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World History EOC Review, Part 2
World History EOC Review, Part 2
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A #worldhistory #eoc #review for #6thgrade and #7th grade.
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1
Given the early civilizations below, which place had a gov't that was a direct democracy?
Athens
Mesopotamia
China
India
2
Which religions are clearly monotheistic?
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
3
How did the Greeks view the role and limits of government?
believed deeply in the wisdom of kingly rule
Thought the gov'ts role was to provide order
citizens pay taxes to be in gov't, only wealthy are citizens
Citizens participate in gov't, not women foreigner slave
4
Which description of the term
monastery
is correct?
journey of religious importance for a Christian pilgrim
religious comm dedicated to prayer/preservation of knowledge
illustrated manuscript with verses of Christian scripture
structure of the early Christian church
5
Which statement describes a key characteristic of Athenian democracy
Though all citizens were equal, only wealthy were jurors
Paid juries of citizens heard legal cases and made decisions
Power in the hands of the people/all citizens = before law
10 elected generals carried on work of the Assembly/Council.
6
What do we call the religion of the ancient Hebrews?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
7
Which answer lists the social order, from most to least powerful, in medieval Europe?
king; lords; vassals; serfs
king; vassals; lords; serfs
lords; king; vassals; serfs
king; lords; serfs; vassals
8
What is the Torah?
the sacred literature of Judaism
a Jewish home
a Jewish prayer
a time of Jewish captivity
9
Which statement accurately describes a reason for the start of the Crusades?
Jerusalem fell under control of Jewish extremists
Byzantine emperor asked pope for help against Seljuk Turks.
Saladin led a Muslim army and invaded Italy and sacked Rome
Muslim leaders asked westerners for help against barbarians
10
Which happened as a direct or indirect result of the Crusades?
Holy Land was under the control of Western Christians
Europeans discovered Muslim culture had little to offer them
Europeans began to trade for new products from the East.
Christians and Jews fought together.
11
Is democracy as a way of life a characteristic of Athens, Sparta, or both?
Sparta
both
Athens
12
What world religion is based on the monotheistic teachings of Muhammad?
Muslim
Hijrah
Medina
Islam
13
Which religion encourages people to be kind to one another?
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
14
What is a direct democracy?
a republic
a democracy where representatives decide on issues
a democracy in which people decide on issues directly
a directory
15
Which text contains laws that regulate almost every aspect of a Muslim's life?
Book of Kells
Torah
Qur'an
Ten Commandments
16
Which statements describe the Twelve Tables.
Twelve Tables protected all citizens, including plebeians.
The Twelve Tables allowed the consuls to interpret the laws.
The Twelve Tables spelled out the Roman code of laws.
The Twelve Tables were written down & displayed publicly.
17
Which were beliefs of the early Hebrews?
God was fair and just.
People should have good, moral behavior.
They were the chosen people of one god.
God helps people in need.
18
How did the Black Plague affect Medieval Europe?
It improved the health care system.
It increased the general population.
It ended the Crusades.
It weakened the feudal system.
19
What did the Romans call the common farmers/workers who had to protest to get a voice in gov't?
consuls
senators
patricians
plebeians
20
What were the two main social classes in early Rome?
slaves and freemen
plebeians and Latins
Latins and patricians
plebeians and patricians
21
What problems did the patricians cause for Rome's common people during the early republic?
Patricians served as consuls and executed the laws unfairly
Had political powers & didn't want commoners to have a voice
Patricians demanded the plebeians give them political power
They refused to pay taxes because they couldn't be senators
22
What does the word
democracy
mean?
rule by Demos, the god of politics
rule by elected representatives
rule by the people
rule by a president
23
What is a representative democracy?
a democracy in which people decide on issues directly
a republic
a democracy where representatives decide on issues
a directory
24
Which statement describes a key characteristic of Athenian democracy
The Council of Athens carried on the daily business of city.
Good public speaking was not necessary in Athenian democracy
All citizens served in the Assembly.
All free males over 18 born to Athenian parents were citizen
25
Which of the following were among the first peoples to spread the idea of worshiping one God?
the Canaanites
the Sumerians
the Egyptians
the Hebrews
26
What were citizens of the polis expected to do?
serve on juries
obey the laws they liked
be directly involved in the gov't
fight to defend and be devoted to polis
27
Which set of religious rules guides Muslims in prayer and fasting?
Ten Commandments
Five Pillars
Four Noble Truths
Torah
28
How did the Greek view of government differ from the views of other ancient civilizations?
believed a good king would inspire people to be good citizen
believed a good ruler followed the gods' laws &was just/kind
believed gods gave ruling power to certain individuals
believed people could use their minds/reason to run gov'ts
29
What do you call a person who submits to the will of Allah?
Muslim
Medina
Kaaba
Mecca
30
What is a republic?
Gov't where citizens elect leaders who rule for the people
A type of gov't where people directly decide on issues.
31
Who was the founder of Christianity?
Moses
Abraham
Jesus
Noah
32
Which phrase best describes the term
Crusades
?
effort by monks to educate peasant classes of West Europe
campaign to convert residents of Byzantine Empire to Islam
series of religious wars fought over Jerusalem/Holy Land
plan by Charlemagne to unite the Germanic under Christ. rule
33
What Italian traveler kept records that described his travels to China & his time with Khans
Ibn Battuta
Christopher Columbus
Rustichello
Marco Polo
34
Which statements describe Muslim achievements in science and mathematics?
Muslim mathematicians introduced Algebra to the world.
AlKhwarizmi simplified Hindu numerals to make numbers we use
Muslims translated the work of scholars from around world
IbnSina collected med knowledge in a book used for centuries
35
Which statement about the Black Death that struck Europe in the fourteenth century is
not
true?
Feudal lords found they could isolate their manors
Plague spread rapidly, killing perhaps 25 million people
The effects of the plague spurred an interest in medicine
Genoese merchants brought the plague from the Black Sea reg.
36
What did the feudal system protect medieval European society from?
Viking raiders and armed bandits
the Black Death and other diseases
heavy taxes and forced labor
papal interference and excommunication
37
What was the role of the consuls in the Roman Republic?
They represented the common people.
They acted as the chief executives of government.
They were common citizens
They were the most powerful government body/served for life.
38
What is a covenant?
a long journey
a sacred law
a movement of goods
a solemn agreement
39
Which statements describing the Magna Carta are accurate?
gave the Church of England the right to choose own bishops.
recognized the nobles' ancient rights and limits on taxation
legalized idea that not even king of Eng. had absolute power
an important step toward idea of constitutional government
40
Which of the following is the best definition of
polis
?
a small state run by citizens
a Greek island state
a city within a state
a large area governed by a monarch
41
Who was Moses?
the Hebrew leader who introduced the Ten Commandments
the Egyptian head of the polytheistic church
the Hebrew son who sold his brother Joseph into captivity
the Hebrew scholar who introduced monotheism
42
Which is a contribution of classical Greece to modern Western civilization?
democratic government
abolition of slavery
monotheistic religion
women's suffrage
43
Why was Athenian democracy so groundbreaking?
It gave warriors the chance to become wealthy.
made politics the business of every male citizen, not a few.
It was the first time that a king was elected
It brought women into the Assembly.
44
What was the purpose of the Ten Commandments?
to serve as a guide about what to do in certain situations
to tell people what God expected of them
to provide laws for the government
to explain to the Hebrew leaders what God wanted them to do
