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1
Which architectural feature best characterizes ancient Greek civilization?
vaults
columns
wooden posts
flying buttresses
2
What is one way that Islam spread in Africa?
result of a civil war
mandatory by law
By traders (salt), who brought ideas and books with them
Europeans forced it on people
3
Coffee beans moved from:
The Pueblo to France
The Inca to England
The Aztecs to Spain
From France to the Americas
4
Which of the following was the first official emperor of Rome?
Nero
Augustus
Caligula
Julius
5
How is the Magna Carta connected to the English Parliament?
it had no connection
it abolished parliament
it helped create parliament
it strengthened parliament
6
What is a major principle contained in the Magna Carta?
anyone can become king
only lords can have serfs
no one is above the law
the king appoints church leaders
7
What is a defining characteristic of feudalism?
freedom
hierarchy
chaos
equality
8
what effect did the domestication of animals have on early civilizations?
people were able to create new species of animals
People were finally able to eat meat
people could put animals to work on farms
there were less crops because the animals ate them
9
How did the flooding of Rivers affect agricultural communities?
degraded the land
forced farmers to plant fewer crops
deposited fertile silt onto land
ruined their economies
10
Which of the following changed art, education, and government during the Renaissance?
humanism
communism
feudalism
manoralism
11
The amount of Hunting and Gathering communities decreased because
people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals
the Ice Age lead to human extinction
animals overpowered them
they were conquered by Europeans
12
What new class of people emerged during the Renaissance?
lower class
upper class
middle class
merchants
13
Which European explorer is credited with being the first to sail around the world?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
John Cabot
Vasco de Gama
14
Which civilizations used hieroglyphics?
Nile River Valley Civilization
Huang He RVC
Tigris-Euphrates RVC
Indus RVC
15
Which person is a Greek mathematician who discovered a theorem about triangles still used?
Pythagoras
Socrates
Archimedes
Alexander the Great
16
located in modern day China, river is also known as the Yellow River
Nile River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Indus River Valley
17
What was the Northwest Passage?
water route connecting the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
water route connecting the Atlantic & Indian Ocean
water route around S. America
trade route across Africa
18
How did the Catholic Church first respond to the Reformation?
It waged war on Germanic kingdoms
it formed the Council of Trent
It built many new cathedrals
it formed the Society of Jesus
19
Which is the network of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations in Asia and Europe?
Silk Road
Mare Nostrum
Gupta Trail
Great Wall
20
Which tool developed during the Renaissance changed the study of astronomy?
telescope
abacus
binoculars
compass
21
How did the Black Death affect the social order of feudalism?
fewer people were able to own land
feudalism broke down & new social classes arose
lords and vassals took control of communities
renewed belief in feudalism
22
Which two religions or philosophies involve the belief in a Messiah?
Islam and Judaism
Judaism and Christianity
Taoism and Confucianism
Buddhism and Hinduism
23
What is one way the Mesopotamian culture developed after the Babylonian take over of Sumer?
Harappans built cities there
Writing became better with the invention of Cuneiform
Sumerians invented base-60 system
laws were more complex with the Code of Hammurabi
24
Which of the following most likely led to the fall of the Roman
Empire
?
Julius Caesar became the dictator
There was high unemployment among the citizens
located on the Italian peninsula
the empire controlled trade routes
25
To which region did Islam spread in the 100 years after Muhammad's death?
N. America
Australia
N. Africa
South America
26
Who rejected Catholicism in favor of a new branch of Protestantism?
John Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
Francis Drake
Michelangelo
27
What does the term Renaissance mean?
inspiration
beauty
rebirth
profit
28
Approx. how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
all
1/2
1/3
3/4
29
What was the social structure of hunter-gatherer communities?
men did all of the hunting, women only gathered
people worked together equally
one leader made all of the decisions for the group
only men made the fires
30
which term means having a greater amount than what is needed?
surplus
sedentary
propagation
irrigation
31
Which of the following was the first far-reaching of the Christians to spread their religion?
Trojan War
Crusades
Punic Wars
Persian Wars
32
What do Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism all have in common?
polytheistic
do not pray to gods
founding leaders are gods
monotheistic
33
located in Africa along a river whose delta opened into the Mediterranean Sea
Nile River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Indus River Valley
34
Japan's Shogun system can best be compared to
feudalism
socialism
communism
capitalism
35
During the Middle Ages, which group was responsible for preserving culture from Ancient Rome?
political leaders
monks
pope
university students
36
What was the ancient Greek agora?
a school
a theatre
a temple
a marketplace
37
Which of the following Hindu beliefs is supported by India's caste system?
wu wei
reincarnation
hajj
resurrection
38
Which theme do many Chinese paintings reflect?
grief
riches
harmony
retribution
39
what did ancient trade centers all have in common?
all located in Asia
they were all located in Europe
all located in the mountains
all located near water
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Which quality of hunter-gatherer communities made them different from later civilizations?
they grew crops
they had a written language
they had domesticated animals
they were nomadic
41
What was the impact of the crusades on the exchange of goods and ideas in Eurasia?
no exchange happened
stayed the same
decrease
increase
42
What is one way in which feudalism contributed to the growth of nation-states in W. Europe?
lords owned the land
centralized military power
peasants controlled the land
caused the serfs to revolt