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1. Identify the three earliest centers of civilization:

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2. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in

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3. Which idea was share by the ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations?

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4. Dynasty means a succession of rulers:

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5. Nationalism is best defined as:

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6. During the Neolithic Revolution.

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7. An item that Europeans purchased from Asia fro health reasons was:

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8. When nationalism results in one nation dominating another it is called:

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9. Both Japan and China decided to limit trade with Europe during much of the 16th and 17th centuries because of the Japanese and the Chinese.

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10. A turning point for human society during the Stone Age was:

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11. The New Testament is to Christianity as the:

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12. The main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950 was to:

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13. The Sung Empire became extremely wealthy because:

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14. African kingdoms sold slaves to traders, who sold them to Spanish and Portuguese buyers. The slaves were needed because:

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15. Apartheid was ended in South Africa because of:

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16. One effect that mountain ranges, rain forests, and river systems have had on Latin America has been to:

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17. A result of the diversity of environments in sub-Saharan Africa is:

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18. Pan-Africanism was a movement.

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19. The Colombian Exchange refers to the movement across the Atlantic Ocean of:

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20. The Sepoy Mutiny, the Boer War, and the Boxer Rebellion are similar in that all three:

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21. To insure that government officials were honest and well educated, Tang emperors relied on a civil-service examination based on:

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22. The African region where most slaves were taken to and transported from was:

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23. From the perspective of the North Vietnamese, the war in Vietnam in the 1960's was a battle between:

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24. Which is an accurate statement about Japan's natural resources?

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25. Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all grew wealthy and powerful because of their:

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26. A lasting impact of the pre-Columbian civilizations of Latin America was that these cultures:

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27. The Mongols conquered other peoples and established several long-lasting dynasties because of their:

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28. Before China influenced Japan, one could describe the Japanese as:

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29. The need for raw materials and markets, nationalism, and the concept of the "White Man's Burden" led to:

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30. The superiority of Western military technology was demonstrate by the:

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31. Examples of Chinese nationalism would be:

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32. The oldest known type of belief system in the world:

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33. Japan became a model for modernization and technological development because:

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34. The Malian king Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. His trip was recorded and he was honored everywhere he traveled because

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35. Spanish colonial society was organized into four social classes. From highest to lowest, what were they?

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36. Disputes between India and Pakistan are of concern to the rest of the world because both:

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37. Periods of genocide occurred in:

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38. The Chinese Mandate of Heaven was used:

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39. The main reason the Chinese Communists gained control of mainland China in 1949 was that:

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40. Which religion does not preach reincarnation?

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41. Shinto is most similar to:

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42. In both the kingdom of Zimbabwe and Japan, the ruler:

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43. The Berlin Conference illustrated that:

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44. The greatest difference between Lao-tzu and Confucius was their views on:

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45. The Ming Dynasty's expansion of Chinese influence and long-range trade resulted from:

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46. One similarity between the cultures of traditional China and traditional Japan was that

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47. Japanese nobles reacted to the growth of Western imperialism and the opening of China by:

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48. The caste system influenced traditional rural Indian society by

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49. The encomienda system in New Spain allowed landholders to:

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50. The development of the newly independent African nations was hampered by:

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Identify the three earliest centers of civilization:
Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in
Which idea was share by the ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca...
Dynasty means a succession of rulers:
Nationalism is best defined as:
During the Neolithic Revolution.
An item that Europeans purchased from Asia fro health reasons was:
When nationalism results in one nation dominating another it is...
Both Japan and China decided to limit trade with Europe during much of...
A turning point for human society during the Stone Age was:
The New Testament is to Christianity as the:
The main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950 was...
The Sung Empire became extremely wealthy because:
African kingdoms sold slaves to traders, who sold them to Spanish and...
Apartheid was ended in South Africa because of:
One effect that mountain ranges, rain forests, and river systems have...
A result of the diversity of environments in sub-Saharan Africa is:
Pan-Africanism was a movement.
The Colombian Exchange refers to the movement across the Atlantic...
The Sepoy Mutiny, the Boer War, and the Boxer Rebellion are similar in...
To insure that government officials were honest and well educated,...
The African region where most slaves were taken to and transported...
From the perspective of the North Vietnamese, the war in Vietnam in...
Which is an accurate statement about Japan's natural resources?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all grew wealthy and powerful because of...
A lasting impact of the pre-Columbian civilizations of Latin America...
The Mongols conquered other peoples and established several...
Before China influenced Japan, one could describe the Japanese as:
The need for raw materials and markets, nationalism, and the concept...
The superiority of Western military technology was demonstrate by the:
Examples of Chinese nationalism would be:
The oldest known type of belief system in the world:
Japan became a model for modernization and technological development...
The Malian king Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. His...
Spanish colonial society was organized into four social classes. From...
Disputes between India and Pakistan are of concern to the rest of the...
Periods of genocide occurred in:
The Chinese Mandate of Heaven was used:
The main reason the Chinese Communists gained control of mainland...
Which religion does not preach reincarnation?
Shinto is most similar to:
In both the kingdom of Zimbabwe and Japan, the ruler:
The Berlin Conference illustrated that:
The greatest difference between Lao-tzu and Confucius was their views...
The Ming Dynasty's expansion of Chinese influence and long-range...
One similarity between the cultures of traditional China and...
Japanese nobles reacted to the growth of Western imperialism and the...
The caste system influenced traditional rural Indian society by
The encomienda system in New Spain allowed landholders to:
The development of the newly independent African nations was hampered...
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