christian state that clashed with the Islamic world.
11
This individual's theory challenged the scientific belief of the Roman Catholic Church.
Andreas Vesalius
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Ptolemy
12
Which label best characterizes the European Renaissance?
A cultural movement
A political movement
An economic movement
A technological movement
13
In what way was the Anasazi and the Mississippian societies similar?
Developed empires in river valleys across North America
Built large communal structures (pueblos and mound cities).
Developed cultures reliant on the domestication of the horse
Conducted long-distance trade with the Inca Empire
14
The Renaissance began from a strategic location on the Mediterranean Sea, with what society?
Italian
English
French
German
15
What is the fundamental disagreement between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
Different versions of the core Five Pillars.
Different interpretations of the Quran and its passages.
Different destinations for the Hajj pilgrimage..
Different views on the successor to the Prophet Muhammad
16
After the Reformation, European Christians were divided into what two major groups?
Catholics and Protestants
Sunni and Shia
Lutherans and Calvinists
Christians and Confucians
17
Which of the following best describes the Mughal Empire?
Evolved from Confucian origins in China.
Fought several wars with the Ottoman Empire in Europe.
Islamic minority ruled over a Hindu majority in India.
Empire that recognized equality of its subjects in Africa.
18
On what day in July is Mr. Lewis’ birthday?
23rd
11th
4th
2nd
19
The innovation pictured had the large impact on which of the following historical developments?
Islamic Expansion to Africa
Sunni-Shia Split
Reinstatement of Chinese Civil Service Exam
Protestant Reformation
20
To recover from the Mongol rule, the Ming dynasty took which of the following steps?
Fortified the Great Wall to defend future Mongol invasions.
Suppressed Confucian learning.
Eliminated the civil service examination system.
Created a powerful alliance with their Mongol enemies.

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