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1
Which person is a Greek mathematician who discovered a theorem about triangles still used?
Alexander the Great
Socrates
Archimedes
Pythagoras
2
To which region did Islam spread in the 100 years after Muhammad's death?
Australia
N. Africa
N. America
South America
3
How did the flooding of Rivers affect agricultural communities?
forced farmers to plant fewer crops
ruined their economies
deposited fertile silt onto land
degraded the land
4
What is one way in which feudalism contributed to the growth of nation-states in W. Europe?
caused the serfs to revolt
centralized military power
lords owned the land
peasants controlled the land
5
What is one way the Mesopotamian culture developed after the Babylonian take over of Sumer?
laws were more complex with the Code of Hammurabi
Harappans built cities there
Sumerians invented base-60 system
Writing became better with the invention of Cuneiform
6
What new class of people emerged during the Renaissance?
upper class
lower class
merchants
middle class
7
Japan's Shogun system can best be compared to
socialism
feudalism
communism
capitalism
8
Which of the following changed art, education, and government during the Renaissance?
manoralism
communism
humanism
feudalism
9
Which of the following was the first official emperor of Rome?
Julius
Augustus
Caligula
Nero
10
During the Middle Ages, which group was responsible for preserving culture from Ancient Rome?
political leaders
monks
university students
pope
11
which term means having a greater amount than what is needed?
surplus
sedentary
propagation
irrigation
12
How did the Catholic Church first respond to the Reformation?
it formed the Council of Trent
It waged war on Germanic kingdoms
it formed the Society of Jesus
It built many new cathedrals
13
What do Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism all have in common?
monotheistic
founding leaders are gods
do not pray to gods
polytheistic
14
Which of the following was the first far-reaching of the Christians to spread their religion?
Persian Wars
Trojan War
Crusades
Punic Wars
15
What is a defining characteristic of feudalism?
hierarchy
chaos
equality
freedom
16
What was the ancient Greek agora?
a theatre
a temple
a marketplace
a school
17
What is one way that Islam spread in Africa?
result of a civil war
mandatory by law
By traders (salt), who brought ideas and books with them
Europeans forced it on people
18
What is a major principle contained in the Magna Carta?
only lords can have serfs
the king appoints church leaders
no one is above the law
anyone can become king
19
What was the social structure of hunter-gatherer communities?
one leader made all of the decisions for the group
people worked together equally
men did all of the hunting, women only gathered
only men made the fires
20
Approx. how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
all
1/3
3/4
1/2
21
Which theme do many Chinese paintings reflect?
harmony
retribution
riches
grief
22
Which quality of hunter-gatherer communities made them different from later civilizations?
they were nomadic
they grew crops
they had a written language
they had domesticated animals
23
located in modern day China, river is also known as the Yellow River
Indus River Valley
Nile River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Huang He River Valley
24
Which architectural feature best characterizes ancient Greek civilization?
vaults
wooden posts
columns
flying buttresses
25
what did ancient trade centers all have in common?
all located near water
all located in the mountains
they were all located in Europe
all located in Asia
26
Which of the following Hindu beliefs is supported by India's caste system?
wu wei
reincarnation
hajj
resurrection
27
Which tool developed during the Renaissance changed the study of astronomy?
binoculars
abacus
telescope
compass
28
Coffee beans moved from:
The Pueblo to France
The Aztecs to Spain
From France to the Americas
The Inca to England
29
Which two religions or philosophies involve the belief in a Messiah?
Islam and Judaism
Buddhism and Hinduism
Taoism and Confucianism
Judaism and Christianity
30
What was the Northwest Passage?
water route around S. America
water route connecting the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
water route connecting the Atlantic & Indian Ocean
trade route across Africa
31
Which civilizations used hieroglyphics?
Nile River Valley Civilization
Indus RVC
Tigris-Euphrates RVC
Huang He RVC
32
How is the Magna Carta connected to the English Parliament?
it had no connection
it strengthened parliament
it helped create parliament
it abolished parliament
33
The amount of Hunting and Gathering communities decreased because
they were conquered by Europeans
people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals
the Ice Age lead to human extinction
animals overpowered them
34
located in Africa along a river whose delta opened into the Mediterranean Sea
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Nile River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Indus River Valley
35
Which European explorer is credited with being the first to sail around the world?
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Gama
36
How did the Black Death affect the social order of feudalism?
fewer people were able to own land
lords and vassals took control of communities
renewed belief in feudalism
feudalism broke down & new social classes arose
37
Which of the following most likely led to the fall of the Roman
Empire
?
the empire controlled trade routes
There was high unemployment among the citizens
located on the Italian peninsula
Julius Caesar became the dictator
38
What does the term Renaissance mean?
profit
rebirth
beauty
inspiration
39
Which is the network of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations in Asia and Europe?
Silk Road
Gupta Trail
Mare Nostrum
Great Wall
40
what effect did the domestication of animals have on early civilizations?
People were finally able to eat meat
people could put animals to work on farms
people were able to create new species of animals
there were less crops because the animals ate them
41
Who rejected Catholicism in favor of a new branch of Protestantism?
Francis Drake
John Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
Michelangelo
42
What was the impact of the crusades on the exchange of goods and ideas in Eurasia?
decrease
stayed the same
no exchange happened
increase