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The decline in economic production in Europe during the 1300s was caused by

A
an increase in malnutrition.
B
a decrease in population.
C
an increase in nationalism.
D
a decrease in religious faith.
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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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This image shows the Great Sphinx.

Question illustration
A
during the Old Kingdom
B
during the Middle Kingdom
C
during the reign of the Hyksos
D
during the New Kingdom
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Why did John Calvin write the Institutes of the Christian Religion?

A
to refute the teachings of Martin Luther
B
to defend a king’s right to an annulment
C
to support the practices of the Catholic Church
D
to explain the Reformation and Protestant beliefs
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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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Read this quotation from Pericles’s Funeral Oration in ancient Athens.It is true that we are called a democracy, because power is in the hands of the many and not the few . . . everyone is equal before the law; when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is chosen for public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as reward for his abilities. Neither is poverty an obstacle; a man may benefit his country whatever his social class.–Pericles’s Funeral Oration, 431 BCE

A
the ability to govern should be a privilege.
B
few citizens have the skills for public service.
C
women and men should be equal under the law.
D
both the rich and the poor have the ability to serve.
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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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Which country did Hinduism originate from?

A
India
B
Laos
C
China
D
Vietnam
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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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What slowed the spread of the Italian Renaissance across Europe?

A
poverty
B
famine
C
disease
D
flooding

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