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1
What caused the creation and progress of labor to begin in Neolithic villages?
Population Growth
Trade
Food Surplus
War
2
What is considered Maritime Trade?
Trading and shipping goods through means of trains, automobiles
Trading and shipping goods through means of trade routes
Trading and shipping goods through means of bodies of water
Trading and shipping goods through means of plane
3
Who posted the 95 Theses, the list of positions he held against the Catholic Church?
King John
Empress Wu
Martin Luther
John Calvin
4
What were the primary trade items of the West African kingdoms?
diamonds, silver, and cattle
silk, denim, and cotton
slaves, salt and gold
spices, gunpowder, and corn
5
What two European states led the colonization of the Americas and Africa?
Netherlands and Russia
Spain and Portugal
Italy and Greece
England and France
6
What was the purpose of the Crusades by European Christians in the Middle Ages?
to conquer Muslim lands and stop the spread of Islam
The gain back the holy land Jerusalem
to capture Mediterranean trade routes from the Muslims.
7
What system of gov was developed in Athens that allowed citizens to participate directly in their gov?
Democracy
Theocracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
8
Which Chinese philosophy believed that man was inherently evil and needed strong laws to control him?
Taoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Legalism
9
Hammurabi's Law Code was public, consistent and followed the principle of "an eye for an eye"?
False
True
10
How did leaders influence the sprea of Buddhism?
Sent missionaires eastward to convert people to Buddhism
Asoka outlawed all religions except Buddhism
Asoka executed Guatama which led to his own downfall
Sent missionaries westward into Russia to convert people
11
During the Umayyad caliphate, Islam split between which two branches?
Orthodox and Primitive
Roman and Byzantine
Northern and Southern
Shia and Sunni
12
When an old Chinese dynasty was overthrown, it was said to have lost what?
Power
Mandate of Heaven
Will of people
Constitution of China
13
What geographic feature led to the development of independent city-states in early Greece?
River
Desert
Plains
Mountains
14
The world's first monotheistic religion is
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Daoism
15
Were the Mongols tolerant of other religions besides their own religion of Islam?
False
True
16
The Renaissance began in Italy.
False
True
17
Martin Luther believed that individuals earn salvation through:
Obedience to the pope
By good works
Purchase of indulgences
Through faith alone
18
Why were non-Muslim Africans used as slaves in the Muslim world?
Muslim traders had greater access to non-Muslim African captives.
They were a crucial part of Islamic societies structure.
The economy in the Arab world depended on slave labor.
Islam does not allow Muslims to be slaves.
19
Why did ancient Egyptians build their cities along the Nile River?
It provided access to the Red Sea trade route.
Its mud deposits made good building materials.
It provided rich soil for agriculture.
It connected the Upper and Lower Kingdoms.
20
What document was King John of England forced to sign to protect the rights of the barons?
the Concordat of Rome
the Bill of Rights
the Magna Carta
the Treaty of Paris
21
Which geographic feature played a major role in the rise of early civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China?
Fertile river valley
Flat open plains
Mountains
Warm ocean currents
22
Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in...
The role of Church in society
Soccer
Protecting the power of Kings
Changing the relationship between people and government
23
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Sulla
Octavian
Lepidus
Nero
24
What impact did the Hundred Years War have on medieval society's feudal order?
New weapons reduced the importance of knights in battle
Joan of Arc helped to improve the plight of peasants in feudal society
The war increased the need for trained knights in battle
The war caused political instability
25
Why were enslaved Africans needed in the Caribbean islands?
Spain respected Native Americans and did not want to enslave them.
Growing sugarcane was familiar to the Africans.
Importing and paying Europeans for labor kept the existing balance of trade
The Native American population was small due to diseases brought from Euro
26
Who created the moveable type printing press in Europe?
Johann Gutenberg
Peter the Great
Empress Wu
Ignatius Loyola
27
What was the political/social system that developed in Europe after the fall of Rome?
Chivalry
feudalism
manorialism
Renaissance
28
Which factor contributed to the fall of Rome, but not to the fall of Han China?
the decadent lifestyle of weak rulers
the rise of peasant unrest
the influx of outside invaders
the influence of the Catholic Church
29
Which religion developed from the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
30
In exchange for land from the king, vassals would give...?
castles and forts
animals and food
loyalty and service
taxes and support
31
What development of the Song dynasty had a profound impact on the economic growth ofEastern Asia?
the establishment of armed trading ships
the development of a farming economy
the introduction of paper currency
the widespread use of gold coins
32
The _________ spread throughout Europe all at one affecting millions of people and a shortage of workers?
West Nile
Black Death
Spanish Flu
Mad Cow Disease
33
Which two religions originated in India/Pakistan?
Christianity and Islam
Hinduism and Judaism
Islam and Buddhism
Hinduism and Buddhism
34
How did Constantine help to spread Christianity in the Roman Empire?
He forced the religion and would kill all dissidents
He issued an edict that proclaimed official tolerance of Christianity.
He approved the division of the Christian Church into the Empire
He heavily punished those who persecuted Christians
35
Buddhism spread from the Arabian peninsula.
False
True
36
The development of agriculture allowed for:
Forced early humans to change their diet and exercise plans
Revolution in the way early humans stored their food surplus
Caused a dramatic change in the use of farming techniques
Allowed early humans to chang their lifestyle from nomadic to sedintary
37
Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of a civilization?
Religion
Cities
Technology/writing
Entertainment systems
38
Which Greek city states emphasis the military?
Sparta
Athens
Thebes
Corinth
39
Native Americans population decreased in the Caribbean Islands due to disease, who else was enslaved in the Caribbean?
Africans
Australians
Russians
Chinese
40
Why did the Great Schism contribute to the end of medieval Europe?
It resulted in Catholics converting to Protestantism.
It created a powerful trilogy of popes who reigned with absolute authority.
It undermined people's faith in the papacy and the Church.
It called for extensive reforms of the Church that people would not accept.
41
Which breakthrough of the Scientific Revolution most challenged traditional religious views?
The study of mathematics that led to ideas of probability, binomials, & -#s
The study of astronomy & the place of the sun in the solar system
The study of the anatomy of the human body
The study of mechanics that led to breakthroughs in machinery
42
What group of people had the least amount of power in Medieval Europe?
Serf
Merchant
Knights
Kings
43
What was a negative of the Columbian Exchange?
exchange of diseases caused a large number of deaths
over demand of potatoes leads to potato plantations
Smoking tobacco introduced to Europe
no natural predators in the New World for horses and cattle
44
The Five Pillars is a characteristic of Christianity
True
False
45
What was the one unifying influence in Western Europe after the fall of Rome?
Language
Farming
Loyalty
Religion
46
Where did the Renaissance spread?
The New World
India and China
Northern Europe
Arab World
47
Which ancient river valley civilization developed Sanskrit, planned cities, and the caste system?
Fertile Crescent
Indus River Valley
Huang He
Nile River Valley
48
What is the Silk Road best know for?
Trade
Fertile Soil
War
Gold
49
Pride and devotion to your country is defined as:
Cultural Identity
Nationalism
Patriotism
Global Citizenship
50
What city was the capital during the golden age of Islam?
Mecca
Cairo
Jerusalem
Baghdad
