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| 1. | All of the following are possibilities for life after death according to one of the world’s great religions EXCEPT |
| (A) | reincarnation as another being, depending upon actions in previous lives | | (B) | becoming part of the Universal Spirit (Brahman) until descendents no longer remember you | | (C) | becoming part of the Universal Spirit (Brahman) without further incarnations | | (D) | eternal life in a paradise or torment, depending on actions in life | | (E) | existence in the spirit world, until descendents no longer remember you |
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| (B) | becoming part of the Universal Spirit (Brahman) until descendents no longer remember you |
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| | 2. | Which of the following may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire? |
| | | | (A) | long-distance trade with India and China | | (B) | assimilation of Germanic peoples into farming societies | | (C) | worship of the pantheon of Roman gods and goddesses | | (D) | growing influence of Christianity throughout the Empire | | (E) | transition from a republic to an imperial government |
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| (D) | growing influence of Christianity throughout the Empire |
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| 3. | Which of the following sets of pairs, correctly identifies faiths which were initially connected to older religions?
| (A) | Hinduism and Buddhism; Judaism and Christianity | | (B) | Hinduism and Islam; Confucianism and Taoism | | (C) | Hinduism and Judaism; Christianity and Islam | | (D) | Buddhism and Christianity; Taoism and Confucianism | | (E) | Judaism and Islam; Hinduism and Taoism |
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| (E) | Judaism and Islam; Hinduism and Taoism |
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| 4. | Which of the following describes the period in Islamic history immediately after the death of the Prophet Mohammad?
| | (A) | Islam was ruled by the sultans of the Ottoman Empire | | | (B) | Islam was confined to the Arabian Peninsula as a mostly local religion | | | (C) | Islam was ruled by a caliph, whose authority was recognized by all Muslims | | | (D) | Islam was ruled by a new prophet, in contact with the Devine | | | (E) | Islam encouraged pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca |
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| (C) | Islam was ruled by a caliph, whose authority was recognized by all Muslims |
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[image] | | [image] | | 5. | Which of the following is suggested by the map above?
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| (A) | Aden was the most important city in the Indian Ocean | | (B) | goods traded from Arabia were the most valuable | | (C) | seasonal winds impacted trade on the Indian Ocean | | (D) | African sailors played little or no role in Indian Ocean trade | | (E) | most merchants in the Indian Ocean circuit were Hindus |
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| (C) | seasonal winds impacted trade on the Indian Ocean |
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| 6. | Which of the following accurately describes the spread of a religion through trade?
| | (A) | Christianity spread to Japan; Buddhism spread to China | | | (B) | Islam spread to East Africa; Judaism spread to China | | | (C) | Christianity spread to West Africa; Buddhism spread to Southeast Asia | | | (D) | Islam spread to the Middle East; Buddhism spread to the Middle East | | | (E) | Islam spread to West Africa; Hinduism spread to Southeast Asia |
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| (B) | Islam spread to East Africa; Judaism spread to China |
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| 7. | In which of the following ways were the Byzantine Empire and Abbasid Caliphate similar?
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| | (A) | both were predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christian after the year 761 C.E. | | | (B) | both separated women and men at prayer or in religious rites | | | (C) | each used the Arabic language as one of the main languages of communication | | | (D) | each relied on trade with Western Europe for key commodities and goods | | | (E) | both would eventually become part of the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan |
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| (B) | both separated women and men at prayer or in religious rites |
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| 8. | All of the following were military tactics used by the Mongols EXCEPT
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| | (A) | rapid attacks by small bands of horsemen | | | (B) | feigned retreats to lull enemies out of defensive positions | | | (C) | siege engines and other machines, employed against cities | | | (D) | arrows shot from compound bows, at ranges up to 600 feet | | | (E) | assaults by heavily armored infantry, in close ranks |
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| (E) | assaults by heavily armored infantry, in close ranks |
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| | | 9. | Which of the following did Galileo prove?
| | (A) | that Newton was correct in asserting that gravity was a force in nature | | | (B) | that the Church was right in asserting that the sun revolves around the Earth | | | (C) | that Copernicus was right in arguing that the Earth revolves around the sun | | | (D) | that Newton was incorrect about the role of gravity in nature | | | (E) | that Kepler was correct in his descriptions of planetary motion |
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| | (C) | that Copernicus was right in arguing that the Earth revolves around the sun |
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| 10. | Which of the following correctly describes the term Middle Passage?
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| | (A) | the journey around the Cape of Good Hope, the middle of journey to the Indian Ocean | | | (B) | a passage through the Pyrenees Mountains, used by the French to attack the Spanish | | | (C) | the journey by boat, of African slaves to the Western Hemisphere | | | (D) | the leg of the overland spice routes, between Baghdad and Samarkand | | | (E) | the area between China’s Grand Canal and the Yangtze River |
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| | (C) | the journey by boat, of African slaves to the Western Hemisphere |
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| 11. | In which of the following ways were King Affonso of Kongo and Queen Nzinga of Angola different?
| | (A) | Affonso converted to Christianity, whereas Nzinga fiercely resisted Portuguese power | | | (B) | Affonso dealt primarily with the Spanish, whereas Nzinga dealt mostly with the Portuguese | | | (C) | Affonso converted to Catholicism, whereas Nzinga converted to Lutheran Christianity | | | (D) | Affonso led a large army against the Europeans, whereas Nzinga offered no resistance | | | (E) | Affonso was educated in Europe as a child, whereas Nzinga never left Angola |
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| (A) | Affonso converted to Christianity, whereas Nzinga fiercely resisted Portuguese power |
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| 12. | Which of the following describes a way in which the political circumstances of Western Africa and that of the Incas were similar before the arrival of Europeans?
| | (A) | in both regions, strong local governments ruled under the authority of Islam | | | (B) | in both regions, long-distance trade served very little purpose to the economy as a whole | | | (C) | each region was headed by a single ruler whose authority was unquestioned | | | (D) | women in each society had considerably more rights than most European women | | | (E) | political and tribal rivalries weakened the local people, making European conquest easier |
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| (E) | political and tribal rivalries weakened the local people, making European conquest easier |
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[image] | | [image] | 13 | | (A) | Angkor Wat in Cambodia | | | (B) | the Forbidden City in China | | | (C) | the Taj Mahal in India | | | (D) | Hagia Sophia in Constantinople | | | (E) | Notre Dame in France |
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| (C) | the Taj Mahal in India |
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| | 15. | Which of the following describes the purpose of the Conference of Berlin, held in 1884–1885? | |
| (A) | to agree on the partition of China by European imperialists |
| (B) | to determine the boundaries of the new German nation |
| (C) | to determine the partition of Africa by European imperialists |
| (D) | to establish borders of Europe and nations after the Napoleonic Wars |
| (E) | to share new medical information about malaria for Europeans in tropical areas |
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| (C) | to determine the partition of Africa by European imperialists |
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