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1
How did the Safavid Empire encourage loyalty among its people?
They ended the Hindu practice of suttee
They required them to convert to Islam
They enslaved them as janissaries
They ran the Empire according to Islamic law
2
The “triple alliance” was
A partnership between Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, & Tlacopan to defeat a 4 city
A partnership between Hernan Cortes, Moctezuma II and Sapa Inca
agreements between three Incan emperors to defeat the Spanish conquistadors
3
Coastal East African societies are united by
their Islamic faith
all of the above
their trade in spices
their use of the Swahili language
4
Which of the Caribbean societies had a defined social hierarchy?
carib
taino
ciboney
all of the above
5
Humans are presently thought to have first come to the Americas about:
2,500 years ago
25,000 years ago
25 million years ago
2.5 billion years ago
6
North African societies such as the Amazigh / Berbers and the Tuareg are known for
being nomadic herders and following Islam
a large trade in ivory and grains
Women in leadership roles in Christianity
all of the above
7
An egalitarian society
Has elections in which the people choose the leaders by voting
Supports that all people should have equal rights and opportunities
none of the above
a society of trained birds who have meeting to discuss/solve local issues
8
The widespread dispersion of a people, language, or culture from their homeland is
Immigration
Diaspora
Relocation
Holocaust
9
Most indigenous societies of the Americas practiced..
animism
shipbuilding
matrilineal succession
horseback riding
10
Salvation is...
The forgiveness of sin and relief of its consequences
The belief in more than one deity
The belief of rebirth of a soul in a new body
Belief in a single god
11
Followers of what religions believe in the same God?
blue and yellow only
Islam
Judaism and Christianity
Hinduism and Buddhism
12
The first Indian Reservation was created in the United States in
1830
1786
1809
1776
13
The four claim testers are:
History, archaeology, anthropology, and geology
Artifacts, primary sources, oral testimonies, and written records
Intuition, evidence, logic, and authority
Scale, context, cause, and result
14
In the Columbian Exchange, what items were exchanged from the americas to Afro Eurasia?
Corn, beans and squash
None of the above
Oranges, bananas, and peppers
Grains such as wheat, barley and oats
15
A tributary empire exercises power by
Providing food to its subjects
Requiring its subjects to become enslaved
Requiring its subjects to pay for military protection
Giving financial aid to its subjects
16
Both the Aztec and Inca empires..
took tribute from other city states
all of the above
had slaves
practiced human sacrifice
17
A confederation is an alliance of fewer than three states, within an empire.
False
True
18
The most valid or trustworthy claim tester is evidence.
False
True
19
Sacred texts of Islam include...
The Vedas
The Qu’ran
The Torah
The Tripitaka
20
All of the following became European colonies, except
Kongo
Nigeria
Algeria
Ethiopia
21
Technologies developed at Tenochtitlan included:
draught animals with wheeled carts
canals for irrigation
written language
cannons for warfare
22
The city of Constantinople was ruled by the _______________________ until the _____________________ empire conquered it.
Safavid, Ottoman
Holy Roman, Ottoman
Byzantine, Ottoman
Ottoman, Mogul
23
Kinship is the main organizing influence in what type of society?
Chiefdoms
City-states
Empires
Hierarchical
24
Identify the geographic area of the peoples of the Greater Antilles.
the indian ocean
the southern ocean
the pacific ocean
the caribbean sea
25
Examining rivalry between European kingdoms before/after Berlin Conference of 1884 uses what historical thinking skill?
Context
Claim testing
Causation
Applying scale
26
The Mogul empire lasted
About 220 years
About 330 years
none of the above
About 620 years
27
The Ottoman empire lasted...
About 220 years
About 620 years
none of the above
About 320 years
28
To assimilate means
To take part in an action or endeavor
To become absorbed or integrated into a society or culture
To come into equal participation in or membership of society or body
29
Polytheism is...
The forgiveness of sin and relief of its consequences
The belief in more than one deity
The belief of rebirth of a soul in a new body
Belief in a single god
30
most indigenous people of the caribbean relied on what native plants?
bean
corn
cassava
all of the above
31
A standing army is
A military force mounted on horseback
none of the above
Soldiers marching or fighting on foot
A permanent military force of full-time, trained soldiers
32
A kingdom is a type of a state, but a state is not a type of kingdom.
False
True
33
What was the most impactful type of thing exchanged between the Spanish and the Indigenous Americans?
Disease
Religion
Government
Livestock
34
Who allied with whom to contain the spread of the Ottoman Empire?
Italy with France
The Mali Empire with the Arab Traders
The Roman Empire with the Greek Empire
The Safavid Empire with the Holy Roman Empire
35
Which Muslim Empire ended as a result of colonization?
Mogul
Ottoman
all of the above
Safavid
36
A major trade network linking African societies to Afro Eurasia was
The Cape of Good Hope
The Swahili Coast
nomadic herders of the Sahel
all of the above
37
The Cherokee lost their ancient and sacred lands because they were unable to assimilate.
False
True
38
What were the dominant religious sects in each of the Muslim empires?
Ottoman – Shiite; Safavid – Sunni; Mogul – Shia
Ottoman – Sunni; Safavid – Sunni; Mogul – Shia
Ottoman – Sunni; Safavid – Shia; Mogul – Sunni
Ottoman – Orthodox; Safavid – Shiite; Mogul – Hindu
39
Indigenous people are:
several generations of rulers from the same family or group
roaming from place to place frequently, without a fixed pattern of movement
related to one another, especially by birth
original to a country or locality; native
40
Several societies in present-day Ethiopia were known for...
colonization by the Portuguese
their rule by Mansu Musa
their early adoption of and adherence to Christianity
their trade with the surrounding sultanates
41
Which of the following apply to both the Ottoman and Safavid empires?
Attempted to conquer central Europe
Encouraged trade and the arts
red and blue only
A strong military using the latest weapons
42
Portuguese trade with west African kingdoms introduced _____technology and gave rise to ____ rulers who engaged
Boat building, Islamic
Gunpowder, Warlord
Agricultural, Trade
Cavalry, Democratic
43
most none of indigenous people of the Americas interacted and knew of each other before the arrival of the Europeans
False
True
44
The “five civilized tribes” were largely removed from their native lands in the Trail of Tears
True
False
45
A covenant is a sacred agreement or promise between God and a person or people.
False
True
46
Once historical claims have been verified by claim testing, their truth can never be questioned.
False
True
47
A chiefdom is
a small town or community, usually in a rural area
a territory ruled by an Islamic, especially Ottoman leader
territory of clans - individual has power to make choices over a community
none of the above
48
On this map, which is the Safavid Empire?
none of the above
The central one
The farthest east
The farthest west
49
which society's people left behind scrapings artifacts made from shells?
kalinago
maori
ciboney
carib
50
How many people were taken from the West coast of Africa in the Transatlantic slave trade?
14 million
1.5 million
250,000
12.5 million
51
Who were the janissaries?
Chief minister to the Sultan
Elephant handlers for the Shah
An elite guard recruited from the local Christian population
A group of religious advisors
52
A hierarchical society
Has an egalitarian division of power throughout its members
Is most important in societies with kinship as its main social organization
Always has a slave class of people
Ranks people in terms of their social status, power, or authority
53
What societies had technologies that managed water?
Southwest
red and yellow only
Southeastern
Aztec, Inca
54
What part of Africa is the Great Lakes region?
East/Central
Northwest
West
Southeast
55
It was common for warring African kingdoms to capture and enslave their opponents.
False
True
56
A cavalry is
Soldiers marching or fighting on foot
A permanent military force of full-time, trained soldiers
A military force mounted on horseback
57
an empire...
single political unit, w/ 1 ruler, composed of a group of nations/peoples
a succession-lasting many generations, of rulers from the same family/group
a territory ruled by an Islamic, especially Ottoman leader
a country, state, or territory ruled by a monarch
58
Which societies developed transportation technologies?
Great Plains and Northeastern
all of the above
Arctic and Incan
Aztec and Puebloans
59
A petroglyph is...
A picture on stone
A colorful painted folded book of information with no words
A picture telling historical facts
A beaded belt used for commemoration
60
The Haudenosaunee Confederation was
None of the above
A treaty between the Mississippian, Iroquois and Pueblo Indians
An alliance between six Native American Nations to forge peace
The agreement to remove “the five civilized tribes”
61
Which of the following were reasons for conflict between the Modern Muslim Empires?
Disputes over caliphal authority
all of the above
Interest in more territory and subjects
Control of valuable trade routes
62
Portuguese traders began to arrive on the coasts of Africa in
The late 1600s
The late 1800s
The late 1400s
The late 1100s
63
What technologies were developed by Africans?
Iron smelting
Gold mining
All of the above
Boat building
64
Kinship
the state or fact of being a relative or relatives, especially by birth
a group of close-knit, inter-related families
all of the above
is the main social organization among classless societies
65
Artifacts...
include building ruins, wampum, sculpture, quipu, codices, pots, tools,
can be used as evidence in claim testing
are objects made by human beings
all of the above
66
The Ottoman government passed Tanzimat reforms, which intended to do what within their empire?
Change the Empire’s official religion to Shi’a Islam
Promote equality among the diverse population of the Empire
Enslave young Christian men from conquered territories
Allow free trade throughout the Empire
67
A pastoralist society...
people who don't like cows
none of the above
a society of pastures
a community that is based on domesticating grazing animals-usually nomadic
68
Which Muslim Empire ended as a result of World War I?
all of the above
Ottoman
Safavid
Mogul
69
An African society that paid tribute to another state means that they
Gave valuable goods in exchange for protection
Allowed their citizens to be taken as slaves
Paid taxes for importing their trade goods
Freely traded with them
70
What were Indigenous North American cash crops?
Corn
Beans and Squash
All of the above
Surplus crops grown for trade
71
Which of the following formed the wealth of African empires before European colonization?
gold and agricultural products
iron and bronze
all of the above
enslaved peoples
72
Which of the 5 major world religions originated in Northern India?
Buddhism
Judaism and Christianity
red and yellow only
Hinduism
73
Occupation is
The action of taking control of a territory by military force
The process of one nation dividing another nation into parts
The dispersion or spread of a people form their homeland
74
Diplomacy is...
an assembly group or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion
a type of bird often eaten as tradition in the safavid empire
nonviolent method of influencing the decisions of gov through negotiation
a business: coordinated, complex, defined by authority/professional control
75
What U.S. Government law allowed Native Americans to relocate, under specific conditions?
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
The Treaty of Assimilation of 1778
The Trail of Tears of 1850
76
how many islands are there in the caribbean sea?
more than 7,000
more than 1,000
more than 10,000
more than 700
77
An agriculturalist society is...
the society that first developed documented language
community whose economy is based on producing/ maintaining crops/ farmland
none of the above
a hostile society
78
Humans are presently thought to have originally come to the Americas by...
Horses across the Beringia land bridge, during an ice age
Foot across the Beringia land bridge, from Russia
Boat across the Bering Sea, from Russia
Foot across the New Mexico desert, from Mexico
79
Conscription is required to enroll people for military service.
False
True
80
The many Sultanates of north, eastern, western, and central Africa indicate the widespread influence of
the Ottoman Turks
the Arab traders
the Jesuit missionaries
the Portuguese traders
81
Indigenous societies from which regions faced removal?
All of the above
Northeast
Great Plains
Southeast
82
Which of the following was one of the key features of the Mali Empire?
kente cloth
Mansa Musa was one of its great leaders
a giant wall around the empire
83
Reincarnation is...
The belief in more than one deity
The belief of rebirth of a soul in a new body
The forgiveness of sin and relief of its consequences
Belief in a single god
84
A frame is...
A particular lens or perspective that information is perceived through
A statement that something is the case
immediate/1st hand account of a topic,from people who had direct experience
A body of persons or entities graded according to rank/ level of authority
85
since societies over the world didnt have written languages,historians look to____to test claims about early societies?
all of the above
Artifacts such as tools and artwork
Oral testimonies
Architectural ruins
86
On this map, which is the Mogul Empire?
The farthest east
The farthest west
The central one
none of the above
87
the columbian exchange began in 1492
True
False
88
Sacred texts of Buddhism include...
The Qu’ran
The Torah
The Tripitaka
The Vedas
89
What did the forces of Cortes and Pizarro have in common?
they were outnumbered by indigenous peoples
all of the above
they were Spanish
they carried Smallpox
90
How big was the Inca Empire at its height?
250,000 people
25 million people
2,500 acres
10-12 million people
91
Sacred texts of Hinduism include...
The Tripitaka
The Qu’ran
The Vedas
The Torah
92
A city is..
a group of close-knit and inter-related families
an organized community living under a unified political system
permanent, densely settled has boundaries people do non-agricultural work
a small town or community, usually in a rural area
93
African warlords came to power because
The slave trade with Europeans brought them guns
Competition between city-states for land led to conflict
The spice trade with Oman made them wealthy
Civil war in the Sahel created a power vacuum
94
Which of the Modern Muslim Empires had greatest dominance over trade?
safavid
ottoman
mogul
none of the above
95
Which of the 5 major world religions are monotheistic?
Judaism and Christianity
Hinduism
blue and yellow only
Islam
96
How did the Safavid Empire welcome foreigners?
They enslaved them as janissaries
They ended the Hindu practice of suttee
They required them to convert to Islam
They employed some in government position
97
Which indigenous society was known for having numerous, frequent, and diverse human sacrifices?
inca
aztec
Haudenosaunee
Iroquois
98
A treaty is...
An association between two or more nations
A written agreement to cease fighting
A formal, written agreement between two sovereign states
A contract for exchange of goods or services
99
In the Columbian Exchange, what items were exchanged from Afro Eurasia to the Americas?
Grains such as wheat, barley and oats
Corn, beans and squash
Oranges, bananas, and peppers
All of the above
100
A hierarchy is...
a succession of rulers of the same line of descent
system/group where people are ranked 1 above the other according on status
a nation considered as a organized political community under one government
a form of government having a chief of state who inherits the position
101
societies of the Great Plains depended upon
Horses
Farming
Bison
Tepees
102
Which of the Caribbean societies was polytheistic with hierarchical roles?
Taino
Arawak
Ciboney
Carib
103
Communication technologies developed by the Inca include:
Codices
Chasqui and quipu
Wampum
all of the above
104
Natural resources abundant in West African kingdoms including Mali, Songhai and Ghana included
gold
ivory
all of the above
iron
105
What sort of artifacts serve as evidence of the trade networks of peoples of the Caribbean?
Quipu
blue and yellow only
Pottery
Ornaments made of stone and animal teeth
106
Which empire required subjects to provide labor to the state in exchange for benefits?
Mississippian
Aztec
Inca
Haudenosaunee
107
war is....
expensive
destructive to communities as well as lives
all of the above
Often fought over territory, resources, religion, or ideology
108
Which society’s people were cave-dwelling?
maori
tiano
ciboney
carib
109
Which of the 5 major world religions originated in the Middle East?
Islam
Judaism and Christianity
blue and yellow only
Hinduism
110
Who made aqueducts, and what are they?
The Aztecs; roads built in the water designed to cross two pieces of land
The Aztecs; a system of pipes, and many other structures that carries water
The Inca; embankments made usually of earth to contain or control water
The Inca; a system of artificial islands built on lakes in Mesoamerica
111
One African society with a cavalry was
Great Zimbabwe
The Abyssinian Empire
The Swahili Coast
The Kingdom of Benin
112
Trading ports on the coasts of Africa led the way to:
All of the above
Arabian and Islamic influence
Colonization by the Portuguese
Establishment of forts with occupying forces
113
A hierarchy is...
immediate/1st hand account of a topic,from people who had direct experience
A statement that something is the case
A body of persons or entities graded according to rank/ level of authority
A system/process that involves a number of persons, groups or organizations
114
The Berlin Conference of 1884-85
all of the above
Stipulated the process for claiming a colony in Africa
Allowed free navigation of the Niger and Congo Rivers
Recognized the Congo State as the property of Leopold II of Belgium
115
Immigrants are...
foreign-born people living in a country without documentation
people who have been forced to leave their country in order to escape war
people who go to another country then they were born in and stay forever
none of the above
116
Which of the Modern Muslim Empires effectively ended the Byzantine Empire, or what was left of the Roman Empire?
Safavid
Ottoman
Umayyad
Mogul
117
Which of the following societies were NOT farmers?
Northeastern, Southeastern, and Southwest
Great Plains, Arctic and Subarctic
inca and Aztec
118
Aztec technology to manage water included...
Canals
all of the above
Bridges
Causeways
119
Which European country dominated West Africa by 1900?
Great Britain
France
Portugal
Italy
120
Akbar promoted religious tolerance in the Mogul Empire by:
Allowing local Hindu princes to stay in control of their provinces
all of the above
Building a school for education and communication about different religions
Abolishing the jizya
121
Many African societies practiced traditional beliefs that included
monotheism and ancestor worship
human sacrifice and cannibalism
cremation and reincarnation
animism and polytheism
122
There was one dominant faith among all early African civilizations.
False
True
123
A network is...
A system/process that involves a number of persons, groups or organizations
A statement that something is the case
immediate/1st hand account of a topic,from people who had direct experience
A body of persons or entities graded according to rank/ level of authority
124
Who made causeways, and what are they?
The Aztecs; a system of pipes, and many other structures that carry water
The Inca; a system of artificial islands built on lakes in Mesoamerica
The Inca; embankments made usually of earth to contain or control water
The Aztecs; roads built in the water designed to cross two pieces of land
125
The Columbian Exchange includes
animals
diseases
ideas
all of the above
126
Sovereignty is...
gov by whole population/any eligible member-often elected by representative
tons of power in hands of leader/someone not lawfully responsible to people
none of the above
A system of thought advocating religion and emphasizing morality
127
What caused the mighty Aztec Empire to fall?
the Sapa Inca died
red and yellow only
the Europeans had more deadly weapons, horses, and smallpox
Meso-American city-states joined with the Europeans
128
On this map, which is the Ottoman Empire?
The central one
The farthest west
The farthest east
none of the above
129
A council is...
a business: coordinated, complex, defined by authority/professional control
none of the above
an assembly group or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion
a type of bird often eaten as tradition in the safavid empire
130
Many of the indigenous peoples of the Americas knew about each other before the arrival of the Europeans.
False
True
131
Democracy is...
gov by whole population/any eligible member-often elected by representative
A system of thought advocating religion and emphasizing morality
none of the above
tons of power in hands of leader/someone not lawfully responsible to people
132
By the beginning of World War I in 1914, what portion of Africa had been colonized?
25%
66%
75%
90%
133
Who were the zamindars?
Chief minister to the Sultan
An elite guard recruited from the local Christian population
Local official--collects taxes, maintains law, responsible to the Emperor
A group of religious advisors
134
Who were the ulema?
A group of religious advisors
An elite guard recruited from the local Christian population
Elephant handlers for the Shah
Chief minister to the Sultan
135
A society that has a cavalry uses ______________.
Navigation technology in warfare
Gunpowder in its weapons
A military draft to fill its army
Soldiers on horseback
136
Comparison of Native Americans(Great Plains) before-after the arrival of Europeans uses what historical thinking skill
Claim testing
continuity and change over time
Causation
Context
137
Monotheism is...
The belief in more than one deity
Belief in a single god
The belief of rebirth of a soul in a new body
The forgiveness of sin and relief of its consequences
138
3 different types of resources traded by Indigenous North Americans with European and White American settlers include
None of the above
Guns, horses and glass
Gold, silver, and copper
Furs, meat, and pottery
139
A city-state is:
a small town or community, usually in a rural area
an organized community living under a unified political system
none of the above
has: city-surrounding territory-focused on trade-ruled by group of merchant
140
What was the encomienda?
mandatory service in the society of the Inca Empire
A labor contract requiring a person to work without pay for a set time
system Spanish were the legal right force labor indigenous people
141
The Native Americans removed went to ____________________ and many of their children went to _________________________.
West of the Mississippi River, Canada
Reservations, boarding schools
Oklahoma, Florida
142
The Indian Removal Act was created by the US Government with the stated purpose of
Open boarding schools for Native Americans/funding their building/staffing
negotiation to move indians west of the mississippi
Establishing Indian reservations east of the Mississippi River
all of the above
143
a kingdom is...
a country, state, or territory ruled by a monarch
none of the above
system w/ established bureaucracy-often tied to religion/ruled by monarch
a territory ruled by an Islamic, especially Ottoman leader
144
what did columbus promise to the king and queen of spain after his 1st voyage to what he thought were the "West Indies"
gold
all of the above
slaves
spices
145
a state is...
a small town or community, usually in a rural area
an organized community living under a unified political system
permanent, densely settled has boundaries people do non-agricultural work
has: city-surrounding territory-focused on trade-ruled by group of merchant
146
The action or period of taking control of a territory by military force is known as...
militia
terrorism
occupation
conquest
147
A primary source is...
A statement that something is the case
immediate/1st hand account of a topic,from people who had direct experience
A system/process that involves a number of persons, groups or organizations
A body of persons or entities graded according to rank/ level of authority
148
which of the people of the caribbean are known as warlike and rumored to be cannibals?
maori
carib
tiano
ciboney
149
Which was the most powerful Ottoman Sultan?
Shah Jahan
Shah Ismail
Aurangzeb
Suleyman I
150
according to the archaeological record, when did humans migrate to the islands of the carribean?
500 BCE
17,000 BCE
blue and yellow
5,000 BCE
151
Petroglyphs were used only by the Aztecs.
True
False
152
The first European empire to establish a colony in Africa was
Portugal
Denmark
Spain
France
153
A claim is...
A system/process that involves a number of persons, groups or organizations
immediate/1st hand account of a topic,from people who had direct experience
A body of persons or entities graded according to rank/ level of authority
A statement that something is the case
154
Which society lived in the taiga and hunted caribou?
Arctic/Subarctic
Great Plains
southwestern
Northeastern
155
Which indigenous society was known for its extensive and effective multi-layered government administration?
Iroquois
Aztec
Haudenosaunee
inca
156
People of what Native American societies lived in multi-storey houses made of stone?
Haudenosaunee
Mississippian
Great Plains
Puebloan
157
The Safavid empire lasted...
About 220 years
About 620 years
none of the above
About 330 years
158
A dynasty is...
a form of government having a chief of state who inherits the position
a succession of rulers of the same line of descent
a nation considered that is an organized community with one government
a system in which people or groups are ranked according to status
159
How big was the Aztec Empire at its height?
250,000 people
25 million people
80,000 people
5-6 million people
160
Wampum is the name for an artifact...
made by societies of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America
made by the Inca
made to keep track of accounting, taxes, and other numerical data
featuring different colors of knotted string
161
Nomadic means:
roaming from place to place frequently, without a fixed pattern of movement
related to one another, especially by birth
several generations of rulers from the same family or group
original to a country or locality; native
162
Which of the following societies used imagery (drawing, painting, or carving) to record information?
Aztec
Mississippian societies of SE North America
Societies of SW North America
all of the above
163
What is the “danger of a single story” in History?
It creates stereotypes
It is incomplete
All of the above
It robs people of their dignity
164
The Aztec Empire was...
located across central MesoAmerica, mostly in present-day Mexico
located along the north coast of South America
located in present day Texas
located on the Yucatan Peninsula of MesoAmerica
165
The Mogul Empire was successful in ruling a large, mostly Hindu population because:
They allowed local princes to retain rule
They had strong, clear, administrative structures
They allowed the practice of religions other than Islam
all of the above
166
Animism is...
The belief that plants, animals and inanimate objects have a soul or spirit
Belief in a single god
The forgiveness of sin and relief of its consequences
The belief of rebirth of a soul in a new body
167
What was the most impactful factor in Cortes’s conquest of the Aztecs?
the capital of the Aztec Empire was on an island
guns
horses
diseases such as smallpox
168
A bureaucracy is..
an assembly group or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion
none of the above
a business: coordinated, complex, defined by authority/professional control
a type of bird often eaten as tradition in the safavid empire
169
Which North American society was forced to abandon its settlements because of climate events?
Northeastern
Southeastern
Great Plains
Southwestern
170
A sultanate is...
system w/ established bureaucracy-often tied to religion/ruled by monarch
a country, state, or territory ruled by a monarch
a territory ruled by an Islamic, especially Ottoman leader
none of the above
171
how did columbus describe the native people he encountered on his first voyage?
blue and yellow
fearful and timid
warlike and suspicious
guidless and honest
