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1
Paleolithic peoples were nomads because they had no choice but to
move on after they had depleted the land
escape the pollution they caused
follow animal migrations and vegetation cycles
flee from the wooly mammoth
2
The period of peace and prosperity during the Roman Empire is called
Long Winter
Pax Romana
latifundia
Rubicon
3
In the Thirty Years' War, France fought against both the Holy Roman Empire and Spain in order
purge the Catholic Church of corruption
win religious freedom of its citizen
to gain political leadership in Europe
preserve the divine rights of kings
4
The conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to the...
Age of Pericles
Hellenistic era
Dark Age
Age of Lawlessness
5
Who became Rome's first emperor in 27 B.C.?
Julius Caesar
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Augustus
Antony
6
The Treaty of Tordesillas...
Portuguese made official language of the Americs
Tortillas for all
established a line between territories of Spain and Portugal
put an end to warfare between Portugal and Spain
7
The teachings of Homer promoted
sailing and warefare
agriculture and trade
the values of courage, honor, and excellence
the Phoenician alphabet
8
Who led the Ming dynasty's naval voyages of exploration?
Xiao He
Hong Wu
Zheng He
Kee yo Zui
9
What were the major economic exports on the sub-Saharan trade route in Africa?
grain and iron
gold and salt
corn and silver
silk and wine
10
Devout Muslims are prohibited from
Getting married
Making Pilgrimages
Drinking wine and eating pork
Reading the Quran aloud
11
Why did Constantine establish "New Rome" in the Greek city of Byzantium?
it was good location for protecting the eastern frontier
It had a good climate for farming
it was where he was born
it already had palaces and a large amphitheater
12
The two branches of the islamic faith are
Shiites and Sunnis
Seljuks and Mongols
Berbers and Bedouins
Umayyads and Abbasids
13
The plagues that struck Europe in the 14th century were known as
The Black Death
The Black Spade
The Black Mark
The Black Knight
14
The official language of the Eastern Roman Empire and religion are as follows
Latin/Christianity
Greek/Islam
Greek/Eastern Orthodox
Latin/Roman gods and emperors
15
What were the basic political units of the Sumerian civilization?
city-states
absolutism
Germanic tribes
feudalism
16
Which of the following best describes the Inca agricultural system?
small but highly complex farms that grew vanilla
pepper and rice farms far from the farmers' huts
urban farms
high altitude terraced farms with precise irrigation systems
17
Which warrior was told by his mother to return from war carrying his shield or be on it?
Aztec
Islamic
Mycenae
Spartan
18
Trade brought new civilizations into contact with one another, therefore
the transfer of new technology
rulers claimed that their power was based
painting and sculpture were developed
early river valley civilizations developed independently
19
An object made by humans that sheds light on the past is referred to as a...
artifact
patrician
shortage
artisan
20
In the Arab empire, Non-Muslims...
Had to give up all property to the Empire
were banished from those territories
were imprisoned for at least five years
Had to pay special taxes
21
What did the ancient Greeks consider necessary for the well-being of the state?
religion
special taxes
agriculture
vote
22
What was the name given to the military expeditions to the Holy Land?
The Battle of Hastings
Tournaments
The Crusades
The chanson de geste
23
European rulers and merchants were determined to gain control of SE Asian Islands because
they were vital to launching a military invasion on land
the spice trade was enormously profitable
they could control trade between China and Europe
the climate was perfect for bathing
24
What is absolutism?
a system of government in which a ruler holds total power
an offshoot of Islam
the belief that all citizens should conform to one religion
the practice by monarchs to be free of sin
25
A marketplace and city center in Greek city-states was called an
acropolis
agora
bazaar
metropolis
26
Muhammad began to meditate in the hills because...
he was trying to think of a solution to a marital problem
Sinners overran the town of Mecca
the hills were a holy site
He was troubled by the gap between the generous and greedy
27
In the third century, plague outbreaks led to...
a labor shortage
New methods of farming
Important medical breakthroughs
An invasion by Sassanid Persians
28
Hammurabi is remember for creating a collection of what?
ideas
taxes
laws
plates
29
What do Historian s identify as the characteristics of civilizations?
use of metals, weapons, religion, and art
Governments, division of labor, writing, and technology
villages, temples, tools, use of fire, and large armies
use of fire, nomadic lifestyle, and technology
30
Greek history was influenced by Greece's
mountains and seacoast
glaciers and forests
rivers and deltas
deserts and plains
31
Abu Bakr unified the Muslim world by..
encouraging tribes to solve disputes through diplomacy
granting freedom of religion throughout the Arab Empire
Distributing wealth
suppressing political and religious uprisings
32
One of the Pillars of Islam, the hajj, is...
a pilgrimage to Mecca
duty to gibe alms to the poor and unfortunate
the observation of the holy month of July, fasting
A public prayer at midday on Friday to worship Allah
33
The history of Egypt begins around 3100 B.C., when
the Nile river flooded
the pyramid collapsed
Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt
Giza exploded
34
Who won the Battle of Hastings?
Pope Urban II
William of Normandy
Philip IV
Charlemagne
35
In the age of Pericles, every male citizen was allowed to
vote
fight
marry
travel
36
The exchange of silks and spices and the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads are examples
of self-sufficiency
of ethnocentrism
Xenophobia
culture diffusion
37
The period before writing was known as...
prehistory
Pax Romana
the forgotten times
post-history
38
What is the study of human life and culture?
anthropology
artifact
absolutism
feudalism
39
The key to China's social system was...
filial piety
Magna Carta
Domesday Book
Treaty of Tordesillas
40
Why did the Romans persecute Christians during the reign of Nero?
Christians started a fire that destroyed much of Rome
Nero converted to Christianity
Christians refused to worship the state gods and emperors
Romans were intolerant of any religion
41
Homo sapiens sapiens first appeared in...
Africa
Fertile Crescent
Marathon
Byzantium
42
The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant that humans could give up their...
nomadic lifestyle
feudalistic lifestyle
absolutist lifestyle
religious lifestyle
43
The Bubonic plague was spread by
Rats infested with fleas carrying the bacterium
Poisoned water from the town wells
The Great Famine
an overall drop in temperature
44
The first census in Europe since Roman times
Domesday Book
Magna Carta
Feudalism
Manorialism
45
What was the basis for imperial law in the Eastern Roman Empire?
Islamic law, as codified by Seljuk Turks
Catholic law, was codified by Gregory the Great
Roman law, as codified by Justinian
Germanic law, as codified by Charlemagne
46
A skilled worker is known as...
nomad
an Artisan
Fief
Rubicon
47
Who was Charlemagne?
He was a Germanic Priest
He was a German king crowned Roman Emperor by the Pope
He was the leader of a Germanic tribe
A German King
48
The longest river in the world located in Egypt?
Ganges River
Amazon River
Indus River
Nile River
49
Why did so many different communities with independent ways of life develop in ancient Greece?
the mountains isolated them from each other
strongly influenced by the ideas of local philosophers
migration of people from many different lands
naturally very independent
50
Sumerians, Phoenicians, and the Mayans are similar in that they
developed extensive writing systems
emphasized equality in education
established monotheistic religions
encouraged democratic participation in government
51
The Mycaneans and Minoans were to Greeks as the _________ were to the Romans
Jews and Christians
Latins and Etruscans
Huns and Goths
Corinthians and Thebians
52
The longest lasting Chinese dynasty was...
Zheng He
Yuan
Hajj
Zhou
53
What city did the Christian pilgrims from Europe want to visit in the Holy Land?
Jerusalem
Rome
Mecca
Constantinople
54
A basic principal of Dynastic Chinese government is
the Mandate of Heaven
Domesday Book
Hammurabi's Code
Law of Nations
55
The Roman Senate was a select group of...
praetors
consuls
patricians
emperors
56
Although Rome was sacked several times, the final blow came when...
Odacer defeated Romulus Augustus
Asoka led the Xionnu from Mongolia
Spartacus began the slave rebellions
Attila the Hun overthrew Julius Caesar
57
Which if the following was the first Greek state?
Mycenae
Ionia
the Isthmus of Corinth
Crete
58
What led directly to Arabs populating more of the desert in the first millennium B.C.?
War with Greece
the domestication of the camel
the flooding of the Nile River
Attacks by invading armies of Persians
59
The Peloponnesian War was a result of...
an uprising of the slaves in Athenian society
ongoing disputes between the Athenians and the Spartans
the disruptive influences of the Delian League
an attack by the Persian navy
60
The grant of land made to a vassal
fief
Lord
chilvary
Serf
61
A theocracy is a government in which
a council of elders
rule by a few people
leaders rule by divine authority
military leader
62
On ceremonial occasions and to appease the gods, the Maya
wrote and performed lengthy war songs
practiced human sacrifice of war captives
climbed to the central pyramid's shrine
burned large quantities of maize
63
Mercantilism dominated economic thought in what century?
Fifteenth
sixteenth
seventeenth
Eighteenth
64
The Sumerian writing system is referred to as...
cuneiform
Islamic
hajj
Yuan
65
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
Nero
Constantine
Diocletian
Theodosius the Great
66
The Aztec government was authoritarian, ruled by a monarch who
refused assistance from nobility
claimed to be descended from the gods
gave tributes to the territorial lords
delegated power to merchants and officials
67
According to Islamic tradition, Muhammad received messages from
Khadija
Gabriel
Jesus
Moses
68
The custom of requiring women to cover virtually all parts of their bodies in public was...
was required by the Quran
was an Arab practice
was common only outside of cities
is not practiced anywhere today
69
What advantage did the Rome's location on the Tiber River provide?
contact with pirates
access to the sea
large plots of land
fertile plains
70
A crucial part of every Muslim city or town, which was a covered market, is called a
bazaar
agora
mosque
hajj
71
Confucianism encouraged the idea of
aristocratic warlords
cycle of life
duty and humanity
the evil nature of humans
72
How did the people in Athens find out what had happened at the battle of Marathon?
they went to the battlefield to watch for themselves
they heard about it later after the battle
a messenger on horseback rode to Athens with the news
An Athenian soldier ran all the way to Athens
73
What is Sharia?
An elaborate burial ritual
code of practical laws to regulate Muslims daily lives
A map to a holy shrine in Mecca
A collection of Muhammad's sayings not included in the Quran
74
In what collection of laws is one of the punishments an eye for an eye?
Hammurabi's Code
Domesday Book
Law of Nations
the Mandate of Heavan
75
Before the trade routes were established, Arabs were primarily
Enslaved people
Nomads
Warriors
Hunter-gatherers
76
Gave written recognition to the mutual rights and obligations between kings and vassals
Domesday Book
Magna Carta
Manorialism
Feudalism
77
What was the name of Rome's first code of laws?
Law of Nations
Twelve Tables
council of the plebs
Tribune
78
The arc of rich soil between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf is referred to as...
Zheng He
Olduvai Gorge
the Fertile Crescent
Pax Romana
79
Kievan Russia adopted the Eastern Orthodox religion, Cyrillac alphabet, and artistic style from
conquering Mongols
traders from South Asia
Byzantine Monks
crusaders from Western Europe
80
Who is considered the father of history?
Homer
Herodutus
Ovid
Socrates
81
The earth came into existence about
20-30 billion years ago
5-6 billion years ago
25 - 30 million years ago
100 million years ago
82
Most economic activities in the feudal system were related to...
banking
guilds
agriculture
industry
83
Which of the four reformers/tyrants is best known for creating harsh law in Athens?
Draco
Clesthenes
Solon
Psisasteras
84
The Islamic religion was created as a direct result of
The Ten Commandments
The revelations received by Muhammad
The trade practices of Arab merchants
The teachings of Jesus
