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Instructor Answer Guide
Chapter 1: Understanding the Past ................................................................................................ 2
Chapter 2: Early Humans ................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 3: Early Civilizations and Urban Societies ......................................................................... 9
Chapter 4: The Near East .............................................................................................................. 15
Chapter 5: Asia in Ancient Times .................................................................................................. 20
Chapter 6: Mediterranean Peoples .............................................................................................. 26
Chapter 7: Experiencing the Roman Empire ................................................................................. 33
Chapter 8: The Americas in Ancient Times ................................................................................... 38
Chapter 9: Africa in Ancient Times ............................................................................................... 42
Chapter 10: Empires of Faith ........................................................................................................ 48
Chapter 11: The Rise of Islam and the Caliphates ........................................................................ 52
Chapter 12: India, the Indian Ocean Basin, and East Asia ............................................................ 57
Chapter 13: The Post-Roman West and the Crusading Movement ............................................. 62
Chapter 14: Pax Mongolica: The Steppe Empire of the Mongols................................................. 67
Chapter 15: States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa ............................................................... 73
Chapter 16: Climate Change and Plague in the Fourteenth Century ........................................... 77
Chapter 17: The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Ming ............................................................. 83
Chapter 1: Understanding the Past
Review Questions
1. What is an example of a primary source?
a. a diary entry by a person who lived in the period under discussion
b. a modern biography of a person in the period under discussion
c. an account of a nineteenth-century battle in a twenty-first century textbook
d. an article in an academic journal
[Answer: A]
2. Whom do the Chinese view as the father of history?
a. Homer
b. Santayana
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c. Herodotus
d. Sima Qian
[Answer: D]
3. What interpretation of history assumes that history can be viewed primarily through the
lives and choices of leaders?
a. great man theory
b. progressive interpretation
c. gender interpretation
d. Marxist interpretation
[Answer: A]
4. The belief that history is moved primarily by class struggle is the ______ of history.
a. social interpretation theory
b. revisionist view
c. progressive interpretation
d. Marxist interpretation
[Answer: D]
5. What is the most immediate motivator of a historical event?
a. the tertiary cause
b. the primary cause
c. the action of a great man
d. the social construct
[Answer: B]
6. Our perspectives are deeply rooted in _______, which we learn from our upbringing and
environment.
a. education
b. social constructs
c. historical empathy
d. causation
[Answer: B]
Check Your Understanding Questions
1. What does it mean to be a global citizen?
[Answer: A global citizen sees themselves as a member of, and responsible to, a world
community rather than a single nation.]
2. What are the features of this textbook, and how will they enhance your learning
experience?
[Answer: This text uses a chronological approach, maps, and feature boxes focused on
documents and images in order to actively engage in interpreting events in the past.]
3. What is a primary source, and what are some examples of primary sources?
[Answer: A primary source is evidence from the era under discussion. It might be a letter, a
diary, a photograph, a song, a painting or other work of art, or a speech.]
4. What are the four types of questions we should ask about textual sources and why?
[Answer: We should ask questions about the author, audience, intent, and context of the
source. These questions are necessary so we can interpret sources effectively.]
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WorldHistory Volume1-IAG
(Chapter 1-17)
2025/2026
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Answers
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OpenStax World History, Volume 1, to 1500 Instructor Answer Guide
OpenStax World History: Volume 1, to 1500
Instructor Answer Guide
Chapter 1: Understanding the Past ................................................................................................ 2
Chapter 2: Early Humans ................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 3: Early Civilizations and Urban Societies ......................................................................... 9
Chapter 4: The Near East .............................................................................................................. 15
Chapter 5: Asia in Ancient Times .................................................................................................. 20
Chapter 6: Mediterranean Peoples .............................................................................................. 26
Chapter 7: Experiencing the Roman Empire ................................................................................. 33
Chapter 8: The Americas in Ancient Times ................................................................................... 38
Chapter 9: Africa in Ancient Times ............................................................................................... 42
Chapter 10: Empires of Faith ........................................................................................................ 48
Chapter 11: The Rise of Islam and the Caliphates ........................................................................ 52
Chapter 12: India, the Indian Ocean Basin, and East Asia ............................................................ 57
Chapter 13: The Post-Roman West and the Crusading Movement ............................................. 62
Chapter 14: Pax Mongolica: The Steppe Empire of the Mongols................................................. 67
Chapter 15: States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa ............................................................... 73
Chapter 16: Climate Change and Plague in the Fourteenth Century ........................................... 77
Chapter 17: The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Ming ............................................................. 83
Chapter 1: Understanding the Past
Review Questions
1. What is an example of a primary source?
a. a diary entry by a person who lived in the period under discussion
b. a modern biography of a person in the period under discussion
c. an account of a nineteenth-century battle in a twenty-first century textbook
d. an article in an academic journal
[Answer: A]
2. Whom do the Chinese view as the father of history?
a. Homer
b. Santayana
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c. Herodotus
d. Sima Qian
[Answer: D]
3. What interpretation of history assumes that history can be viewed primarily through the
lives and choices of leaders?
a. great man theory
b. progressive interpretation
c. gender interpretation
d. Marxist interpretation
[Answer: A]
4. The belief that history is moved primarily by class struggle is the ______ of history.
a. social interpretation theory
b. revisionist view
c. progressive interpretation
d. Marxist interpretation
[Answer: D]
5. What is the most immediate motivator of a historical event?
a. the tertiary cause
b. the primary cause
c. the action of a great man
d. the social construct
[Answer: B]
6. Our perspectives are deeply rooted in _______, which we learn from our upbringing and
environment.
a. education
b. social constructs
c. historical empathy
d. causation
[Answer: B]
Check Your Understanding Questions
1. What does it mean to be a global citizen?
[Answer: A global citizen sees themselves as a member of, and responsible to, a world
community rather than a single nation.]
2. What are the features of this textbook, and how will they enhance your learning
experience?
[Answer: This text uses a chronological approach, maps, and feature boxes focused on
documents and images in order to actively engage in interpreting events in the past.]
3. What is a primary source, and what are some examples of primary sources?
[Answer: A primary source is evidence from the era under discussion. It might be a letter, a
diary, a photograph, a song, a painting or other work of art, or a speech.]
4. What are the four types of questions we should ask about textual sources and why?
[Answer: We should ask questions about the author, audience, intent, and context of the
source. These questions are necessary so we can interpret sources effectively.]
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