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1. Which of the following developments was most the growing spirit of inquiry (ques-
responsible for the declining power of the tioning) in European urban centers
Catholic Church in western Europe during the
late Middle Ages?
2. Which of the following groups comprised the foreigners who had been captured
majority of the slave population in ancient by Greek city-states in war
Greece?
3. Which of the following was most responsible for the governmental activities of
the unprecedented (ground breaking, new)unity scholar-officials educated in Con-
of China during most of the four centuries that fucian principles
the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - A.D. 220) ruled the
empire?
4. The primary gods of ancient Maya religious cul- the natural forces that most directly
ture represented what? influenced the material welfare of
the people
5. Which of the following was the most enduring the spread of Greek culture east-
(long lasting) effect of the conquests of Alexan- ward from the Mediterranean
der the Great? world
6. Judaism differed most from other pre-christian belief that a single god created and
religions of the ancient Mediterranean world in controlled the universe
its what?
7. Passage Summary: Imperial government weak- Emergence of feudalism as a sys-
ens (Emperor led). Landowners create own army tem of political organization
to protect their land from governmental agen-
cies, tax collectors. Government granted some
landowners immunity from authority. Where im-
munity from the king's authority was not freely
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granted, it was often usurped (taken by force).
Passage Question: The developments described
in the passage above are most closely related to
what?
8. In response to pressure from the Christian Wives acquired greater dignity and
Church, Carolingian rulers of the 9th century legal security
made monogamous marriage their official pol-
icy. An important consequence of this develop-
ment was what?
9. Passage Summary: Greek political leader, Peri- Popular Sovereignty (Power of the
cles stated, "Our constitution is called a democ- People)
racy (power is vested in the people) because
power is in the hands of the whole people. Each
individual is interested the state. We do not say
that a man who takes no interest in politics is a
man who minds his own business; we say that
he has no business here at all."
Passage Question: The statement above best
illustrates the ancient Athenian commitment to
which of the following political principles?
10. Which of the following best describes an im- It strengthened the English
portant long-term consequence of the Norman monarch at the expense of feudal
Conquest of England in 1066? barons (held land directly under
the king and were granted legal
jurisdiction)
11. Passage Summary: 19th century Japan. Young Western Imperialist activities in
Japanese people were sent abroad to receive East Asia
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Western educations, especially in the social and
natural sciences. German style army & British
style navy were created. Japanese copied indus-
trial and financial methods of the U.S. Japanese
copied the Frenchs' administrative system, re-
placing the old feudal system.
Passage Question: The developments described
in the passage above were primarily a response
to which of the following?
12. Which of the following most influenced the the rise of a wealthy and ambitious
emergence of Renaissance culture in northern class of merchants
and central Italy during the 14th century?
13. Which of the following most influenced Por- Muslim control of eastern land
tuguese and Spanish plans for maritime (sea- routes to Asian markets
faring commercial) expansion during the 15th
century?
14. The Aztec and Inca empires of the 15th century the theocratic system (priests rule)
shared which of the following characteristics? of government in which an ab-
solute ruler (single person w/un-
limited power) directed the activi-
ties of a ruling class or priests and
nobles
15. The reforms (to make change) enacted by lead- the political status of women
ers of the French Revolution of 1789 devoted
least attention to which of the following issues?
16. The reputation of Catherine the Great of Russia improve the efficiency of govern-
(1762-1796) as an enlightened despot (one with ment administration in Russia
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