Question 1

After 1453, the safety of overland caravans to the East was threatened by

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A)   Venetian militiamen.
B)   the warlords of Persia.
C)   the Ottoman Turks.
D)   Chinese mercenaries.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The only indigenous people of the Americas known to have produced a written language were the

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A)   Maya.
B)   Inkas.
C)   Aztecs.
D)   Hopi.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The bronze head of the oba of Benin is a landmark that

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A)   illustrates the African mastery of casting metal.
B)   is probably a portrait.
C)   may demonstrate the effects of tribal scarification rituals.
D)   All these answers are correct.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The word "pueblo" means

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A)   savage.
B)   town.
C)   ruler.
D)   ritual.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The word "kiva" refers to a

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A)   Native American gold-working process.
B)   Mali mask.
C)   Pueblo ceremonial site.
D)   Navaho mythic hero.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D) C

Question 6

Before the fifteenth-century, the West African elite was most heavily influenced by

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A)   Christianity.
B)   Islam.
C)   Judaism.
D)   Hinduism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The earliest West African kingdom was that of

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A)   Ghana.
B)   Songhai.
C)   Timbuktu.
D)   Mali.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Which country sent a large fleet across the Indian Ocean at the beginning of the fifteenth century?

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A)   Portugal
B)   China
C)   Spain
D)   EnglandE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT a major factor in the onset of European expansion?

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A)   Improved navigational devices
B)   Advances in mapmaking
C)   Faster, more practical ships
D)   Imitation of China's maritime achievementsE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Discuss the landmark contributions of Africa, focusing on those you believe to be the most original, influential, or long lasting.

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Question 11

Which of the following was characteristic of the religious rituals of the Maya and Aztecs?

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A)   Human sacrifice
B)   Worship of the moon
C)   Underground ceremonial centers
D)   All these answers are correctE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Describe the landmarks in the arts of the pre-Columbian peoples. Which of these were tolerated (or admired) by the Spanish colonizers, and which were deliberately destroyed?

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The pre-Columbian peoples of Mesoamerica...

Question 13

In African tradition, kinship extended to all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   the living.
B)   the dead.
C)   the unborn.
D)   all African peoples.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

The earliest of the Meso-American societies was the

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A)   Maya.
B)   Inka.
C)   Olmec.
D)   Navaho.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of African music?

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A)   Use of percussion instruments
B)   Polyrhythmic structure
C)   Call-and-response motifs
D)   Melodic lyricsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which city was the greatest of the early West African trading centers and the seat of a Muslim university?

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A)   Tangier
B)   Ghana
C)   Niger
D)   TimbuktuE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The thirteenth-century merchant whose sojourn at the court of Mongol China was recorded in Il Milione was

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A)   Marco Polo.
B)   Hernan Cortes.
C)   Vasco da Gama.
D)   Bartholomeu Diaz.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C) A

Question 18

The Spanish troops led by Cortes were most critical of Aztec

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A)   economic traditions.
B)   engineering techniques.
C)   religious practices.
D)   kinship systems.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B) C

Question 19

In African cultural history, the griot was a

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A)   poet-historian.
B)   tribal-priest.
C)   king.
D)   All these answers are correct.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The dominant element in African music is

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A)   rhythm.
B)   harmony.
C)   melody.
D)   dissonance.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 9: Encounter: European Outreach and Expansion

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