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review of Semester 1 in global 9
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1
In a republican form of government,
representatives are elected by the people
there is a two-party system
government power is limited by checks and balances
elected officials have limited terms
2
Which of the following choices best describes reincarnation?
the belief that people can change castes
the belief in many gods
the belief that people are born again into other lives
the belief in Buddha
3
Followers of which religion engage in these practices?
4. Judaism
2. Buddhism
3. Islam
1. Christianity
4
Which change throughout the world led to the development of these areas?
Formation of art and architecture
Cultural diffusion
Discovery of trade
Invention of farming
5
Which river in India is considered sacred to Hindus?
Brahmaputra
Ganges
Indus
Tigris
6
The caste system influenced traditional rural Indian society by
limiting social and economic progress
contributing to greater social mobility
reducing the power of landowners
promoting political instability
7
This favor or power to rule was known as
4. Rollover Empires
2. Mandate of Heaven
1. Divine Right
3. Might Makes Right
8
Monsoons are
seasonal winds
seasonal invasions
seasonal droughts
seasonal rains
9
Believers of Hinduism are expected to
complete a pilgrimage to Mecca
fulfill their dharma for a favorable reincarnation
obey the Ten Commandments
follow the Eightfold Path to achieve enlightenment
10
Which society practiced direct democracy?
early Egypt
dynastic China
Gupta Empire
ancient Athens
11
Which ancient civilization is associated with the Twelve Tables and extensive road system?
Babylonian
Phoenician
Roman
Greek
12
What is the name of the wedge-shaped writing developed in Mesopotamia and pictured above?
hieroglyphics
English
Sanskrit
cuneiform
13
These achievements are most closely associated with the
Tang Dynasty
Maya Empire
Gupta Empire
Golden age of Islam
14
The Abbasid and Umayyad empires are most closely associated with
causing the fall of the western Roman Empire
inventing the compass and gunpowder
controlling trade in the Strait of Malacca
creating an Islamic Golden Age
15
Which geographic feature was central in helping the Romans unify their empire?
Tiber River
Alps
Mediterranean Sea
Great Rift Valley
16
Two outstanding contributions of Rome to civilization were in
painting and drama
literature and medicine
music and military tactics
engineering and law
17
The mountain range in South Asia which includes the highest mountain on earth is called
the Himalaya Mountains
the Ural Mountains
the Andes Mountains
the Rocky Mountains
18
Long term contributions of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations are primarily in the area of
government and law
economic policy and planning
religious doctrine
military technology
19
The Hellenistic culture, associated with the rule of Alexander the Great, developed as a result
4. embargoes
2. cultural diffusion
3. direct democracy
1. ethnocentrism
20
Which values are linked with Buddhism?
3. practicing nonviolence and giving up worldly desires
2. maintaining the caste system and providing education
4. women's rights and democracy
1. competition and financial success
21
Which geographic factor influenced the development of city-states in ancient Greece?
smooth coastline
monsoon cycle
mountainous topography
tropical location
22
Constantinople was an important city because of its
many artists
great churches
wealthy merchants
geographic location
23
The Egyptians used hieroglyphics in the same way as the Sumerians used
calligraphy
cuneiform
letters
ideographs
24
Which achievements are most closely associated with the Golden Age of Islamic culture?
aqueducts, roads, and polytheistic temples
mosques, medical books, and algebra
columns, theory of a sun-centered universe, and democracy
gunpowder, pagodas, and silk
25
Which social studies concept is shown in this picture?
isolation
cultural diffusion
civil war
foreign conflict
26
Which Chinese philosophy best completes this graphic organizer?
Maoism
Daoism
legalism
Confucianism
27
To increase the supply of food, some Neolithic communities living in arid regions of the world
petrochemical fertilizers
slash-and-burn methods
three-field systems
irrigation systems
28
Which of the following best describes a city-state?
land set aside for only the king
a trading post
an independent city with its own government and traditions
land between the rivers
29
Which body of water was most likely the center of Roman trade?
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
30
These rules are based on the
Code of Hammurabi
Ten Commandments
Analects of Confucius
Koran (Qur’an)
31
The cultural contributions shown in these photographs were developed during the
Pax Romana
Byzantine Empire
Mesopotamian civilizations
Tang dynasty