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Duplicate of History Final Quiz
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1
All of the following were causes of the fall of Rome EXCEPT
a strong military
inflation
invasions by Germanic tribes and the Huns
2
Why did Spartan women have more rights than Athenian women?
Athenian women could not handle freedom
Spartan men ere afraid of the women
Spartan society had to rely more heavily on their women
Spartan women were smarter than Athenian women
3
What did the Muslim Golden Age contribute to and many say cause?
The Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
all of the above
Modernity
4
All of the following were changes to society brought about by the Neolithic Revolution EXCEPT
reliable food suppies increased
the total population of humans rapidly increased
women and men grew to have more equal status
job specialization occured.
5
What physical features make the human species different from other species?
5 fingers and no opposable thumb
being bipedal
we have an opposable toe
6
For 20,000 years cave art around the world used same colors, techniques & themes indicating
they were part of a society called Cavebook
the same group of people traveled the entire world
a tradition existed
7
Why do some of the RV have a good afterlife and relationship with the gods, while others do not
materials used for worship were of cheap/poor quality
thier artwork did not communicate a proper message
their geographic differences (ie: life was harder in some)
8
Who is my favorite historical figure?
Genghis Khan
Edward the Confessor
King Ezana
9
In the EARLY Middle Ages, major centers of knowledge were found in
royal households
universities
monasteries
big cities
10
What might an archaeologist find that would be evidence of a golden age
beautiful sculptures
animal skeletons
walled cities
11
Hellenistic culture is the blending of
Greek, Italian, and Persia
Greeks, Persians, Egyptians and Romans
Greek, Italians, Turks
Greeks, Persians, Indian, and Egyptian
12
Who is my favorite Paleoanthropologist?
Donald Johanson
Mary Leakey
Vicktor Dik
13
Evidence of culural diffusion this year can be seen with Aksum's
Hellenistic art examples
mathematicians and their discovery of pi
coins with Christian crosses
14
The major power struggle during the early Roman Republic was between
citizens of Rome and the conquered provinces
the military and citizens
aristocracy and common citizens
15
How did the Epic of Gilgamesh show that HISTORY began at Sumer
it is a written historical tale
it was on the cave walls of Lascaux Cave
All of the above
none of the above
16
Which Frankish ruler FIRST created an alliance with the Pope
Charlemagne
Clovis
Lious the Pious
Zacharias
17
How did walking upright help early humans?
Required more energy than crawling
helped them see farther
made it harder to reach low hanging fruit
18
What species first walked upright?
Homo erectus
Neanderthal
Homo Sapiens
Australopithecine
19
When Tarquin the Proud was overthrown in 509BCE, what important principal was established
that Rome would never be ruled by a king again
that there would be equality for all and rule by a democracy
that there would be no central government
20
What is my husband's first name?
Joey
Charles the great, :-)
Genghis, ha! too funny
Donald, getting wackier
21
Aksum was located along what major body of water
the Red Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
the Black Sea
22
Which of the following of Rome's pivotal moments brings up the problems with hereditary rule
Constantine's reign
Nero's reign
Jewish Rebellion
23
What Muslim Dynasty had a golden?
Rightly Guided Caliphs
Abbasids
Ummayad
24
Which of the following was NOT a river valley society?
Sumer
Greece
China
Indus
25
What was the signifigance of Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne emperor
it gave a great deal of power to Germanic people
started the tradition of popes crowning emperors in Aachen
demonstrated that emperors had more power than popes
Joined Germanic ideals, Christinaity & heritage o Greco-Rome
26
Animals are to early modern humans like a ____________ is to the Ancient Egyptians
rivers
papyrus
desert
27
Golden ages of the Abbasaid & Tang Dynasty, the Gupta Empire, and Athens were known as eras of
economic prosperity
All of the above
exlosion of creativity and learning
political stability
28
Who created the largest connected land empire in history
Constantine and the Romans
Genghis Khan and the Mongols
Alexander the Great and the Macedonians
Charlemagne and the Franks
29
What Chinese invention contributed to the expansion of bureaucracy
wheelbarrow
harness
paper
30
What was the focus of Medieval art
realism
secularism
religion
individualism
31
What are the names of my kitties?
Rocky and Rousey
Fred and Ethel
Bonnie and Clyde
32
The Arthasastra was written as
a guide to ruling a vast empire
a history book on Hinduism
a guide to nightlife of Ancient India
33
Why were Europeans able to begin to study more Ancient Greek works
Merhcants traded to obtain A. Greek writings from Assyrians
gained access to Muslim and Byzantine libraries/ Greek works
G. scrolls containing works of philosophers found in caves
Greek scholars translated the works in English
34
Why did the earliest complex societies settled near major rivers?
they liked the sound of rushing water
the rivers provided little but the animals that showed up
when the rivers flooded they left silt = food surplus
35
The Silk Roads were caravan routes that stretched from
China all the way to Rome
India all the was to Rome
Japan all the way to India
36
Why did the Greek city-states constantly pursue new colonies?
they lacked arable land
they simply sought to become rulers of the world
needed an access point to the sea since they were landlocked
37
Which of the following were challenges faced by the RVs when creating a writing system
need to track religious ceremonies, ritual sacrafices...
All of the above
need to track crop growth and weather conditions
need to record business transactions, legal documents, taxes
38
Aksum became a major international player in world trade with their port city of
Alexandria
Constantinople
Adulis
39
It is widely believed that human life began in
Europe
Africa
Iraq
Australia
40
The major difficulties in uniting Ancient Greece under a single government were caused
by the size of the region
by the region's dependence of foreign trade
by the geography of the region
by the independent nature of the people
