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Chapter 1 of #World History and #Geography #Modern Times Mrs Mills Class
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1
The revolutionary change of the Neolithic Revolution allowed humans to?
use fire as a tool
live in settlements
manufacture bronze
live in walled fortresses
2
What Empire contributed Mathematics, Literature, Science and Art to the Western
Muslim
Egyptians
Arab
Roman
3
This has been attributed to medieval Asia?
caliphs
conquests
separation
civil service
4
This describes a nation under "the rule of many"
monotheism
democratic
polytheism
republic
5
These peoples built the first civilizations?
Roman and African
China and India
Mesopotamia and Egypt
Greek and Octavian
6
The claim by Chinese kings that they had direct authority from their god?
Democratic
Crusades
feudalism
Mandate of Heaven
7
This Revolution was involved in planting grains and domestication animals?
Egyptian
Mesopotamian
Neolithic
Paleothithic
8
What was the name of the method of communication used between Chinese Emperors and their gods?
divination
Palm reading
Book of the Dead
Oracle Bones
9
Factors that contributed to the establishment of organized communities?
Agriculture and the domestication of animals
the creation of waterways and boats
cave art and language
scientific inventions and language
10
China had only five dynasties in
the Han Era
one thousands years
the second and third centuries AD
the fifth century BC
11
The Indian Ocean enabled African trade, in addition to bringing
contact with Mesopotamian civilizations
Chinese merchants
Portuguese Merchants
culture in from Egypt
12
What was a factor that defined the economies and societies of trading states in Africa?
trade in slaves, salt and gun powder
trade in slaves, salt and silver
trade in gold, slaves and metals
trade in gold, salt and slaves
13
What Empire invaded the Gupta Empire?
Hun Empire
Shang Empire
Islamic Empire
Roman Empire
14
The Mauryan empire
preceded the Gupta empire in India
was prior to the Qin Dynasty in China
was the second major empire in India
followed the Shang Dynasty in China
15
What group of people invented the astrolabe?
the Phonecians
the Romans
the Hans
the Arabs
16
The first flourishing Chinese civilization is marked by the
founding of the Shang dynasty
founding of the Xia dynasty
building of the first long canal
birth of Confucius
17
What did the Romans contribute to Western civilization
language, law, technology, and culture
technology, literature, language and politics
culture, literature, bronze working and politics
philosophy, agriculture,art and law
18
The period of 500 to 1500 in India can best be described as having
challenges in agriculture
religious upheaval and internal and external struggles
flowering of Hindu civilization
unification of rival factors
19
The Songhai Empire reached the height of its power during the reign of?
Shotoku Taishi
Seljuk Turkin
Muhammad Ture
Allah
20
Who contributed law, language and technology to Western Civilization
Romans
Greeks
Persians
Egyptians
21
The earliest known form of writing is called?
pictographic
hieroglyphics
rockart
cuneiform
22
"the rule of few"
democratic
oligarchy
republic
feudalism
23
Early mosques testify to
the short span of the Arab Empire
the trade networks in the Arab world
the ability of Muslims to conquer and absorb the culture
advancements in art and architecture
24
Why Asoka is said to be the greatest ruler?
because of his Buddhist ideal to guide his rule
because of his Islamic ideal to guide his rule
because of his Hindu ideal to guide his rule
because of his Confucius ideal ti guide his rule
25
An upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from generations?
landed aristocrats
oligarchy
republic
sultanate
26
Which of these gives the reason for the development of feudism
decreasing power of the church
the need to reform an increasingly industrialized society
the disintegration of Charlemagne's empire
Europe's emergence as a hub trade
27
The two major empires of ancient India are?
Shang and Tang
Roman and China
Gupta and Mauryan
Western and Eastern
28
Which of these is not a major challenge that India faced?
an ongoing threat beyond the mountains
new leadership
religious divisions
traditional internal rivalry
29
Which of the following leaders is considered to be the greatest ruler in the history of India?
Mahmund
Abu al- Abbas
Alexander the Great
Asoka
30
By the late fifth century AD, invasions by the nomadic Huns
resulted in the rise of architecture
earned large profits for the Guptas
drove out the Aryans
reduced the power of the Guptas
31
Which of these civilizations were in Central America?
Maya and Aztec
Maya and Inca
Maya, Inca and Aztec
Aztec and Inca
32
What teaching was the Islamic civilization built on?
The Bible
The Quran
Confucain
Buddism
33
What did the Greeks contribute to Western civilization?
culture, literature, bronze working and politics
philosophy, literature, art and politics
technology, literature and language and politics
philosophy, agriculture, art and law
34
The Persians were defeated by
Octavia
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
35
What people group can we attribute our alphabet and phonics to?
Mesopotamians
Egyptians
Phoenicians
Israelites
36
The belief in one God, rather than many
polytheism
feudalism
monotheism
traditionalism
37
During the Tang Dynasty the Chinese began to make all but?
sickles
swords
aqueducts
gunpowder
38
Military expeditions carried out by European Christians in the Middle Ages to get the Holy Land
crusades
democratic
structures
oligraphy
39
A devastating plague that wiped out 1/3 of the European population?
Death Pandemic
Black Death
Scarlet Fever
Viral Fever
40
Hammurabi's Code states?
innocent until proven guilty
guilty until proven innocent
throw them in the river
an eye for an eye
41
Putting power into many different lords is called?
Feudalism
oligarchy
sultanate
aristrocrats
42
The most powerful King of Mali is
Muhammad Ture
Mahamund
Mansa Musa
Asoka
43
What legacy did the Israelite's leave that greatly influenced western development?
a legacy of tolerance
an occupational legacy
a modern day legacy
a spiritual legacy
44
Who are the Aryans?
founders of Buddhism
Indo-European nomadic peoples who created a new society
the first religious leaders of India
the distant relatives of the Harappans
45
An extended family unit that has combined into a larger community
Black Death
lineage group
aquaducts
Mandate of Heaven
46
A Muslim state whose military and political power is held by a ruler?
sultante
republic
feudal
democratic
47
The major schools of thought that emerged in China between 500 BC and 200 BC were
Hinduism, Daoism, and Hellenism
Buddhism, Daoism and Legalism
Confucianism, monotheism and Legalism
Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism
48
What Empire did the eastern Roman Empire become?
Germanic
Assyrian
Byzantine
Persian
49
The political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages
Muslum
Hinduism
feudalism
monotheism
50
Romans left monuments of their skills throughout Europe, these include
aqueducts and roads
Terra cotta and pottery
calendar and sundial
pottery and statues
51
The series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage?
Punic Wars
Republic Wars
Greek wars
Roman Wars
52
This went from China to the Mediterranean Sea?
the boundary of Vietnam
Silk Road
the Hellenistic Kingdom
South China coast
53
A factor that contributed to the emergence and success of the Byzantine Empire?
because of it's artistic influence
because of it's religious influence
it remained prosperous thanks to trade
because of their belief in their god
