Question 1

One of the greatest promoters of Buddhism was

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A) in the Tang dynasty of China. 
B) King Ashoka of India. 
C) Alexander the Great. 
D) Emperor Darius of Persia. 
E) Zuanzang of China. 
A) in the Tang dynasty of China. 
B) King Ashoka of India. 
C) Alexander the Great. 
D) Emperor Darius of Persia. 
E) Zuanzang of China.

Question 2

The Silk Road was a trade route connecting China and .

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The answer of The Silk Road was a trade route...

Question 3

The spread of Christianity into Nubia proceeded from

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A) Syria. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Arabia. 
D) Italy. 
E) Ethiopia. 
A) Syria. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Arabia. 
D) Italy. 
E) Ethiopia.

Question 4

What Arabic word literally means "the coast"?

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A) Sahel 
B) Sahara 
C) Mecca 
D) Lanteen 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Sahel 
B) Sahara 
C) Mecca 
D) Lanteen 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 5

Describe the environmental and social conditions in the Sahara before it became a desert. Be as specific as you can concerning dates and what sort of evidence is available to historians.

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The current dry period began about 2500

Question 6

Family life in the Indian Ocean coastal areas was considered more cosmopolitan because

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A) it was wealthier. 
B) blended families were bicultural and bilingual. 
C) they were monotheistic. 
D) they were not economically tied to agriculture. 
E) women were allowed to hold political offices. 
A) it was wealthier. 
B) blended families were bicultural and bilingual. 
C) they were monotheistic. 
D) they were not economically tied to agriculture. 
E) women were allowed to hold political offices.

Question 7

Traders from the equatorial forest zone brought forest products such as palm oil and to trading centers near the Sahara's southern fringe.

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A) caffeine 
B) kola nuts 
C) cotton 
D) salt 
E) figs 
A) caffeine 
B) kola nuts 
C) cotton 
D) salt 
E) figs

Question 8

What were some of the technological advances that the Silk Road was responsible for?

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Students should recognize some of the ad

Question 9

Which of the following covered a larger and more diverse area than any other cultural region in the first Millennium CE and had a lower overall population density?

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A) the West Asian steppes 
B) the Indian subcontinent 
C) Europe 
D) sub-Saharan Africa 
E) North Africa 
A) the West Asian steppes 
B) the Indian subcontinent 
C) Europe 
D) sub-Saharan Africa 
E) North Africa

Question 10

Evidence of what revolutionary technology first comes from the Kushan people of northern Afghanistan?

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A) Chariot 
B) Chain mail 
C) Stirrup 
D) Hardtack 
E) Gunpowder 
A) Chariot 
B) Chain mail 
C) Stirrup 
D) Hardtack 
E) Gunpowder

Question 11

One difference between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean seafaring was that

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A) Indian Ocean ships were not as solidly built. 
B) Indian Ocean traders usually established colonies. 
C) Mediterranean seamen rarely sailed far from shore. 
D) Mediterranean ships relied on lateen sails. 
E) Mediterranean seamen were interested only in economic gains. 
A) Indian Ocean ships were not as solidly built. 
B) Indian Ocean traders usually established colonies. 
C) Mediterranean seamen rarely sailed far from shore. 
D) Mediterranean ships relied on lateen sails. 
E) Mediterranean seamen were interested only in economic gains.

Question 12

What facilitated the spread of Christianity to Armenia?

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A) the invention of an Armenian alphabet in the early fifth century 
B) the creation of new Christian myths that included Armenian folklore 
C) the excellent management of the Christian church 
D) the prejudices against Buddhist monks in the cities 
E) the high taxation of non-Christians in Armenia 
A) the invention of an Armenian alphabet in the early fifth century 
B) the creation of new Christian myths that included Armenian folklore 
C) the excellent management of the Christian church 
D) the prejudices against Buddhist monks in the cities 
E) the high taxation of non-Christians in Armenia

Question 13

The current dryness of the Sahara Desert dates from

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A) 25000 BCE. 
B) 2500 BCE. 
C) 250 BCE. 
D) 25 BCE. 
E) 250 CE. 
A) 25000 BCE. 
B) 2500 BCE. 
C) 250 BCE. 
D) 25 BCE. 
E) 250 CE.

Question 14

Why was maritime trade better in Southeast Asia than in Western Asia?

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A) Ports had better access to fresh water and could sustain a permanent settlement. 
B) There were more monsoons in the western part of Asia. 
C) There were more mountains in western Asia and fewer ports. 
D) Religious differences did not allow trade between cultures. 
E) There were no women in port cities, so sailors didn't want to stop there. 
A) Ports had better access to fresh water and could sustain a permanent settlement. 
B) There were more monsoons in the western part of Asia. 
C) There were more mountains in western Asia and fewer ports. 
D) Religious differences did not allow trade between cultures. 
E) There were no women in port cities, so sailors didn't want to stop there.

Question 15

General Zhang Jian is credited with travelling across the deserts and mountains of Central Asia on behalf of Emperor Wu of which empire?

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A) Babylonian 
B) Mauryan 
C) Chin 
D) Han 
E) Persian 
A) Babylonian 
B) Mauryan 
C) Chin 
D) Han 
E) Persian

Question 16

Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam all spread

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A) only within their own countries until the nineteenth century. 
B) only to their neighboring countries. 
C) without dependency on a single ethnic or kinship group. 
D) predominantly by warfare. 
E) most often by the use of missionaries, generally sponsored by the government. 
A) only within their own countries until the nineteenth century. 
B) only to their neighboring countries. 
C) without dependency on a single ethnic or kinship group. 
D) predominantly by warfare. 
E) most often by the use of missionaries, generally sponsored by the government.

Question 17

Explain how historians gather evidence about the spread of ideas.

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Ideas do not typically have a set time o

Question 18

An example used in the text that demonstrated the transfer of practices between civilizations was the use of dye-cast coins, while another example seems to many historians to be

Accepted Answer

A) the connection of swine to religious practices. 
B) religious dietary prohibitions. 
C) domestication of agriculture. 
D) iron smelting. 
E) None of the above. 
A) the connection of swine to religious practices. 
B) religious dietary prohibitions. 
C) domestication of agriculture. 
D) iron smelting. 
E) None of the above.

Question 19

Africa is the home to approximately how many languages?

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A) 250 
B) 500 
C) 1,000 
D) 2,000 
E) 2,500 
A) 250 
B) 500 
C) 1,000 
D) 2,000 
E) 2,500

Question 20

The best primary evidence of early Saharan history consists of

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A) accounts by European travelers. 
B) the diary of a wandering Islamic scholar. 
C) a vast number of rock paintings and engravings. 
D) the oral histories of Saharan nomads. 
E) histories written on papyrus. 
A) accounts by European travelers. 
B) the diary of a wandering Islamic scholar. 
C) a vast number of rock paintings and engravings. 
D) the oral histories of Saharan nomads. 
E) histories written on papyrus.

Exam 9: Networks of Communication and Exchange

One of the greatest promoters of Buddhism was

The Silk Road was a trade route connecting China and .

The spread of Christianity into Nubia proceeded from

What Arabic word literally means "the coast"?

Describe the environmental and social conditions in the Sahara before it became a desert. Be as specific as you can concerning dates and what sort of evidence is available to historians.

Family life in the Indian Ocean coastal areas was considered more cosmopolitan because

Traders from the equatorial forest zone brought forest products such as palm oil and to trading centers near the Sahara's southern fringe.

What were some of the technological advances that the Silk Road was responsible for?

Which of the following covered a larger and more diverse area than any other cultural region in the first Millennium CE and had a lower overall population density?

Evidence of what revolutionary technology first comes from the Kushan people of northern Afghanistan?

One difference between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean seafaring was that

What facilitated the spread of Christianity to Armenia?

The current dryness of the Sahara Desert dates from

Why was maritime trade better in Southeast Asia than in Western Asia?

General Zhang Jian is credited with travelling across the deserts and mountains of Central Asia on behalf of Emperor Wu of which empire?

Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam all spread

Explain how historians gather evidence about the spread of ideas.

An example used in the text that demonstrated the transfer of practices between civilizations was the use of dye-cast coins, while another example seems to many historians to be

Africa is the home to approximately how many languages?

The best primary evidence of early Saharan history consists of

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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