Question by jjm78624: World History help (((answer check)))?
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1. The economic security of the Inca Empire was based on
A. extensive trade with the Aztec Empire.
B. intensive maize farming.
C. environmental diversity.
D. a horizontal compilation of terra firma
2. How did the rulers of the Canyon peoples deal with the environmental challenges that their region presented?
A. They allowed high levels of citizen participation in the running of their local communities.
B. They urban a remarkable level of exchange with the Mississippian cultures to the east.
C. They adopted harsh military methods.
D. They peacefully incorporated neighboring peoples into their system
3. The power of the state increased in Western Europe because of improvements in
A. military technology.
B. communications.
C. philosophies of regime.
D. relations with the church.
4. A zimbabwe was a
A. band of warriors.
B. trade route though the desert.
C. tribal leader.
D. fortified administration center.
5. What was the most effective remedy for plague?
A. Snake venom
B. Abstaining from eating certain foods
C. Quarantine
D. Armenian clay
6. Zheng He’s achievements include
A. establishment of trade agreements with European explorers.
B. extension of Chinese power over the Indian Ocean.
C. the discovery of North America.
D. reformation of the Confucian bureaucracy.
7. During a period of relative isolation between 1000 and 1200 C.E., Japan experienced a
A. loss of technological skill in metal-working.
B. decline in its literary arts.
C. loss of knowledge about mainland Asia.
D. restoration of trade with China.
8. Which of the following practices did the Ottomans use to strengthen their state?
A. Christian children were enslaved and trained as mercenaries.
B. The practice of religions other than Islam was forbidden.
C. Missionaries were sent to remote areas to generate wealth.
D. Gifts were given to those who converted to Islam.
9. As a result of his stay in Cairo, Mansa Musa caused
A. the city to revolt against its ruler.
B. the price of gold to plummet.
C. his slaves to be freed on the stipulation that they converted to Islam.
D. West African cuisine to be introduced into Egypt.
10. In the Mongol Empire, the plague
A. provided new opportunities for territorial extension.
B. had no effect, because it mainly skipped over Mongol lands.
C. slowed the rise of the Ottoman state.
D. finished further extension.
11. During the fourteenth century, Japanese women of aristocratic rank
A. were transformed because of their ability to hold their own property separately from their husbands.
B. saw marriage customs change to their detriment.
C. started writing fiction, a sign of their increased opportunity for education.
D. became freer due to the stability of the times.
11. During the fourteenth century, Japanese women of aristocratic rank
A. were transformed because of their ability to hold their own property separately from their husbands.
B. saw marriage customs change to their detriment.
C. started writing fiction, a sign of their increased opportunity for education.
D. became freer due to the stability of the times.
12. Which of the following is an example of new economic divisions in the European peasantry that started to occur during the fifteenth century?
A. Peasants throughout Europe became poorer.
B. Peasants living west of the Elbe River became freer.
C. Peasants living in the Balkans became freer.
D. Peasants living east of the Elbe River became freer.
13. Within the Islamic Empire, the Turkic people
A. were completely integrated into the Arabic world.
B. were educated people who administered the realm.
C. acted as a powerful military shield.
D. were mainly concerned with trade and commerce
14. At the time, most commentators in Europe and the Middle East believed that plague was
A. spread by Italian merchants.
B. an invader from the Asian steppes.
C. a method of divine punishment.
D. foretold in the Bible.
15. The most valuable contribution the Mongols made to encouraging trade along the Silk Roads was
A. lowering taxes for merchants.
B. building permanent inns for travelers.
C. building a permanent road.
D. providing security.
16. A period of global cooling from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century is historically referred to as
A. the Small Ice Age.
B. nominal cyclical cooling.
C. the Celsius effect.
D. the Fahrenheit effect.
17. To find new territory for a growing population, the Song rulers
A. conquered territories by military force.
B. colonized underpopulated areas to the southwest.
C. sent people to unpopulated regions to the north.
D. bought lands from neighboring peoples.
18. The most valuable outcome of the Mongol peace was the
A. spread of Islam.
B. spread of Western thoughts to the East.
C. establishment of a stable, coherent regime across Eurasia.
D. transfer of goods and technology from the East to the West.
19. What were the basic movements that lay behind the development of the crusades in Western Christendom?
A. Chivalry and commerce
B. Pilgrimage and holy war
C. Commerce and pilgrimage
D. Exploration of new worlds and chivalry
20. The fantastic Muslim historian Ibn Khaldun saw history as a struggle between
A. merchants and farmers.
B. rich and poor.
C. nomads and settled peoples.
D. uncommon religious groups.
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