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World History Semester 1 Review
World History Semester 1 Review
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Ms. Kraabel's World History Semester 1 review
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1
In a ___________ society, men would kill animals and women would collect plants to eat.
hunter-gatherer
nomadic
empire
slash and burn
2
Which Civilization was the Ganges river in?
Egypt
China
Sumer
Indus
3
Monsoons are
seasonal winds
earth quakes
royal tombs
rapids/water falls
4
Which religion believed in no gods?
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
5
Civilization in South America featuring high altitude farming and road networks
Mayans
Aztecs
Chavin
Incas
6
The abstract nature of ___ art had an influence on the modern art movements of Europe.
Ottoman
Norwegian
Chinese
African
7
Which of these languages comes from the Indo-Europeans?
Portuguese
Hindi
Khmer
Chinese
8
How did Buddhism spread throughout Asia?
kings
armies
Moses preaching
traders
9
Why does the Nile appear to flow "up"?
monssons
higher ground in south than north
low land in south higher land in the north
salt water is more dense than fresh
10
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
Fertile Cresent
Heartland
Land between 2 deserts
Land between 2 rivers
11
About when was cuneiform invented?
2.5 million BC
3000BC
5000BC
3000AD
12
How was the Ice man found?
By Archaeologists
in a peat bog
In a royal tomb
in the Alps by hikers
13
Which river is known for its huge Delta?
Euphrates
Tigris
Nile
Indus
14
This is an example of
oracle bones
Hieroglyphs
cuneiform
Indus valley language
15
Han was known as the golden age of China.
False
True
16
Who was the Babylonian emperor who his famous for a law code?
Hammurabi
Buddha
Abraham
Moses
17
Cultural diffusion is best defined as....
conquering culuteres
the end of civilization
spread of language
sharing of ideas and technology between peoples
18
A people's way of life is called
culture
civilization
difussion
karma
19
Which group of people originated from the steppes?
Egyptians
Harrapans
Indo-Europeans
Neanderthals
20
Paleolithic Era is best described as a time of...
Small farming villages
Farm cities
Large civilizations
Hunters-Gatherers
21
Feudalism is
trading land for military service
permission to rule from the gods
a religion
seasonal winds
22
Who united upper and lower Egypt?
Cleopatra
Hammurabi
Menes
Sargon
23
People who move from place to place in search of food are known as
carnies
nomads
Indo-Europeans
migrators
24
Slash & burn is used for....
destroying buildings
none of the above
protection from other cultures
farming
25
Hebrews are
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Sponges
Egyptian
26
Which era or time period lasted the longest?
Neolithic Age
Iron Age
Paleolithic Age
Age of Ultron
27
The overall goal of the Crusades was to...
Tack back Christian holy land
Take away Pope's power
Conquer Vikings, drive them north
Wipe out Islam
28
The Indus & ________ rivers were important for the Harrapan Civilization.
Nile
Yellow
Tigris
Ganges
29
Which species is known as "Upright man"?
Homo Habilis
Australopithicines
Neanderthal
Homo Erectus
30
In Egyptian society pharaohs were....
slaves
laborers
god-kings
warriors
31
Where do hieroglyphics originate?
China
Egypt
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
32
What are cataracts?
Pyramids
Deltas
gods
rapids/waterfalls
33
The place in China where civilization first developed is called
land between two rivers
valley of the kings
heartland
cataracts
34
Cro Magnons are Homo sapieans
Flase
True
35
A government where the head of state is worshiped as a god is a
Mandate
Dynasty
Theocracy
Polythesitism
36
The scientific name for modern humans is......
Australopithicine Afirensus
Homo habalus
Homo Sapien Sapien
Homo sapien Neandethalus
37
What do Archaeologists do?
Find sites dig sites study bones & artifacts
rob graves
Study only fossils
look for their mummies
38
Which civilization made ziggurats?
China
Harrappan
mesopotamia
Egypt
39
Creatures that walk upright and have opposable thumbs are called
Monkeys
Apes
Wookies
Hominids
40
Which people invented purple dye?
Minoans
Hammurabi
Phoenicians
Egyptians
41
Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Dueteronomy, and Letvitcus make up the
flood story
Koran
vedas
Torah
42
In which direction does the Nile flow?
From West to East
From South to North
From East to West
From North to South
43
The rise and fall of ruling families in China is called
Dynasty overthrowing
Mandate of Heavan
Dynastic Cycle
feudalism
44
What metal did the Hittites use to conquer south west Asia?
Copper
Bronze
Gold
Iron
45
Most religions in the ancient civilizations were....
theocratic
monotheistic
polytheistic
democratic
46
During the neolithic revolution people learned how to....
master fire
gather
farm
hunt
47
A delta is a marshy triangular shaped deposit of silt at the mouth of a river
True
False
48
Who made the first covenant with God?
Yahweh
Moses
Abraham
Siddartha
49
Neanderthals mastered fire
True
False
50
What early farming village did people enter their homes through the roof?
Sumer
Harrapan
Catal Huyuk
Babylon
51
A society is patriarchal if it...
favors men over women
favors wealthy over poor
favors one ethnic group over another
favors elders over youth
52
What belief of Hinduism is shown in this picture?
Karma
Reincarnation
Dharma
Moksha
53
Which is known as the old stone age?
Bronze age
Iron age
Neolithic age
Paleolithic age
54
Nirvana is most similar to the Hindu belief of ....
dharma
reincarnation
moksha
karma
55
The first 5 books of the bible are called what?
Mahabarata
Torah
New Testament
Vedas
56
Which group of people made a covenant, or mutual promise withYaweh (God)
Hitties
Indo-Europeans
Hebrews
Aryans
57
Worshiping many gods is called...
Polytheistic
Militaristic
Patriarchal
Theocracy
58
What is migration?
death
people moving from region to another
both
none
59
Sumerian metal workers mixed copper and tin to make this alloy & bring humans out of stone age
Bronze
Gold
Iron
Silver
60
Papyrus was used by ________ for writing
Chinese
Harrapan
Mesopotamians
Egyptians
61
The first technological era for humans is called
Stone Age
Bronze age
Iron Age
Modern Age
62
Under Hammurabi's code what was the punishment if a son punched his father?
death
his eye was removed
thrown in the river
his hand was cut off
63
When was writing invented?
Bronze Age
Age of Empires
Stone age
Iron Age
64
Where is the Fertile Crescent?
Egypt
mesopotamia
China
Indus Valley
65
Which Early River Valley Civilization ended mysteriously?
Egypt
Sumer
Indus
China
66
When did the Agricultural revolution take place?
paleolithic age
iron age
neolithic age
golden age
67
Which had the largest brain size?
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Homo sapien
Neandethal
