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2023 World History Fall Final Review
2023 World History Fall Final Review
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1
What were the Indo-European nomadic people who created a new Indian society called?
The Mongols
The Aryans
The Soviets
The IDK's
2
Also known as "Holy Wisdom", what is the famous church constructed by Justinian?
Notre Dame
The Vatican
Hagia Sophia
Westminster Abbey
3
What was the main goal of the Crusades?
to strengthen the power of European rulers
to unite the Arab people
to establish Christianity in Western Europe
to capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
4
How are the Twelve Tables and the Code of Hammurabi similar?
They established written legal standards
They provided records of economic activity
They legalized democratic governments
They allowed for a belief in one god
5
The early river civilizations became centers of civilization because they-
were easily defended from any possible invasion.
were isolated from other cultural influences.
had fertile soil, fresh water and warm climates.
ghad rich deposits of iron ore and coal.
6
Who wrote the two epic Greek poems call the
Iliad
and the
Odyssey
?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Homer
7
Who were the first of the "barbarians" to sack Rome?
The Huns
The Visigoths
The Aryans
The Greeks
8
Who was the first Christian emperor of the Roman Empire?
Peter the Great
Constantine
Nero
Theodosius the Great
9
What was known as a period of peace and prosperity that lasted for 100 years?
The Long Winter
latifundia
Pax Romana
The Rubicon
10
Peasants were required to pay their local village church a tithe, which was-
one-third of their goats.
ten percent of their produce.
a weekly amount of money determined by the lord of the manor.
a yearly amount of money based on the number of pets in their family.
11
What type of government is where you have rule by a few?
an oligarchy
a dictatorship
a constitutional monarchy
an absolute monarch
12
Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215, limiting the power of kings over the nobles?
Charlemagne
William the Conqueror
King Henry II
King John I
13
Who inspired the French Army with her faith?
Joan of Arc
Mother Theresa
Queen Elizabeth II
Marie Antoinette
14
The Magna Carta was a document that-
conceded power over the courts to the Roman Catholic Church.
was used to strengthen the idea that a monarch's power was limited.
established the first English Parliament.
established peace between the Normans and the French.
15
Who was the first ruler to make the use of paper currency mandatory?
Genghis Khan
Charlemagne
Kublai Khan
William of Normandy
16
What do you call a type of government in which the leader is not a monarch and citizens vote?
a dictatorship
an oligarchy
a polis
a republic
17
The exchange of land for services describes what?
Feudalism
Rheumatism
Communism
Cronyism
18
Who were Socrates, Plato and Aristotle?
pharaohs of Egypt
philosophers of Ancient Greece
religious leaders of the ancient Hebrews
Consuls of the Roman Republic
19
How does a Muslim show that he is obeying Allah's will?
By following the Five Pillars
By reading the Quran
By building a mosque
By living in Mecca
20
Modern historians have divided Egyptian history into three major periods, known as-
the Re Kingdom, the Menes Kingdom, and the Tut Kingdom.
the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom.
Osiris, Isis and Axum.
super old, old and young.
21
In which early river civilization would you find mummies, hieroglyphics and pharaohs?
Yellow River
Mesopotamia
Nile River
Indus River
22
What was the main form of plague nicknamed the "Black Death" that caused fever and swollen lymph glands?
Systemic Plague
Hydraulic Plague
Colonic Plague
Bubonic Plague
23
What do we call the age that saw the expansion of the Greek culture due to Alexander the Great?
The Dark Ages
The Macedonian Age
The Hellenistic Era
The Age of Augustus
24
What did each of the four original civilizations have in common?
The first began along river valleys.
They farmed wheat and barley.
They buried their rulers in large pyramids.
They were ruled by a pharaoh.
25
Paleolithic peoples were nomads because they had no choice but to-
flee from herds of wooly mammoths.
escape the pollution that they had caused.
move on after they had depleted the land.
follow animal migrations and vegetation cycles.
26
What do we call the shift from being hunters/gatherers to systematic agriculture?
The Wheat Rebellion
The Industrial Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution
The Green Revolution
27
Which ancient civilization is closely associated with the Twelve Tables, an extensive road system and Christianity?
Greece
Phoenician
Babylon
Rome
28
Roman women could own property and make wills and leave property to others. What conclusion could be drawn from this?
Roman women could hold political office.
Roman women had the right to vote.
Roman women were equal to men.
Roman women enjoyed some legal rights.
29
What are the two main sects of Islam?
Sunni and Shi'a
Sunni and Seljuk
Protestant and Shi'a
Orthodox and Shi'a
30
Why were Christians of the Middle Ages so fearful of being excommunicated by the Pope?
They felt it was important to please their lord.
They believed they would have to go on a crusade.
Most people in Europe were not religious and didn't really care.
They believed if they were excommunicated they would go to Hell.
31
What happened to the Mongol Empire after Genghis Khan died?
It was divided into four Khanates led by his sons and grandsons
It continued to expand, eventually taking over all of Europe
It was all inherited by his one son
It was taken over by the Islamic caliphates
32
Hammurabi is remembered for-
overthrowing the Akkadian Empire.
his law code, a collection of 282 laws.
inventing the first wodden bicycle.
creating a post office.
33
What type of government was Athens the first to practice?
Socialism
Constitutional monarchies
A theocracy
Direct democracy
34
Farming in ancient Mesopotamia resulted in the abundance of food, which-
caused overpopulation.
enabled civilizations to emerge.
produced inflation.
often rotted, causing illness.
35
How did the reign of Julius Caesar come to an end?
He was assassinated by a group of senators
Resigned in shame after a sex scandal with Cleopatra
He was poisoned by his nephew, Octavian
He was killed by Spartacus in a battle
36
Brought into the world through Allah's prophet, Muhammad, what is this sacred text called?
The New Testament
The Koran (Qur'an)
The Holy Bible
The Torah
37
Who claimed to rule China because they had the Mandate of Heaven?
The Xing Dynasty
The Zhou Dynasty
Alexander the Great
Kublai Khan
38
Constantinople became the center of the Byzantine Empire because-
it was a religious center for Muslims.
the Pope had made it the capital of the Christian world.
Constantine had moved the capital of the empire eastward.
it was geographically isolated from surrounding empires.
39
What was the most important thing a lord could give a vassal?
a ring
a piece of land
a boat
his daughter in marriage
40
The most important Byzantine contribution to Europe was the introduction of what set of laws?
The Justinian Code
The Twelve Tables
The Ten Commandments
The Code of Hammurabi
41
Who is credited with the creation of cuneiform?
Thomas Edison
The Phoenicians
The Sumerians
The Greek poet Homer
42
The term
"Homo erectus"
means what?
"wise, wise human being"
"old stone"
"upright human being"
'tall humans"
43
Humans of today are from what sub species?
homo erectus
homo sapiens
homo habalis
homo sapiens sapiens
44
What do we call that period of time before writing was developed?
Ancient Times
Prehistory
The Neolithic Age
Archaeology
45
Who created India's caste system?
Gandhi
The Aryans
God
The Buddha
46
Which two countries were fighting during the Hundred Years' War?
Spain and Portugal
Russia and Germany
United States and Germany
England and France
47
What were the two most important weapons Genghis Khan used to conquer the lands that made up the Mongol Empire?
Revenues from Silk Road trade and alliances with other clans
Horses with stirrups and the Black Death
His cavalry and fear
Mongolian tribes and gunpowder
48
What was the Domesday Book?
a book of prophecies
The world's first novel
the first census since Roman times
a detailed history of England
49
Who was emperor when the Roman Empire adopted Christianity as the official religion?
Theodosius the Great
Nero
Zeno II
Julius Caesar
50
In the Byzantine Empire, one important feature of life was the development of-
civil service examinations.
Islam.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
social and political equality.
51
A theocracy is a government in which-
a council of elders makes all the laws.
leaders rule by divine authority.
only women could rule.
the military ruled the people.
