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As a means of continuing to spread the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan used all except which of the following means to expand and control his territories?
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After rejection by his family for the title of Great Khan, Khubilai formed
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the Golden Horde
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the Central Asian Khanate
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Il-Khan Empire of Iran
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the Yuan Empire in China and Siberia
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he was assassinated by political rivals
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Tax farming in the Il-Khan state was
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the payment of taxes solely by farmers
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the sale of tax-collecting contracts to small corporations
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the exemption granted to farmers from taxation
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the growth of a new cash crop
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the raising of crops on government land to pay for government expenses
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What economic problems did Russia see during the tome pf Mongol domination?
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Overzealous tax collection by Russian princes
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The burden of taxation carried by the peasantry
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The attempt to introduce paper money by the Mongols
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Direct exchange of goods rather than purchases in currency
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All of these
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What was the most lasting impact of the Mongols on China?
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The Mongols introduced Buddhism to China
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The Mongols permanently reunited China after a prolonged period of political fragmentation
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The Chinese government system was invented by the Mongols
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The Mongols bought silk and porcelain production to China
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The Mongols built the Great Wall
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After the introduction of paper money in China caused economic instability, the Mongols restored a degree of economic stability by producing copper coinage and:
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Decreasing tax collection temporarily
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Shifting the emphasis of coinage to silver instead of other metals
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Cutting off trade with Japan to stem the flow of copper exports
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Diversifying trade agreements with western Europe
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Creating a favored nation trade status with whichever nation would agree to reduced tariffs
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Which of the following is an aspect of Mongol rule that created hardship and a sharp population decrease in China?
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In 1368, the Yuan Empire was overthrown and replaced by the
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Manchu Empire
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Yi Kingdom
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Ming Empire
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Song Empire
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Tang Empire
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To demonstrate their rejection of the Mongols, the Ming emperors, starting with Hongwu,
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Severed relations with the Middle East and Central Asia and closed the borders to foreigners
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Built the Great Wall of China and deported all Mongols
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Changed the official language from Mongolian to Chinese
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Marched all the Mongols to the Korean border
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Formed close ties with the Manchu instead
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Because Mongols controlled access to the Silk Road after the overthrow of the Yuan, the emperor Yongle put an emphasis on
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Maritime trade connecting with Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean
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Overland trade through India and Arabia
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Trade through Buddhist monasteries
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Trans-Pacific exploration
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None of these; trade decreased because people could not afford to travel by Silk Road and pay Mongol tariffs
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Zheng He's primary accomplishment was
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Converting barbarians to Islam
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Discovering new lands in the East
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Bringing wealth to China
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Acquiring Ming tributary states
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Discovering the Philippines
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The relationship between the leading family in Korea, the Koryo family, and the Mongols was that
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They were mutually hostile
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The Koryo kings were of mostly Mongol descent and royal families became attached and loyal to the Mongols
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The Koryo family revolted against the Mongols and expelled them from Korea
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The Mongols considered the Koryo family and all Koreans "barbarians"
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Of parents and children, with the Koryo family as parents
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The rise of literacy in Korea resulted from the
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Combination of an improved printing system and the hang's writing system
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Institution of a university system
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Spread of woodblock printing from China and the Mongol writing system
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Imposition of Japanese rule, which forced the formation of public schools
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Popularity of Islam, which required that all Muslims read the Quran
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What prevented the Mongols from invading Japan?
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The Mongols feared the samurai military prowess
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The jungle heat prevented their horses from continuing
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A storm prevented them from establishing a base
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Mongol tactics were no match for the Japanese military technology
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The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Mongol naval base
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How did the threat of Mongol invasion affect Japan?
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Japanese clans took political control of their regions
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Japanese merchants lost huge sums of money in the Mongolian markets
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Japanese monks were held hostage
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The Japanese military government spent a lot of time building coastal defenses, and training and outfitting their warriors
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Japan reinstated direct imperial rule
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What caused the end of serfdom in western Europe?
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The Black Death
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The rise of popular literature
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The rise of cities
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The decimated agricultural productivity of the early 14th century
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Emancipation after participating in the Hundred Years' War
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The three-field system was
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The traditional three-part contest performed by knights
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The legal system
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The political relationship between king, lord, and serf
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The technology used in medieval optics
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An agricultural method
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Which of the following was not a social result of the Black Death epidemic?
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A demand by laborers for higher pay
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A call for democracy
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Peasant revolutions
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An increase in per capita production
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An end of serfdom for all intents and purposes
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Which of the following is not true of trading cities in Europe during the Middle Ages?
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They were unable to produce products to compete with Asian prodcuts
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They offered people more social freedom than rural places
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They were often "chartered cities" where residents could claim freedom
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They were able to quickly adapt to changing market conditions
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They were home to most of Europe's Jews
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Guilds, which came to dominate medieval European life, were
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A band of knights without ties to a lord
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An association of craft specialists from the same trade
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An order of monks
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A unit of currency in use throughout the Latin West
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A measurement of distance
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The Renaissance began in
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Eastern France
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Southern England
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Southern Russia
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Austria
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Northern Italy
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Latin Europe regained some of the "lost knowledge" of the Greek and Arab world when works by Plato and Aristotle came into the Latin West through:
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The recapture of Northern Germany from the Huns
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The recapture of Southern Italy from the Byzantines and of Sicily and Toledo from the Muslims
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Contact with the court of Khubilai Khan
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The discovery of the remains of the Library of Alexandria
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The lively trade in classical antiquities
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The two new religious orders in the 13th century that lent themselves to teaching and preaching to the common people were:
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Benedictines and Cappucines
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Ursine and Jesuit
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Dominican and Franciscans
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Carmelites and Cistercians
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Augustinian and Josephite
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The most notable work in Scholasticism, the Summa Theologica, was written by:
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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Thomas Aquinas
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Dante Aligheri
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Jan Hus
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Peter Abelard
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One of the significant features of the growth of literature in the 14th-15th century was
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The development of epic poetry
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The composition of literature in Latin
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The Incorporation of political criticism
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The composition of literature in the vernacular
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The inclusion of common people in literary tales
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Which of the following statements about the Magna Carta is not true?
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It affirmed that monarchs are subject to established law
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It confirmed the independence of the church and the city of London
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It gave new rights to the peasants
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It means "Great Charter"
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It guranteed the nobles hereditary rights
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The Great Western Schism originated over
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Whether the seat of Catholicism should be in Rome or Constantinople
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Whether or not women could be priests
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Rival papal claimants between Avignon and Rome
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Whether or not priests could be married
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The formation of different types of monasteries (Franciscan, Dominican, Cappucin, etc.)
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Which of the following is true of "new monarchies" in Europe between 1450-1600
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The primary nations were England, France, and Spain
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It increased centralized power within largely fixed geographic limits
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It increased control over powerful noble families
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They relied on full-time armies paid for through taxes
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All of these
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Spain and Portugal's "reconquest" and political consolidation of the Iberian peninsula was designed to recapture land from
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Muslims
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Protestants
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Peasants
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Slaves
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Africans
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By 1500, the English Parliament
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had been disbanded by King John
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Had overthrown the king and gained complete governmental authority
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Had become a permanent part of English government
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Had yet to be officially formed
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Had been disbanded