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Which feature is considered a natural barrier?
a) Great Rift Valley
b) Aswan Dam
c) Panama Canal
d) Great Wall of China

A library’s holdings include the following title: A Forgotten Kingdom, Being a Record of the results obtained from the excavation of two mounds, Atchana and Al Mina, in the Turkish Hatay. Which field of study would have been most responsible for cond
a) economics
b) archaeology
c) sociology
d) political science

Which practice is closely associated with most ancient river valley civilizations?
a) recording events in cave paintings
b) using irrigation systems
c) developing democratic traditions
d) spreading monotheistic religious customs

Which group used the stirrup, skilled horsemanship, and siege warfare techniques to conquer much of Asia and part of Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries?
a) Japanese
b) Persians
c) Vikings
d) Mongols

Which statement concerning the influence of geography on Japan is most accurate?
a) Widespread mineral deposits led Japan to industrialize before England.
b) The lack of natural barriers made it easy to conquer Japan.
c) Large tracts of arable land made Japan a leading agricultural exporter.
d) Japan’s location allowed selective borrowing from China.

Which geographic region made up much of the Ottoman Empire?
a) Scandinavia
b) Iberian Peninsula
c) Indian Subcontinent
d) eastern Mediterranean Basin

Historians frequently portray Louis XIV’s construction of the palace of Versailles and Peter the Great’s building of the city of Saint Petersburg as
a) shrines to religious beliefs
b) monuments to personal rule
c) examples of colonial architectural influences
d) efforts to isolate and protect the ruler

Historians follow rules to help them analyze primary sources. Some of the rules they use are: • Every piece of evidence and every source must be read or viewed skeptically and critically. • Each piece of evidence and source must be cross-checked and
a) reliability of document information
b) popularity of a publication
c) differences in belief systems
d) laws of a civilization

Which type of economic system relies primarily on hunting, gathering, herding, and farming to maintain self-sufficiency?
a) traditional
b) capitalism
c) command
d) mixed

The creation of independent city-states in ancient Greece can be most directly attributed to the
a) diverse ethnic groups in the region
b) large number of different languages
c) rugged mountainous terrain
d) practice of oligarchy

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