Government officials during the Nara period were hired because they

were nobles from powerful families

How did the harsh desert climate affect the early arabs who lived there?

They formed tribes to help them survive

Which of the following was an effect of the Black Death in Western Europe

Peasants began to pay rent instead of providing services

Which of the following was one effect of the Crusades on Western Europe

Wealthy Europeans began to demand eastern goods

How did Neo-Confucicianism help strengthen the government during the Tang and Song dynasties?

expected followers to be active in society and help others

What did Thomas Aquinas teach?

Natural law gives people certain basic rights

What did the Japanese emperor do in 1192 to prevent the Minamoto family from taking the throne?

He gave Minamoto Yorimoto the title of shogun

During the Ming Dynasty, why did officials sometimes take a census?

to collect taxes more accurately

Which of the following statements BEST describes African society?

People often lived in large extended families

Which of the following is considered a legacy of the Roman Empire?

the republic form of government

Zheng He's trading voyages took him to

Southeast Asia, India, and East Africa

Merchants were well respected in Muslim culture because they

created wealth and were skilled in business

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1
Under which king was English common law established?
Edward II
Henry II
John
William I
2
Government officials during the Nara period were hired because they
did well on examinations
were nobles from powerful families
were friends of the emperor
were related to the emperor
3
How did the harsh desert climate affect the early arabs who lived there?
They became merchants and traders
They lived in caves
They moved closer to Asia Minor
They formed tribes to help them survive
4
Which of the following was an effect of the Black Death in Western Europe
food prices increased leading to more starvation
Demand for workers declined and wages fell
Peasants began to pay rent instead of providing services
demand for workers increased so much that serfs became slave
5
Which of the following was one effect of the Crusades on Western Europe
Christians and Muslims united
Wealthy Europeans began to demand eastern goods
Feudalism became a stronger institution
The economy suffered and trade was no longer possible
6
According to Confucius, what do good governments depend on?
wise leaders
educated citizens
frugal rulers
powerful military
7
How did Neo-Confucicianism help strengthen the government during the Tang and Song dynasties?
It encouraged physical labor more than education
This new form of Confucianism helped people escape suffering
expected followers to be active in society and help others
people should be more concerned about the afterlife
8
What did Thomas Aquinas teach?
Government needs to make all of society's laws
Reason, cannot discover truths about the physical universe
Natural law gives people certain basic rights
No agreement between Aristotle and Christian teachings
9
In the 1400s, after the emperor stopped voyages of exploration, China
produced warships for the Mongols
became isolated
exported cotton and spices
increased trade with Europe
10
Muslims, Jews, and Christians have a common belief in
fasting
pilgrimage
gods and godesses
one God
11
Which people's migrations helped spread culture across medieval Africa?
Bantu
Portugese
Yoruba
Ndongo
12
What did the Japanese emperor do in 1192 to prevent the Minamoto family from taking the throne?
he declared war against the Minamoto family
He gave Minamoto Yorimoto the title of shogun
He persuaded the Mongols to side with him
He declared a state of emergency and shut down government
13
During the Ming Dynasty, why did officials sometimes take a census?
to help them recruit soldiers
to count civil servants
to give land to farming families
to collect taxes more accurately
14
Who was the Persian doctor who showed how diseases were spread from person to person?
Ibn Khaldun
al-Razi
Omar Khayyam
Ibn Sina
15
Which of the following statements BEST describes African society?
Families traced their ancestry through fathers
Younger people were more powerful than older members
The oral history of the village was neglected
People often lived in large extended families
16
Which of the following is considered a legacy of the Roman Empire?
belief that not everyone is equal under the law
the republic form of government
the rapid growth of islam
expanded use of the greek language
17
Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote this book about a Japanese prince
Samurai Warrior
The tale of Heike
The tale of Genji
A Shogun Tale
18
The geography of the city of Constantinople made it an excellent location for
fishing and trade
forestry and mining
agriculture
raising livestock
19
Zheng He's trading voyages took him to
Southeast Asia, India, and East Africa
the Americas
Japan and Korea
Europe
20
Which of the world's major religions did the prophet Muhammad bring to Arabia?
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
21
The Qur'an provides Muslims with guidlelines for
schools
commerce
daily life
farming
22
In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing high-ranking
trade leaders
military leaders
political leaders
church officials
23
Merchants were well respected in Muslim culture because they
also served as religious leaders
were born into the upper class
created wealth and were skilled in business
held high government positions
24
In Europe's feudal system
vassals pledged loyalty to a lord in exchange for protection
armored knights fought on horseback
all of the above
serfs farmed the fields of the manor
25
In 1095, Pope Urban II called for a crusade, or holy war, against the
Jews
Muslim Turks
Mongols
Kievan Rus

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