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1
What is a hunter-gatherer community?
a community where people grow all the same crops
a community where people gather food and hunt
a community where people trade to get food
a community where people live in one place
2
Which city was considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Amsterdam
Constantinople
Paris
Florence
3
On what idea was the caste system based?
The poor and sick should be cared for.
People were not equal and had specific roles.
People were created equal.
People should work where they want.
4
How did Martin Luther believe one could gain salvation?
good works
the pope
confession
faith
5
What purpose did a Roman aqueduct serve?
It connected all parts of the Roman Empire.
It was an important part of the Roman government.
It brought water from the hills to Roman cities.
It held up the domed roofs in the temples.
6
How did the Black Death help the feudal system?
There were not enough lords to rule over the vassals.
Trade on merchant ships became much easier.
People learned that there was a better type of government.
The remaining peasants demanded changes in the system.
7
Which of the following led to a cultural exchange between Christians and Muslims?
the Roman Catholic Church
the Crusades
the Byzantine Empire
the Renaissance
8
Why was the Justinian Code important?
It influenced the laws of many European nations.
The tales of Justinian are important literature.
It brought together the Byzantine Empire and the Church.
It began to limit the government's power.
9
What is karma?
a state of enlightenment
the effect of a person's actions
a book of knowledge
the most important Hindu god
10
What was a later example of the Catholic Church's reaction to the Reformation?
the creation of the Society of Jesus
a declaration of war against the French
decreased religious pressure on the common people
increased political pressure o the king
11
Who taught people to follow the Four Noble Truths?
Confucius
Aristotle
Buddha
Lao-Tze
12
From where did the United States get the idea to create checks and balances in government?
Spartan Democracy
Roman Republic
Augustus democracy
Athenian Democracy
13
Humanists drew most of their inspiration from the texts of which of the following societies?
Italian and German
Italian and French
Greek and Roman
Greek and English
14
How did the Black Death spread if no people were allowed to leave the ships?
The disease went from the ship to the water supply.
Food that carried the disease was taken into the city.
Diseased rats escaped from the ships to the city.
The disease traveled through the air into the city.
15
Which of the following did some early civilizations create as a result of increased trade?
a new kind of money
more complex writing
a standardized weight system
improvements in mining
16
Who kept some of the Roman culture alive through the Dark Ages?
the counts
the Roman Catholic Church
the pagans
the Frankish people
17
What was one reason why the Roman Empire grew and became stronger?
People became more dependent on the government.
The government required taxes that were too high.
Germanic people entered the Roman Empire.
The Roman Empire had well-trained armies.
18
Why was irrigation important to an agricultural community?
to feed the animals
to help domesticate animals
to supply water to the crops
to use boats on the rivers
19
Why did civilizations domesticate animals?
They wanted to raise as many animals as they could.
They wanted to have large cattle farms.
They wanted to use animals to help work in the fields.
They wanted to create a new breed of animal.
20
What do some historians believe to be the reasons for the Crusades?
It brought together the two branches of the Catholic Church.
It brought the end of the Middle Ages.
It was a way for serves to earn their freedom.
It was another way to invade someone's land.
21
How did the Roman Catholic Church affect education?
It made the knights destroy the schools in their lands.
It created schools in the churches and monasteries.
It created schools for the people of the Byzantine Empire.
It educated people of the royal classes.
22
On which river system would you find Mesopotamia?
The Tigris-Euphrates
the Nile
the Huang He
the Indus
23
Who was Archimedes?
a Roman leader
a Greek philosopher
a Greek scientist
a Roman playwright
24
Who were the lowest ranking people in the Middle Ages?
barons
peasants
lords
knights
25
Which of the following is an effect of the Magna Carta?
It lead to the creation of feudalism.
It preserved the ancient Roman culture.
It led to representative government.
It led to the creation of manorialism.
26
What kind of government, or political order, did Rome adopt after the regal period ended?
dictatorship
oligarchy
republic
monarchy
27
The Magna Carta called for a council to approve all new taxes in England named what?
senate
monarchy
Parliament
monks
28
Which civilization invented gunpowder?
Indian
Greek
Chinese
Roman
29
What is one way in which the Byzantine Empire honored ancient Greek and Roman cultures?
It stressed the importance of education.
It believed in a weak central government.
It created completely new lands.
It conquered as much land as possible.
30
Which of the following Renaissance authors wrote The Prince?
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
Michelangelo Buonarotti
Niccolo Machiavelli
31
Which of the following started in China?
Taoism
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
32
Which of the following was a network of trade routes connecting cities in Asia and Europe?
the Silk Road
the Incense Road
the Amber Road
the Indigo Road
