The Mayan pyramid shown is similar to the Egyptian pyramids because both demonstrated

• that aliens sent their pyramid building ways to the ancient civilizations
• the need to build structures for defense against invaders
• the value people placed on creating tombs for its leaders
• the ability of the society to organize a large labor force

All of these were significant cities of the Maya, EXCEPT

• Tikal
• Teotihuacan
• Chichen Itza
• Cuzco

Which of the following is the best example of how Islam, during and after the time of Muhammad, adopted aspects of the traditional religion of Bedouin culture?

• The respect for the ideas expressed in the Koran.
• The importance of the black stone known as the Ka' ba
• The ban on enslaving Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians
• None of these are good examples of that.

The division of Islam between Sunni and Shias was similar to other conflicts in history that began as

• a dispute between upper and lower classes
• a rivalry over who should succeed an important leader
• a battle for control of a natural resource
• a debate over how to interpret law

From the time of Muhammad to 1450, which of the following best describes the movement of the knowledge of technological advances?

• They often began in the Islamic world and moved to Europe.
• They often began in Europe and moved to the Arabian peninsula.
• They often began on the edges of the Islamic world and moved to the Arabian peninsula.
• THey often began and remained in the Arabian Peninsula.

One similarity between the increase of trade across the Sahara and trade along the eastern coast of Africa was that both

• developed new technologies that used iron
• depended primarily on networks of Bantu-speaking peoples
• resulted in the spread of Islam
• led to a rapid increase in a new form of labor, slavery

Unlike the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay, the empire of Great Zimbabwe was

• directly involved in the Indian Ocean Trade
• linked to the Middle East by trade
• heavily influenced by Islam
• based on trade in gold

The most important global impact of Islam coming to Sub-Saharan Africa was that

• the region participated more in interregional trade than before
• the Islamic faith became more militant
• religious wars erupted in the region
• diseases indigenous to the African continent spread throughout Eurasia

Why are the Tang and Song dynasties often thought of China's Golden Age?

• Foreign workers built the Grand Canal and rebuilt the Great Wal
• It was a period of wealth and stability
• Women gained more rights
• Trade brought lots of gold into China.

One long-term impact of the civil service exam system in China was

• to place a high value on learning
• to reduce corruption in government
• to allow equal opportunities for men and women
• to decentralize the government