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Although Greece is described as "resource poor" in the chapter, it economically prospered

Which of the following Chinese customs did the Japanese choose not to implement?

Choose the nation below that has NOT made the demographic transition.

Muhammad's revelations from the angel Gabriel are compiled in a book called

Confucianism spread to East Asia with the spread of

What 2 nations began a maritime revolution that profoundly altered the course of world history?

The Great Western Schism originated over

In 1947 India and Pakistan went to war over the

The English Civil War started when

In 1453, the Ottoman armies attacked Constantinople and brought an end to

What event was the catalyst for the space race?

One of the main reasons for the decline of the Roman Republic was

Hinduism can be described as an evolution of the Vedic religions because

Generally, the Atlantic African slave trade was based on a partnership between

The Hanseatic League was based in

Why is the Gupta Empire described as a "theater-state"?

Which Italian city-state became a commercial rival and military foe of the Ottoman Empire?

In the eighteenth century, West Indian plantations were controlled by a plantocracy,

Indian poetic hymns dedicated to the various deities and describing sacred practices is the

The greatest Romanov tsar was

What effect did European horses have on the Americas?

Louis XVI was unable to extract tax concessions from the French elite & was forced to call the:

The different regional networks of the Indian Ocean trade were tied together by

After uniting Media and Persia, Cyrus conquered

The National Revolutionary Party (PNR) in 1928 in Mexico

How did the English&French American colonies differ from Spanish&Portuguese American colonies?

Among the Byzantines' cultural achievements is (are)

The Ming Empire attempted to create new Indian Ocean contacts by

Which of the following were New World foods that revolutionized Old World agriculture?

What supports that Pacific islands were settled because of planned expeditions by Polynesians?

Mao Zedong's 1958 Great Leap Forward was a plan designed to

In Roman society

In 1592, after years of civil war, Hideyoshi

Narratives such as Marco Polo's created a European

When Li Zicheng overthrow Beijing, the Ming empire turned for help to whom?

By 1500, the English Parliament

The term city-state refers to

The first metal that was widely used by the Mesopotamians was:

The Treaty of Verdun resulted in

Both Argentina and Brazil had

Ships in the Indian Ocean were better prepared for long-distance travel than the Greeks because

Chartered companies were

The Agricultural Revolutions occurred in which era?

What motivated Mesopotamian conquests of far-reaching territories?

The most important African network of cultural exchange can be described as

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was a

Which of the following statements about the Magna Carta is not true?

For a period of over 60 years, Rome fought a war of expansion with which people?

The principal reason for human sacrifice among the Aztecs was

Which sect of Buddhism was connected with the Tang dynasty?

To promote his ideas, Luther used

Mercantilism is

In addition to sailing up the Pacific coast early Amerindians from South America also colonized

The "clockwise" network of trade in the Atlantic was known as the

The largest, most technologically advanced ship in the Indian Ocean was the Chinese

The 6th century BCE Athenian politician who divided the polis into four political classes was:

A significant military threat to western Europe in the late 8^th century came from:

The challenge to the church and its supporters was intense and emotional, resulting in

What natural resource provided the incentive to trade for southern Saharan dwellers?

The language of diplomacy and government correspondence in the Mesopotamian regions was

The Mesopotamian writing system is called

The Proclamation of 1763 sought to:

The Soviet-dominated counterpart to NATO was the

Cyrus and his son ruled their empire by following a practical approach of

Information about ancient Israel can be found in the

What prevented the Mongols from invading Japan?

Which of the following is not true about the Crusades?

The emperor Yongle improved the imperial complex built by the Mongols called the

The ultimate spiritual reward in Buddhism is

How did the growth of a centralized Russian Empire affect the peasants?

The Scientific Revolution demonstrated that the workings of the universe could be explained by

Mesopotamian gods were anthropomorphic; meaning that they

In 1555 by the Peace of Augsburg, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V allowed German princes to choose

As independent farmers declined in the later Republic Italian landowners increasingly turned to

The subsequent split of supporters to different caliphs, or successors, divided the umma into

The spread of Islam to lands south of the Sahara came about through

Which of the following statements is not true of Chinese-African contacts ca. 1415-1433?

The greatest change caused by the gradual adoption of agriculture was

In post-WWII the West & some Asian nations grew richer & more powerful most remained poor. Why?

The end of Anglo-Saxon domination in England came in the late 11^th century with:

The spread of Islam to lands south of the Sahara came about through

One difference between the Ottoman and Iranian states was that the Iranian state was based on

Cultural blending assoc. with expansion&spread of Islam from 1200-1500 can be seen by examining

TheCommittee of Public Safety was formed under leadership of Maximilien Robespierre in order to

One of the most important contributions made by Gupta intellectuals was the

The homeland of the Assyrian Empire was in

The foundations for Indian civilization were laid in which age?

Many historians credit the pharaoh Akhenaten with

After the city of Mecca surrendered to Muhammad, he established a new state based on a

The benefit of chinampas was:

Mansa Kankan Musa made a famous pilgrimage that

The "tulip period" in the Ottoman Empire was one in which Ottomans:

Why did the peoples of the New World lack immunity to the diseases of the Europeans?

What type of writing did the Maya have?

What event turned Pakistan and India into bitter enemies in the 20^th century?

Martin Luther insisted that the only way to salvation was through

The Marshall Plan

The great vision of the Shari'a is an umma with

The father of history in the Western tradition is

In 1453, the Ottomans conquered which important Christian city?

Muslim religious practice is based on the

An important agent 4 transmitting Europe beliefs language&culture in Spanish America&Brazil was

What city became the new imperial capital of the Roman Empire in 324 C.E.?

The mariners involved in the Indian Ocean trade were

In 1265, major divisions emerged between the Mongol khans because

The varna system developed in order to create

What is the underlying message of the cycle of reincarnation?

The Treaty of Nerchinsk

Pan-African cultural patterns may have been shaped by

The Mauryan government united much of India after

Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to Roman expansion?

Gandhi's "unusual" political ideas included

Islamic law

What are the criteria for a human grouping to be considered a "civilization?"

What caused the end of serfdom in western Europe?

The Japanese response to the Society of Jesus or the Jesuits was

The era of the New Kingdom in Egypt is characterized by restoration of Egyptian rule and

An example of some of the rivalry between European powers in the early 17th century was

The Neolithic era is primarily associated with which of the following?

Ho Chi Minh inspired

What prompted the collapse of the USSR?

In what ways was Saddam Hussein's rule of Iraq different from the Ayatollah's rule of Iran?

Who reformed Rome in the third century C.E. and saved it from decline?

What was the political influence of Buddhism in the Tang Empire?

Muhammad's teachings built upon the beliefs of