The World in 300 C.E.

Historians use _________ to identify patterns in history.

• computers

• • themes

• paintings

• diets

Which of the following is NOT a theme of world history?

• Belief Systems

• Human-Environment Interactions

• Development of Religions

• Rise of Empires

A(n) __________________ is a specific place where people from different cultures meet and exchange products, ideas, and technologies.

• • pastoral nomad

  
  

• site of encounter

• gender role

• empire

Many mistakenly learn about medieval times by focusing on

• cultures.

• Afroeurasia.

• Mesoamerica.

• Western Europe.

Where did the Maya thrive?

• South America

• Mesoamerica

• South Africa

• Afroeurasia

Made around 140 B.C.E., what connected many empires within Afroeurasia? Reference p.7

(a)  

____________ spread along the Silk Road.

• Goods

• Ideas

• Religions

• all of these

What is an empire?

• customs relating to the position of men and women in society

• family relationship, either by birth, marriage, or adoption

• a person who migrates and depends on the livestock they raise

• a large territory controlled by a single ruler or state

Which of the following was a center of trade in Africa?

• Rome

• Aksum

• Calicut

• Tenochtitlán

While many other empires declined, ___________ societies began to flourish.

• African

• American

• Roman

• Chinese