Question 1

In the region dominated by the Mixtec culture, civilization was characterized by

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A)  large, densely inhabited cities and elite craftsmen. 
B)  elite craftsmen, but a lack of any community life. 
C)  large cities, but a lack of literacy. 
D)  small communities with a literate class. 
A)  large, densely inhabited cities and elite craftsmen. 
B)  elite craftsmen, but a lack of any community life. 
C)  large cities, but a lack of literacy. 
D)  small communities with a literate class.

Question 2

In Italy, some new cities

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A)  fell under the authority of the Greeks. 
B)  had authority even over the local nobility. 
C)  became independent republics and had authority even over the local nobility. 
D)  neither became independent republics nor had authority even over the local nobility. 
A)  fell under the authority of the Greeks. 
B)  had authority even over the local nobility. 
C)  became independent republics and had authority even over the local nobility. 
D)  neither became independent republics nor had authority even over the local nobility.

Question 3

What were the political effects of relative isolation on the development of Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

The relative isolation of Western Europe

Question 4

In what areas of the Americas were people able to communicate and trade with other peoples in the largest numbers? What was the effect of these exchanges?

Accepted Answer

The areas of the Americas where people w

Question 5

Aside from being an island, Japan was isolated from East Asia largely because

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A)  of the difficulty of the navigating the sea around it. 
B)  of the hostility of Japanese culture to its neighbors. 
C)  most East Asian peoples had little regard for Japan. 
D)  Japan had no natural resources or products for trade. 
A)  of the difficulty of the navigating the sea around it. 
B)  of the hostility of Japanese culture to its neighbors. 
C)  most East Asian peoples had little regard for Japan. 
D)  Japan had no natural resources or products for trade.

Question 6

The Eurasian people who were most involved in trade in East Africa during the twelfth century were

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A)  Arabs. 
B)  Europeans. 
C)  Chinese. 
D)  Indians. 
A)  Arabs. 
B)  Europeans. 
C)  Chinese. 
D)  Indians.

Question 7

A group of northern European merchant cities organized themselves into what came to be called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Hanseatic League. 
B)  Knights Templar. 
C)  League of Lübeck. 
D)  Commercial League of North Europe. 
A)  Hanseatic League. 
B)  Knights Templar. 
C)  League of Lübeck. 
D)  Commercial League of North Europe.

Question 8

Compare the development of "canyon cultures" and "Mississippian cultures" in North America during the early thirteenth century. In what ways did isolation facilitate cultural development? What role did trade play in supporting these cultures in a relatively hostile climate?

Accepted Answer

The development of "canyon cultures" and

Question 9

The theologian and Archbishop of Canterbury Anselm wrote about God,

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A)  arguing that only through scripture and revelation could he be understood. 
B)  using reason alone to prove God's existence. 
C)  using a combination of scripture and revelation to prove God's existence. 
D)  arguing that faith alone could demonstrate God's existence. 
A)  arguing that only through scripture and revelation could he be understood. 
B)  using reason alone to prove God's existence. 
C)  using a combination of scripture and revelation to prove God's existence. 
D)  arguing that faith alone could demonstrate God's existence.

Question 10

The Holy Roman Empire was

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A)  holy in the sense of being an integrated part of the Roman church. 
B)  Roman in that its capital was in Rome. 
C)  an empire because of the strong, central authority of the emperor himself. 
D)  a German state. 
A)  holy in the sense of being an integrated part of the Roman church. 
B)  Roman in that its capital was in Rome. 
C)  an empire because of the strong, central authority of the emperor himself. 
D)  a German state.

In the region dominated by the Mixtec culture, civilization was characterized by

In Italy, some new cities

What were the political effects of relative isolation on the development of Western Europe?

In what areas of the Americas were people able to communicate and trade with other peoples in the largest numbers? What was the effect of these exchanges?

Aside from being an island, Japan was isolated from East Asia largely because

The Eurasian people who were most involved in trade in East Africa during the twelfth century were

A group of northern European merchant cities organized themselves into what came to be called the

Compare the development of "canyon cultures" and "Mississippian cultures" in North America during the early thirteenth century. In what ways did isolation facilitate cultural development? What role did trade play in supporting these cultures in a relatively hostile climate?

The theologian and Archbishop of Canterbury Anselm wrote about God,

The Holy Roman Empire was

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The Rise of World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

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The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

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Exam 11: Contending With Isolation: Ca 1000-1200

In the region dominated by the Mixtec culture, civilization was characterized by

In Italy, some new cities

What were the political effects of relative isolation on the development of Western Europe?

In what areas of the Americas were people able to communicate and trade with other peoples in the largest numbers? What was the effect of these exchanges?

Aside from being an island, Japan was isolated from East Asia largely because

The Eurasian people who were most involved in trade in East Africa during the twelfth century were

A group of northern European merchant cities organized themselves into what came to be called the

Compare the development of "canyon cultures" and "Mississippian cultures" in North America during the early thirteenth century. In what ways did isolation facilitate cultural development? What role did trade play in supporting these cultures in a relatively hostile climate?

The theologian and Archbishop of Canterbury Anselm wrote about God,

The Holy Roman Empire was

Out of the Ice: Peopling the Earth

Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding After the Ice Age

The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Schools

The Great Empires

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, Ca 200 to 700 Ce

The Rise of World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millenium

The Nomadic Frontiers: the Islamic World, Byzantium, and China, Ca 1000-1200

The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

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