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World History 1st semester final 2024-2025
World History 1st semester final 2024-2025
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1
What was Odysseus' crime (according to Poseidon)?
Surrendering to Circe
An improper sacrifice
Nothing really. Poseidon was just a jerk
Arrogance and a lack of gratitude
2
In Hinduism's Four Stages of Life, the hermit (forest dweller)
is being punished for not reporting a crime
supports his family and fulfills duties to the gods
withdraws from society to carry out practices of self-denial
is devoted and obedient to the teacher
3
The Mycenaeans were in awe of Minoan culture, especially
the creativity of epic poetry
Linear A
the palaces, which they mimicked
the fact one of them wrote a Hip-Hop waltz (1-2-3, 1-2-3)
4
Around 3500 B.C.E., the Mycenaeans would
assimilate Minoan Culture into their own
introduce in-door plumbing
translate Linear A
attack Troy
5
Greek Epic poetry offers historically accurate depictions of pre-Dark Ages Greek life.
False
True
6
Under Legalism, personal incompetence
means that the person hadn't fulfilled the karma of a previous life
was a capital crime
is an accepted part of learning
can be overlooked as life is all a dream anyway
7
Many early cultures developed bronze. What is bronze?
An early form of hip-hop
The first usable plow
An alloy of tin & copper
A method of farm field rotation
8
Confucianism & Legalism were both concerned with government
False
True
9
Of all of the advances of ancient China, this may be the most important to the modern world.
The belief that fear leads to perfection
The assembly line
A method for defending against a cavalry charge
Interchangeable parts
10
Odysseus must meet with the blind prophet, Tiresias. This is an example of which feature of Greek Epic Poetry?
A trip to the Underworld
Long, bloody record of battle
Interaction with a God
Extensive, descriptive lists
11
An important aspect of the geography of Greece is that
it has the highest proportion of coastline to land area in Europe
there are many deep and wide rivers
it's mostly desert
it's very flat with rich farmland
12
As a result of China's
Warring States
period
China would institute a one-child policy
Both red & blue
The philosophies of Confucianism, Taoism & Legalism would be developed
China would be united as the Qin Empire
13
The written language of the Minoans, Liner A,
provides the basis for modern English
allowed the Minoans to commmunicate with the ancient Chinese
has never been translated
was the language of the Greek epic poets such as Homer
14
The Greeks had only one group of gods, the Olympians
True
False
15
The Buddhist lifestyle emphasizes following this.
Gluttony & self-indulgence
A military barracks lifestyle
Seeking good karma
The MIddle Way
16
How might a Buddhist accept the celebration of Christmas?
By accepting it if, for no other reason, to respect Christians
Reject it as being a superstition of the infidel
Accept it as giving is a Buddhist belief
By being outraged at the crass commercialization
17
The Ancient Greeks are credited with introducing the concept of
profound thought
. This means
trying to understand existence in rational terms
not bunting when there's a runner on third and nobody out
trying to understand a person's place in society
gaining the support of a god
18
Greek gods rarely interacted with humans
True
False
19
Both Hindus and Buddhists accept
the need to follow the Middle Way
the understanding that Willie Mays is baseball's GOAT
that incompetence must be dealt with harshly
the concepts of karma and samsara
20
This map is of the
attempt to unify the four river valley civilizations
spread of the influence of Hinduism
early Egyptian Empire
Silk Road
21
This humble fruit would
would grow easily along the Nile River
become a symbol for peace
bankroll early Greek culture
be required for a proper martini
22
The Chinese Legalist system was based on the idea of the absolute equality of all Chinese
False
True
23
Eastern Religions (ex. Hindu) see life as being
linear (a straight line from birth to death)
a dream
cyclical (a circle of life, death & rebirth)
tragic, but it beats the alternative
24
At the same time the Chinese were constructing the Terricotta Army they were also building which of the following?
The Great Wall of China
A series of intercity canals
Roads & highways
All of these
25
Minoan (early Greek) culture developed which of the following?
All of these
Indoor plumbing with flush toilets
Paved streets
Earthquake proof buildings
26
The arrival of the Greek Dark Ages meant the end of the Bronze Age
True
False
27
Who founded Hinduism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Patrick Mahomes (why not? He seems to have done everything else)
Hinduism has existed forever, it has no founder
Moksha
28
Most historians agree that much of the culture of the ancient Greeks
was all but erased from history by the Roman Empire
provides the foundation of modern western culture (that means us)
Was deeply influenced the culture of the Persian Empire
due to the geography, was too divided to provide any long-term influence
29
We've learned much about Minoan life from their
frescos
. These are
an early form of newspapers
epic poems
ancient photography
a form of painting on wet plaster
30
Around 1000 B.C.E., the cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean
developed trade routes with Asian societies
suffered the worst collapse of society & culture in history
abandoned the use of bronze in favor of steel
began to explore beyond the Mediterranean and into the Atlantic ocean