ashworth college HS150 Online Exams 3 latest 2016 Feb.

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Question 1 of 20
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In the aftermath of Columbus and voyages of encounter,
Europeans believed the first humans in the Americas might have been:
A. Chinese pirates.
B. the lost tribes
of Axum.
C. Phoenician
seafarers from Carthage.
D. Mongol tribesmen.

Question 2 of 20
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The first civilization in Mesoamerica was the:
A. Toltec.
B. Olmec.
C. Maya.
D. Aztec.

Question 3 of 20
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Which of the following is NOT true of the Olmec culture?
A. Its La Venta
pyramid was the largest structure of it type for its era.
B. It created a
writing system of some sort.
C. It developed in
the high, mountainous areas of central Mexico.
D. It produced many
stone carvings, tools, and monuments.

Question 4 of 20
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The civilization of the Maya developed in:
A. the Valley of
Mexico.
B. Pacific coastal
region of northern Mexico.
C. mountainous areas
of Nicaragua and Honduras.
D. Guatemala and
theYucatan Peninsula.

Question 5 of 20
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The Aztec capital was:
A. Tenochtitlán.
B. Huitzilopochtli.
C. Texcoco.
D. Mexica.

Question 6 of 20
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The massive Aztec stone carving in the form of a disc
portraying the struggle between the forces of good and evil in the universe is
the:
A. Disc of Forces.
B. Stone of the
Fifth Sun.
C. Temple of
Inscriptions.
D. Sun Disc.

Question 7 of 20
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Which of the following statements is the most accurate
depiction of the Aztec Empire?
A. It was a highly
centralized, tightly administered monarchy developed through military conquest.

B. It was a
confederation of localities linked by a feudal allegiance system in which a
central ruler controlled an empire developed through military conquest.
C. It was a highly
centralized maritime society that had evolved from a foundation of intense
religious piety.
D. It was followed
by the Mayan civilization.

Question 8 of 20
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Aztec society was:
A. an egalitarian
democracy.
B. a hierarchical
dictatorship, with a privileged upper class and a downtrodden majority.
C. primarily
involved in the trading of slaves.
D. unique in giving
women major political power.

Question 9 of 20
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Who was the Inka king who began the conquests that led to
the creation of their empire?
A. Pizarro
B. Huayna Inca
C. Pachakuti
D. Topa Inca

Question 10 of 20
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The tuber cultivated by the Arawak, that is used today to
manufacture tapioca, is:
A. millet.
B. manioc.
C. maize.
D. squash.

Question 11 of 20
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The ruling member of a Bedouin tribe was called the:
A. majlis.
B. jihad.
C. sheikh.
D. Ka’aba.

Question 12 of 20
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The official calendar of Islam begins:
A. in 222 C.E.
B. when Muhammad and
his closest supporters left Yathrib and went to Mecca.
C. with the
occurrence of the Hijrah.
D. with Muhammad’s
death in 632 C.E.

Question 13 of 20
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The Persian empire which experienced defeats at the hands of
the Arab armies was the:
A. Sassanid.
B. Umayyad.
C. Abbasid.
D. Fatimid.

Question 14 of 20
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Muhammad’s teachings:
A. stressed that
Islam was not just a religion but also a way of life.
B. required all
Muslims to follow the Six Suras and the Seven Pillars.
C. accepted
polygyny, but permitted men to take only one wife.
D. were entirely theological with almost no
ethical nor moral aspects.

Question 15 of 20
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Under the Umayyad Dynasty:
A. Ethiopia became
an Islamic state.
B. the Islamic Arab
empire expanded enormously.
C. Iraqi Shi’ite and
Sunnite forces became united.
D. internal
authority was strengthened by the propriety of the caliphs’ behavior.

Question 16 of 20
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The caliphate that is often described as the Abbasid “Golden
Age” was the reign of:
A. Muhammad Ali.
B. Harun al Rashid.
C. Abu Bakr.
D. Kabia al Kahn.

Question 17 of 20
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The Shi’ite capital at Cairo was established under the
dynasty of the:
A. Umayyads.
B. Abbasids.
C. Fatimids.
D. Seljuk Turks.

Question 18 of 20
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The Seljuk Turks:
A. provoked the
Byzantine request for European aid that led to the Crusades.
B. brought a
permanent halt to the conflict between the Sunnites and the Shi’ites.
C. temporarily
abandoned the guidelines of the Koran as a means to reconcile the Byzantines to
Turkish rule.
D. conquered
Constantinople in 1453.

Question 19 of 20
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Which of the following is an accurate statement about the
Arab Empire?
A. It was strongly
united under the tight control of the caliph in Baghdad.
B. It created an era
of great economic prosperity in the Middle East region.
C. It contained
fewer urban centers than any other regime of its era.
D. Under Islamic
principles trade was limited and every Muslim received the same income.

Question 20 of 20
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The major Muslim outpost in Europe was:
A. the Maghreb.
B. Andalusia.
C. Savoy.
D. Attica.