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In which country did this event occur?Hugh Capet insists that the throne pass from father to oldest son. ResetCheck
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In which country did this event occur?Philip II appoints middle-class citizens to important government posts.
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In which country did this event occur?Philip II claims lands belonging to King John and triples the territory under his control.
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In which country did this event occur?William the Conqueror crowns himself king. ResetCheck
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In which country did this event occur?William I forms the Great Council to help him make laws. ResetCheck
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In which country did this event occur?Normans and Anglo-Saxons mix and create a distinct culture. ResetCheck
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In which country did this event occur?The combined kingdoms of Castile and Aragon form the core of a new Christian kingdom.
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In which country did this event occur?Nobles and church leaders force King John to sign the Magna Carta.
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In which country did this event occur?William I orders a survey of the, land, which enables him to tax and govern more
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In which country did this event occur?Christian inhabitants bond together against Muslims who control the country.
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In which country did this event occur?Henry II brings uniformity to the legal system, helping create a body of law known as
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During the First Crusade, theretook Jerusalem. Most went home, but some stayed and established Christian city-states in and
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Jews viewed it as the "promised land" to whichhad led the Hebrews. Christians treasured it as the land of birth and death. For
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Choose the correct answer.3. Which was the name of the tower from which a castle guard could fire down upon attackers?
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Choose the correct answer.2. In the early Middle Ages most people lived in towns and cities. ResetCheck
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What were the earliest medieval castles called?ResetCheck
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Emperor Wendi protected the newly unified China by ordering the construction of the Great Wall.ResetCheck
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On what did Shang priests write questions for the gods?Responses bones bones papyrus papyrus clay tablets clay tablets cave
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Which legendary dynasty was started by Yu?Responses Xia Xia Shang Shang Han Han Zhou
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What is a dynasty?Responses a ruling family that remains in power for many years a ruling family that remains in power for many
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Why did the Yellow River flood so frequently?Responses the river carried enormous amounts of silt the river carried enormous
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Which was a result of the physical geography of ancient China?Responses an economy based on overseas trade an economy based on
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Why don't we have more information about the Indus Valley civilization?Responses only one ancient city in the Indus Valley has
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Which is one current theory on the reason for the decline of the Indus Valley civilization?Responses flooding flooding
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From where did the soil in the Indus Valley receive its rich silt?Responses Indus River Indus River Tigris River Tigris River
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What was the purpose of the Book of the Dead?Responses to help people in their passage to the afterlife to help people in their
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What is the Rosetta Stone?Responses the stone that caps pyramids the stone that caps pyramids a carved stone that helped decode
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Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?Responses to preserve the bodies for use in the afterlife to preserve the bodies for
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Who was the most powerful person in Egyptian society and government?Responses the pharaoh the pharaoh the scribe the scribe the
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Which river is associated with the settlement of ancient Egypt?Responses Tigris Tigris Ganges Ganges Yellow Yellow Nile
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Which was a first step in the development of civilizations in both the Egyptian and Mesopotamian societies?Responses development
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The Chinese used a style of writing known as ______________, which means beautiful writing.
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The soapstone ____________ show evidence that the Indus valley had domesticated animals, such as chickens, water buffalo, and
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What made it possible for foreign invaders to conquer Egypt and bring an end to the new Kingdom?Responses Kingdoms to the north
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Which statements correctly describe Ramses II? Check all that apply.Responses He was a military leader and a peacemaker. He was
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Which Egyptians ruler outlawed the traditional practice of worshiping many gods and established a new religion that had a single
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How did archaeologists and historians learn details about the daily lives of ancient Egyptians?Responses They found epic poems
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The __________________ helped scholars decipher hieroglyphics.
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Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?Responses to serve as tombs for royalty and as homes for the next life to serve as tombs
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Why did the Greek historian Herodotus call Egypt "the gift of the Nile"? Check all that apply.Responses The Nile deposited
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Which god or goddess is not correctly matched with his or her role?Responses Re: god of chaos and evil Re: god of chaos and evil
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What is the name of the writing system of the ancient Egyptians?
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Which statements reflect Sumerian religious beliefs? Check all that apply.Responses The Sumerians believed in many gods. The
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Which played a part in the decline of Sumer? Check all that apply.Responses outside attacks outside attacks salinization
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What metal did the Sumerians use to make better weapons, tools, and farm implements?Responses copper copper iron iron steel
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Sumer was a theocracy; their leaders were believed to receive their power and guidance from ____________.Responses the gods the
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The Sumerians were the earliest known inventors of which of the following?Responses warfare warfare spears spears the compass
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What was the Sumerian form of writing called?Responses hieroglyphics hieroglyphics ideograms ideograms alphabet alphabet
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What is the role of the ozone?Responses It is the source of rain clouds. It is the source of rain clouds. It reflects the sun's
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Rain causing streams to flood would be an example of an interaction between which two spheres?Responses atmosphere and
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Is this statement true or false?The cryosphere represents all living things. Responses
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The cryosphere represents all living things.Responses true true false
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Why did early villages form?Responses People shifted from foraging to farming. People shifted from foraging to farming. People
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What evidence showed that the Arabian Peninsula was once an important stop for human migrations from Africa?Select two correct
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What social changes happened when humans started to form villages?Responses Men took care of the children. Men took care of the
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Where did Sumerian priests make offerings to the Sumerian gods and goddesses?Responses ziggurats ziggurats royal palace royal
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Which describes a characteristic of civilization?Responses mathematics mathematics trade and economic activity trade and
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Which was one result of the domestication of animals?Responses longer life spans for people longer life spans for people new
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Why did a division of labor occur when people started to produce a surplus of food?Responses villages traded the extra food with
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Which letter indicates the region known as the Fertile Crescent?Map of the Middle East, two areas highlighted and labeled with
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What happened as a result of humans settling down into agricultural villages?Responses priests began to control religious
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What was the Neolithic Revolution?Responses the shift from stone to bronze for making tools and weapons the shift from stone to
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Which of these characteristics is not true of early hunter-gatherers?Responses they lived in small clans of around 20 to 30
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What does the out of Africa theory maintain?Responses modern humans originated in Africa and migrated to other parts of the
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Which kind of scholar studies objects left behind by humans?Responses biologist biologist paleontologist paleontologist
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Which best defines history?Responses study of ancient peoples and the way they changed study of ancient peoples and the way they
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What type of technology tracks evolutionary changes over time?
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What type of technology detects or measures the rate of decay of atoms in volcanic rock?
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What type of technology estimates the age of fossils approximately a thousand to fifty thousand years old by measuring the
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Who studies and writes about past events?ResetCheck
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Who studies fossil remains of ancient animals and plants?ResetCheck
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Who studies human culture—a people’s way of living?
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Who studies artifacts— objects left behind by human or human ancestors?
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What are the missing factors of 36?. 36: 1, 2, 3, , , 9, , , 36
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Which event may occur at a transform plate boundary?Responses formation of new oceanic crust formation of new oceanic crust
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In which layers does the theory of plate tectonics explain the movement of the plates by convection cells?Responses upper mantle
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The Pacific Ocean is shrinking, while the Atlantic Ocean is expanding.Which type of plate boundary must be involved in each
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What does the principle of uniformitarianism tell us about the past?Responses The present is the key to the past. The present is
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Explain how metamorphic rocks are formed, and explain the differences between regional and contact metamorphism.Question 4
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Why are the volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands northwest of the big island of Hawaii no longer erupting?
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Use the terms radiation, conduction, and convection to explain how a pot of water boils.
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plate tectonics
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A time line beginning with c. 800 on the left and extending to 1600 on the right. There are nine short vertical lines, five on
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This culture transformed the Niger River into a trade route carrying goods such as leopard skins, ivory, and gold from the heart
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This city's fame and influence helped Islam expand throughout western Africa.series of 4 radio buttons A. Timbuktu B. Almoravids
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This emperor, whose name means "hungering lion," established the kingdom of Mali.series of 4 radio buttons A. Sundiata B. Askia
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Ghana traded gold In exchange for salt, silk, and other products with these traders from the East.series of 4 radio buttons A.
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This empire declined after a Moroccan army, carrying firearms that used gunpowder, invaded the kingdom.series of 4 radio buttons
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Under Askia Muhammad, this empire reached its greatest size after taking over the former territories of Mali.series of 4 radio
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This emperor traveled from Mali to Mecca. He gave away so much gold in Cairo that he disrupted the city's economy.series of 4
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In this wealthy empire, even the king's dogs wore collars made of gold and silver.series of 4 radio buttons A. Mali B. Ghana C.
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This West African empire was the first to achieve power from trading gold.series of 4 radio buttons A. Ghana B. Berber C. Mali
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__________ are scientists who study artifacts.ResetCheck
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__________ are scientists who study artifacts.
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Which of the following best summarizes the significance of the Renaissance?Responses schools began to teach classical Greek and
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What was the Renaissance?Responses a period of renewed interest in the ancient civilizations of Europe in the thirteenth century
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How would you best describe the texture of an igneous rock that formed extremely slowly underground?Responses glassy glassy dull
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Most minerals on earth’s surface contain which of the following?Responses nitrogen and oxygen nitrogen and oxygen oxygen and
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What is it called when a mineral occurs in a quantity that is economically worthwhile to mine?Responses an ore an ore a metal a
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When a rock is altered by extreme heat and pressure, what type of rock is the result?Responses metamorphic metamorphic clastic
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