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A set of questions to help you with the Benchmark.
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1
How did migration benefit the hunter-gatherers?
They learned new ideas from other cultures.
They could find better grazing land for their herds.
They were able to trade the surplus they hunted.
They followed their main food sources.
2
Which of these is NOT a way Paleolithic man adapted to his environment?
wearing appropriate clothing for the climate
domesticating plants for gardens
building appropriate shelters
making appropriate tools a task
3
The west African kingdoms were effected economically and in a religious way by
the wars between the three empires
the development of the Silk Road
the standardization of the currency
the salt-gold trading
4
Which of these is NOT an invention of the people in Sumer?
wheel
plow
wheel barrow
sailboat
5
The Muslim hajj is to their holy city of
Mecca
Medina
Jerusalem
Timbuktu
6
What was significant about Hammurabi's Code?
People knew what the laws were
People began to find other homes.
The people began more fearful of government
the king developed more power
7
Who is considered to be the father of Judaism?
Buddha
Abraham
Moses
Muhammed
8
Who makes decisions in a direct democracy?
the king
the Senate
a majority of the citizens
the judges
9
How did Constantine help spread Christianity?
He was made Pope.
He legalized Christianity.
He paid missionaries to travel along Roman Roads.
The forced Christians out of Rome.
10
How is the religion of the Jews different from the religions of world at that time?
Jews worshiped on Sunday.
Jews made human sacrifices.
Jews were monotheistic.
Jews only worshiped gods no goddesses.
11
How did the domestication of plants effect early man?
all of these
There was plenty of food.
trading developed
man began to settle in villages
12
Where did Christianity begin?
Mesopotamia
Ur
Roman Empire
Arabian Peninsula
13
The development of surplus and trade caused
war among neighbors
more free time to learn other skills
diseases among the people
people to rest less
14
What is the sacred text of Judaism?
Torah
Sanskrit
Vedas
Qu'ran
15
How did the Silk Road effect China?
It allowed Dao missionaries to spread their religion.
It made China prosperous.
It had little effect because China refused to change.
It brought in new enemies.
16
Which of these is NOT an architectural development of Rome?
dome
concrete
arches
columns
17
Why did civilization start in the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
They had plenty of fish to trade.
The inhabitants were easy to conquer.
The land was fertile for farming.
They had plenty of water to take baths.
18
What occurred during the Neolithic Revolution?
Shift from hunting to gathering.
People began to create huge cities.
Shift from hunting and gathering to farming.
Shift from farming to hunting.
19
What is the Silk Road?
a series of trade routes from India to Greece
series of trade routes from China to the Mediterranean Sea
a series of trade routes across nothern Africa
a series of trade routes across Europe
20
What was the benefit of developing spoken language?
It was easier to domesticate animals.
It was easier to make cave paintings.
It was easier to give directions to trading centers.
It was easier to pass on knowledge.
21
What civilization is associated with paper, the compass and the seismograph?
Egypt
China
India
Greece
22
Which of these is NOT a lasting contribution of the Byzantine Empire?
emphasis on religious teachings
preservation of Greek and Roman culture
democracy
beautiful architecture
23
Which of these did NOT contribute to the decline of the Roman Empire?
Severe financial problems
Its location near the Mediterranean Sea
Corrupt leadership
Germanic invaders
24
What are the world's three major monotheistic religions?
Sanskrit, Judaism,Islam
Hinduism, Judaism,Islam
Buddism, Judaism, Christianity
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
25
Which two Muslim groups disagree over who should have succeeded Muhammad?
Shiite and Minarets
Shia and Sunni
Caliphs and Korans
Sunni and Sunna
26
What do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
They both are monotheistic.
They both originated in China.
They both originated in India.
They both are polytheistic.
27
What Japanese religion's name means "way of the spirits?"
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Shinto
28
How are pyramids and ziggurats alike?
They were both used for religious activities.
They were both built by slaves.
They were both used as tombs.
They were both mud brick.
29
What is a theme of Chinese Tang Era poetry and art?
The beauty of man's works.
The beauty of nature.
The beauty of God's creation.
The greatness of the empire
30
What was a lasting result of Alexander the Great's rule?
the spread of democracy
the spread of Greek culture
the spread of Christianity
the division of the empire into city states
31
Who held the true political power in Feudal Japan?
daimyo
samurai
emperor
shogun
32
What civilization brought us the concept of zero and our numerals?
China
Mesopotamia
Mali
India
33
How are the writing systems of China, Egypt and Sumer similar?
They are all wedge shaped.
They were written on clay tablets.
They use letters to represent sounds.
They use pictures as symbols.
34
What civilization is associated with these social classes: pariahs, Brahmans,Visayans, Sudras?
Phoenicia
China
India
Egypt
35
Why were hunter gatherer communities nomadic?
They needed to find fertile soil for farming.
They did not like crowded living conditions.
They needed to follow their food sources.
They needed to find better paying jobs.
