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1
Which European explorer is credited with being the first to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Gama
John Cabot
2
what did ancient trade centers all have in common?
they were all located in Europe
all located near water
all located in the mountains
all located in Asia
3
What is one way that Islam spread in Africa?
result of a civil war
By traders (salt), who brought ideas and books with them
Europeans forced it on people
mandatory by law
4
Which two religions or philosophies involve the belief in a Messiah?
Islam and Judaism
Judaism and Christianity
Buddhism and Hinduism
Taoism and Confucianism
5
Which of the following was the first far-reaching of the Christians to spread their religion?
Persian Wars
Trojan War
Crusades
Punic Wars
6
Which is the network of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations in Asia and Europe?
Great Wall
Silk Road
Mare Nostrum
Gupta Trail
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Which quality of hunter-gatherer communities made them different from later civilizations?
they grew crops
they were nomadic
they had domesticated animals
they had a written language
8
Which person is a Greek mathematician who discovered a theorem about triangles still used?
Alexander the Great
Pythagoras
Archimedes
Socrates
9
Coffee beans moved from:
The Inca to England
From France to the Americas
The Aztecs to Spain
The Pueblo to France
10
located in modern day China, river is also known as the Yellow River
Nile River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Indus River Valley
11
What is a major principle contained in the Magna Carta?
no one is above the law
anyone can become king
the king appoints church leaders
only lords can have serfs
12
Japan's Shogun system can best be compared to
socialism
communism
capitalism
feudalism
13
How did the flooding of Rivers affect agricultural communities?
deposited fertile silt onto land
forced farmers to plant fewer crops
degraded the land
ruined their economies
14
Which theme do many Chinese paintings reflect?
harmony
riches
retribution
grief
15
Which civilizations used hieroglyphics?
Tigris-Euphrates RVC
Nile River Valley Civilization
Huang He RVC
Indus RVC
16
Which of the following was the first official emperor of Rome?
Julius
Caligula
Nero
Augustus
17
During the Middle Ages, which group was responsible for preserving culture from Ancient Rome?
university students
pope
monks
political leaders
18
which term means having a greater amount than what is needed?
irrigation
propagation
surplus
sedentary
19
Which architectural feature best characterizes ancient Greek civilization?
vaults
columns
flying buttresses
wooden posts
20
What is one way the Mesopotamian culture developed after the Babylonian take over of Sumer?
Writing became better with the invention of Cuneiform
laws were more complex with the Code of Hammurabi
Harappans built cities there
Sumerians invented base-60 system
21
Which tool developed during the Renaissance changed the study of astronomy?
telescope
compass
binoculars
abacus
22
How did the Catholic Church first respond to the Reformation?
it formed the Society of Jesus
It built many new cathedrals
it formed the Council of Trent
It waged war on Germanic kingdoms
23
located in Africa along a river whose delta opened into the Mediterranean Sea
Nile River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Indus River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
24
To which region did Islam spread in the 100 years after Muhammad's death?
N. Africa
Australia
N. America
South America
25
What was the ancient Greek agora?
a theatre
a school
a marketplace
a temple
26
What is a defining characteristic of feudalism?
chaos
freedom
hierarchy
equality
27
What does the term Renaissance mean?
beauty
rebirth
profit
inspiration
28
What is one way in which feudalism contributed to the growth of nation-states in W. Europe?
centralized military power
caused the serfs to revolt
lords owned the land
peasants controlled the land
29
Which of the following most likely led to the fall of the Roman
Empire
?
the empire controlled trade routes
Julius Caesar became the dictator
There was high unemployment among the citizens
located on the Italian peninsula
30
How did the Black Death affect the social order of feudalism?
renewed belief in feudalism
lords and vassals took control of communities
fewer people were able to own land
feudalism broke down & new social classes arose
31
What was the impact of the crusades on the exchange of goods and ideas in Eurasia?
increase
stayed the same
decrease
no exchange happened
32
what effect did the domestication of animals have on early civilizations?
people were able to create new species of animals
people could put animals to work on farms
there were less crops because the animals ate them
People were finally able to eat meat
33
What was the Northwest Passage?
water route connecting the Atlantic & Indian Ocean
trade route across Africa
water route around S. America
water route connecting the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
34
Who rejected Catholicism in favor of a new branch of Protestantism?
John Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
Michelangelo
Francis Drake
35
Which of the following Hindu beliefs is supported by India's caste system?
hajj
reincarnation
resurrection
wu wei
36
How is the Magna Carta connected to the English Parliament?
it helped create parliament
it had no connection
it abolished parliament
it strengthened parliament
37
What was the social structure of hunter-gatherer communities?
only men made the fires
people worked together equally
men did all of the hunting, women only gathered
one leader made all of the decisions for the group
38
Which of the following changed art, education, and government during the Renaissance?
communism
humanism
feudalism
manoralism
39
The amount of Hunting and Gathering communities decreased because
animals overpowered them
they were conquered by Europeans
the Ice Age lead to human extinction
people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals
40
What new class of people emerged during the Renaissance?
upper class
middle class
merchants
lower class
41
What do Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism all have in common?
polytheistic
founding leaders are gods
do not pray to gods
monotheistic
42
Approx. how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
all
3/4
1/3
1/2