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SCHS World History Mid-term Review 1 (2014)
SCHS World History Mid-term Review 1 (2014)
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Midterm review questions for SCHS World History class, SCHS.
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1
Which of the following describes the rivers listed?
Uninhabitable geographic features
Trade routes used by Marco Polo
Cradles of early civilizations
Trade routes of the Middle East
2
In which country was the Yellow (Huang He) river located?
Japan
China
India
Vietnam
3
Artifacts found at the Silk Roads are a mix of Greek, Central Asia, and Indian styles. This is
arbitration
assimilation
cultural diffusion
collective bargaining
4
Which of the following was an effect of the agricultural revolution?
Worldwide temperatures rose.
People had a safer,more stable way of life
People began to hunt and gather
People had a less stable source of food.
5
The development of the Hindu ideas of karma and reincarnation helped
provide women with a sense of hope
strengthen the caste system
everyone hope they could achieve moksha
promote a sense of social equality
6
Which sentence best summarizes how the Neolithic revolution changed the lives of people?
People could create obsidian products and art.
People could trade with people from other cultures.
People could produce food and settle in one place.
People had more leisure time.
7
Which religion’s teachers tried to interpret the Vedic hymns, known as the
Upanishads?
Hinduism
Sikhism
Jainism
Buddhism
8
Early river civilizations faced many environmental challenges, EXCEPT:
A. Unpredictable annual flooding
A. Rivers that sometimes changed course
A. Too much or too little rains from monsoon winds
A. Soil near riverbeds that was unsuitable for farming
9
Why is the government of ancient Egypt considered a theocracy?
The pharaoh is considered a god-king
The government has a representative legislature.
Wealthy elite control most parts of government.
Leadership passes from father to son.
10
Which term is a family maintaining power for several generations?
dynasty
caste system
empire
stratified society
11
Which feature was most important to the development of civilization in ancient Egypt?
defensive position surrounded by desert
cultural contacts with Greek city-states
access to trade routes that crossed the continent
annual flooding of the Nile River
12
Invasions by nomadic tribes helped bring about the demise (fall) of
the Roman Empire
neither the Roman Empire or the Han Empire
both the Roman Empire and the Han Empire
the Han Empire
13
Ideas from the river valley civilizations spread to classical civilizations in a process called
domestication
isolationism
polytheism
cultural diffusion
14
What group in China believed that a strong, highly efficient government was key to good order?
Legalists
Tibetans
Taoists (Daoist)
Buddhists
15
What was one result of European merchants trading along the Silk Road?
the diffusion of cultural ideas
the spread of mapmaking skills
development of modern banking practices
expansion of democratic governments
16
What is the list describing?
Code of Hammurabi
Justinian's Code
Dead Sea Scrolls
Roman Code of Law
17
Which change to human societies did
NOT
result from the Neolithic Revolution?
People began using bone and stone tools.
Advanced cities began growing along rivers and deltas.
The population began growing much faster.
Specialized workers began to produce more complex products
18
Where are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and why are they important to its' inhabitants?
Russia; the rivers mark the boundary of Russia
South America; the region has a great deal of precipitation
Middle East; provide irrigation and drinking water.
Europe; the rivers provide swift transportation of goods
19
The Mandate of Heaven meant a ruler had the right to rule as long as
he let citizens vote.
he performed the correct ritual sacrifices.
he remained a wise and principled guardian of the people.
he had a male heir to the throne.
20
What is the classification for this social structure?
Religious sects
Caste system
Ethnic groups
Feudal system
21
Egyptians first used columns. Which later classical civilization used columns in temples?
India
Rome
Greece
China
