Which of the following most directly led to world populations going up about 3000BCE?

Spread of new agricultural practices

Which of the following accurately describes a typical Sumerian city?

City locations were chosen based on access to water

Which of the following is the most significant result of the rule of Asoka?

Buddhism spread through East and South Asia

Technological advances and wealth were characteristics of which contemporaneous civilizations?

Abbassid Dynasty and Song China

Which regions did the Byzantine Empire lie at the crossroads of?

Mediterranean, Asia, Middle East

What would best explain the information on this chart?

Improvements and diffusion of agricultural practices

Which of the following best describes Mesoamerica around 200CE?

Teotihuacan and Mayan civilizations rose

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1
The founding of cities across the Middle East and Asia by Alexander the Great helped facilitate
Development of guilds in Chinese society
The cultural isolation of East Asia
Roman and Chinese armies interacting peacefully
Growth of Silk Road trade
2
Which of the following most directly led to world populations going up about 3000BCE?
Development and understanding of medical techniques
Warfare between early civilizations decreased
Spread of new agricultural practices
Environmental changes
3
Into which region did Islam and Hinduism spread as a result of trade?
Indonesia
Japan
China
Pakistan
4
Into which region had significant Islamic influence NOT spread by the 13th century?
Southeast Asia
South Asia
Northern Africa
Eastern Europe
5
Which of the following did not develop extensive writing systems?
Mayans
Phoenicians
Incas
Sumerians
6
Which of the following accurately describes a typical Sumerian city?
Was built near existing temples
They were typically safe from hostile nomads
City locations were chosen based on access to water
There were virtually no social classes or distinctions
7
Which of the following is the most significant result of the rule of Asoka?
The end of the Period of the Warring States
The Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade became integrated
The development of law codes known as Edicts
Buddhism spread through East and South Asia
8
Which of the following is NOT remembered best as an explorer and traveler?
Zheng He
Marco Polo
Ibn Battuta
Mansa Musa
9
Technological advances and wealth were characteristics of which contemporaneous civilizations?
Western Europe and the Mayans
Great Zimbabwe and Achaemanid Persia
Abbassid Dynasty and Song China
Mali and Mauryan India
10
This map shows the extent of which of the following?
The Mongols
Ibn Battuta's Travels
Russian Empire
The Ming Dynasty
11
Which regions did Indian Ocean trade in luxury items connect from 300BCE - 300CE?
Oceania and China
East Africa and Rome
Rome and China
India and Persia
12
Vedic literature and writings are most associated with which of the following?
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Hinduism
13
This temple with Hindu influence would be found where?
Souteast Asia
China
India
Middle East
14
Which regions did the Byzantine Empire lie at the crossroads of?
North Africa, Asia, Western Europe
India, Mediterranean, Asia
Mediterranean, Asia, Middle East
Middle East, Asia, North Europe
15
The breakup of central governments in Europe and China during the 3rd-5th centuries resulted in
Economic prosperity for former peasants
The development of new agricultural practices
The rise of feudal states
The decline of the Roman and Byzantine Empires
16
What was a common unifying feature of postclassical sub-Saharan African societies?
Conversion to Islam by elites
Bantu linguistic roots
Economies based on interregional trade
Matriarchal (female) power
17
What would best explain the information on this chart?
Improvements and diffusion of agricultural practices
Climate change lead to warmer temps
Improved understanding of science and medicine
There was a decline in wars
18
This map shows the extent of which of the following?
Han China
Mongol Empire
Mauryan India
Zhou China
19
Which of the following best describes Mesoamerica around 200CE?
Mayan Empire went into decline for unknown reasons
Olmec culture began a resurgence after a long decline
Teotihuacan and Mayan civilizations rose
Cultural diffusion with the peoples of South America began
20
Which of the following religions are both monotheistic?
Hinduism and Islam
Islam and Judaism
Judaism and Confucianism
Buddhism and Christianity

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