stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
WHH Intro/Skills Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
WHH Intro/Skills
WHH Intro/Skills
28 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
118 plays
world history
Flashcards
28 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
28
Answers
1
Roman commoners were known as
Etruscan
plebeians
patricians
republicans
2
According to the graph, what is the third most popular pet?
dog
rabbit
goldfish
cat
3
What of the following is NOT common to Judaism, Christianity and Islam?
belief in karma
origin traced to Abraham
monotheistic
geographic origin
4
What region of the USA has the most moderate temperatures based on this map?
across the mid-third of the US and mountain areas
West and East coasts
South 1/3 of the US
north 1/3 of the US
5
What is the Holy Book for Hinduism?
Bhagavad Gita
Tanakh
Tipitaka
Koran
6
Which of the follow are true?
All of the options are true
a century is 100 years
a millennium is 1,000 years
a decade is 10 years
7
What does culture mean?
the separation of chaft from the wheat
a group of people's way of life
none of these
religious zealot
8
What type of government are the Greeks credited with creating?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
Feudal
9
Who was the founder of Islam?
Abraham
Jesus
Siddhartha Gautama
Mohammed
10
Which of the following resulted from the discovery of farming?
temporary housing
population growth
anarchy
segregation
11
What does the number 3,469 translate to in Roman numerals?
MMMDCXLXI
MMMCDLXIX
MMMCDXXXXXXIX
MMMCCCCDLVIIII
12
Which of the following is a sect of Buddhism?
Mahayana
Sunni
Reformed
Orthodox
13
What service did Romans achieve for their citizens?
telegram
electricity
none of these
water access via aquaducts
14
What makes an animal suitable for domestication?
behaviorally independent
they reproduction quickly
carnivore
they attack humans
15
What was the Pax Romana?
the military alliance of all Roman provinces
Roman Peace which lasted 200 years
a short-lived Roman Peace
a political finance group
16
Who was Alexander the Great?
Conqueror of the Greeks
Persian Emperor
Greek ruler who established the Hellenistic culture
Roman general
17
What is the name for the zero degrees latitude line?
Equator
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
Ground Zero
18
Which of the following is a cultural theme?
Intelligence
Social
Region
Government
19
What does the acronym T.O.A.D.S.S. tell us?
Where frogs are a problem in the world
Which man is the Prince
Characteristics of a good map
How to draw map
20
What sea is associated with the Roman Empire?
Caspian Sea
Caribbean Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
21
What years would be included in the 17th century?
1801-1900
1601-1700
1700 -1799
1701-1800
22
Why does Jared Diamond referred to sheep, goats, cows and pigs as the "Big Four" of livestock?
They are not too big to carry
They don't eat much
They can haul heavy loads
They provide meat, milk or clothing
23
Which of the calendar references is correct?
BCE = Before Christ Existed
CE = Common Eon
AD = anno domini
BC = Basic Calendar
24
Which of the following is NOT a feature of most early civilizations?
complex belief systems
anarchy
arts and architecture
writing
25
What peoples populated the area of Greece first?
plebeians
Mycenaeans
Minoans
Spartans
26
Which of the following were early river civilizations?
China and Egypt
Amazon and Nile
Sumer and Zaire
Indus and Mississippi
27
In Roman history, who was a Augustus?
Person who devised the calendar
Destroyed Hellenistic culture
Engineered the aquaducts
Roman general turned Emperor
28
What cultural theme does this picture depict?
Social
Political
Technology
Economic
