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Global H Final
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History
9th Grade
06/13/2011

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What did Henry II do to broaden the system of royal justice?
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He helped establish English common law.
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Why was the Magna Carta important?
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It asserted that the moarch must obey the law.
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A major conflict between the Holy Roman emperors and the poped concerned
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who would appoint bishops
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What was the chief goal of the crusades
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To conquer the Holy Land
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The Crusades affected the world by
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increasing trade between Europe and the Middle East.
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The key feature of Gothic architecture is
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flying buttresses
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How did medieval cathedrals help to educate poeple who could not read?
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They featured sculptures and stained glass that portrayed biblical stories
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What change in education developed in the Middle Ages?
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The first universities evolved
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What was a result of the plague in Europe?
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economic decline
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Why is Joan of Arc remembered?
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She led the French to victories against the English in the Hundred Years' War.
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The Byzantine Empire reached its greatest size under
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Justinian
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Of all Justinian's works, he is best remebered for his
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his code of laws
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Which of the follorwing groups finally conquered the Byzantine empire?
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Ottoman Turks
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Early Ryssian civilazation was strongly influenced by the culture of
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The Byzantine empire
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How did the Mongol rule affect Russia's relations with western Europe?
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It isolated Russia from the West.
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Which of the following cities became the capital of Czars
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Moscow
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What did Ivan the Great beilive about Czars
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They had absolute Power
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Which of the following groups of poeple took refuge in Poland during the late Middle ages
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Jews
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Eastern Europe is a region of
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diverse people and cultures
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Which of the following religions took hold in Poland and Hungary?
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Orthodox Christianity.
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Which of the following beliefs is helf by Musdlims, Jews, and Christians?
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beilif in one god
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To Muslims, the Quran is
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the final authority on all matters
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According to the five Pillars of Islam, every Muslim must
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give alms
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The key reason for Muslim success in conquest was
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their common faith
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The split between Sunni and Chiite Muslims began with disagreement over
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the choice of a leader
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Extensive trade led Muslims to invent new
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ways of doing buisness
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Which of the following events created a Muslim empire in India?
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The etablishment of the Delhi sultanate
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Sikhism blended the beilifs of Islam with those of
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Hinduism
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Which of the following statements describes the Ottoman and Safavid empires
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Both based their government on Muslim traditions.
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How did the arts fare under Suleiman
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They flourished
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What geogaphic deatures created a barrier to the movement of poeple and goods in africa?
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(waterfalls) or deserts
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Trade across the Sahara was revolutionized by this
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camel caravans
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The sahara trade was dominated by what two products
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gold and salt
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How did Islam influence Mali emperor Mansa Musa?
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He based his system of justice on the Quran
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Axum prospered partly because it had a port on the
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Mediterranean Sea
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What religious tradition did the Azumites pass on to the Ethiopians?
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Chrisitianity
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Over the centuries, Ethiopian Christians
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borrowed many traditions from other cultures
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In dry desert areas, poeple adapted by practicing
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hunting and gathering
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African art masks were tied to
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religion
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The griots of West Africa preserved
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oral traditions
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Under the Tang, the Chinease empire
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expanded
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In Chinease society under the Tang and Song, peasants ranked
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higher than merchants
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Mongol rule in China was time of
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Peace and Order
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The ming dynasty came about when
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The Mongols were pushed out of China
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Korea's role between China and Japan has been that of
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Cultural bridge
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Which had the greatest cultural influence on Korea
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Chinease
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Because most of Japan is mountainour, its people lived mostly
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in river valleys and coastal plains
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Heian nobles influenced Japanese culture by
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producing important works of literature
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Who held the real power in Japan's feudal society?
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the shogun
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The Tokugawa shoguns created an orderly society by
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imposing restrictions on social classes
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The artists of the Renaissance focused on
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Humans and thier experiences
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Which of the following best explains why the Renaissance occured in northern Europe later than it did in Italy
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The Black death delayed economic growth in nothern Europe
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How did the printing press affect Europe
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More popele learned to read and write
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The Roman Catholic Church reacted to Luther's idea by
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excommunicating him
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Luther believed that Christians could reach heaven only through
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faith
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Calvin taught that humans were born
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sinners
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Why did Henry VIII break from the Catholic church
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to annul his marraige
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Which of the following was a result of the Catholic Reformation
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new schools to train the clergy
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The new scientific method was based on
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experimentation and observation
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Descartes beilives poeple could discover basic truths through
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reason
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Why was the astrolable helpful to sailors?
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It helped them determine their latitiude
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Who was the first explorer to round the southern tip of Africa?
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Vasco da Gamma
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Which of the following best describes Southeast Asia
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a region composed of a mainland and scattered islands
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Why did Chinease influences have a greater effect on Vietnam than Indian influences?
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Indian influences were spread through trade, while Chinease influences were spread through conquest.
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How did the Portugese gain control of trade in Southeast Asia
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They used miltiary force
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In the 1600s, the portuguese lost control of trade in the Indian Ocean to the
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Dutch
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What began the decline of the Mughal empire in India
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war
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Why were the Chinease uninterested in trading with Europeans
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Europena goods were inferior to Chinease goods
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The Ming and Qing dynasties followed which of the following policies regarding foreign trade
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they restricted foreign trade
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Which event(s) led Koread to adopt a policy of isolationism
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war with Japan and the Manchus
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Conquistadors were attracted to the Americas by
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stories of riches and Spanish religios zeal
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Which of the following resulted frm encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans
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The Native American population declined
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Why did the Spanish bring enslaves Africans to the Americas
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to provide labor for working Spanish plantaions
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Which of the following groups was at the bottom of the new social structure
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Native Americans
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In North America, power struggles between France and Britain resultes in the
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French and Indian war
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As part of the terms of the Treaty of Paris, France was forces to give up
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Canada
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By the 1500s, the most important elements of African trade with Europeans was
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enslaves Africans
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The Middle Passage was a horror due to
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disease and mistreatment
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What was one cause of European inflation
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increased supplies of gold and silver
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How were European peasants affected by Europe's growing involvement with the world?
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Their lives did not change very much
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What role did Philip II of Spain play in regard to the Catholic Church
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He was a protector of the Church
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What was one reason that the arts and literature were able to flourish during the golden century in Spain
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Philip II supported them
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What was the effect on the French army of Louis XIV reign?
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It became the strongest in Europe
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What was the result of Louis XIV's persecution of Huguenots
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They left France, causing a blow to the French economy
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The staurt kings' claims to absolute power in Englan were challanged by
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the Parliament
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What were William and Mary required to accept before taking the throne of England
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English Bill of Rights
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Which of the following was divided into many small states as a result of the thirty Years' war
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Germany
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By 1750, the great powers of Europe had formed alliances to maintain the
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balance of power
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Peter the Great forced Russians to accept social reforms that would maket eheir culture more like that of
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Western Europeans
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What Russian dream did Catherine the Great achieve
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a warm-water port
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