Social Studies Exam 1

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How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conquerer

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he led the mongols in conquering much of Asia

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what was true of the mongol empire

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created the largest

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what did the Kamikaze, or divine wind do for Japan?

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helped them overcome he mongols

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what did Japenese worshippers combine with Buddhism

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shinto

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what happened during the Pax Mongolica

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mongols imposed stability and law and order across much of Eurasia

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what created an intelligent capable governing class in China

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Civil Service act

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what resulted from the interaction of nomads and settled societies

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rise of the mongols

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what was japans response to its first contact with chinese culture.

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they adopted chinasculture and traditions

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what do muslims beleive about Muhammad

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he was the messenger of Allah

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the academic subject developed by al-khwarizmi and originally called al-jaabr is known by what name today?

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algebra

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toward whact city do muslims pray?

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mecca

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what are the 5 pilars of islam

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faith, alms,fasting,pilgrimage

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what system of law regulates the family life, moral conduct, and the business and community life of Muslims?

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shari'a

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how were conduered peoples treated by the muslim empire?

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allowed them to follow their religon

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what was the preffered method of muslim scientists?

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conducting experiments

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who did muslims consider the "people of the book"?

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christians and jews

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what was the main difference between the Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam

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shi'a was the part of Ali. Sunni were the followers of Muhammad

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which of the following was the chie means of social and political organization in Afirican stateless societies?

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lineage

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the swahili language developed from a mixture of what language

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Arabic & Bantu

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what did Portugals initial interest in Africa mostl seem to concern

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sea route to india

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how did the rulers of Ghana grow rich?

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they grew rich by taxing the goods that traders carried threw their territory

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what people broke away from Mali's empire and gained control of the all-important trade routes?

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songhai

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viking raids eventually ceased because of several factors, including the fact that...

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they gradually excepted christianity

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the bagain made between a lord and a vassal was..

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fief

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why did learning decline during the last years of Roman Empire

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few people besides preists and other church officaials were literate

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what were the forces holding feudal society together

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rights and obligations

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what was the chief goal of the crusaders

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to regain the holy land

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what was the effect of the three field system

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more plants and foods were produced

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what was the name of the legislative body of medieval England

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parliament

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duing the late middle ages where were most serfs likely to search for freedom

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towns

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what was the purpose of the reconquista

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to drive muslims out of spain

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whose rights did the magna carta originally intend to defend

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nobles

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what did the decisions of the English royal courts of justice create

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common law

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what was one negative effect of the crusaders that has continued to the present

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negative feelings between the muslims and christians

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whcih developments did the most to end the middle ages.

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hundred years war

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what was the renissance a rebirth of

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art and literature

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what was one of john calvins major teachings

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predestination

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wha was an important effect of the invention of the printing press

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literacy rates increased

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in the 1400s what was the most important trade good from the east

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spices and other luxury goods

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bartolomeau dias captained the 1st european ship to sail what route

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the southern tip of africa

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by the 1700s which nations East India Company dominated the indian ocean trade

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dutch

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which european country was the leader in developing and applying 15th century sailing innovaitons

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portugal

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why was the caravel an important development in navigation

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could sail against the wind

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why was Zheng he important?

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lead all 7 voyages

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what was the main economic activity in New France

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trade

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waht was the purpose of most of the joint stock companies of the 1500s and 1600s

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american colonization

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as a part o the columbian exchange which of the following was carried west across the atlantic

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grains, livestock, disease, fruits, sugar cane

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according to the policy of mercantilism how could a nation increase its wealth

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sold more goods than they bought