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SCHS World History-Midterm Unit I
SCHS World History-Midterm Unit I
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1
In which country was the Yellow (Huang He) river located?
Vietnam
China
India
Japan
2
Who is the most awesome World History Teacher?
Voos
Ellis
Zimmerman
Rogers
3
Which religion’s teachers tried to interpret and explain the meaning of Vedic hymns?
Sikhism
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
4
Why is the government of ancient Egypt considered a theocracy?
The government has a representative legislature
The pharaoh is considered a god-king
Leadership passes from father to son.
Wealthy elite control most parts of government.
5
Egyptians first used stone columns. What classical civilization used them for the Parthenon?
China
Greece
Rome
India
6
Which group in China believed a highly efficient government was essential to order?
Taoists (Daoists)
Tibetans
Buddhists
Legalists
7
What was one result of European merchants trading along the Silk Road?
development of modern banking practices
diffusion of cultural ideas
spread of mapmaking skills
expansion of democratic governments
8
Which of the following was
NOT
an environmental challenge for the river civilizations?
Too much or too little rains from monsoon winds
Unpredictable annual flooding
Rivers that sometimes changed course
Soil near riverbeds that was unsuitable for farming
9
What is the classification for this social structure?
Religious sects
Ethnic groups
Feudal system
Caste system
10
Which feature was most important to the development of civilization in ancient Egypt?
annual flooding of the Nile River
defensive position surrounded by desert
cultural contacts with Greek city-states
access to trade routes that crossed the continent
11
Ideas from the river valley civilizations spread to classical civilizations in a process called
isolationism
domestication
cultural diffusion
polytheism
12
Which sentence best summarizes how the Neolithic revolution changed the lives of people?
People had more leisure time
People could trade with people from other cultures
People could produce food and settle in one place
People could create obsidian products and art
13
Which of the following is the above below describing?
Justinian's Code
Code of Hammurabi
Roman Code of Law
Dead Sea Scrolls
14
The Mandate of Heaven meant that the ruler retained the right to rule as long as
he performed the correct ritual sacrifices
he let citizens vote
he had a male heir to the throne
he remained a wise and principled guardian of the people
15
Where were the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Located?
Middle East
Europe
South America
Russia
16
The development of the Hindu ideas of karma and reincarnation helped
strengthen the caste system
everyone hope they could achieve moksha
promote a sense of social equality
provide women with a sense of hope
17
Artifacts found along the Silk Roads show a mix of Greek, Asian, and Indian styles. This is
cultural diffusion
collective bargaining
assimilation
arbitration
18
Which change to human societies did
NOT
result from the Neolithic Revolution?
Specialized workers began to produce more complex products
The population began growing much faster
People began using bone and stone tools
Advanced cities began growing along rivers
19
Which of the following was an effect of the agricultural revolution?
People had a safer, more stable way of life
People had a less stable source of food
Worldwide temperatures rose
People began to hunt and gather
20
Invasions by nomadic tribes helped bring about the demise (fall) of
Both Han and Roman Empires
Roman Empire
Han Empire
Neither Han nor Roman Empires
21
Which of the following is characterized by a family maintaining power for several generations?
caste system
empire
dynasty
stratified society
22
Which of the following describes the rivers listed below?
Uninhabitable geographic features
Cradles of early civilizations
Trade routes used by Marco Polo
Trade routes of the Middle East