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The Crusades changed Europe by
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A forcing the Turks to give up Palestine.
B leading to increased trade with Asia.
C again allowing pilgrimages to the Holy Land.
D introducing Europeans to military life.
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Which of the following was not a
source of wealth for Ghana’s rulers?
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A Ghana had its own stores of gold.
B Nearly all trade between northern and southern
Africa passed through Ghana.
C The rulers taxed traders coming into and leaving the
kingdom.
D Ghana had a large, well-equipped army.
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Anasazi cliff dwellings often could only be reached by using removable ladders, which offered protection from
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A floods.
B dust storms.
C enemies.
D disease.
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How do many scientists think people first arrived in North America?
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A After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people came in
large boats.
B During the Ice Age, the sea froze and people crossed
the ice.
C After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people crossed
land.
D During the Ice Age, the sea level dropped and people
crossed land.
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How did the vast Incan Empire address the problems caused by its size?
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A by building thousands of miles of roads
B by dividing its people into self- sufficient communities
C by creating a communication system based on glyphs
D by devising a number system to count the population
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Florence, Genoa, Milan, and Venice were
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A important trading centers in northern Italy.
B wealthy banking centers in Spain.
C places of refuge from bubonic plague and the Black Death.
D cities in Gaul that were conquered by the Franks.
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The Hopewell and Mississippian
mound builders were skilled
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A farmers and traders.
B warriors.
C nomadic sheepherders.
D explorers.
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What are the Olmec best known for?
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A their migratory culture
B their use of stone in architecture and sculpture
C their large paved plazas
D their networks of canals and water control
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The Iroquois became one of the
most powerful Native American
people in North America because
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A they defeated all their enemies in battle.
B their wealth was greater than that of any other people on the
continent.
C their population was the largest of all the Native American
peoples.
D they formed a confederation with other Native American
groups.
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Which of the following was not a
shared belief of Native American
peoples?
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A Spirits lived everywhere.
B Earth and Sky were the sustainers of life.
C Totem poles were central to their religion.
D Land was for the use of everyone in the village.
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Why did Native Americans on the
North American continent not
create large empires like those of
the Aztec and Inca?
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A They lacked the political skills to work together.
B They had little interest in forming large political units.
C They could not overcome the problem of having no common
language.
D They moved from place to place too often to settle in a single
community.
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During the Renaissance, the new
emphasis on people rather than
religion was called
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A intellectualism.
B humanism.
C theism.
D mercantilism.
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What was the basis for Ghana’s
importance as a trade center?
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A salt
B oil
C taxes
D copper
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Who was the author of Republic,
which describes an ideal
government?
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A Aristotle
B Plato
C Socrates
D Sundiata
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Which of the following was the basis
of feudalism in the Middle Ages?
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A Knights held land from a lord in exchange for military
service.
B Kings became the vassals of wealthy landowners.
C Peasants began trading crafts.
D Kings rediscovered the glories of ancient Greece and
Rome.
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Like the kingdom of Ghana, the
kingdom of Mali owed its importance to
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A its supplies of gold.
B the influence of Islam.
C its geographical location.
D the collapse of nearby empires.
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Of the following, which was not a
reason for Mali’s wealth, power, and
fame?
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A Mansa Musa’s leadership
B its emphasis on education
C the expansion of its trade
D the decline of neighboring states
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Which was most responsible for
the spread of knowledge during the
Renaissance?
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A the rediscovery of the classical thinkers of Greece and
Rome
B the movement of scholars from the Byzantine Empire to
Europe
C the development of the printing press and movable type
D the rapid growth of scientific study and discoveries
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What made the slave trade important
to the West African economy?
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A Slavery had existed for centuries in Africa and
elsewhere.
B Slaveholders were ranked by the number of slaves they
owned.
C Arab Muslims became involved in the slave trade.
D Slaves could be traded for valuable goods in North Africa
and the Middle East.
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Which was the biggest influence on
Renaissance thinking?
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A the spread of Islam into Europe
B the ideas of Greece and Rome
C the growth of European farming
D the revolution in weaponry
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What caused the fall of the kingdom of Ghana?
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A Its leaders converted to Islam.
B The Almoravids cut off its trade routes.
C Its army became too weak to defend it.
D Salt ceased to be a valuable commodity.
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Which of the following best defines direct democracy?
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A All citizens participate in government.
B Citizens elect representatives to government.
C Laws are put on public display for all citizens to see.
D Citizens elect the officials who govern them.
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Which of the following did not lead to the decline of feudalism in the Middle Ages?
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A the Black Death
B increased travel and trade
C emergence of a new middle class of artisans and merchants
D the failure of the Crusades
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The kingdom of Ghana was formed by
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A the Berber people of northern Africa.
B the joining of the Mali and Songhai empires.
C the nomadic herders of the Niger River region.
D the banding together of Soninke families for protection.
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The Renaissance had its origins in
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A England.
B France.
C Italy.
D Germany.
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