Author Question: The third major religion to emerge in the Greater Mediterranean was A) Islam. B) Christianity. ... (Read 73 times)

lbcchick · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Which of the following did not accompany the rise of the cities in medieval Europe?

A) significant increases in population
B) the emergence of an increasingly influential merchant class
C) a decrease in the number of urban poor
D) an increase in European trade with Asia
E) improvement in agricultural technology

Question 2

The Sumerians

A) defeated the Hittites in 2600 B.C.E.
B) were plagued by incessant warfare between their many city-states.
C) had a complicated religion with a sophisticated belief in life after death.
D) were warriors who instituted totalitarian government.
E) built damns and irrigation canals along the Indus River.

Question 3

After the death of _________________, Muslim Arab armies conquered much of the Greater Mediterranean.

A) Alexander of Macedonia
B) Muhammad Ibn Abdullah
C) Jesus of Nazareth
D) Marco Polo
E) Genghis Khan

Question 4

All of the following are consequences of the Neolithic revolution EXCEPT

A) the building of structures for housing and storage.
B) the development of towns and villages dominated by women.
C) the division of labor between men and women.
D) the specialization of labor in certain crafts.
E) the practice of patriarchy.

Question 5

The third major religion to emerge in the Greater Mediterranean was

A) Islam.
B) Christianity.
C) Judaism.
D) Paganism.
E) None of these are correct.