McGraw Hill World History Chapter 1 The World Before Modern Times

Question 1

Claim by Chinese kings that they had direct authority from heaven to rule.

Accepted Answer

Mandate of Heaven

Question 2

The ___ Empire made major contributions to mathematics, literature, art, and the sciences.

Accepted Answer

Arab

Question 3

Who were the Aryans?

Accepted Answer

Indo-European nomadic peoples

Question 4

Which of these gives a reason for the development of feudalism?

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The disintegration of Charlemagne's empire.

Question 5

The civilizations of the Americas:

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built elaborate cities and placed high value on religion.

Question 6

Early mosques testify to:

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Muslim advancements in art and architecture.

Question 7

In ancient India, the major empires were the ___ and Mauryan.

Accepted Answer

Gupta

Question 8

The continent of ___ was active in trade across the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.

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Africa

Question 9

In the Americas, the ___ civilization flourished.

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

The Shang was the first major dynasty in:

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China

Question 11

An upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on.

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Landed Aristocracy

Question 12

Trade, spiritual revival, and expansion of towns occurred during the Middle Ages in ___.

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Europe

Question 13

The religion of Judaism differed from the other religions of the time in that it:

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was monotheistic.

Question 14

The eastern Roman Empire became the ____ Empire

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Byzantine

Question 15

Military expeditions carried out by Christians in the Middle Ages to regain the Holy Land is:

Accepted Answer

Crusades

Question 16

An extended family unit that has combined into a larger community.

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Lineage Group

Question 17

The revolutionary change of the Neolithic Revolution allowed humans to:

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Live in settlements

Question 18

The belief in one God, rather than many.

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Monotheism

Question 19

Which of the following leaders is considered to be the greatest ruler in the history of India?

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Asoka

Question 20

Which of these civilizations were in Central America?

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Maya and Aztec

Question 21

The major schools of thought that emerged in China between 500 B.C. and 200 B.C. were:

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Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism

Question 22

The ancient ___ contributed law, language, and technology to Western civilization.

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Romans

Question 23

The peoples of Mesopotamia and ___ built the first civilizations.

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 24

What did the Greeks contribute to Western Civilization?

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Philosophy, literature, art, and politics

Question 25

___ which involved planting grains and domesticating animals, greatly influenced civilizations.

Accepted Answer

Neolithic Revolution

McGraw Hill World History Chapter 1 The World Before Modern Times

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McGraw Hill World History Chapter 1 The World Before Modern Times

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