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World History CH 10
Review for Ch 10 of Streams of Civilization Vol 1
Question | Answer |
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Most African Americans in the USA are descendants of Africans from ... | the western coast of Africa |
Exploration of the interior of Africa was inhibited by... | the Sahara Desert and the scarcity of good coastal harbors |
Cattle herding on the African grasslands was limited by... | the tsetse fly |
Whose work has popularized the view that all life began in Africa? | Dr. Louis Leakey |
What group of people built pyramids that were similar to those in Egypt? | Kushites |
The kingdom of Kush was destroyed by... | Axum |
Who made Christianity the official religion of Axum? | Ezana |
The earliest African culture not influenced by outside civilizations was... | the Nok |
Who has more value in Indian families - sons or daughters or both equally valued? | Sons more valued than daughters |
Where did chess originate? | India |
What territory in India came under Hellenistic influence as a result of Alexander the Great's invasion? | Bactria |
Who was the best ruler of the Mauryan Dynasty? | Asoka Maurya |
The "golden age of Sanskrit" was during the reign of... | Samudragupta |
This temple is a reminder of Indian influence in what is now Cambodia. | Angkor Wat |
The most imposing Buddhist Shrine in the world is in what country? | Java |
China was cut off from the rest of the world by its... | geography |
According to legend, which was the earliest dynasty to rule China? | Shang |
This philosopher taught that the key to an orderly society was good behavior among the people and proper respect for those in higher positions. | Confucius |
The Chinese philosophy that held that anything the emperor wanted to do was right was called... | Legalism |
The Great Wall of China was built during the reign of ... | Shih Huang Ti |