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This sun god was at the center of Incan cosmology, and the emperor was believed to be his son.

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Inti

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Mansa Musa made a famous pilgrimage to

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Mecca

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Where was the Mughal Empire established?

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South Asia

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Which region was not ruled by the Ottoman Empire?

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Italy

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Which region was not a part of the Indian Ocean trading system?

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The Americans

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What was the primary commodity that brought wealth to Great Zimbabwe?

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Gold

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Which Mongol leader conquered China?

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Kublai Khan

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8
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Who was Babur?

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The founder of the Mughal Empire

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This ethnic group founded the Ottoman Empire.

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Turks

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What was the unique challenge of the Mughal Empire?

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Most of its citizens were Hindus, while rulers were not

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In Europe, the introduction of this from Asia altered the ways in which wars were fought.

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Gunpowder

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12
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Which people did Genghis Khan unite?

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Mongols

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Which empire built a system of roads and bridges across its territory to improve trade, movement, and communication?

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Inca

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The Mali Empire was a major state in this area of Africa.

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West

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15
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Which city was the dominant European trading power in the Mediterranean Sea?

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Venice

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Great Zimbabwe was located in the southern area of which continent?

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Africa

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Protestant leader John Calvin was associated with

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his role in creating the Reformed Church and his ideas about God’s sovereignty and predestination.

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18
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Francesco Petrarch is considered to be the Father of

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Humanism

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What event motivated Martin Luther to make his beliefs public for the first time?

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The selling of indulgences in the city of Wittenburg

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Which ruler of Japan finally brought peace to the country?

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Tokugawa leyasu

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Who was Zheng He?

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An imperial eunuch who was put in charge of Chinese voyages into the Indian Ocean.

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Why was a daughter valued less in Chinese society than a son?

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A daughter would join her husband’s family when she married, while a son would stay and care for elderly parents.

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23
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This dynasty brought Taiwan under Chinese control for the first time.

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Qing

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Which of the following was an accomplishment of Abbas the Great?

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He reformed and restricted and restructured the military of the Safavid Empire.

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Which statement best describes Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty?

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He was a successful military leader who put down rebellions and conquered territory.

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What was the most significant change in art during the Renaissance?

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Artists tended to focus on the beauty of the human body.

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Which Italian city is considered to be the birthplace of the Renaissance?

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Florence

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In which Islamic empire did the Grand Vizier play a central role?

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Ottoman

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29
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What led to the decline of Tokugawa Japan?

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Poor economy

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What is humanism?

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A cultural and educational program based on the study of the classics and the inherent dignity of mankind.

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Which statement best describes China’s involvement in the Indian Ocean?

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China had a massive fleet which traded in the Indian Ocean region.

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Which of the following was not an accomplishment of Suleiman the Magnificent?

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He conquered Jerusalem and moved the Ottoman capital there

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33
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What was the Closing of Japan?

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A policy of self-imposed isolation in Japan.

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Which policy of Aurangzeb helped bring about the end of the Mughal Empire?

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persecution of non-Muslims

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35
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During their voyages of exploration, the Portuguese reached all of the following except

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Australia

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Who was the first European to travel from Africa to India by sea?

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Vasco da Gama

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37
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During the seventeenth century, which group of Europeans were the greatest traders?

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Dutch

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38
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Why did the Aztecs not attempt to stop the Spaniards as they advanced on Tenochtitlan?

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They did not understand the nature of the Spanish threat

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The largest French settlement in North America was

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Quebec

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40
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Which of the following statements is not correct?

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As Muslims, Arabs were strongly opposed to slavery and did not engage in it at all.

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41
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The Taj Mahal was constructed by the Mughals in

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India

42
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Which of the following countries was not involved in overseas expansion during the Age of Exploration?

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Germany

43
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Who was Francisco Pizarro?

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A Spanish conquistador responsible for the conquest of the Inca.

44
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In Russia, how were the Time of Troubles brought to an end?

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The nobility elected the Romanov Dynasty to rule.

45
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English colonies in North America included all of the following except

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Quebec

46
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Which policy of Peter the Great was central to his rule?

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Westernization

47
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Who was Hernán Cortés?

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A Spanish conquistador responsible for the conquest of the Aztecs.

48
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Under Peter the Great, this city became the new capital of the Russian Empire.

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St. Petersburg

49
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Who was responsible for organizing the first Portuguese expeditions along the western coast of Africa?

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Prince Henry the Navigator

50
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The Triangular Trade included all of the following regions except

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Asia

51
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All of the following had territorial claims in the Caribbean except

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Russia

52
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The Viceroyalty of New Spain included the modern nations of

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Cuba and Mexico

53
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What was the Middle Passage?

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The section of the Triangular Trade between Africa and the Americas

54
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What were the two main reasons English settlers came to North America?

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Economic gain and religion

55
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New France included all of the following except

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Georgia

56
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The last English colony established along the east coast of North America was

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Georgia

57
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Which statement best describes the Portuguese involvement in Indian Ocean trade?

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The Portuguese used their advanced ships and weapons to begin conquering areas, and forced local peoples into unfair trade agreements.

58
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How did Europeans originally acquire Africans as slaves?

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They traded for them

59
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What was the first successful English colony in North America?

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Jamestown

60
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Under Abbas I, the Safavid Empire become a powerful state centered in

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Persia

61
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Which of the following was the main reason for the decline of the Ottoman Empire?

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The end of the empire’s territorial expansion

62
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Which region did the Qing Dynasty not conquer?

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Japan

63
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During the Ming Dynasty, Chinese fleets visited all of the following except

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Japan

64
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Which of the following was not a way that Akbar tried to overcome religious divisions between Muslims and Hindus in the Mughal Empire?

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He required Muslim families to raise one of their sons as Hindu

65
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The Safavid Empire existed in Persia, which is this modern nation today.

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Iran

66
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What was the result of missionary efforts in Japan?

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Hundreds of thousands of Japanese converted to Christianity.

67
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Which ruler of Japan tried unsuccessfully to invade and conquer Korea?

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

68
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For which two publications is Desiderius Erasmus most well-known?

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A translation of the New Testament and The Praise of Folly.

69
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An expedition from which nation was the first to open Japan to foreign trade in the 1850s?

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United States

70
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Which term refers to a Japanese supreme military leader?

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Shogun

71
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Which of the following was not a reason that the development of Chinese technology slowed during the Ming Dynasty?

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The end of overseas trade

72
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Francis Xavier led the effort to bring Christianity to

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Japan

73
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During the Thirty Years’ War, France

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worked militarily with Protestants such as German Protestant states and Sweden against the Habsburgs, despite the fact that both the king of France and the Habsburgs were both Catholics.

74
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Which of the following was correct about the Habsburgs?

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The Habsburgs controlled both Spain and Austria.

75
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During the Renaissance, whose work best embodied Secularism?

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Baldassare Castiglione

76
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What two features defined the Aztec Empire?

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Military power and fanatical devotion to the gods.

77
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Which two groups fought in the Reconquista ?

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Christians and Muslims

78
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Who was Safi-ad-Din?

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An Islamic Sufi who laid the foundations for the establishment of the Safavid Empire

79
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Which Incan ruler began the expansion of the Inca Empire outside of the Cuzco Valley?

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Pachacuti

80
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Which two cultures blended together along the Swahili coast?

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African and Islamic

81
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Which ruling class did the Ottomans use to govern their empire?

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Slave aristocracy

82
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Which European explorer was the first to sail around (circumnavigate) the world?

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Ferdinand Magellan

83
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Which territory was claimed by Portugal?

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Brazil

84
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Which empire came to be known as the “Sick Man of Europe”?

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Ottoman

85
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What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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A treaty that divided territory outside of Europe between Portugal and Spain.

86
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In which African state did the Portuguese succeed at converting the local population to Christianity?

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Kingdom of Kongo

87
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What is secularism?

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A focus on the material world rather than on the eternal world of spirits.

88
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The Ming Dynasty was the last in China to be ruled by this ethnic group.

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Han

89
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Which two countries fought in the Hundred Years’ War?

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England and France

90
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The leaders of which Russian city organized resistance to the Mongols?

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Minsk

91
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During the Yuan Dynasty, who ruled China?

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Mongols

92
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What was the Maratha Confederacy?

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a Hindu nationalistic movement

93
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Who was the first European to travel from Africa to India by sea?

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Vasco da Gama

94
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What was the focus of Christian Humanism?

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To combine the classic learning of the Greeks and Romans with the ideals of Christianity.

95
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What position was at the head of the Ottoman Empire?

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Sultan

96
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During the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese were distrustful of foreigners. What is this called?

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Xenophobia

97
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What was the major difference in the perspective of the Northern Renaissance as compared to its Italian counterpart?

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The Northern Renaissance was much more concerned with religion

98
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What happened to Turkic chiefs and warriors in the Safavid Empire?

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They were transformed into a class of nobles who helped govern the land.

99
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Who was Mehmed II, also known as Mehmed the Conqueror?

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An Ottoman ruler who conquered Constantinople.

100
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How was the local response to the Portuguese arrival different in West Africa than in East Africa?

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Countries in West Africa willingly entered trade with the Portuguese, while countries in East Africa tried to distance themselves from the Portuguese.

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