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AMSCO AP World History Modernmagnetic compass - correct answers Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north rudder - correct answers the hinged plate at the back and bottom of a boat, used for steering junk - correct answers A very large flat bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel. Mongol Empire - correct answers an empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, which reached...

NYSTCE CST 245 Exam Review With Correct Answers China - CORRECT ANSWER-Gunpowder, fireworks, compass, silk, ink Egypt - CORRECT ANSWER-Papyrus, Pyramids, sports India - CORRECT ANSWER-Tea, number zero, decimal system --- Caste system: A person born in a caste doesn't move up or down) Greece - CORRECT ANSWER-money, steam engine , democracy and the olympics Rome - CORRECT ANSWER-First streets, roads and aqueducts Arabic culture - CORRECT ANSWER-Developed Algebra Bantu Tribe - CORRECT A...

AP World History Exam : 1200 – 1450 ( Latest 2023 – 2024 ) Actual Questions and Answers ( Verified Answers ) 1. Ibn Battuta: Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan. 2. Mansa Musa: Ruler of Mali(r.).His pilgrimage through Egypt to Mecca in established the empire's reputation for wealth in the Mediterranean world. 3. Dhow: Ship of small to moderate ...

AP World- AMSCO 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Modern WorldWho were the Mongols? - correct answers They were a group of pastoral nomads in E and C Asia (Mongolia) that were skilled horse riders and archers. They attacked and conquered surrounding tribes/kingdoms in 1200s to 1300s bc they coveted wealth from Silk Road trade. What did the Mongols expect of everyone (male and female)? - correct answers To become skilled horse riders and to have courage in hunting and warfare. Who was Gengis Kh...

AP World Unit 1.1-1.3 reading questionsExplain how imperial bureaucracy/ meritocracy works - correct answer a vast organization in which appointed officials carry out the empires policy. A meritocracy occurs when officials obtain positions by showing merit through Confucius texts on exams How did the Song's Dynasty's imperial bureaucracy represent a political continuity? - correct answer Has been feature since Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) and constant through centuries How did the imperial b...

Amsco AP World History 1.1 Latest 2023 Already Passed Song Dynasty Replaced the Tang in 960 and ruled for three centuries with a prosperous reign under which the arts flourished. Bureaucracy China's strength was partially the result of its imperial bureaucracy through which elected officials carried out the empire's policies. Metiocracy and the Civil Service Exam One of the Song Dynasties' great achievements was the expansion of educational opportunities as someone who scored well on the Ci...

Imperial Bureaucracy - Answer vast organization in which appointed officials carried out empire's policies Since Qin Expanded in Song Civil Service Exam - Answer In Imperial China starting in the Han dynasty, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that were used to select people for various government service jobs in the nationwide administrative bureaucracy. In the Song, it was expanded to the lower class and provided an opportunity to get good jobs in bureaucracy. Meritocra...

AMSCO - 2.5 Reading Notes - AP History Generally, in which ways did cultural diffusion in c. effect places? - correct answers Goods, people, and ideas traveled with relative freedom through the networks of exchange in Afro- Eurasia in the years between c. 1200 and c. 1450. Technological developments were diffused by trade. Literary and artistic interactions and cultural exchanges were documented by travelers. How did it (Buddhism) spread to China? - correct answers Buddhism came to China fr...

2.5 AP WorldGenerally, in which ways did cultural diffusion in c. effect places? - correct answer Goods, people, and ideas traveled with relative freedom through the networks of exchange in Afro- Eurasia in the years between c. 1200 and c. 1450. Technological developments were diffused by trade. Literary and artistic interactions and cultural exchanges were documented by travelers. How did it (Buddhism) spread to China? - correct answer Buddhism came to China from its birthplace in India via...

Bactria The ancient region stretching from the Hindu Kush mountain range to the ancient Ganhara region of the Indian subcontinent Barracks Emperors Series of Roman generals who seized the throne between 235 and 284 C.E. Byzantine Long-lasting empire centered at Constantinople; it grew out of the end of the Roman empire and carried legacy of Roman greatness and was the only classical society to survive into the early modern age; it reached its early peak during the reign of Justinian (483-...