How did the Mongols impact the Silk Road?

Mongols protected the Silk Road and encouraged trade and cultural exchange

The Church had great power over people in the Middle Ages because

It decided who achieved salvation

All Muslims who are able are expected to

Undertake a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lives

According to legalism, the way to achieve order was to

Pass strict laws and enforce them with harsh punishments

What is cultural diffusion?

The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from group of people to othe

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1
In the Roman government, who represented the Plebeians?
Tribunes
Consuls
Senators
Patricians
2
Everyday language of a region
Secular
Crusades
Renaissance
Vernacular
3
Greek slaves were called
Helots
Serfs
Phalanx
Hoplites
4
How did the Mongols impact the Silk Road?
Mongols destroyed the Silk Road as they conquered their enemies
None of the above
Mongols protected the Silk Road and encouraged trade and cultural exchange
Mongols never interacted with the Silk Road
5
The two people elected to one year terms that ran the business of government and commanded the armies
Tribunes
Consuls
Senators
Dictators
6
Following the Peloponnesian War, Greece was dominated by
Sparta
Athens
Persia
Delos
7
What theme of geography answers the question "Where are we?"
Region
Movement
Place
Location
8
What is the type of government that is led by a religious person?
Monarchy
Theocracy
Burequcracy
Republic
9
How do we know the routes our ancestors took spread around the world?
Artifacts
All of the above
Mutations in the mitochondrial DNA
Mutations in head lice DNA
10
What natural disaster contributed to the fall of the Minoan empire?
Volcanic explosion
Fire
Meteorite impact
Tsunami
11
What was the alliance formed by Athens after the second Persian War called?
Delian League
Persian League
Salamis League
Peloponnesian League
12
What is the Egyptian idea of the soul or spirit called?
Mot
Nirvana
Ka
Atman
13
Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in what?
Many gods
Formal rituals
Caste system
Nonviolence
14
Land surrounded on 3 sides by water
Island
Strait
Peninsula
Pass
15
Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for
Farm labor
Housing
Military service
Food
16
What was the ancient writing of Egypt called?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphs
Alphabet
Sanskrit
17
What is the Egyptian idea of harmony in the universe called?
Nirvana
Mot
Ka
Moksha
18
The Church had great power over people in the Middle Ages because
It provided them with education
It decided who achieved salvation
It protected them in times of warfare
All of the above
19
What is a generation?
30 years
100 years
10 years
1000 years
20
In what year did the Romans gain their independence?
ad 476
509 bc
476 bc
ad 313
21
Which of the following was a major naval battle in the second Persian War?
Marathon
Thebes
Salamis
Thermopylae
22
The 200 year period of peace and prosperity during the Roman Empire was called the
Punic Wars
Circus Maximus
Pax Romana
Republic
23
Painted the Mona Lisa
Luther
Petrarch
Durer
Da Vinci
24
All Muslims who are able are expected to
Build mosque
Undertake a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lives
Perform the hijra before they die
Live in Mecca
25
A person given absolute power in times of emergency in the Roman Republic
Emperor
Tyrant
Dictator
King
26
What is the type of system is used to run the government on a day-to-day basis?
Monarchy
Theocracy
Bureaucracy
Republic
27
Member of the Roman Landholding upper class
Patrician
Republic
Plebeian
Legion
28
They year 2000 is located in what century?
18th
20th
19th
21st
29
According to legalism, the way to achieve order was to
Pass strict laws and enforce them with harsh punishments
Appeal to man's good nature
Live by natural balance
Provide a good moral example
30
Wrote a book on how to gain and keep power
Machiavelli
Da Vinci
Luther
Durer
31
What is the type of government that has elected representatives?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Republic
32
Which of the following are Mongol military tactics?
Physiological
Mobile infantry
Biological
All are correct
33
The Roman invention of ____ allowed the Romans to build under water, and on a massive scale
Concrete
The crane
Marble
The level
34
The two rivers that form Sumerian Civilization in Mesopotamia are called:
Nile and Orange
Mississippi and Ohio
Indus and Ganges
Tigris and Euphrates
35
Which of the following religions is the oldest?
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
36
Government in which officials are chosen by the people
Patrician
Legion
Plebeian
Republic
37
The era of Greece and Rome
Humanism
Capitalism
Patron
Classical
38
What is cultural diffusion?
A long distinct period of history with a particular feature or common featu
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from group of people to othe
A written record of the human past
The era before the invention of writing
39
A series of religious wars in Palestine
Crusades
Capitalism
Patron
Vernacular
40
The concept of yin and yang involve
Interplay between society and the individual
Opposing forces in nature
Confucian formalism
The idea of the eightfold path
41
Where did the first humans appear?
China
Northern Australia
East Asia
East Africa
42
Statesman who established direct democracy in Athens
Homer
Socrates
Hippocrates
Pericles
43
Protested indulgences, and wrote the 95 Theses
Michelangelo
Machiavelli
Luther
Da Vinci
44
What was the Silk Road's impact on world history?
It spread cultural ideas and beliefs
It spread goods and created a global economy
It helped connect multiple parts of the world through trade
All of the above
45
How long do scientists believe that it would take a black society to become white as they moved north?
100 years
20000 years
2000 years
10000 years
46
Which of the following developed a civilization(s) in India?
Assyrians
Sumer
Aryans
Chang
47
The plague was caused by
Virus
Fleas
Rats
Bacteria
48
Physician whose oath set ethical standards for doctors
Homer
Pericles
Socrates
Hippocrates
49
Who was the leader of the Persians in the second Persian War?
Xerxes
Alexander
Zoroaster
Darius
50
What does the world philosopher mean?
Doctor
Soldier
Lover of wisdom
Lover of art
51
What new technique did artists invent in the Renaissance that gave paintings a 3D effect?
Imaging
Symbolism
Layering
Perspective
52
The Mandate of Heaven was the idea behind which of the following?
Ancestor worship
Shang social order
Dynastic cycle
Feudal system
53
Most people during the middle ages belonged to what class?
Nobles
Clergy
Serfs
Freemen
54
Which was not a trading nation of West Africa?
Songhai
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Mali
55
Which of the following are true about the rise of Christianity?
All of the statements are true
The Romans believed Jesus was a threat
Jesus believed in one God and accepted the 10 Commandments
The ideas of Christianity was spread by apostles and disciples
56
What theme of geography answers the question "What is it like there?"
Place
Region
Movement
Location
57
Philosopher who examined beliefs and ideas through critical questionging
Socrates
Homer
Hippocrates
Pericles
58
What civilization was centered on the island of Crete?
Egyptian
Mycenaean
Minoan
Greek
59
Having to do with the world, not religious
Patron
Capitalism
Classical
Secular
60
Who were the Mongols?
None of the above
Nomadic warriors from Mongolia
A peaceful people who were a part of the Chinese empire
Nomadic farmer from Mongolia
61
Alexander's greatest achievement was
The spread of Greek culture
An alliance with Persia
The conquest of India
A lasting empire
62
Leonardo of the North
Machiavelli
Durer
Da Vinci
Michelangelo
63
What was the significance of finding the Rosetta Stone?
It had a famous battle inscribed on it, that linked it to the bible
It contained both Greek and hieroglyphics, allowing for translation
It contained both Latin and hieroglyphics, allowing for translation
Told the story of Napoleon defeating Egypt
64
The trade route that linked China with the west became known as the
Great Wall
Civil service road
Military districts
Silk Road
65
Italy was easier to unify than Greece because
It had broad fertile plains
It less rugged and mountainous
Both a and c
It had a warmer climate
66
According to Confucius, ethics began with respect for what?
Parents
The emporer
Nature
The state
67
Rebirth of Classical civilization
Secular
Humanism
Classical
Renaissance
68
What is a revolution?
A fundamental and relatively sudden change
A written record of the human past
The era before the invention of writing
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from group of people to othe
69
Who was the founder of the Mali Empire?
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
Askia Mohammad
70
What was the main item(s) traded by the West African Kingdoms?
Both a and c
Gold
Cotton
Salt
71
What terms means cities?
Urban
Architecture
Agrarian
Rural
72
What is the type of government that is led by a king?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Republic
Theocracy
73
Armored Greek foot soldiers
Serfs
Helots
Phalanx
Hoplites
74
What is a millennium?
30 years
20 years
1000 years
10 years
75
Cultural diffusion occurred in the trading nations of West Africa because they followed which religion?
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
76
The Roman General that conquered Gaul and made himself dictator for life
Constantine
Theodosius
Julius Caesar
Mar Antony
77
What was the main purpose for an Egyptian pyramid?
Temple
Palace
Tomb
Fortress
78
What is a sharp reduction in human population caused by a catastrophic event called?
A bottleneck
A disaster
Extinction event
A tragedy
79
Civilizations used canals to help bring water to their crops. This is an example of which feature of civilization?
Religion
Government
Politics
Achievement
80
A form of government controlled by a small, powerful elite from the business class is called a
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
81
Which in not one of the Five Pillars of Faith associated with Islam?
Give to charity
Pray 5 times per day
Become a missionary in a foreign land
Travel to Mecca at least once in your lifetime
82
Which of the following was a major battle in the first Persian War?
Thebes
Marathon
Thermopylae
Olympus
83
Confucius taught that the way to achieve order was to?
Pass strict laws and enforce them with harsh punishments
Live by natural balance
Provide a good moral example
Appeal to man's good nature
84
All four of the first civilzation developed by what geographic features?
Grasslands
Mountains
Rivers
Deserts
85
Which of the following principles of law did our law system get from the Romans?
Right to trial by jury
All of the above
Guilt must be established beyond a reasonable doubt
Innocent until proven guilty
86
Founder of Humanism
Luther
Petrarch
Machiavelli
Durer
87
Painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Michelangelo
Petrarch
Durer
Luther
88
From childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be what?
Politicians
Philosophers
Soldiers
Artists
89
What is an era?
A fundamental and relatively sudden change
A written record of the human past
A long distinct period of history with a particular feature or common featu
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from group of people to othe
90
The plague killed approximately ___ of Europe's population.
33%
75%
66%
20%
91
What is prehistory?
The era before the invention of writing
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from group of people to othe
A long distinct period of history with a particular feature or common featu
A fundamental and relatively sudden change
92
What was the ancient writing in Sumer called?
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphs
Alphabet
93
This symbol is associated with which of the following religions?
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
94
Who was responsible for the development of the Hellenistic culture?
Darius
Zoroaster
Xerxes
Alexander
95
When were the Dark Ages?
1453-1776
509BC-476
476-1000
1200-1500
96
What are the Vikings known for?
Efficient boats for sea and river travel
Great explorers and raiders
The Vikings are know for all of the above
Came from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
97
Which of the following were problems caused by Rome's conquering vast territories?
Grain drove down prices and forces Roman farmers out of business
All of the statements are true
Slaves from conquered territories took jobs away from working class Romas
Large numbers of poor unemployed Romans moved to the city of Rome
98
What does the G in GRAPES stand for?
Geothermal
Germany
Geography
Gauge
99
What civilization conquered the Minoans
Greek
Persian
Egyptian
Mycenaean
100
The intellectual movement focused on classical culture and worldly subjects
Humanism
Renaissance
Vernacular
Crusades
101
What is a government run by the people called?
Monarchy
Democracy
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
102
A series of wars between European Christians and Muslims in Holy Land.
100 Years War
Jihad
Holy Wars
Crusades
103
The geography of Greece helped create
Many small city-states
A large Greek empire
Isolation from the outside world
Unity among Greeks
104
What was Sumer's most important city?
Shuruppak
Ur
Eridu
Sippar
105
A Jewish house of worship is called a what?
Church
Synagogue
Ziggurat
Mosque
106
What is a century?
20 years
100 years
30 years
10 years
107
Which of the following developed a civilization(s) in China?
Sumer
Assyrians
Shang
Aryans
108
Which years are in order?
415 BCE, 1670 BCE, 2007 CE, 1492 CE, 600 CE
415 BCE, 1492 CE, 600 CE, 1670 BCE, 2007 CE
415 BCE, 1670 BCE, 600 CE, 1492 CE, 2007 CE
1670 BCE, 415 BCE, 600 CE, 1492 CE, 2007 CE
109
What were the 3 branches of government of the Roman Republic?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Dictator, Consul, and Senator
Senate, Tribunes, and Judicial
Emperor, Legislative, and Judicial
110
Timbuktu was a very important trading city for which civilization?
Zimbabwe
Songahi
Mali
Ghana
111
Which of the following Mesopotamian civilizations was famous for their military strength?
Babylon
Assyria
Sumer
112
Which of the following best applies to the work of Greek artists and architects?
Reflected concern for perfection and order
Emphasized complicated and irregular designs
Imitated European styles
Glorified political leaders
113
Which of the following statements are false about the Dark Ages?
It controlled food with production
Roads, bridges, and cities fell into ruin
Began after the fall of Rome
Education and trade flourished
114
Which of the following was a major battle in the second Persian War?
Thermopylae
Olympus
Marathon
Thebes
115
The two rivers that formed Mesopotamia created an area called the
Fertile crescent
River region
Valley
City-state
116
How did the Zhou justify their right to overthrow the Shang?
They asserted there would be no more floods under their rule
They said the Shang king no longer honored the ancestors
they claimed that the gods had given the Zhou the Madate of Heaven
They claimed that oracle bones said they were the proper kings
117
The year 510 is located in what century?
7th
6th
4th
5th
118
Which city-state is credited with developing democracy?
Athens
Thebes
Corinth
Sparta
119
Greek military formation
Phalanx
Hoplites
Serfs
Helots
120
The plague was spread by
Virus
Rats
Fleas
Bacteria
121
Which of the following was known as the "Gift of the Nile?"
Babylon
Assyria
Egypt
Sumer
122
What does the A in GRAPES stand for?
Altitude
Art
Achievements
Architecture
123
What is a decade?
100 years
10 years
20 years
30 years
124
What did Genghis Khan do as the Mongol leader?
Helped improve the economy
United the Mongols
All of the above
Encouraged trade and religious freedom
125
What are sacred books of the Hindus called?
Bible
Koran
Torah
Vedas
126
If all humans began in East Africa, why do we all look different?
Cultural preferences
Sexual preferences
Environmental factors
All of the above
127
Who was the wealthiest man to ever live?
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Mohammad
Ibn Battuta
128
The center of the Hellenistic world was
Babylon
Mount Olympus
Athens
Alexandria
129
What is sacred book for the Jews?
Bible
Torah
Koran
Vedas
130
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
Siddhartha Gautama
Jesus
Abraham
131
What is the Hindu idea of the soul or spirit called?
Atman
Ka
Nirvana
Mot
132
Financial supporter of the arts
Renaissance
Secular
Humanism
Patron
133
Who was the leader of the Egyptian government?
Emperor
King
Pharaoh
Amon-Ra
134
This symbol is associated with which of the following religions?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
135
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Abraham
Mauyra
Ramayana
136
Blind poet credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey
Hippocrates
Socreates
Homer
Pericles
137
The Sumerians and Egyptians were
Jewish
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Ziggurats
138
What was a person who took power by force called?
Tyrant
Emperor
Dictator
Criminal
139
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Germany
Italy
England
France
140
What is a score?
100 years
10 years
1000 years
20 years
141
Basic unit of the Roman army consisting of 5000 men
Legion
Patrician
Plebeian
Republic
142
What is a succession of people from the same family who rule a country or empire called?
Theocracy
Dynasty
Oligarchy
Monarchy
143
What was the ancient writing of India called?
Sanskrit
Hiroglyphs
Alphabet
Cuneiform
144
Which cultures contributed to the Hellenistic Civilization?
Greek, African, and Italian
Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian
Indian and Persian
Greek and Indian
145
What is the seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing winds in India that cause the wet and dry seasons?
Hurricane
Monsoon
Typhoon
Chinook
146
The self sufficient villages owned by a lord were called
Villages
Farms
Manors
City states
147
The Epic of Gilgamesh is:
The story of the Hebrew's flight from Egypt
A tale about Kind Assurbanipal
An Egyptian folktale
A story recounting a Sumerian Flood
148
What does the R in GRAPES stand for?
Relative
Religion
Region
Raptor
149
This symbol is associated with which of the following religions?
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
150
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Mauyra
Ramayana
Abraham
Siddhartha Gautama
151
What causes humans to vary in color?
Melanin
Lysine
Tryptophan
Glycine
152
What were the structures used to bring water into Rome called?
Sanitation
Aqueducts
Canals
Plumbing
153
All of the following were true of the Crusades except
There were many Crusades
Hatred between the Christians and Muslims ended
Helped move Europe out of the Middle Ages
Increased trade around the world
154
What is history?
A written record of the past
A fundamental and relatively sudden change
A long distinct period of history with a particular feature or common featu
The spread of ideas, customes, and technologies from group of people to oth
155
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
It treated men and women as equals
It was the first major collection of laws
It ended capital punishment
It rejected the principle of an "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"
156
How did the Plebeians first gain more rights and political power?
They went on strike
All of the above
They started a civil war
They bribed officials
157
Private business based on making profits
Crusades
Capitalism
Renaissance
Vernacular
158
What theme of geography answers the question "How do humans adapt?"
Place
Location
Movement
Human/ environmental interaction
159
Who traveled covered most of the known Islamic World?
Mansa Musa
Mohammad
Ibn Battuta
Sundiata
160
What theme of geography is about an area that has something in common?
Region
Location
Movement
Place
161
The Peloponnesian War resulted from conflict between
Athens and Sparta
Athens and Mecedonia
Greece and Persia
Greece and Egypt
162
Roman farmers, merchants, artisans, and common people
Republic
Patrician
Legion
Plebian

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