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Before the loss to the Jurchens, Kaifeng, with a population of 500,000 by the mid-eleventh century, was considered one of the most prosperous cities in the world, rivaled only by
 
  a. London.
  b. Paris.
  c. Cairo.
  d. Baghdad.
  e. Constantinople.

Question 2

All of these items were Chinese inventions that came to Europe by way of the Islamic world EXCEPT
 
  a. adjustable rudders.
  b. paper.
  c. ship's compasses.
  d. eyeglasses.
  e. coffee.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

e



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