SSWH 1-9 Review Version B

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The above statement is most consistent with which of the following religions/philosophies?
Buddhism,
Confucianism,
Hinduism,
Daoism

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Confucianism

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The practice of Chinese dynasties establishing their legitimacy through the Mandate of Heaven begins with the: Zhou, Qin, Shang, Han

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Zhou

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Manorialism can be described as:

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The economic ties between the nobles and peasants who worked on their lands

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The split in the Umma (Islamic community) in the mid-600s was largely due to: the succession to the caliphate, the influence of outside religions on Sunni Islam, disagreements over the meaning of passages in the Quran, differences over prayers and fasting

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the succession to the caliphate

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The major impact of Alexander the Great's conquests was the

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preservation and diffusion of Greek culture throughout the eastern Mediterranean.

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Which of the following WAS NOT a major teaching of Jesus of Nazareth?
God loves everyone despite their sins
Live a good, moral life
one must pray five times a day facing Jerusalem
one can be saved by repenting of their sins

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one must pray five times a day facing Jerusalem

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Which of the following DID NOT lead to important political, economic/social, or religious change in the Late Medieval Period (1300-1450)?
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The death toll from the Bubonic Plague made it easier for peasants to bargain for their wages and working conditions
Longer wars (i.e., the Hundred Years War) required the creation of professional armies, thus making feudal lords less important
A schism in the Catholic Church over who was the true Pope weakened the Church's influence
Charlemagne's creation of a unified European Empire led to the collapse of many existing kingdoms

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Charlemagne's creation of a unified European Empire led to the collapse of many existing kingdoms

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the difference in the worlds in which Polo and Ibn Battuta traveled? Polo traveled to areas that shared his language and religion while Ibn Battuta traveled to areas that did not., Polo traveled primarily to areas that were less prosperous than where he grew up while Ibn Battuta traveled primarily to areas that were more prosperous than where he grew up., Polo traveled to regions very different from Europe while Ibn Battuta traveled mostly within the Islamic world., Polo traveled to regions that Europe was closely connected to while Ibn Battuta traveled to regions that were closely connected to his home region.

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Polo traveled to regions very different from Europe while Ibn Battuta traveled mostly within the Islamic world.

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The Renaissance began in Italy for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: Italy's role as the home of the Catholic Church encouraged debates over religious theology, Italy was geographically close to the ruins of ancient Rome, which served as a source of inspiration for Renaissance artists and thinkers who sought to revive classical ideals., Italy's political fragmentation (made up of small kingdoms and city-states) fostered competition and innovation, Italian city-states like Florence and Venice were major centers of trade, generating significant wealth that allowed for patronage of artists and scholars

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Italy's role as the home of the Catholic Church encouraged debates over religious theology.

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Which of the following was an effect of the Plague on Europe? Options: religion became less of an influence among people, most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed, surviving peasants gained more economic power, peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs

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surviving peasants gained more economic power