Question 1

Wilfred the Hairy of Barcelona settled underpopulated areas in his domain by

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A)  encouraging trade through tax incentives to merchants and businessmen. 
B)  giving free land and tax breaks to peasants. 
C)  giving them to the church and to monastics. 
D)  forcing people to live in militarized colonies in these territories. 
A)  encouraging trade through tax incentives to merchants and businessmen. 
B)  giving free land and tax breaks to peasants. 
C)  giving them to the church and to monastics. 
D)  forcing people to live in militarized colonies in these territories.

Question 2

In China,the government dealt with fluctuations in the price of grain by

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A)  allowing farmers to decide prices at meetings. 
B)  redistributing grain at discounted prices. 
C)  letting the market set prices. 
D)  having large landowners set prices at regional meetings. 
A)  allowing farmers to decide prices at meetings. 
B)  redistributing grain at discounted prices. 
C)  letting the market set prices. 
D)  having large landowners set prices at regional meetings.

Question 3

What new technologies and extensions of settlement came about with the Islamic Empire?

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The Islamic Empire saw the development a

Question 4

In order to navigate the vast Pacific Ocean,the Polynesians used

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A)  a magnetic compass. 
B)  the polestar. 
C)  the astrolabe. 
D)  charts. 
A)  a magnetic compass. 
B)  the polestar. 
C)  the astrolabe. 
D)  charts.

Question 5

Zones of exchange and communication in sub-Saharan Africa and in the Americas

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A)  helped to create lasting states and many new innovations. 
B)  were similar to those in Eurasia, but smaller and more fragile. 
C)  were nothing like those in Eurasia and created no significant civilizations. 
D)  were unique and created states with no connections to those in Eurasia. 
A)  helped to create lasting states and many new innovations. 
B)  were similar to those in Eurasia, but smaller and more fragile. 
C)  were nothing like those in Eurasia and created no significant civilizations. 
D)  were unique and created states with no connections to those in Eurasia.

Question 6

Which of the following policies is evidence of a Japanese government policy that encouraged a boost in food production?

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A)  increased government acquisition of cultivatable lands 
B)  an immediate and widespread introduction of the heavy plow 
C)  focus on the growing of millet instead of barley 
D)  allowing farmers to acquire permanent ownership of lands 
A)  increased government acquisition of cultivatable lands 
B)  an immediate and widespread introduction of the heavy plow 
C)  focus on the growing of millet instead of barley 
D)  allowing farmers to acquire permanent ownership of lands

Question 7

Most of the surviving writing of the Maya falls into the categories of

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A)  narrative histories and agricultural accounts. 
B)  astronomical records and genealogies. 
C)  mythological stories and tax records. 
D)  religious texts and narrative histories. 
A)  narrative histories and agricultural accounts. 
B)  astronomical records and genealogies. 
C)  mythological stories and tax records. 
D)  religious texts and narrative histories.

Question 8

What role did new technological developments play in the Polynesian colonization of the Pacific islands?

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New technological developments played a

Question 9

Who were leaders in conquering new environments in the Japanese countryside?

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A)  Buddhist monks 
B)  rich merchants 
C)  traditional religious leaders 
D)  Samurai 
A)  Buddhist monks 
B)  rich merchants 
C)  traditional religious leaders 
D)  Samurai

Question 10

Write an essay that explores the puzzle of Polynesian culture and the colonization of the Pacific before 1000 C.E.Discuss factors that contributed to this expansion,the archeological evidence that documents its spread,and the technology that made it possible.What common cultural traits and religious practices bound these people together even as the explored islands were hundreds of miles apart?

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The puzzle of Polynesian culture and the

Question 11

In the state of Zaghawa,in what manner did kings eat?

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A)  in secret in order to appear divine 
B)  in large, public feasts in order to display their wealth 
C)  with all business in town suspended until they were done 
D)  as vegetarians in order to maintain ritual purity 
A)  in secret in order to appear divine 
B)  in large, public feasts in order to display their wealth 
C)  with all business in town suspended until they were done 
D)  as vegetarians in order to maintain ritual purity

Question 12

How did environmental factors affect Polynesian expansion across the Pacific Ocean?

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Environmental factors played a significa

Question 13

What role did competition between the Orthodox and Catholic churches play in the patterns of Christian expansion?

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The competition between the Orthodox and

Question 14

Colonization of Iceland by Scandinavians began around

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A)  750 C.E. 
B)  860 C.E. 
C)  900 C.E. 
D)  920 C.E. 
A)  750 C.E. 
B)  860 C.E. 
C)  900 C.E. 
D)  920 C.E.

Question 15

Major items of trade in the West African states of Ghana and Gao were

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A)  bananas and copper. 
B)  coffee and sugar. 
C)  gold and salt. 
D)  cacao beans and slaves. 
A)  bananas and copper. 
B)  coffee and sugar. 
C)  gold and salt. 
D)  cacao beans and slaves.

Question 16

Did geography affect cultural and political development in Africa and the Americas more through limiting the exploitation of internal resources or restricting external trade?

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Geography has had a significant impact o

Question 17

Which of the following were crops that were transmitted to West Africa as a result of exchange with the Muslim world?

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A)  sorghum and yams 
B)  taro and cacao beans 
C)  cotton and limes 
D)  potatoes and oranges 
A)  sorghum and yams 
B)  taro and cacao beans 
C)  cotton and limes 
D)  potatoes and oranges

Question 18

Peoples in Central and South America

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A)  regularly were in contact with one another for trade, but seldom exchanged technological developments. 
B)  were often at war with one another for resources. 
C)  had little contact. 
D)  passed important technological advances like writing to one another. 
A)  regularly were in contact with one another for trade, but seldom exchanged technological developments. 
B)  were often at war with one another for resources. 
C)  had little contact. 
D)  passed important technological advances like writing to one another.

Question 19

What role did Charlemagne play in the expansion of the Christian world?

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Charlemagne played a significant role in

Question 20

The "takeoff" point for Polynesian colonization began around

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A)  400 C.E. 
B)  600 C.E. 
C)  800 C.E. 
D)  1000 C.E. 
A)  400 C.E. 
B)  600 C.E. 
C)  800 C.E. 
D)  1000 C.E.

Exam 10: The Nomadic Frontiers: The Islamic World, Byzantium, and China ca. 1000–1200

Wilfred the Hairy of Barcelona settled underpopulated areas in his domain by

In China,the government dealt with fluctuations in the price of grain by

What new technologies and extensions of settlement came about with the Islamic Empire?

In order to navigate the vast Pacific Ocean,the Polynesians used

Zones of exchange and communication in sub-Saharan Africa and in the Americas

Which of the following policies is evidence of a Japanese government policy that encouraged a boost in food production?

Most of the surviving writing of the Maya falls into the categories of

What role did new technological developments play in the Polynesian colonization of the Pacific islands?

Who were leaders in conquering new environments in the Japanese countryside?

In the state of Zaghawa,in what manner did kings eat?

How did environmental factors affect Polynesian expansion across the Pacific Ocean?

What role did competition between the Orthodox and Catholic churches play in the patterns of Christian expansion?

Colonization of Iceland by Scandinavians began around

Major items of trade in the West African states of Ghana and Gao were

Did geography affect cultural and political development in Africa and the Americas more through limiting the exploitation of internal resources or restricting external trade?

Which of the following were crops that were transmitted to West Africa as a result of exchange with the Muslim world?

Peoples in Central and South America

What role did Charlemagne play in the expansion of the Christian world?

The "takeoff" point for Polynesian colonization began around

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