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BHS World History Semester Exam Review
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1
Christians believe the son of God is Jesus
True
False
2
What's the difference between the Ten Commandments and the Code of Hammurabi?
both provided a foundation for social order
Code of Hammura almost kills everyone
Hammurabi code doesn't include punishments, the Ten Commandments does.
Hammurabi code includes punishments, the Ten Commandments does not.
3
Which classical civilizations invented lawyers?
Ancient China
Ancient Rome
Mayans
Incas
4
The Renaissance ‘’gives birth’’ to ‘’The age of reason’’ also called, ‘’
the Enlightenment.’’
True
False
5
The Roman government became very corrupt
True
False
6
The spread of Christianity had no impact on the fall of the Roman Empire.
True
False
7
What is the event called that helped move humans toward a new and more settled way of living?
Hunting
Agriculture
8
What is an Agora?
a park
Marketplace
a playground
A store
9
Nile River is a
long river in China
False
True
10
Ramadan is a month of fasting, worship, service, communal gathering, and spiritual development that Muslims practice.
True
False
11
The Bible is a remarkable collection of ancient writings Christians believe to be God's revelation to people.
True
False
12
Which two cultures do western historians often use the term
classical
to describe them ?
Greek and Roman
Greek and Spanish
Greek and Moroccan
Greek and Persian
13
Invasions by barbarian groups, played a role in the fall of the Roman Empire.
True
False
14
Who would study a handwritten diary from a soldier in the Crimean War is donated to a university library?
anthropologist
geographer
archeologist
historian
15
What does irrigate mean?
To use water
To filter water
To waste water
To carry water.
16
What is a Geographer?
a person who studies history, especially that of a particular period.
a person who studies the origin, development, and behavior of humans.
a person who studies history through the excavation of sites and artefacts.
a person who studies the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere.
17
In which directions did farming spread from the Middle East?
to Africa
to Europe
to Asia
to America
18
What physical activity was praised by men that women did during the hunting and gathering periods but later wasn't?
Hunting
Cleaning
Cooking
Giving birth
19
The Enlightenment period believed in the separation church-state
True
False
20
Which one of these is an example of a current currency
Euro
Plants
21
What is another name that the Early Middle Ages are also called?
The Dark Ages
The Classic Ages
The Death Ages
The Difficult Ages
22
In the New Stone Age people cultivated plants and domesticate animals for food, rather than hunting and gathering.
False
True
23
Which country was once a Dutch colony?
Jamaica
Barbados
Peru
Suriname
24
Ancient Egyptians believed in life after death and that inspired their art.
True
False
25
What is an Anthropologist?
a person who studies the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere.
a person who studies history.
a person who studies the origin, development, and behavior of humans.
a person who studies history through the excavation of sites and artefacts.
26
Christians believe the son of God is Muhammed
False
True
27
What was the greatest contribution to human civilization that the Sumerians made?
Hiking
Writing
Cooking
Farming
28
Why do people believe that hunter-gatherer groups had only small numbers of people?
because they couldn't feed all
because they wanted it that way
because there were a lot of diseases
because they didn't have kids
29
Which one of these had punishments
Hammurabi's code
10 commandments
30
The Enlightenment era took place between 1600-1700's
False
True
31
In what city was Muhammad born?
Qatar
Mecca
Iran
Pakistan
32
What was the first civilization according to historians and archeologists and where was it located?
The indus valley
Maya
Sumer located in Mesopotamia.
Inca
33
a dynasty is a line of hereditary rulers of a country
False
True
34
Who started the Roman Empire?
Nelson mandela
Caesar Agustus
King Joseph Robinette
Alexander the great
35
Who would study: ''Farmers discover an area littered with fragments of ancient pottery.''
historian
anthropologist
archeologist
geographer
36
TheAgeofReason was more about the expression of ideas while the Enlightenment focused on putting those ideas into action
False
True
37
Calendars were originally created because of organized religion.
False
True
38
The Quran contains truths and guidance for humans and Muslims believe that these are words revealed directly by God
True
False
39
What is an
archeologist?
a person who studies the origin, development, and behavior of humans.
a person who studies history, especially that of a particular period.
a person who studies history through the excavation of sites and artefacts.
a person who studies the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere.
40
Which classical civilization lasted the longest?
Ancient Rome
Ancient Greece
41
What is the Neolithic period characterized by?
by hunting.
by painting.
by writing.
by a settled human lifestyle.
42
What were some main factors that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire?
Christianity and more different religions
Barbarian invasions, economic troubles, inflation, Christianity
Romans wanted to create a new Empire
Emperors overworked and didn't get paid enough
43
The Renaissance
is a period in history and a cultural movement marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity.
True
False
44
The
Justinian's Code
is a document of all the laws of the Roman Empire
True
False
45
How could people have the option to not work as a farmer?
if they were to marry rich
only if there was a food surplus
if they were royalty
only if they had more than 5 kids
46
Brazil was once a Portuguese colony
False
True
47
Who would study '''the life of people that lived in the mountains years ago and claim to have had electricity.''
anthropologist
historian
geographer
archeologist
48
everything was to be subjected to testing and rational analysis during the Enlightenment
False
True
49
Hammurabi's code had no punishments
False
True
50
What are some of the ideas did the Enlightenment defend?
liberty, toleration, constitutional government, separation of church
absolute monarchy and the power of religious authorities.
51
To trade with other societies, a society has to create industries that produced trade goods.
True
False
52
What other name does the birth of farming have?
Agricultural Revolution
New Age
Paleolithic
Ice Age
53
The Yellow River was the birthplace of Chinese Civilization
False
True
54
Click on the authors that contributed important information during the Enlightenment?
Washington
Voltaire
Rene Descartes
Rousseau
55
The ten commandments had punishments
False
True
56
Exploitation is when one person or group uses another person or group for their own benefit
True
False
57
Nile River is a
long river in Egypt
False
True
58
Revolutions in Latin America took place in the early 19th century (1800's)
False
True
59
How many God's do you worhsip in monotheism?
1
4
2
3
60
Who would study: ''A hiker stumbles across a skull that looks somewhat human, but could also be an early ancestor.''
archeologist
anthropologist
historian
geographer
61
How did civilizations survive 13,000 years ago?
by only eating plants
by hunting and gathering
62
"The Odyssey" is an example of Greek and Roman classical literature
False
True
63
Who was Simon Bolivar?
The liberator of most South American countries from the French colonizers
The liberator of most South American countries from the Spanish colonizers
The liberator of most North American countries from the Spanish colonizers
The liberator of most South American countries from the British colonizers
64
Which classical civilization lasted the longest?
ancient greece
ancient rome
persia
china
65
How long did the Persian empire last?
1200
1560
1500
1350
66
The
penal system
is a system that punish people for their crimes
False
True
67
Ancient Egyptians believed in life after death and that inspired their art.
True
False
68
The Enlightment later inspires the French Revolution, which later inspires the Latin America revolution
False
True
69
Plebeians usually were farmers while Patricians were wealthy people
False
True
70
When did humans develop the first civilizations?
8,500 years ago
1,001 years ago
71
In what year did Islam originate?
6th century
3rd century
5th century
4rth century
72
The Enlightenment era took place between 1400-1500's
False
True
73
the Enlightenment was for liberty and religious tolerance, instead of an absolute monarchy and religious authority
False
True
74
Revolutions in Latin America took place in the early 17th century (1600's)
False
True
75
Who is the prophet in Islam?
Jesus
Abraham
Muhammad
76
What motivated the revolutionaries on Saint-Domingue (now Haiti)?
freedom from the oppression and cruelty of slavery
dislike for Napoleon, France's new head of state
a desire to realize Enlightenment ideals they had read about
fear of conquest by British troops who wanted control of the sugar trade
77
Economic factors, such as taxation and inflation, contributed to the empire's decline.
False
True
78
Which countries were once a British colony?
Jamaica
Suriname
Barbados
Colombia
79
Which dynasty introduced feudalism and Confucian ethics to the Chinese?
shang dynasty
Zhou dynasty
qin dynasty
ching dynasty
80
The Brown river was the birthplace of Chinese Civilization
False
True
