The Greek use of coinage________.
A) helped increase trade among the Greek poleis and their colonies
B) led to a complicated and unsuccessful banking system in the colonies
C) had only a limited impact on commercial activity in the Mediterranean
D) increased inflation everywhere in the Greek world
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In what period did the fundamental components of Greek culture emerge?
A) Archaic Age
B) Hellenistic period
C) during the Persian Wars
D) in the fifth century
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Which statement is true of Mycenaean civilization?
A) It emerged in Upper Egypt.
B) It emerged on the island of Crete.
C) It was centered in Troy.
D) It emerged in Greece.
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The two distinctive civilizations that developed in the eastern Mediterranean during the International Bronze Age were the
A) Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.
B) Greek and Roman civilizations.
C) Minoan and Hittite civilizations.
D) Hittite and Assyrian civilizations.
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The label “the Club of the Great Powers” is appropriate for the rulers of the International Bronze Age because these leaders ________.
A) followed a set of rules
B) entered the “club” through conquest
C) were all from the same family
D) kept others out
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International affairs during the International Bronze Age were characterized by ________.
A) constant warfare among small city-states
B) the destruction of the international trade routes
C) a network of international ties
D) Egyptian control of Southwest Asia and Europe
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The Phoenicians probably managed to gain their independence from Egypt because they ________.
A) were far from Egypt’s center
B) were more powerful than Egypt
C) allied together in a confederation
D) possessed chariots, unlike Egypt
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The main tool used by Tiglath-Pileser to keep his empire together was ________.
A) his army
B) religious unity
C) commercial networks
D) diplomacy
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The Pentateuch is an example of ________.
A) the restructuring of Hebrew culture during the Babylonian Exile
B) borrowing from Babylonian culture during the Babylonian Exile
C) the unchanging nature of the Hebrew religion over several centuries
D) accommodation to neighboring peoples during the period of the Babylonian Exile
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Unlike earlier Mesopotamian empires, the Neo-Assyrian Empire extended to include ________.
A) Egypt
B) Syria
C) the Fertile Crescent
D) Anatolia
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