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Civilizations in North and South America — Cumulative exam Answers

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This photo shows an early Mesoamerican structure.

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creating terraces for farm fields
B
practicing rituals and ceremonies
C
playing a ball game with stone hoops
D
protecting a city from invading armies
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During the Renaissance, applying humanist ideas to government meant that people began to

A
support government more.
B
support government less.
C
debate about government.
D
hold elections for government.
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Which best explains the role the Huns played in Rome’s collapse?

A
The Huns attacked seaside cities in an effort to cut off key trade routes.
B
The Huns joined with Germanic tribes to attack more than seventy cities.
C
The Huns attacked more than seventy cities throughout the empire.
D
The Huns captured the symbolic cities of Rome and Constantinople.
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An increased demand for books during the 1500s meant that

A
fewer books were written in the vernacular.
B
more books were written in the vernacular.
C
fewer people read classical works
D
more people read Chinese works.
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The chief importance of the Phoenician alphabet was that

A
it allowed Phoenicians to represent letters using pictures.
B
its letters could be turned on their sides.
C
it allowed people across the Phoenician Empire to communicate in writing.
D
its letters were the same as those in Latin.
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Which correctly describes the Ten Commandments?

A
The Ten Commandments are written laws.
B
The Ten Commandments focus only on how people should worship God.
C
The Ten Commandments contain only advice about personal relationships.
D
The Ten Commandments are laws handed down by oral tradition.
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Unlike her husband, a peasant woman worked

A
in her family’s home as well as in the field.
B
at least six days a week.
C
only after her children were grown.
D
from dawn until dusk.
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Which of these events came first?

A
Julius Caesar’s assassination
B
Rome becoming a republic
C
Caesar Augustus taking power
D
Rome becoming an empire
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Which empire lasted only one hundred years, and which lasted almost three hundred years?

A
The Aryan Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Mauryan Empire lasted three hundred.
B
The Gupta Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Aryan Empire lasted three hundred.
C
The Gupta Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Mauryan Empire lasted three hundred.
D
The Mauryan Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Gupta Empire lasted three hundred.
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Which sentence correctly describes Babylonia?

A
It was the first civilization with cities.
B
It was the first civilization to use wheels.
C
It was the first civilization with a written code of laws.
D
It was the first civilization with a number system based on 60.
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What forced Europeans to look for other routes east?

A
Land routes were closed off by Ottoman Turks.
B
Europeans were conquered by Ottoman Turks.
C
Europeans lost interest in Eastern products.
D
Land routes no longer led to needed goods.
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What was the basis of the Greek religion?

A
legends
B
mythology
C
fable
D
idolatry
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During the Hundred Years’ War, monarchies fought over a throne and

A
labor shortages.
B
control of peasants.
C
food shortages.
D
control of territory.
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This painting shows a key event from the First Crusade.

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by their armor
B
by their weapons and horses
C
by the red crosses on their backs
D
by the thrones on which they are sitting
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Given what is known about the tombs of the pharaohs, what does an ancient Egyptian’s tomb tell us about?

A
the deceased’s social status
B
the deceased’s family life
C
the deceased’s occupation
D
the deceased’s religious beliefs
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In Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes uses the story of a man who dresses as a knight to explore

A
military strength.
B
government corruption.
C
human nature.
D
human suffering.
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Why did the caliphs demonstrate religious tolerance to Jewish and Christian people?

A
The caliphs believed all three religions shared the same god.
B
The caliphs hoped tolerance would generate higher levels of trade.
C
The caliphs thought that everyone followed the Five Pillars of Islam.
D
The caliphs knew freedom of worship led to an overall stronger empire.
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One reason Renaissance art looks more lifelike than Medieval art is that it uses

A
ordinary objects.
B
naturalism.
C
perspective.
D
classical influences.
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Because there was no central authority in Mycenae, warrior-kings were able to

A
set up their own governments and become dictators.
B
set up a class system with enslaved persons at the bottom.
C
attack and raid nearby settlements.
D
force everyone to learn to write.

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