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AFST 235 Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass The modern republic of Zimbabwe is named after ___________________ the stone enclosure When was the "Great Zimbabwe" built? between 1200 and 1450, abandoned more than 500 yrs ago Who was the great zimbabwe built by? iron age ancestors of the shona What happened when people organized into larger politics units? Power and importance of territorial chiefs grew What does the "Divine Right" mean? that kings derive their authority from god Where...

2.5 AP World.Generally, 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 vi...

AMSCO: 3.3-3.4How did different belief systems endure or change during the period from ? - correct answers Protestant/Roman Catholic Church: - Changed when Europe shifted from feudalism to centralized governments - Reforms were made in an effort to stop corruption - Theological disagreements: John Wycliffe was disliked by people for translating the Bible into English and for arguing that priests were unnecessary for salvation, Hussites were looked down for heresy (going against the general o...

Ka'abaKa'aba - correct answer The building in Mecca Saudi Arabia. Known as the first house of worship and the house of god,, it is the holiest site in islam. All muslims are expected to face toward the Ka'aba when praying. It is also the subject of the haj to which all capable muslims are expected to make a trip during their life. The walk around the Ka'aba in a counter clockwise direction Abu Talib - correct answer Uncle of the prophet Muhammad. The Shias can trace their ancestry to Ab...

Clemson GEOG 101 Exam 2 Study Guide Rated A+ Demography the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations Birth Rates Number of births in a year for every 1000 people Infant Mortality Rates the number of infant deaths under age 1 per 1000 live births Doubling Times The time required for a population to double in size Life Expectancy an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities Natural increase Crude death rate subtracted from c...

AP World History - AP Test Questions with preceding answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+ they were the 1st monotheistic religion in the world What made the Israelites so unique from other people of this time? they were based in the Mediterannean (traders) and had created the alphabet What 2 things were the Phoenicians (2000BCE) known for? they were nomads from Central Asia which migrated to the Indian subcontinent What was distinct about the Aryans? they imposed their rigid caste system ...

AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 1 (2023/2024) Already Passed Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military. Imperial Bureaucracy Division of an empire into organized provinces to make it easier to control Meritocracy a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement Grand Canal The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers....

Sacred text The book of holy or sacred writings of a community of faith. The Quran for Islam, the Bible for Christianity and the Torah for Judaism. Monotheism Belief in one god (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Islamic Divisions Sunni and Shiite (over succession to Muhammad) Civil Service Exam In Imperial China starting in the Han dynasty, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the nationwide administrative bureaucrac...

RELG 2650 Midterm 1 Questions And Answers 100% Verified What are the three abrahamic religions? - answerJudaism, Christianity, Islam What are 2 great scholars that influenced Christianity - answerMaimonides and Ibn Sina All three religions were influenced by what type of thought - answerGreek thought (Aristotle, Plato, Galen) Who is Elliot Dorff - answerConservative Rabbi, Professor and bioethicist. Created a list of fundamental Jewish themes/beliefs regarding health care Covenant - answ...

Gunpowder Empires large multiethnic states in Southwest, Central, and South Asia that relied on firearms to conquer and control their territories Suleiman the Magnificent ruled the Ottomans as the empire reached the height of its power - declared religious worship the happiest of all practices and personally led Ottoman armies in conquering Christian strongholds in Belgrade, Rhodes, and Hungary The year 1450 has traditionally signified the ending of the medieval period and the ...