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Civilizations in North and South America — Cumulative exam Answers

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Which one of the Five Pillars of Islam refers to giving to the poor and needy?

A
alms
B
prayer
C
faith
D
pilgrimage
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Which best describes the role of Constantinople in the Byzantine Empire?

A
Constantinople was a main trading center.
B
Constantinople was a secondary trading center.
C
Constantinople was a Greek trading center.
D
Constantinople was a Roman trading center.
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The wealthiest citizens of ancient Rome were

A
farmers
B
laborers.
C
plebeians.
D
patricians.
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How did skilled artisans contribute to the successes of the Ming dynasty?

A
The artisans fulfilled the ideals of Confucianism, which encouraged employment.
B
The artisans produced beautiful items, which decorated the emperor’s palace and the Forbidden City.
C
The artisans produced silk and porcelain goods that demanded high prices, thus increasing China’s trade and wealth.
D
The artisans provided jobs to the Chinese peasants who could no longer work in agriculture because of the famine.
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Mosaics, frescos, and sculptures are all

A
forms of literature.
B
artistic techniques.
C
ways to decorate walls.
D
types of arches.
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Read the map.What physical feature had the greatest effect on China’s contact with other countries?

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A
Vast, flat deserts made northward travel easier.
B
Extensive highlands made westward travel difficult.
C
River systems helped travel between north and south.
D
High, dangerous mountains blocked southward travel.
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Which statement about Mecca is accurate?

A
Islamic law is decided in Mecca.
B
Mecca was the city where Allah lived.
C
Only Islamic followers ever traveled to Mecca.
D
Mecca is located on the coastal plain near the Red Sea.
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Which of the following best defines a religious heretic?

A
a Catholic priest charged with converting others to Catholicism.
B
a person who tried to convert others to his or her religion.
C
an organization that punished those who did not follow Catholicism.
D
a person who held beliefs going against the teachings of a church.
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Most residents of ancient Rome lived in

A
apartment-style buildings.
B
large, stone coliseums.
C
small cabins made of wood.
D
curved, stone structures.
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A famous work by Leonardo da Vinci that was commissioned by the Catholic Church is

A
Mona Lisa.
B
La Primavera.
C
The Last Supper.
D
The Birth of Venus.
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The Koryu dynasty’s leaders believed that their politics should be guided by the principles of

A
Shintoism.
B
Buddhism.
C
Confucianism.
D
Taoism.
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In the 1500s, the Council of Trent was led by a group of

A
Lutheran ministers who wanted to spread their ideas.
B
Catholic cardinals who wanted to reform the Church.
C
German princes who wanted to end a peasants’ rebellion.
D
Calvinists who wanted to make laws that followed their beliefs.
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What was the impact of the Concordat of Worms?

A
The pope and Henry’s son became friends.
B
Henry V apologized for his father’s actions.
C
The pope recognized Henry V as the lawful emperor.
D
Henry V was forced to agree the pope was more powerful.
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Read the map.What was a major benefit of the Silk Road?

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A
It created a unified economy across all of Asia.
B
It shortened travel time between China and Europe for traders.
C
It connected the countries to the north of China for travel and trade.
D
It encouraged trade between China and countries on other continents.
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With roots in Judeo-Christian principles, the Golden Rule states, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”Which of these statements is most like the Golden Rule?

A
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
B
Do not hurt others in ways you would find hurtful.
C
Do not make promises you cannot keep.
D
It is better to amass riches so you can then help people.
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What effect did the Crusades have on trade?

A
Trade throughout the Mediterranean was destroyed.
B
Trading cities became more important.
C
Italian merchants saw their fortunes ruined.
D
Europeans began to sell their own spices.
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Read the passage below from Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography:I was soon put down under the decks, and there I received such a salutation [greeting] in my nostrils as I had never experienced in my life: so that, with the loathsomeness [horribleness] of the stench and crying together, I became so sick and low that I was not able to eat. I now wished for the last friend, death, to relieve me; but soon, to my grief, two of the white men offered me eatables [food]; and on my refusing to eat, one of them held me fast by the hands, and laid me across I think the windlass [a part of the ship], and tied my feet, while the other flogged [beaten or whipped] me severely.What most accurately describes the narrator’s circumstance?

A
He is a passenger on the Middle Passage, a ship that carries enslaved people from West Africa to the Americas.
B
He is an enslaver who is hungry, sick, and has trouble breathing on a ship.
C
He is a person that enslavers had captured and then beaten when he became overcome with grief.
D
He is a one of many prisoners on the Middle Passage, a trade route from West Africa to Spain.
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Which statement best describes the Sumerian city-states?

A
Each had a written code of laws.
B
Each was located on the Tigris River.
C
Each was located in the mountains.
D
Each had its own government.
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What lasting effect did the Ten Commandments have?

A
Established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
B
Influenced moral and legal codes of later cultures and time periods
C
Established Abraham as Judaism’s greatest prophet
D
Influenced other polytheistic religions
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What is the best description of the role of women in Athens?

A
Women were allowed to own property, but they could not vote.
B
Women were considered full citizens even though they could not vote.
C
Women were confined to taking care of the home and their children.
D
Women were lumped in with enslaved persons and free men in their roles.

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