What perennial problem did China share with Rome?
a. lack of educated people to serve in government
b. a primarily agricultural economy
c. an insecure method of succession for leaders
d. an inability to get foreigners to accept their culture
c
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A) Ghana B) Mali C) Kanem-Bornu D) Songhay E) Kilwa
From about 1700 to 1914, industrialized nations experienced significant population growth for all of the reasons below EXCEPT:
a. There were more jobs available, so more people had resources. b. Agricultural improvements led to a greater supply of food. c. Scientific advances in medicine resulted in a lower mortality rate from disease or infection. d. Life in cities was safer than in the countryside because of the lower rate of accidental deaths and the presence of policemen and fire departments.
The European nobility (bellatores) increasingly entered into trade and commerce relationships that made them more powerful than the crown during the High Middle Ages.
a. true b. false
What does the passage from Marco Polo tell you about the military power of the Mongols? (See Textbook: Sources from the Past: Marco Polo on Mongol Military Tactics.) Why were they so successful?
What will be an ideal response?