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1
A representation of Medieval Europe's feudalism can be seen on which television show?
Downton Abbey
Turn
Once Upon a Time
Game of Thrones
2
What political change did Europe experience affter the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
dictatorship
emergance of imperial framework
the emergance of the democratic presidents
loss of central government
3
Women in the Vedic Age had the right to do which of the following?
studied sacred lore
did not marry until their teens
all choices are correct
owned property
4
Which of the following is not a member of the caste system?
shudra
Grahmin
Vaishya
Kshatriya
5
What did Charles Darwin discuss in The Descent of Man?
explained that humans came to exist by natural selection
discussed the scientific evolution of humans
all the above
gave reasons of why humans are different from other animals
6
All the following factors drew the Greeks to sea except...
olympic sailing
the difficulty of overland trade
availability of good anchorages
the need to import materials
7
Why was iron better for tools and weapons?
it was a stronger alloy
it was a single metal rather then an alloy
less heat was required to forge it
dull edges made weapons stronger
8
A well-appointed manor possesed all the following except...
fishponds
garderns
a mill
monasteries
9
Some of the most impressive technological achievments of ancient Rome and China involved...
artistic expertise
hydraulic engineering
a lever/pulley system
cement
10
Which plants did General Zhang bring back to China?
Persian plums & Armenian pomegranates
alfalfa & wine grapes
peaches & apricots
pistachios & sesame
11
People used plant & animal parts for all the following except...
dyes
paint
casts for broken bones
building materials
12
How did exposure to Muslim culture and Crusader principalities affect Europeans?
it made them aware of what they were missing out on
the exposure did not affect them
it influenced them to become agnostic
it gave them a greater hatred for Muslims
13
What was the Roman author Cato the elder most notorious for? Use the the quote for help.
Killing Tarquinus Superbus and establishing a progressive Rm
supporting Greek religion
His seriousness and traditionalism
His conservatism and support for early Roman rulers
14
Indian Ocean Maritime System trade took place in all of the following except...
the south China Sea
the west coast of India
the East coast of India
the Bering Sea
15
Which of the following is true about the civilizations of Nubia, the Celts, and the Olmec?
the people practiced monotheism
the elites used religion to bolster their position
none of the above
people regarded dead ancestors as gods
16
Evidence suggests that woodblock printing fist developed in which country?
Japan
China
India
Korea
17
The pyramids in Maya society were used as...
mountains reaching to the heavens
portals for the king
tombs for the king
houses for kings
18
Stiff but arresting images of hoy figures against gold backgrounds began in which society?
Holy Roman Empire
Sassanid Empire
Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire
19
The Sumerian language and culture became dominant under the Third Dynasty of Ur because...
King Sargon ordered a state return to Sumer traditions
King Sargon married a Sumerian princess who influenced him
Semitic was no longer accepted as a complex language
the Akkadian state fell
20
How was the Rig Veda essential to the Vedic Religion?
it contained poetic hymns to deities
it contained the guidelines for all Brahmin priests
the Rig Veda was not important to the religion.
it contained detailed instructions for religious rituals
21
what was the reason for the Sunni/Shi'ite division & the foundation of Umayyad Caliphate?
they wanted to be polytheistic
it was written in Muhammad's will
civil war within the Umma
hostility in Mecca separated the Muslim community
22
The term Manichaean refers to which of the following?
monotheistic beliefs
none of these
descendants of Mani
belief about a cosmic struggle between good & evil
23
Both meat and vegetables become tastier and easier to digest when they are cooked.
false. cooked foods caused painful bowel movements
true. humans first cooked foods 1.5 million years ago
false. humans stayed stricly vegetarian until 800,000 years
true. the first cooked foods were probably found by accident
24
How were Athens and Sparta were different?
Athenian religion saw kings as gods
Athenian women were confined to the home
Spartan men were often bisexual
Spartans were monotheistic
25
A MODERN human trait that distuinguises them from primates is...
having a larynx
large brain
language
bipedalism
26
Women whose feet were bound did or had which of the following?
walked on their toes
eventually had their feet amputated
walked on their heels
were unable to walk & had to be carried
27
an early use of the alphabet system was found among which civilization?
in Mesopotamia
in Ugarit
Among the Hittites
among the Elamites
28
city-states were in all the following places except...
Nubia
Mesopotamia
Ancient Greece
Phoenicia
29
What were the most common motifs in Maya society?
representations of kings
ancestor memorials
depictions of common life
religious symbols
30
In what way did the Inca and Aztec Empires differ?
the Incas used local leaders. The Aztecs were a central gov.
The Aztecs used local leaders. The Incas were a central gov.
the Incas relied on large workforces while the Aztecs didn't
the Aztecs had a strong military. The Incas did not.
