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1
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
merchants
farmers
nobles
slaves
2
Vocab: A code of conduct adopted by knights in the Middle Ages
charter
chivalry
secular
capital
3
What problem did the Cluniac reforms address?
poverty in feudal society
church corruption
antisemitism in Europe
feudal warfare
4
A political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding land
Cultural Diffusion
City-State
Region
Country
5
Which of the following Japanese cultural traditions was a new form of drama influenced by the rise of towns in the 1600s
kabuki
tea ceremony
haiku
no plays
6
The study of the the ways of life of early peoples through examination of their physical remains
Archaeology
Paleontology
Anthropology
Scientology
7
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
as cruel leaders
as father figures
as equals
as gods
8
Roman farmer, merchant, artisan, or trader
plebeian
patrician
mercenary
messiah
9
An estate granted to a vassal by his lord
charter
fief
serf
land
10
How did Henry VIII react when the pope refused to annul his marriage?
He started a war
He imposed fines on the Catholic Church
He started the Reformation
He took over the Church in England
11
Governor of a province of the Persian empire
Delta
Ptah-hotep
Vizier
Satrap
12
A member of the Roman landholding upper class
mercenary
legion
patrician
plebian
13
The Epic of Gilgamesh is
an Egyptian folktale
a poem recounting the adventures of a Sumerian hero
the story of the Hebrew's flight from Egypt
a tale about King Assurbanipal
14
The Mandate of Heaven is that idea behind which of the following?
ancestor worship
the dynastic cycle
the feudal system
the Shang social order
15
The study of people, their environments, and the resources available to them
Mathematics
geography
histororyology
archaeology
16
The Church had great power over people during the Middle Ages because
provided them with education
Protected them in war
decided who would achieve salvation
controlled food production
17
An object made by people in the past.
Artifact
Glacier
Longhouse
Manetu
18
What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
Statues of goddesses
Records left by kings
Well planned cities
Writings on stone seals
19
How do historians help us learn about the past?
they collect, evaluate, & interpret written evidence
they dig up artifacts
they determine the age of rocks
they use radiocarbon dating
20
Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?
the making of silk
the horse-drawn chariot
irrigation canals
a writing system based upon an alphabet
21
Because of Korea’s geography, most people met their need for protein by
all of the answers
herding cattle
fishing
raising chickens
22
Buddhists and Hindus both believe in
the caste system
healing crystals
many gods
midichloryides
23
Vocab: Money for investment
fief
usury
capital
serf
24
According to the Bhagavad-Gita, which of the following is an important Aryan religious belief?
belief in one god
belief in the forces of yin and yang
ancestor worship
deovtion to one's duty
25
Han rulers based their policies on the teachings of
the Buddha
Laozi
Hanfeizi
Confucius
26
Foreign soldier who serves for pay
plebeian
mercenary
patrician
martyr
27
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
It rejected the principle of an “eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
It treated men and women as equals
it ended capital punishment.
It was the first major collection of laws.
28
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
the Red Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
the Nile River
the Nubian Desert
29
The belief in only one god
monotheism
polytheism
humanism
monestary
30
Government in which officials are chosen by the people
republic
legion
aqueduct
heresy
31
A pyramid-shaped temple built by Sumerians
temple
house
ziggurat
pyramid
32
Chivalry governed relations between
serfs and peasants
Christians and non-Christians
noblemen and women and vassals
monks and priests
33
Copernicus proposed which of the following?
The Earth is the center of the Universe
Gravity keeps planets in orbit around the Sun
The Earth travels around the Sun
The sun travels around the Earth
34
General who brought Gaul under Roman control
Paul
Ptolemy
Hannibal
Julius Caesar
35
Why was the Huang He nicknamed the “River of Sorrows”?
It often flooded and destroyed crops.
The emperor drowned in it.
It often dried up.
waters were actually the tears of a god.
36
The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?
pyramids
hieroglyphics
pharoahs
cuniform
37
Bridge-like stone structure that brought water from the hills to the cities.
patrician
aqueduct
plebian
mercenary
38
Who was the first ruler of the Roman Empire?
Mr. Jernagan
Augustus Caesar
Alexander the Great
Constantine
39
How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed their rulers?
They worshiped their rulers as gods.
They allowed their rulers to govern for only ten years.
They obeyed their rulers without question.
They saw their rulers as the gods' chief servants.
40
Which of the following places did Constantine make the center of power for the Roman Empire?
Carthage
Jerusalem
Constantinople
Rome
41
Basic unit of the Roman army
republic
legion
aqueduct
heresy
42
Which of the following best explained why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?
They wanted to spread Islam
They wanted to test new navigational tools.
They wanted to conquer new land.
They wanted to find new trade routes.
43
From childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be
artists
philosophers
politicians
soldiers
44
Which of the following contributed to the birth of the Renaissance in Italy?
The rise of Protestantism
The development of oil painting
A new translation of the Bible
A wealthy and powerful merchants class
45
The trade route that linked China with the west became known as the
civil service system.
Great Wall
Silk Road
military districts.
46
Vocab: Tax the Church required Christians to pay
charter
usury
kudos
tithe
47
Vocab: The preservation of the dead
scooby-doing
stratification
chirapadistism
mummification
48
Written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town
charter
secular
usury
capital
49
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Old Stone Age?
written language
farming
organized government
tool making
50
A belief that is contrary to official church teachings
aqueduct
heresy
republic
Bishop
51
A form of government controlled by a small, powerful elite from the business class is called a(n)
aristocracy
democracy
oligarchy
monarchy
52
Central figure in Christianity
Paul
Julius Caesar
Jesus
Augustus
53
The spread of ideas, customs and technology from one civilization to another
cultural diffusion
communism
filial piety
ideaspreadism?
54
A person who dies or suffers for his or her beliefs
mosiac
martyr
tragedy
heresy
55
What evidence suggests that early people believed in life after death?
They kept track of their good deeds
They buried their dead with care
They painted angels on cave walls
They held elaborate funeral services
56
The Pax Romana ended in A.D. 180, after the death of
Marcus Aurelius.
Diocletian.
Julius Caesar.
Constantine.
57
Who established an empire that extended from Greece to Egypt and India?
Pericles
Alexander
Herodotus
Philip II
58
In the fields of art and literature, Romans were greatly influenced by the culture of
Greece.
Palestine.
Carthage.
Gaul.
59
Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
farming
trade
poor leaders
new technology
60
Which of the following most likely contributed to the decline of civilization in the Indus Valley
conquest by the Persians
an ecological or natural disaster
conquest by the Sumerians
a disease that killed its population
61
The center of the Hellenistic world was
Mount Olympus
Athens
Alexandria
Babylon
62
How do archaeologists find out about early peoples?
They study old photographs.
They read historical novels.
They dig to find artifacts.
They go to museums.
63
Leader of Carthaginian army who crossed the Alps to invade Italy
Ptolemy
Virgil
Hannibal
Jesus
64
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
use of evolving stone tools and hunting and gathering
the change from hunting and gathering to farming
obtaining subsistence by humans before agriculture
period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred
65
The triangular area of marshland formed by silt deposits at the mouth of some rivers?
a drainage
a delta
a cataract
a(n) island
66
Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for which of the following
Food
Military Service
Housing
Farm Labor
67
Anointed King sent by God
mercenary
patrician
messiah
plebeian
68
Luther believed that ____
the Bible had been mistranslated by the Greek Christians
the Pope was the sole religious authority
good deeds were necessary for salvation
salvation could be achieved through faith alone
69
Church official responsible for all Christians in an area
bishop
aqueduct
republic
legion
70
Which of the following is the job of a historian?
to study written evidence about the past
to track down criminals
to study geology
to analyze rocks
