Question 11 Lesson 1 part 2
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The monsoon weather pattern affecting the _______ Ocean enabled trade over a wide area from Africa to southeast Asia.
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| a) Indian | |||
| b) Atlantic | |||
| c) Pacific | |||
| d) Antarctic | |||
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In ancient Egypt, the rose was meant to symbolize the goddess
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| a) Venus. | |||
| b) Isis. | |||
| c) Mary. | |||
| d) Aphrodite. | |||
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The Turing test was designed to test a(n)
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| a) foreign power’s chances of winning a war. | |||
| b) atomic bomb for energy output. | |||
| c) computer’s capacity to calculate mathematical sums. | |||
| d) machine’s ability to exhibit human-level intelligence. | |||
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What happened immediately following the death of Alexander the Great?
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| a) His heirs formed a governing council to rule the conquered territories. | |||
| b) A simplified version of the Greek language, koine, was developed to unite the Hellenic realm. | |||
| c) Chaos reigned as Alexander’s heirs fought each other for power. | |||
| d) The conquered territories were united under Muslim rule. | |||
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Which statement is true regarding the European medieval period?
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| a) Traditional technology was favored, so no innovation occurred in the Middle Ages. | |||
| b) New technological advances were imported over trade routes from China. | |||
| c) Traditional technology was favored but innovations like vertical windmills and clockworks were developed. | |||
| d) Technological advances were considered ungodly and unnatural. | |||
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Dating from about 662 to 750 CE, _______ culture was called the first universal civilization because it allowed for trade over a broad area, thus encouraging an exchange of new ideas for innovations in technology and the sciences.
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| a) Western | |||
| b) Arabic | |||
| c) Greek | |||
| d) Chinese | |||
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All of the following were invented in China while the West was a cultural backwater, except
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| a) gunpowder. | |||
| b) early steam engines. | |||
| c) paper. | |||
| d) the compass. | |||
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Which civilization from the Fertile Crescent region is generally agreed to be the most ancient?
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| a) Babylonian | |||
| b) Assyrian | |||
| c) Palestinian | |||
| d) Sumerian | |||
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The Second Industrial Revolution took place from the _______ century to _______.
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| a) early nineteenth; World War I | |||
| b) early nineteenth; World War II | |||
| c) late nineteenth; World War II | |||
| d) late nineteenth; World War I | |||
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John Harrison, a Yorkshire carpenter, helped solve the longitude problem with the invention of the
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| a) marine compass. | |
| b) marine chronometer. | |
| c) astrolabe. | |
| d) global positioning system. |
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