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What contributed most directly to a tendency toward political disunity in ancient India?
diverse geographical features
The Crusades launched by European Christians at the end of the 11th century were
motivated primarily by
papal efforts to unite western European elites against a common enemy of Christianity
What is is an accurate comparison of the political systems in Western Europe and
China during the time period 1000-1300?
Western Europe developed multiple monarchies, while china remained a single empire
Which of staple crops is MOST closely associated with the rise of societies in SE Asia?
Rice
merchants were at the bottom of the Confucian social hierarchy because...
they placed self-interest ahead of the needs of the community
The compass was a tecnology derived from which region?
China
The Viking attacks of Europe in the 8th and 9th centuries CE contributed to the
development of the political, economic and social system known as...
feudalism
The term 'samurai' describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal
Europe known as...
knights
Which country had the greatest manufacturing capacity during the time period 1000 to
1450 CE?
China
Describe commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450 CE
Indian ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle
Eastern, and East African Merchants
How were Hebrew kingdoms different than MOST states and societies in Southwest
Asia?
Adoption of a monotheistic system
The chinese philosopher Laozi taught that people could achieve peace of mind by...
accepting, with humility, one's lot in life
What BEST describes the achievements of the emperor Charlemagne (768-814 CE) in
the history of Europe?
He extended the practice of Christianity into parts of central europe
Medieval japanese culture and society borrowed what from mainland China?
Court rituals and practices, confucian values, pictographic language, buddhism
During the first 2 centuries CE, what goods did the Roman Empire trade to India and
India to the Roman Empire?
Rome to India: silver and gold India to Rome: Pepper
In the period 1000-1450 CE, what were 2 occupations pursued by large numbers of
African and European women?
midwife and healer