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1
The ruler of the Yuan Empire in China
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
2
Although it includes concepts like karma and reincarnation, it does not utilize the caste system. Ajiva & Jiva
Buddhism
Islam
Jainism
Hinduism
3
In the wake of the Arab conquest, Islam swept across what part of Africa?
Kalahari desert
northern Africa
southeastern Africa
southwestern Africa
4
What led to internal conflict in Islam after the death of Muhammad?
On two separate occasions Muhammad named different caliphs
The acceptance of non-Muslims in society
Muhammad had not named a successor nor advised how to choose
Followers could not agree on future military conquests
5
Culture change can occur as a result of
invention
All of the above
Cultural diffusion
Exinction
6
Name the country #28
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Netherlands
7
Works of synthesis and interpretation based on materials sourced from firsthand accounts
primary
secondary
8
Name the country #4
France
Portugal
Spain
Germany
9
The Mediterranean Sea connects Africa to what two continents
Asia & Europe
Turkey & Spain
Asia & South America
Europe & Turkey
10
What concept was the belief in "divine right" used to support?
waging war for religious purposes
absolute rule
separation of church and state
freedom of religion
11
Which of the following tools is more useful for learning about prehistory than history?
secondary sources
radiocarbon dating
records of trade
diaries and journals
12
He eventually became the Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama
Kublai Khan
Gandhi
Ashoka
13
A general increase in prices and fall of the purchasing power of money
regression
inflation
deflation
escalation
14
To attempt to justify with logical reasons. Self-deception
rationalization
incentive
specialize
indigenous
15
Which of the following words is not like the others?
native
aboriginal
colonial
Indigenous
16
Name of country #11
Mali
Nigeria
Sudan
Chad
17
Name of country #3
Mali
Angola
Algeria
Nigeria
18
Why did the Crusades begin?
The Byzantine Emperor hated the Germans and wanted revenge
knights needed to prove themselves in the world
The Byzantine Emperor asked the Pope to help him fight the Turks
The Pope decided to move his seat of power to Rome
19
How is much of African history preserved?
written record
Oral tradition
flint knapping
daguerreotype
20
The first _____was called by Constantine & the purpose was to unify the message of Christianity
Assembly of Bishops
Edict of Nantes
Council of Claremont
Council of Nicaea
21
The "untouchables" in the caste system
Sudras
Vaisyas
Brahmins
dalits
22
What Ocean supported the trading network on the
East coast
of Africa?
Mediterranean
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
23
Much of our knowledge of early sub-Saharan African society comes from accounts written by
ordinary African people
foreign visitors
religious elites
Wealthy African kings
24
The Black Death was brought to Europe in 1347 by
flea-infested rats that swam across the Mediterranean Sea
merchant ships traveling from the Black Sea to Sicily
soldiers returning home from the Crusades
chronic malnourishment caused by the Great Famine
25
A church is to Christianity as a_______________is to Islam
Cathedral
Mosque
Synagogue
Temple
26
The Statute of Laborers stated that peasants could be paid higher wages after the Black Death
True
False
27
Moksha is to Hinduism as _____________is to Buddhism
Nirvana
Samsara
Karma
Ashoka
28
97% of these people are Muslim
Arabs
Shi'ites
Sufis
Sunnis
29
Traders spread _________________ to the area south of the Sahara
Islam
metal working
The Roman numeral system
written language
30
__________societies tend to be more egalitarian than larger ones
urban
First-world
industrialized
hunter-gatherer
31
Which group of people followed chivalry as their code of honor?
lords
vassals
serfs
knights
32
Human culture is
All of the above
inherited genetically from our parents
only found in the most developed societies
entirely learned
33
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all polytheistic religions
True
False
34
A particular attitude or way of viewing something. Point of view.
hierarchy
egalitarian
incentive
perspective
35
The economic principle explaining why laborers could demand higher wages after the Black Death
Law of Supply and Demand
Law of profit disclosure
Law of insecure investments
Law of diminishing returns
36
Name the country #9
Germany
Portugal
Spain
Poland
37
Toward what city do Muslims pray?
Medina
Baghdad
Jerusalem
Mecca
38
What did the Magna Carta guarantee?
That the king DID NOT have to follow the same laws as everyone else
That the king DID have to follow the same laws as everyone else
that the king was next in line to God
That the Pope was the true ruler of England
39
Of the four events below which occurred first in chronological order?
The fall of the Eastern Roman Empire
The fall of the Western Roman Empire
The Black Death
Charlemagne's Coronation
40
As a way of dealing with the rising cost of labor, aristocrats pressured English Parliament to
tax the wealthy and use the money to pay peasants
issue land grants to dukes and counts
pass the Statute of Laborers
imprison the serfs that demanded higher wages
41
They help inform current and future generations about African history through stories and music
Animists
griots
Elders
Clerics
42
Name of country #8
Nigeria
Mali
Chad
Niger
43
Which of the following is study of past societies through an analysis of material remains?
paleontology
Archaeology
history
Biology
44
Where and when was the feudal system in place?
Egypt in the 16th century
Ancient Rome
Europe during the Middle Ages
Europe during the Renaissance
45
What does it mean if an African society is matrilineal?
men inherit the land through their mothers
females inherit the wealth of the family
Children trace their ancestors through their mothers
women have all the authority
46
The crusade that was inspired by and partially led by Peter Hermit
1st Crusade
The People's Crusade
3rd Crusade
4th Crusade
47
Process by which an idea from one culture spreads to different cultures is cultural diffusion
True
False
48
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Muhammad, plus the four "rightly guided" caliphs
The various divisions of Islam
The major duties required of Muslims
The times during a day that a Muslim must pray
49
The appointment of religious officials by secular rulers
lay investiture
simony
heresy
fief reform
50
This embroidered cloth depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England
The Battle of Hastings
William the Conqueror
Bayeux Tapestry
The Norman Invasion
51
In the 14th century, Zimbabwe prospered as a result of its
grain trade with Egypt
porcelain trade with China
salt trade with Ghana
gold trade with Swahili traders
52
The goal of the inquisitor was to obtain
a confession
torture
a laugh
property
53
What was main idea behind feudalism?
Land for labor
To stop the spread of Islam
To diversify the job market
Make education available to all
54
An ________is someone who wants to ban the use of icons in religious devotion or worship
introvert
Bedouin
iconoclast
Imagineer
55
Rural life is synonymous with "city life."
False
True
56
Church followers felt that the Inquisition was justified in order to save the souls of
widows
vassals
heretics
clerics
57
All of the following are examples of culture
EXCEPT
A chimpanzee using a stick to "fish" for termites
Shaking hands when you meet someone
wearing a cap and gown to graduation
fight or flight response to a dangerous/stressful situation