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Which statement most accurately answers why the Europeans in the Caribbean felt the need to bring in enslaved Africans as laborers?

A
Europeans grew crops like coffee and sugar that could yield a high profit, but required many laborers.
B
The Europeans’ labor-intensive crops required laborers that already understood how to work with coffee and sugar.
C
Disease had decimated the Indigenous population, and the Caribbean plantations required more workers to perform hard labor.
D
Disease had physically weakened the Indigenous workers, and the Caribbean plantations required stronger laborers.
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The Spanish class system placed people in the top class primarily based upon

A
how much Indigenous blood a person had.
B
how much Spanish blood a person had.
C
where a person worked.
D
whom a person married.
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The feudal system probably would not have developed if the Roman Empire continued. Why?

A
Europe would not have been considered worthy of attack by invaders.
B
The emperor would have kept peace, so there would have been no threat of invasion.
C
A strong military would have been in place to protect people from invaders.
D
The emperor did not believe the feudal system could protect people from danger.
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Which is the best example of the strength and advancement of the Old Kingdom’s central government?

A
It constructed great monuments.
B
It improved trade and transportation.
C
It expanded territory.
D
It advanced weapons.
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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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Under the Roman Empire, citizenship and loyalty to the empire governed society. What governed society after the empire fell?

A
a strong professional military
B
a bond of language and culture
C
centralized rule
D
personal ties and relationships
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Why did the Chinese guard the secret of silk production so carefully?

A
The process was not perfected and not ready to share with others.
B
The knowledge would create too much bickering between silk manufacturers.
C
The Silk Road would most likely collapse without silk production.
D
The production generated great wealth for China as long as it was not shared.
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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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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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Why did the diffusion of ideas and knowledge decrease during the Ming Dynasty?

A
The emperors used up finances by sponsoring several expeditions to foreign lands.
B
The emperors promoted the study of politics and government over science and technology.
C
The emperors instituted a policy of isolationism, which limited trade and outside influence.
D
The emperors reintroduced Confucian ideals which placed focused on family rather than education.
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What was one government reform enacted by the Tang Dynasty?

A
The dynasty raised taxes on peasants in rural areas.
B
The dynasty filled government positions with friends.
C
The dynasty created the first civil service exams.
D
The dynasty reorganized Chinese laws.
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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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Christians were originally part of the Jewish faith. In this context, how was Jesus viewed by his followers?

A
as the Messiah
B
as a revolutionary
C
as the emperor
D
as a god
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The wealthiest citizens of ancient Rome were

A
farmers
B
laborers.
C
plebeians.
D
patricians.
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What contributed the most to human migration more than ten thousand years ago?

A
Sturdy boats were invented.
B
Another Ice Age occurred.
C
A major volcano erupted in Africa.
D
A severe drought occurred.
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Which structure did the Aztecs and the Incas have in common?

A
a collection of city-states that fought for dominance
B
a coalition of city-states that developed trade alliances
C
a group of tribes that were unified under one religion
D
a social class system that was organized like a pyramid
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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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What impact did the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II have on England?

A
It strengthened England because Eleanor joined her lands in France with those of England’s.
B
It weakened England because Eleanor forced England to give up all its lands in France.
C
It strengthened England because Eleanor introduced the feudal system to England.
D
It weakened England because Eleanor insisted that the king of France rule over England as well.
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Which best prevented the government from maintaining control at the end of the Tang Dynasty?

A
the lack of penalties for breaking laws
B
the inability to appoint skilled officials
C
the enormous size of the empire
D
the lack of crops due to drought
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What factor most likely determined how often a nomadic group moved?

A
the lack of geographical protection
B
the lack of close proximity to a river or lake
C
the group’s boredom with the surroundings
D
dwindling food supplies

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