SS Final Exam Review 2025

Question 1

Which of these is a disadvantage of settling in a river valley?

Accepted Answer

Floods Caused Destruction and Death

Question 2

Which perspective from the Crusades is represented in this quote: “Allah has commanded us to drive out our enemies!”

Accepted Answer

Muslim

Question 3

What is one difference between the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

The Han replaced rival kingdoms and Rome replaced a republic.

Question 4

How did the Black Plague affect the population of Europeans?

Accepted Answer

The population decreased

Question 5

What did Western civilizations copy and admire about the Greeks and the Romans?

Accepted Answer

Greek Sculpture and Roman Architecture

Question 6

In which democracy can citizens vote for or against the OFFICIALS who make the laws?

Accepted Answer

American

Question 7

The Western Roman Empire fell because it could not force back ________________________.

Accepted Answer

Germanic Tribes

Question 8

How can feudalism best be described? (Hint: what is exchanged?)

Accepted Answer

Land in exchange for services

Question 9

Who spread the black plague?

Accepted Answer

Traders/Merchants

Question 10

What is one similarity between the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

They both built roads and defensive walls

Question 11

The Byzantine Empire copied and preserved which two cultures?

Accepted Answer

Greek and Roman

Question 12

Alexander the Greats conquests led to the Hellenistic Era which was the spread of ___________ culture.

Accepted Answer

Greek

Question 13

Farming (Neolithic Revolution) allowed humans to stop being nomads and instead...

Accepted Answer

Settle Down in Permanent Homes

Question 14

What benefit(s) did the Lord receive from the serfs living on the manor?

Accepted Answer

Serfs provided food and labor

Question 15

Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China were well suited for the development of civilization because they were all located

Accepted Answer

river

Question 16

Why was the development of writing needed in a civilization?

Accepted Answer

To Keep Written Records

Question 17

The Pax Romana was...

Accepted Answer

200 years of peace

Question 18

In early Rome, the government was made of three main parts including the Senate, Consuls, and Praetors. This was a...

Accepted Answer

Republic

Question 19

During the Pax Romana there were advancements in...

Accepted Answer

architecture and engineering

Question 20

What were Rome’s 12 Tables?

Accepted Answer

Roman Laws

Question 21

Timelines show events...

Accepted Answer

In Chronological Order

Question 22

Where did the Black Plague start and where did it spread to?

Accepted Answer

It spread from East to West

Question 23

If Diocletian didn’t ___________Rome, then the beginning of the Byzantine Empire wouldn’t have occurred.

Accepted Answer

split

Question 24

What practices or beliefs do both Hinduism and Buddhism share?

Accepted Answer

Karma

Question 25

More citizens have the right to vote in an __________________ Democracy.

Accepted Answer

American

Question 26

How did the mountainous terrain of Greece impact the formation of their city states?

Accepted Answer

Made for Independent City States

Question 27

What is a major turning point that occurred during the New Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

Neolithic Revolution (Agricultural Revolution)

Question 28

Which of these is an advantage of settling in a river valley?

Accepted Answer

Fresh Water and Fertile Soil for Farming

Question 29

What was one long term effect of the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

Increased Trade between Europe and the Middle East

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