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A World History Quiz for 1st semester review
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1
A blind poet who traveled around Greece telling great tales or previous Greek glory.
Honarius
Homer
Hercules.
Herodotus
2
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are....
Buddhist gods
Hindu gods
three of the Four Noble Truths
three different castes
3
Pope Leo III proclaimed Charlemagne to be Emperor of the Romans because...
he crushed a rebellion in Rome
drove out Muslim invaders.
defeated Rome
converted to Christianity
4
At the Council of Clermont, why did Roman Pope Urban II rally Christians to help Byzantine's?
He hated the Byzantines.
drive out Muslims from the holy land.
to secretly conquer Constantinople
Mr. Brune said so...
5
What statement about Sparta is
correct
?
Sparta stressed military virtues and discipline
Sparta was a democracy
Sparta stressed music and the visual arts
Sparta was a theocracy
6
An important contribution of the Byzantine empire was its …
Blending Christianity and greek culture
Blending of Islam and Greek culture.
Prevention of the spread of Islam.
defeating the Viking invasions in Europe.
7
In Indian art, what does the wheel symbolize?
constant flow of the Ganges River
the cycle of death and rebirth
many different Hindu gods
The Eightfold Path
8
The key difference between Sunnis and Shiites concerns …
whether Muslims need to follow the Five Pillars.
How the caliph should be chosen.
whether Muhammad was the true messenger of Allah.
how jihad should be interpreted.
9
How did its location help Constantinople thrive?
It was surrounded on all sides by towering mountains.
It was close to the Roman Empire
It received more than enough rain for crops.
It was a harbor city that joined Europe and Asia together.
10
Marco Polo was a native of what area?
Eurasian steppes
Persia
Venice
Khanbaliq
11
During war, the Roman senate could choose a temporary....
dictator
consul
patrician
tribune
12
The most important belief of Daoism is that people should...
mediate to find the truth.
live in harmony with nature
worship one god
improve society
13
Which ability did early humans develop long before the others?
Ability to built homes out of stone.
Ability to domesticate animals.
Ability to plant crops
Ability to extract iron from ore.
14
A belief system in which there are multiple gods.
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Anthropology.
Archeoloy
15
Where did the majority of early civilizations develop near?
River Valleys
North America
Platues
the Mediterranean sea
16
In ancient societies, the top level social class was typically occupied by who?
farmers
artisans
wealthy merchants
priests and nobles
17
Common language used by most people.
Dowry
Tracidon
Vernacular
Slang
18
In the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of land by defeating who?
Persians
Carthage
Athens
Sicilians
19
This man is known as the 'Father of History'...
Herodotus
Plato
Tacitus
Vizier
20
What is the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732?
It showed the foot soldiers could be effective.
Soldiers of the caliph were able to conquer Constantinople.
Muslim soldiers made a successful invasion of France.
The Muslim advance into Europe was halted.
21
Which of the following is NOT a feature of most early civilizations?
Simple governments
Cities
Writing
Complex Religions
22
A social group into which Hindu person is born into is called a....
Jaine
sect
caste
moksha
23
The Eastern part of the Roman empire became what?
Italy
Byzantine Empire
Seljuk Empire
Holy Roman Empire
24
The hundreds year war was a war over which area of land in Europe.
Windsor
Spanish Riviera
Russia
France
25
A medieval manor was …
a self sufficient unit
located near trade routes.
boring...
owned by the church
26
The Plains Indians' (of North America) way of life was focused around....
buffalo
elephant
antelope
deer
27
Which of the following is a pillar of Islam?
Yearly trip to Mecca
The Chikata
Prayer 3 times daily
Alms for the poor.
28
As a result of a vast trading network, Muslims developed …
Printing
Papermaking
Banks
Writing
29
A government structure where a small group of people make all decisions..
Selfogracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
30
Egyptian civilizations developed....
on the shores of the Euphrates River
Above the first cataract on the Yellow River.
in the cool highlands of Victoria Falls
Along the banks of the Nile River.
31
The Neolithic Revolution describes the change from what to what?
Africa to Asia
settled farming to nomadic life
stone to metal tools
Nomadic life to settled farming
32
Artifacts play a key tole in the study of....
human physical traits
ancient plants and animals
how ancient peoples lived.
ancient forgeries
33
The first people that the united Muslims conquered were the …
Abbasids and Umayyads.
Persians and Byzantines.
Shiites
Spanish
34
Muslim culture flourished in the European country of …
Spain
France
Russia
Italy
35
What was the main subject of the Odyssey?
Kidnapping of Helen of Troy by Odysseus.
Struggles of Odysseus to return home after the Trojan war.
Heroic deeds of Odysseus in the Trojar War.
Famous friendship of Achilles and Odysseus.
