APWH Unit 3

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Which answer best describes the context in which to better understand the author's tone in the first passage? Options: a Palestinian who has clear anti-Greek sentiment resulting from the constant conflict between Greeks and Palestinians, a proud Byzantine soldier and a citizen who has witnessed multiple Byzantine victories extending their territories, an educated, elite member of the Byzantine government who is trying to write an accurate history of the empire, an official writer of the Byzantine Empire who is trying to advance his standing within the imperial realm

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an educated, elite member of the Byzantine government who is trying to write an accurate history of the empire

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The codification of law (Corpus Iuris Civilis) credited to Justinian was most influenced by the: Code of Hammurabi, Law of Manu, Law of the Twelve Tables, trial by ordeal

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Code of Hammurabi

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Which aspect of al-Andalus _{(Muslim Spain / Islamic Iberia)} does this passage most clearly describe?

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the transfer of Arab learning to Europeans

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The primary reason the Muslim population in Spain grew between the time of Muhammad and the time of Alhambra was built in (c. 900) was that

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Arab and Moorish armies had conquered Spain militarily.

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Which statement provides the best reason for Europeans to travel to Spain, to learn at universities established by Arabs?

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Europeans wanted to learn about classical Greek science and culture and new Arab discoveries in astronomy, mathematics, and medicine.

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The similarity in the mosques located in different areas of the Islamic world mainly results from

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the spiritual and cultural unification of diverse people and cultures under Islam

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Large and ornate mosques were built in areas conquered by the Islamic caliphs as a way to

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demonstrate the power and prosperity of the Islamic merchants who built them

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Great Zimbabwe represents an achievement because it was built

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without mortar

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One factor that contributed to the declines of both Great Zimbabwe and the Mayans was: invasions by neighbors with iron weapons, contact with Europeans, environmental damage, ethnic conflicts within the community.

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environmental damage

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This map shows that the migration of Bantu speakers extended from the "Bantu cradle" to

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the southern tip of Africa