First Semester Final

Question 1

This person successfully ruled over the Chinese people without brutality from 1279:

Accepted Answer

Kublai Khan

Question 2

What type of government of early Greece consisted of a small group of wealthy people in power?

Accepted Answer

oligarchy

Question 3

Why is the government of Egypt considered a theocracy?

Accepted Answer

The pharaoh is considered a god-king.

Question 4

During the Renaissance, scholars studied what time period for inspiration?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 5

The word "Renaissance" means:

Accepted Answer

rebirth

Question 6

What area is indicated with the letter A?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 7

Which of the follwing is characterized by a family maintaining power for several generations?

Accepted Answer

dynasty

Question 8

Why is the year 1215 important?

Accepted Answer

King John was forced to acknowledge rights of his subjects

Question 9

Where in Europe did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 10

Which civilization developed an early writing system using cuneiform on wet clay tablets?

Accepted Answer

Sumerian

Question 11

Why was the time immediately following the fall of Rome called the Dark Ages?

Accepted Answer

There was little formal education for the masses.

Question 12

Which accomplishment of Roman engineering is demonstrated above?

Accepted Answer

arches

Question 13

Why was establishing a Hellenistic empire by Alexander the Great considered an achievement?

Accepted Answer

spread Greek knowledge and preserved classical influences

Question 14

Which factor influenced locatino of A, B, and C on the map?

Accepted Answer

Settlement began near rivers for transporation & fresh water

Question 15

All of the following are factors in the decline of the Roman Empire except:

Accepted Answer

population growth

Question 16

The medieval Church was a unifying force in Europe after the fall of Rome because it offered:

Accepted Answer

stability and security

Question 17

Which classical civilization is considered the birthplace of democracy?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 18

What geographic feature limited the establishment of the Mongolians in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

distance

Question 19

What is at the center of the universe Copernicus created?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Question 20

Which of the following statements best reflects the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas?

Accepted Answer

Truth is known through faith and reason

Question 21

All the following are ways that Islam influences law and government in Muslim societies except

Accepted Answer

regulates trade between Muslim nations

Question 22

What is at the center of Ptolemy's model of the universe?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 23

Which of the following inferences can be made based on the map?

Accepted Answer

Cultural diffusion likely occurred between China and Rome.

Question 24

The Muslim Holy book is called the:

Accepted Answer

Koran

Question 25

Significant location in Africa serving as barrier for expansion of Islam during Middle Ages:

Accepted Answer

Sahara Desert

First Semester Final

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First Semester Final

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