Post-test - World History H

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Which of the following is the most accurate statement of the effects of feudalism? Its practice by the monarchies of Western and Central Europe led to the fall of Rome., It provided a degree of political authority when there was not a strong central government., It allowed for greater popular representation than traditional forms of monarchy., It led to an economic basis of free peasant labor with no benefits in return.

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It provided a degree of political authority when there was not a strong central government.

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Which of the following best describes the political role of the papacy (religious leaders) in the Catholic parts of medieval Europe?

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The papacy spent much of the medieval era trying to assert political as well as religious supremacy over Europe’s monarchs.

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What role did Muslim scholars play in Europe’s Renaissance?

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Muslim scholars translated Greek freely into Latin, which facilitated European attempts to become more familiar with texts from the classical era.

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Movable-type printing is generally considered to have been made fast, efficient, and cost-effective in which of the following places? China, Persia, The German States, France

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The German States

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Which of the following BEST describes the impact of urbanization during the 1200-1450 period? It slowed down the general trend toward increased specialization of labor., It hampered the development of state-level bureaucracies., It fostered the growth of merchant classes., It led in most places to a decline in overall population.

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It fostered the growth of merchant classes.

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Which of the following is NOT true of the Black Death?
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It is thought to have been spread by fleas carried on rats.
It is known to have traveled eastward from Europe to China via the Middle East.
It is considered to have been a form of the bubonic plague.
It is estimated to have killed one-third of the population of the places exposed to it.

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It is known to have traveled eastward from Europe to China via the Middle East.

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All of Europe's major powers became eager to establish Caribbean colonial presence in order to produce which of the following goods? Coffee, Sugar, Cotton, Tobacco

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Sugar

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Religious syncretism led to

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The fusion of elements from more than one religion to create a new faith or a new set of practices within an established faith

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Which of the following cultural trends became particularly prominent during the 1450-1750 (Renaissance and exploration) period? The growing monopoly of royal and aristocratic patrons on the commissioning and purchasing of art, A widespread willingness to experiment with abstract and nonrepresentational forms of art, The near-complete disappearance of religious themes and content from most art, A growing availability of art and culture to members of classes outside the traditional elite

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A growing availability of art and culture to members of classes outside the traditional elite

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Which of the following best describes the process by which gunpowder weaponry spread throughout Eurasia? Options: It originated in the Middle East, traveled simultaneously to Europe and China, then had its military potential fully realized by European states. It originated in China, traveled to Europe, then had its military potential fully realized by states in the Middle East. It originated in China, traveled to the Middle East, then had its military potential fully realized by European states. It originated in the Middle East, traveled to Europe, then had its military potential fully realized by China.

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It originated in China, traveled to the Middle East, then had its military potential fully realized by European states.