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1. Fats waller your feets too big in this video you see __________?

Sidney Bechet

Louis Armstrong

Bix Beiderbecke

Jelly Roll Morton

Answer

Correct Answer: Louis Armstrong

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2. Teotihuacan is famous for artifacts made from _____

Ceramics

Obsidian

Yucatan

Japan

Answer

Correct Answer: Obsidian

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3. From this lesson, the vietnamese tran dynasty is known for _____.

A civil war between the Taira and Minamoto

Instituting universal military mobilization

Initiating extensive land reform

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Initiating extensive land reform

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4. Polynesians are descendants of the _____.

Lapita

Push and pull

Japan

Religious or political persecution

Answer

Correct Answer: Lapita

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5. The ending of apartheid in south africa has led to ________

Intragenerational social mobility

Marrying and staying married

Too few available jobs

That society becoming ameritocracy.

Answer

Correct Answer: That society becoming ameritocracy.

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6. _________ was the first king to launch wars of aggression in the name of his primary god.

Sargon

Ur-Nammu

Hammurabi

Djoser

Narmer

Answer

Correct Answer: Hammurabi

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7. The first european-controlled __________ were founded by the portuguese.

The netherlands

Portugal

Dutch

France

Answer

Correct Answer: Dutch

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8. The modern name for anatolia is _____.

Balkan

Turkey

Iran

Ottoman

Answer

Correct Answer: Turkey

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9. The last great roman emperor was _____.

Justin II

Justinian

I Justin I

Jude II

Answer

Correct Answer: Justinian

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10. Shang dynasty craftsmen were known for their _____.

Bronze works

Silk jade

Stone works

All of the above.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above.

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11. As a result of the great leap forward _____

Industrial production increased

Globalization

Protectionism

The Great Leap

Answer

Correct Answer: Industrial production increased

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12. During the red scare of 1919-1920, ________ led the attack on the alien threat.

Mitchell palmer

Clarence darrow

Eugene debs

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Mitchell palmer

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13. During the period ________ the world's population more than doubled.

1950-2000

1750-1800

1900-1950

1800-1850

Answer

Correct Answer: 1950-2000

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14. During the pax mongolica, the mongols _____.

Started a war with the Japanese.

Promoted interstate relations made trade and travel safe.

Conquered the Vikings.

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Promoted interstate relations made trade and travel safe.

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15. During the modern period, science competed with ____________ as the primary source for knowledge.

Religion

Theory

Capitalism

Philosophy

Answer

Correct Answer: Religion

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16. The gandhara region is the home of many portrayals of ____.

The Buddha in human form.

Shiva

Yakshis.

Yogic postures.

Answer

Correct Answer: The Buddha in human form.

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17. Greek fire was used by the _____.

Justinian

Byzantines

Pagan

Authority

Answer

Correct Answer: Byzantines

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18. Before its breakup the soviet union was the largest ________ state.

Multiethnic

National

Multinational

Rightwing fascist

Answer

Correct Answer: Multinational

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19. _______ of all life that has ever lived on this planet is now extinct.

99.9%

97%

96.5%

93.7%

Answer

Correct Answer: 99.9%

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20. Those who went on the crusades included ______.

Puritans

Christians

Muslims

Phoenicians

Answer

Correct Answer: Christians

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21. Turkic slave soldiers in egypt were called _____.

Sultans

Caliphs

Hoplites

Mamluks

Answer

Correct Answer: Sultans

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22. The predominant religion of the ghana empire was _____.

Kumbi Saleh

Nigeria

Islam

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Islam

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23. Russia's age of imperialism included sea ports in the _____.

Black Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean

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24. One of the ways buddhism and jainism influenced hinduism was to expand the idea of _______ to all.

Salvation

Apollo

Pataliputra

Calculus

Answer

Correct Answer: Salvation

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25. Of all the urbanized people of the americas, the incas were the most brilliant __________.

Astrologers

Engineers

Artists

Musicians.

Answer

Correct Answer: Engineers

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26. The land area situated between the cool zone and the warm zone is termed the ____________ zone.

Transition

Vestigial

Prairie

Evolution

Answer

Correct Answer: Transition

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27. The bubonic plague reached europe in 1347 when a fleet of genoese ships arrived in _____.

Copenhagen,

Denmark Athens,

Greece

Messina, Sicily

Lisbon, Portugal

Answer

Correct Answer: Messina, Sicily

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28. In 1941, romania, hungary, and _________ joined hitler's germany as allies of the nazis.

Soviet

Bulgaria

Madagascar.

Italy.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bulgaria

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29. The mayan pyramids and temples were made from _____. limestone granite wood marble

Limestone

Granite

Wood

Marble

Answer

Correct Answer: Limestone

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30. The hellenistic period followed the reign of _____.

Greece and Macedonia

Alexander the Great

Greece

Asia Minor and part of the Persian Empire

Answer

Correct Answer: Alexander the Great

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31. The sacrifice that was part of the aryan religion included placing ____ into fire.

Milk and soma

Goats and wine

Old garments

Images ...

Answer

Correct Answer: Milk and soma

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32. The ottoman empire has its roots in _____.

Syria

Persia

Anatolia

Iran

Answer

Correct Answer: Anatolia

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33. The introduction of female characters in plays is attributed to _____.

Homer

Socrates

Egyptians

Sophocles

Answer

Correct Answer: Sophocles

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34. The dispute regarding the nature of christ was discussed at the _____.

Acacian Schism

Chalcedon.

Songhai

Morroccans

Answer

Correct Answer: Chalcedon.

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35. In 2004 a tsunami affected the population of _____

Asia

Medieval

Ebola

AIDS

Answer

Correct Answer: Asia

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36. Typhoon winds led to the failed mongol invasions of _____.

Korea

Indonesia

Hawaii

Japan.

Answer

Correct Answer: Japan.

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37. Two things societies with iron technology developed socially are _____.

Divisions of labor hierarchical social classes

Solon

Italy

Julius Caesar

Answer

Correct Answer: Divisions of labor hierarchical social classes

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38. The world's population today is more than 7 billion people living _____________________.

Except those without a home

In major countries with extremely large cities

Anywhere on the earth

Anywhere on the earth that can be contacted for a census

Answer

Correct Answer: Except those without a home

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39. The territory of a caliph is called a(n) _____.

Islamic state.

Songhai

Caliphate

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Caliphate

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40. The russian revolution of 1905 had its roots in _____.

World War I

Russo-Japanese War

The discovery of vast oil fields

Economic and political issues

Answer

Correct Answer: World War I

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41. The name of sun yat-sen's party was the chinese nationalist party, or _____.

Kuomintang.

Nationalism

Socialism

Democracy

Answer

Correct Answer: Kuomintang.

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42. The library at _____ in egypt became the center of research, literature, and science.

Alexandria

Gospel

Republic

Doctrine

Philosophy

Answer

Correct Answer: Alexandria

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43. The famous philosophy work the republic, which envisioned a utopia, was written by _____.

Republic

Emperor established the Edict of Milan in 313.

Plato

Paul of Tarsus

Answer

Correct Answer: Plato

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44. The asiatic huns were also known as the _____.

Xiongnu

Scythians

Hans

Mongols

Answer

Correct Answer: Xiongnu

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45. The "twelve-tone" technique _____.

Ensures that the 12 notes are given equal importance

Is characterized by the workds of arnold shoenberg

Is part of expressionism music

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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46. Syncopation _____.

Rebuild the European industrial complexstem the tied of communism in the regionrelieve food shortages

Is characteristic of classical ragtime musicis the technique of placing the accent on a normally weak beat

Were unhappy about the world, time, and place in which they lived resisted following social values

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Is characteristic of classical ragtime musicis the technique of placing the accent on a normally weak beat

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47. Some people believe that sufi derives from the arabic word safa, meaning _____.

Prefer

Purity

The Hundred Years' War

A barter economy

Answer

Correct Answer: Purity

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48. Most of what we know about the scythians comes from the _____.

Romans and Greeks.

Socrates Plato Aristotle

Inductive reasoning

First Triumvirate

Answer

Correct Answer: Romans and Greeks.

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49. The mitotic cell cycle results in the production of ________.

Two cells

Komodo dragon

Two haploid

Autosomes

Answer

Correct Answer: Two cells

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50. The museum of qin terra-cotta warriors and horses in shaanxi, china, displays works from the ____.

National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium

Tomb of the first emperor of China

Deterioration

Artworks from the past and from many cultures

Answer

Correct Answer: Tomb of the first emperor of China

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51. From this lesson, the hundred years' war marked the beginning of england's _____.

Naval And Maritime Supremacy

Joan Of Arc

Charles Vii

Edward Iii Of England

Answer

Correct Answer: Naval And Maritime Supremacy

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52. A civilization whose impact can be felt on history for a very long time is called _____.

Classical.

Utopia

Sophistry

Metaphysical

Answer

Correct Answer: Classical.

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53. The decoration of etruscan tombs suggests a _________ attitude towards death and the afterlife.

Celebratory

Symmetrical

Hellenistic

The gardens

Answer

Correct Answer: Celebratory

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54. The rulers of italy before the romans were the _____.

Senate

Etruscans

Monarchy

Gospels

Answer

Correct Answer: Etruscans

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55. Judaism, like christianity and islam, traces its roots to _____.

Abraham

Silk Road

Herodotus

Luandi

Lan

Answer

Correct Answer: Abraham

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56. Architects and builders were brought to timbuktu to build _____.

Songhai

An invasion by Moroccans

Ethiopia

Mosques libraries

Answer

Correct Answer: Mosques libraries

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57. Sufis believe _____.

Meditation can lead to a direct encounter with God

God is responsible for everything they do

Both A & B

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A & B

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58. The majority of shang dynasty writing was done on _____.

Bamboo

Writing

Shang

Scribes

Answer

Correct Answer: Bamboo

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59. The bubonic plague was carried by _____.

Flea-infested rats

Labor shortages

Cooling climate

Channel Islands

Answer

Correct Answer: Flea-infested rats

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60. More than _______ of the world's population lives in china.

04.67%

18.47%

21.67%

20.67%

Answer

Correct Answer: 18.47%

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61. Early traders navigated the seas with the help of the _____.

Big Dipper

North Star

Orion

Milky Way

Answer

Correct Answer: North Star

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62. Britain, france, and ________ were the first europeans to establish trading posts in india.

Netherlands

United States

Spain

Portugal

Answer

Correct Answer: Netherlands

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63. The ____ was the period of political tension following world war ii.

Iron Curtain

Yalta Era

Potsdam Period

Cold War.

Answer

Correct Answer: Yalta Era

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64. In the 1950s, los angeles became famous for its smog. one part of the problem was ________.

The increase in the number of automobiles

Heavy industry along the coastline

Natural gas leaks from wells

Pollution from the dams on the Colorado River

Answer

Correct Answer: The increase in the number of automobiles

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65. The external environment and government have _______ roles in healthcare operations.

Indirect

Direct

Substantial

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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66. The process of conducting business worldwide is a part of _____.

Protectionism

Urbanization

Globalization

Reparation

Answer

Correct Answer: Globalization

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67. Technology, language, and writing were widely spread due to _____.

Migration

The highest class of social rank

Europe and Asia

Changes in climate, strong nomadic leadership wanting, to expand their lands

Answer

Correct Answer: Migration

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68. The ability to learn and transfer knowledge to others is called _____.

Ollective learning.

Shared learning.

Transferred learning

Answer

Correct Answer: Transferred learning

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