World History Fall Exam Review

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What did Niccolo Machiavelli mean by the statement "the end justifies the means"?

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A ruler may use trickery and even violence to maintain power.

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One way in which the writers of the Renaissance were influenced by the writers of Ancient Greece was that Renaissance writers-

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emphasized the power of human reason

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A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that - Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia.

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Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia.

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One major characteristic of the Renaissance was that the classical cultures of Greece and Rome were studied and imitated.

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classical cultures of Greece and Rome were studied and imitated

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Which completes the diagram?

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Promoted religious toleration and ended special taxes on Hindus

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What impact did the Ottoman Empire have on Eastern Europe?

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Islam spread to some parts of Eastern Europe.

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Which of the following is best supported by the information on this map? By the 1500s, the Ottomans controlled parts of Arabia, North Africa, and Eastern Europe.

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By the 1500s, the Ottomans controlled parts of Arabia, North Africa, and Eastern Europe.

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Based on the map, rulers, and merchants from which regions were most active in promoting exploration of the Indian Ocean? Options: India and Britain, China and Spanish/Portugal, Britain and Mexico, Italy and West Africa.

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China and Spanish/Portugal

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Which religion became established in West Africa as a result of the gold-salt trade across the Sahara?

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Islam

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All of the below describe the African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai EXCEPT: They participated in the gold-salt trade, They were influenced by Islamic traders, They created trading areas, They fought Christians over the control of Rome.

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They fought Christians over the control of Rome.