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The great epic story of the founding of Mali is known as (p. 371 and 377)
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The Legend of Sundiata
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Griots were (p. 371)
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professional singers and storytellers
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The legendary Mali king, Sundiata, built his capital at (p. 371)
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Niani
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Mali became the wealthiest kingdom in sub-Saharan Africa because of its (p. 371)
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his control of the gold trade
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By 1000, most parts of Africa south of the equator had been settled by people speaking what language? (pp. 372)
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bantu
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By the middle of the first millennium B.C.E., the Bantu had mastered ________ metallurgy. (p. 372)
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iron
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The introduction of a new food crop about 400 C.E. encouraged a fresh migratory surge in Africa. The food crop had been first domesticated in southeast Asia and provided a nutritious supplement and allowed the Bantu to expand into forested regions. What was the crop? (p. 372-373)
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bananas
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By 1000 C.E., the population of sub-Saharan Africa had risen to around (p. 373)
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22 million
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In regard to political structure, the early Bantu societies ________________________________________________.
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had no government stateless society
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A Bantu village ruling council was made up of _____________________________________.
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male heads of families
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A Bantu district, which consisted of a group of villages, ________________________. (p. 373)
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had no central government
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The most tightly centralized of the fourteenth-century Bantu kingdoms was (p. 374)
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Kingdom of Kongo
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One of the central factors in the establishment of trans-Saharan trade was the (p. 374-375)
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merchants with camel caravans
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Gao was an important trading center (p. 375)
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a hub of caravan routes across the Sahara
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The most powerful state in west Africa at the time of the arrival of Islam was (p. 375)
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The Kingdom of Ghana
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The capital of the kingdom of Ghana, a major trading center, was (p. 375)
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Koumbi Saleh
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By the tenth century C.E., the kings of Ghana had converted to (p. 376)
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Islam
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Mali would reach its peak during the reign of (p. 377)
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Mansa Musa
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Who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324-1325? (p. 377)
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Mansa Musa
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Swahili is an Arabic term meaning (p. 379)
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coasters
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The Swahili city-states (p. 379-380)
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trade brought wealth to cities governed by a king who supervised trade and organized public life in the region
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The most powerful kingdom in central Africa was (p. 380)
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Zimbabwe
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The term “zimbabwe” originally referred to (p. 380)
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dwelling of a chief, wooden residences
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Just as the kingdoms of west Africa depended on trans-Saharan trade, the kingdoms of east Africa depended on (p.380)
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Indian Ocean trade
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The capital of Zimbabwe was (p. 380)
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Great Zimbabwe
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The conversion to Islam by east African merchants and princes did all of the following EXCEPT (p. 381-382)
a. completely eliminate the animistic religions. b. allow for the formation of alliance with other Islamic princes. c. give a greater sense of legitimacy for east African princes. d. allow for greater trade. e. allowed for greater cooperation with other Islamic merchants. a. completely eliminate the animistic religions. b. allow for the formation of alliance with other Islamic princes. c. give a greater sense of legitimacy for east African princes. d. allow for greater trade. e. allowed for greater cooperation with other Islamic merchants. a. completely eliminate the animistic religions. b. allow for the formation of alliance with other Islamic princes. c. give a greater sense of legitimacy for east African princes. d. allow for greater trade. e. allowed for greater cooperation with other Islamic merchants. |
DID allow for formation with other Islamic provinces, give East African princes a greater sense of legitimacy, and allow for greater trade.
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By the eleventh century, how many different languages were spoken in Africa? (p. 382)
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800
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In the smaller states of sub-Saharan Africa, the chief considerations for determining social position were (p. 382)
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extended families and clans
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In regard to gender issues in sub-Saharan Africa, (p. 383-384)
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men-hard heavy labor, largely monopolized public authority, women enjoyed high honor as the sources of life
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In sub-Saharan Africa, an age grade was (p. 384)
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all individuals within a given community born within a few years of each other preformed tasks appropriate for their levels of development
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Since there was no concept of private ownership of land in sub-Saharan Africa, (p. 384)
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slave ownership formed an important aspect of determining personal wealth
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Historians estimate that between 750 and 1500 C.E., the number of slaves transported north as part of the trans-Saharan slave trade exceeded (p. 385)
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10 million
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The term Zanj refers to (p. 384)
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black slaves from the Swahili coast
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Ali bin Muhammad (p. 384-386)
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rebel slave organized slave force and captured Basra, established a rebel state
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Most sub-Saharan African religions (p. 385)
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monotheistic with lesser gods
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Axum was (p. 386)
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kingdom of Axum located in highlands of modern Ethiopia converted to Christianity
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Ethiopian Christianity (p. 387)
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retained basic Christian theology and rituals, reflected the interests of its African devotees. Believed a large host of evil spirits populate the world
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In the late 1200s, Marco Polo visited the court of (p. 391)
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Khubilai Khan
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Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by the late Byzantine empire? (p. 392-393)
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NOT APROBLEM: the inability of leaders to get the population to practice Christianity
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In 962 C.E., Pope John XII presented the imperial crown to (p. 394)
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Otto of Saxony
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In the high middle ages, the state that seemed to have the most potential to re-create centralized, imperial rule was (p. 394)
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the Holy Roman Empire
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The single biggest obstacle to the rise of a powerful Holy Roman Empire was (p. 394)
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conflict with the papacy, emperors sought to influence the selection of church officials
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The quip that the Holy Roman Empire was “neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire” is attributed to (p. 395)
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Voltaire
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Hugh Capet was crowned King of France by French nobles in 987 (p. 396)
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but it took centuries for the French kings to build a powerful, centralized state
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Which of the following states developed the most centralized political structure in its early stages? (p. 396)
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England
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In 1066, William of Normandy conquered (p. 396)
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England
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In Italy, the political structure was marked by (p. 397)
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a series of city-states and principalities
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Which of the following factors does NOT help explain the increased agricultural production of the high middle ages? (p. 398)
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NOT: government financial support
DOES EXPLAIN: ??? |
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By the year 1300, the population of Europe had risen to around (p. 399)
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79 million
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The high middle ages witnessed (p. 399)
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a resurgence of urbanization
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The revival of urban society was most pronounced in (p. 399)
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Italy
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The Hanseatic League was a trading network that operated in the (p. 400)
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North Sea and Baltic Sea
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The phrase usually associated with the medieval social structure (although too simplistic to actually describe European society during this time period) is (p. 400)
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"those who pray, those who fight, and those who work"
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The guilds of the high middle ages (p. 404)
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almost always admitted women as members
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Central to the philosophy of the high middle ages was the rediscovery of (p. 405)
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Aristotle
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St. Thomas Aquinas (p. 405)
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believed that it was possible to prove rationally that God exists
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During the high middle ages, the most popular saint was (p. 406)
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the Virgin Mary
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The Dominicans and Franciscans (p. 407)
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attacked materialism and allowed no personal possessions
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Who founded the orders of mendicants? (p. 407)
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St. Francis and St. Dominic
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The Waldensians (p. 407-408)
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advocated modest and simple lives
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Newfoundland was discovered around the year 1000 C.E. by the Scandinvian seafarer (410)
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Leif Ericsson
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Which of the following was NOT a crusading order? (p. 407, 410)
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WAS: Templars, Hospitallers, and Teutonic Knights
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The reconquista occurred in (p. 410)
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Spain (the Iberian Peninsula)
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The reconquest of land from the Muslims occurred in (p. 410-411)
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Iberian Peninsula from 1066 to 1492
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During the eleventh century, which of the following locations was captured from Muslims? (p. 410)
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WAS: Sicily; Spain; Mediterranean islands; most of the Iberian Peninsula
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The last surviving Islamic outpost in Spain was (p. 411)
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Granada
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Pope Urban II (p. 411)
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called for a military expedition to retake the Holy Land from the Turks, whom he called infidels.?
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The only crusade that recaptured Jerusalem was the (p. 411)
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First Crusade
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Jerusalem was captured in 1187 by (p. 411)
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Saladin
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Which of the following was a consequence of the fourth crusade? (p. 411-412)
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NOT: a new spirit of cooperation between Constantinople and western Europe
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Which of the following fell to the Turks in 1144? (p. 411)
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The City of Edessa
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The crusades (p. 412)
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increased trade between the eastern and western Mediterranean
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Teotihuacan was (p. 415)
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largest early city in Mesoamerica
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Bernal Díaz del Castillo was (p. 415)
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a spanish soldier
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The most important city of the Toltecs was (p. 417)
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Tula
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The influence of the Maya on the Toltecs can be seen in the similarities between Tula and the Maya city of (p. 417)
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Chichen Itza
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The Toltec state collapsed by around 1175 because (p. 417)
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civil conflict and nomadic incursion
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Mexica (p. 417)
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Aztecs arrived in Mexico, reputation as troublemakers
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The word Aztlán means (p. 417)
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the place of the 7 legendary caves
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The capital of the Aztec empire was (p. 417)
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Tenochtitlan
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The “chinampa system” refers to the (p. 418)
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dredged a rich and fertile much from the lakes bottom and built it up into small plots of fertile land
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By the middle of the fifteenth century, the Mexica had formed a triple alliance with (p. 418)
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Texcoco and Tlacopan
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The Aztec expansion began under (p. 418)
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Itzcoatl
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In the Aztec social hierarchy, most of the honors and rewards went to the (p. 418)
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military elite
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Rulers among the Mexica were chosen by (p. 419)
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most successful warriors
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Women in Aztec society ______________________.
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high honors as mothers of warriors played no public role
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the primary role of women in Mexica society __________________.
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bear children
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A Mexica woman who died in childbirth ___________________________________________. (p. 419)
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great honors celebrated same as if had a son who was a great warrior
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Mexica priests (p. 419-420)
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ranked among military elite
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Most Mexica slaves (p. 420)
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worked as domestic servants
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When the Mexica migrated to central Mexico they (p. 421)
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they spoke the nahuatl language and adopted the culture
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Tezcatlipoca, also known as “the Smoking Mirror”, was (p. 421)
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a powerful figure giver and taker of life and patron deity of warriors
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Most Aztec human sacrifices were in honor of (p. 421)
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Huitzilopochtli
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The Aztecs viewed human sacrifice as a(n) (p. 421)
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essential to world survival
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North American societies (p. 422)
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Pueblo and Navajo (no urbanization & hunter/gatherer socities)
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The Pueblo and Navajo peoples of the American southwest (p. 422)
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tapped river waters to irrigate crops of maize
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The five Iroquois nations were the (p. 422)
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Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca
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Cahokia was the (p. 423)
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largest surviving mound
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The North American Indian societies (p. 423)
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had trade networks and no written language
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The kingdom of Chucuito was located in (p. 424)
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highlands region around lake titicaca
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The capital city of Chimu was (p. 424)
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Chanchan
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The most important ruler in the expansion of the Inca empire was (p. 425)
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Pachacuti
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The Incas, who deliberated state policy in the presence of the mummies of their predecessors, imposed order (p. 425-426)
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by sending loyal subjects as colonists, provided them with land and economic benefits, and established them in garrisons when conquered peoples became uncooperative
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The Inca quipu was (p. 425)
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mnemonic aid consisted of an array of small cords
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The capital of the Inca empire was (p. 425-426)
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Cuzco
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The Inca sun god was (p. 427)
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Inti
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The cultural and religious traditions of the Australian aborigines (p. 429)
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moral dimension, intense concern for immediate environment, ideas didn't spread far, hunting and gathering
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The massive stone palace at Nan Madol was located in the (p. 430)
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on pohnpei in the Caroline Islands
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The Hawaiian class of high chiefs were known as the ____________________.
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ali'I nui
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A marae was ___________________________. (p. 432)
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ceremonial precinct and temple structure
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Ibn Battuta was (p. 435)
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Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan.
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In the five centuries after the year 1000 C.E., the peoples of the eastern hemisphere (p. 436)
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traveled, traded, communicated, and interacted more regularly and intensively than ever before
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Luxury goods of high value relative to their weight (p. 436)
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often traveled overland on the silk roads used since classical times (ex-silk textiles)
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Which of the following cities was NOT a major participant in long-distance trading in the immediate centuries after the year 1000 C.E.? (p. 436-437)
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khanbaliq, Hangzhou, quanzhou, melaka, cambay, samarkand, hormuz, baghdad, caffa, cairo, alexandria, kilwa, constantinople, venice, timbuktu WAS NOT: London, Paris |
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The important trading city of Melaka is located in modern-day (p. 436)
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Malaysia
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The spread of Mongol control (p. 436)
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laid the political foundation for a surge in long-distance trade
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Marco Polo’s stories (p. 437-438)
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influenced other Europeans to visit China
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Khubilai Khan employed Marco Polo in administrative posts (p. 439)
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because he did not trust his Chinese subjects
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According to Marco Polo’s account, he was made governor of the large trading city of (p. 439)
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Yangzhou
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When Pope Innocent IV sent envoys to invite the Mongols to join in an alliance against the Muslims, (p. 439)
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the khans declined and in turn told the Christians to submit to Mongol rule or be destroyed
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Rabban Sauma was (p. 439)
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a Nestorian Christian priest who served as an envoy for the ilkhans
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Rabban Sauma’s journey was designed to (p. 439-440)
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invite the Europeans to join the Persian ilkhans agaist the Muslims
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The sharia (p. 440)
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prescribed religious observances and social relationships based on the Quran
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Ibn Battuta was able to travel so extensively because (p. 440)
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his religious and legal training allowed him to serve as qadi
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Cotton was introduced to west Africa by the (p. 442)
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Muslims
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Which of the following was NOT one of the products that had a new impact during this period of increasing interaction? (p. 442-444)
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NOT: SILK
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Gunpowder had its origins in (p. 444)
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China
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The outbreak of the bubonic plague in the fourteenth century began in (p. 446)
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China
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As a result of the bubonic plague, the population of Europe dropped from seventy-nine million in 1300 to around ________ in 1400. (p. 447)
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60 million
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Which one of the following was NOT a common result of the bubonic plague? (p. 447)
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NOT: a temporary decrease in workers' wages
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The Ming dynasty was founded in 1368 by (p. 447)
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Hongwu
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Hongwu’s philosophy for ruling China was to (p. 447)
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return to the model of traditional Chinese dynasties
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Which of the following was NOT a hallmark of Hongwu’s rule? (p. 447-448)
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NOT: the move to a more decentralized governmental form
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The Yongle Encyclopedia (p. 448)
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a vast encyclopedia that compiled all significant works of Chinese history, philosophy, and literature
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The rise of powerful states in Europe in the fifteenth century was dependent on (p. 448)
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development of fresh sources of finance- taxes levied on citizens, and maintenance of large standing armies supported by state funds
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The marriage of Fernando of Aragon and Isabel of Castile (p. 449)
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united the two wealthiest and most important Iberian realms
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The reconquista was (p. 449)
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was completed by christian forces under Fernando and Isabel (the Catholic kings) by conquering the kingdom of Granada
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Central to Renaissance thought was a(n) (p. 451)
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that it reflected the continuing development of a sophisticated urban society in western Europe. drew inspiration from classical Greek and Roman artists
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The dome on the cathedral of Florence was designed by (p. 451)
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Filippo Brunelleschi
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Which of the following is NOT representative of Renaissance art? (p. 451)
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NOT: introduction of abstract painting as an artistic genre
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The most important of the humanistic thinkers was (p. 451)
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Erasmus
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Humanist moral philosophers believed that (p. 451)
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it was possible to lead a morally virtuous life while participating actively in the affairs of the world
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Zheng He was (p. 453-455)
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an admiral who led 7 expeditions for the Ming dynasty
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The nation that led the way in early European exploration was (p. 455-456)
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Portugal
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The Portuguese mariner who reached India in 1498 was (p. 457)
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Vasco da Gama/ Portuguese
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