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The Silk Road was significant between 300 to 1500 because
it crossed the Indian Ocean
it was launched by the Vikings.
it was the world's largest trade network.
it was made up of water routes in Europe.
What is the world's largest trade network?
Habeas corpus means that people cannot be held indefinitely in jail unless
they want to.
a court consents.
the king orders it.
the Church requests it.
What is a court's consent?
What was Justinian’s Code?
an improved library system
a new form of writing
a school of philosophy
an organized set of laws
What are an organized set of laws
To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?
never at any time
when he ruled badly
when he became unpopular
when citizens wanted a change
What is when he ruled badly
All of these peoples lived in Mesoamerica EXCEPT the
Inca
Maya
Aztecs
Olmecs
What are the Olmecs
What physical barrier shielded India from foreign invasion from the north?
dense jungle
the Ganges River
a vast sandy desert
high mountain ranges
What are high mountain ranges
What was the purpose of Magna Carta?
to make the Church weaker
to give the king more power
to strengthen common law
to protect the rights of nobles
What is to protect the rights of nobles
In the Middle Ages, what was one way in which the Divine Liturgy was different from the Roman Catholic Mass?
It was held outdoors.
It was led by a bishop
It was conducted in silence.
It could be in the local language.
What is it could be in the local language?
Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?
Han
Song
Tang
Yuan
What is the Han dynasty
The Aztec system of writing made use of
knots.
weaving.
pictographs.
an alphabet.
What are the pictographs?
Spiritual and political leaders of the Muslims were called
What are caliphs
How did the Hundred Years’ War contribute to the decline of feudalism?
New weapons made knights less important and gave monarchs more control
Serfs ran away from the manors to fight in the battles.
Nobles insisted that monarchs consult them about new laws
England refused to let go of its claims to land in France.
What are the new weapons that made knights less important and gave monarchs more control
Which factor gave Constantinople the biggest advantage for trade?
fertile soil
good location
mineral resources
well-organized banks
What is a good location
Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?
priests
scholars
foreigners
aristocrats
What are aristocrats
Which of these sources best helps scholars learn about the cultures of the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan people?
paintings by recent Spanish painters
artifacts from the sites of modern cities
accounts written by English authors
traditions found among descendants
What are the artifacts from the sites of modern cities
The Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam originally split over
Who should be the next ruler after Muhammad
How did political changes in England weaken feudalism?
What is kings took more control, creating stronger central governments
What resulted in 1054, after the pope and patriarch excommunicated members of each other’s clergy?
What is the Orthodox and Catholic churches completely split?
In a meritocracy, the selection of officials was based on
What are tset scores
Why did Incan farmers terrace their fields?
What is to increase the available cropland