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unit II
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11/30/2005

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Cultural differences among American peoples are
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due to environmental and climatic variations
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One way in which the Twelve Tables, the Justinian Code, and the Napoleonic Code were similar is that they
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provided a written set of laws
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Based on the chart above, in the feudal system of Japan and medieval Europe, the emperor was similar to the pope in that
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both were more ceremonial figureheads than actual rulers
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The plague has stunned Europe, and everywhere people are desperate for an explanation. Some blame invisible particles carried in the wind, others talk of poisoned wells. Many inevitably, blame the Jews. Immediate responses differ widely. Some choose to ch
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It generated waves of anti-Semitism since Jews were used as scapegoats.
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What is suggested about the plague by the picture of a
medieval physician below?
( its a bird mask thing )
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Physicians had to wear special costumes in order to keep their exposure to the disease at a minimum
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What was the idea of synthesizing reason with faith, most associated with Thomas Aquinas, known as?
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Scholasticism
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The plague has stunned Europe, and everywhere people are desperate for an explanation. Some blame invisible particles carried in the wind, others talk of poisoned wells. Many inevitably, blame the Jews. Immediate responses differ widely. Some choose to ch
Definition
It generated waves of anti-Semitism since Jews were used as scapegoats.
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A guild was
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An association of craft specialists from the same trade
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The Hanseatic league
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dominated trade in the Baltic region
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The Emperor Yongle restored commercial links with the Middle East by
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Encouraging the voyages of Zheng He
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Mongol rule created a sharp population decrease due to
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All of the answers except none
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The empires of Mali in West Africa and Delhi in southern Asia both utilized
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Islamic administration
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Swahili, a common language to East African trading city-states, can be described as
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A combination of African and Arabic elements
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The early existence of "Africanity" can best be explained by the influence of
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the Bantu migrations
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All of the following were characteristic of nomadic groups in the eras before 1450 C.E. EXCEPT:
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Nomadic societies almost never had positive influence on settled peoples
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Narratives such as Marco Polo's created a European
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Ambition to find easier routes to Asia
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What is the most likely reason why technological development slowed down during the Ming period?
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All of the answers except none
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The establishment of the Mongol Empire had all of the following consequences EXCEPT:
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the demand for European products such as wool, porcelain, sugar, spices, and coffee
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A social result of the Black Death epidemic was
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All of the other answers but none
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