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AWH 1st Semester Final Exam Review (2020-21)
AWH 1st Semester Final Exam Review (2020-21)
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1
The _____ viewed Jerusalem as the symbolic center of their religion.
Minoans
Peonicians
Israelites
Carthaginians
2
What was the purpose of the Delian League?
to protect Greece from future invasions
to bring direct democracy to all Greek city-states
to defeat the Spartans
to fight crime in Athens
3
What technological advance helped to bring the Greek Dark Age to an end?
The Greeks began to sail across the Aegean to settle in different lands.
The epic poetry form was devised and used to pass down history.
The Greeks began to make weapons and farming tools out of iron.
The Greeks learned to build beehive shaped tombs for their dead kings.
4
Hindus believe that a person's actions in this life...
lie outside the individual's power of control.
are predicted in the Bhagavad Gita.
are not important in reaching ultimate reality.
determine how the person will be reborn in the next life.
5
What did the people of Sparta do when they wanted to expand their city-state?
They took over Athenian colonies.
They invited their neighbor city-states to join an alliance.
The conquered and enslaved Laconia and Messenia
The became allies with Athens.
6
The Mesopotamian religion, which identified nearly 3,000 gods and goddesses, can be described as…
cuneiform.
polytheistic.
patriarchal.
theocratic.
7
In Athenian society, women...
were not allowed to learn to read.
commonly worked outside the home.
always had a male guardian.
were banned from taking part in religious festivals.
8
Why was Mesopotamia given its name?
it was located south of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
it was located between the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf
it was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
it was located north of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
9
The Greeks spread their culture throughout the ancient world by…
leaving their homeland to establish colonies.
declaring war against all the other major civilizations of the time.
sending groups of philosophers abroad.
inviting foreign rulers to visit the major city-states.
10
What brought Alexander the Great's empire-building campaign to an end?
His soldiers refused to travel any farther.
He defeated the Persians decisively at Gaugamela.
Alexander died of thirst while crossing the desert.
He was defeated by the Egyptians.
11
In early civilizations, writing was most commonly used for...
poetry only.
all forms of creative expression.
recording laws and a code of justice.
keeping records.
12
The city of Teotihuacán was known for its...
iron smelting furnaces.
solar observatory.
development of democratic government.
obsidian tools.
13
The classical style of art and architecture developed in Greece was meant to...
glorify rulers
demonstrate the Greeks' valor in battle
civilize the emotions
provoke feelings of coziness and comfort
14
Artifacts might take the form of...
seeds.
leaf imprints.
tools.
fossils.
15
India has a variety of geographic regions, including mountain ranges, river valleys, a dry interior plateau, and...
enormous icecaps.
vast deserts.
tropical rain forests.
fertile coastal plains.
16
Both Hindus and Buddhists...
accept the system of rigidly defined castes.
accept women as the equals of men.
believe in reincarnation.
worship a single god.
17
The ability to make copper, bronze, and iron helped lead to...
the beginning of trade.
treaties between warring groups.
wealthier societies.
systematic agriculture.
18
A fossil might preserve...
sizes and shapes of ruined buildings.
artwork.
tomb decorations.
bones and teeth.
19
The Mandate of Heaven...
prevented the overthrow of a corrupt ruler.
became a basic principle of Chinese government.
disregarded the Dao, the key to proper behavior under Confucianism.
declared that the king was not divine.
20
Six of the most important characteristics of civilizations are...
villages, temples, trade, tools, use of fire, and armies
cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, and art
use of metals, weapons, houses, food, religion, and art
vehicles, use of fire, nomadic lifestyle, hunting and gathering, and bronze
21
Hindus strive to leave behind the cycle of earthly life and achieve unity with a form of ultimate reality called..
Vishnu.
Brahman.
Shiva.
Krishna.
22
The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro...
produced iron weaponry.
lacked a public water supply.
showed evidence of careful planning.
showed evidence of a monotheistic religion.
23
A bureaucracy developed in Egypt...
strengthen the Egyptian military.
help the pharaohs maintain centralized control.
enslave more people to build monuments.
assist in the transition from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom.
24
The religious beliefs of the Israelites were written down in...
the Quran.
the Vedas.
the Hebrew Bible.
Sanskrit.
25
Which geographic factor contributed most to the rich soil of Mesopotamia?
snow from nearby mountains that melted in springtime
heavy rainfall during the monsoon season
irrigation ditches and reservoirs
silt deposited during flood season
26
Why did Alexander the Great's empire fall apart after his death?
The Greeks rebelled and regained their freedom.
None of the other answers are correct.
The top Macedonian generals tore the empire apart.
His empire was conquered by the Romans.
27
Paleolithic peoples moved from place to place following animal migrations and...
sources of clay for pots.
fuel sources for fire.
Ice Age melting.
other food sources.
28
The revolutionary change in the Neolithic Revolution was the shift from...
living in villages to living in walled fortresses.
hunting and gathering food to growing food and raising animals.
using stone tools to manufacture bronze.
having no control over fire to using fire as a tool.
29
As a result of the Athenian defeat in the Peloponnesian War,
Greece was left open to attack by the Macedonians.
all Athenians adopted the Spartan way of life.
the city-state of Thebes became the leader of the large and thriving
the Spartans invaded Macedonia.
30
A person's caste in Indian society was determined by...
ability.
education.
birth.
personality traits.
31
The type of hominid that most closely resembles modern humans is…
Neanderthals
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
Australopithecus
32
One of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism is that...
it is important to satisfy one's desires.
it is impossible to end suffering.
ultimate reality can be achieved through self-denial.
ordinary life is full of suffering.
33
The Phoenician culture is best known for...
the invention of the wheel.
the alphabet.
iron weaponry.
ivory figurines.
34
The earliest known people to farm along riverbanks on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico were...
the Chavin.
the Olmec.
the Zapotec.
the Caral.
35
During the Shang dynasty, the king ruled from Anyang, the capital city, and the territories were governed by...
members of the emperor's family.
religious figures.
merchants.
military leaders.
36
Buddhists differ from Hindus in that Buddhists believe...
in the reality of the material world
that human beings differ as a result of karma from a previous existence
that all human beings can reach nirvana
in the multitude of human-like gods
37
Egyptian advances in mathematics...
were inspired by the Phoenicians.
allowed them to build massive monuments and survey flooded land.
were nonexistent.
resulted from their adoption of Sanskrit.
38
Along with a calendar and a numeric system, another characteristic of the Olmec civilization was...
the construction of a solar observatory.
the creations of a series of colossal stone heads.
the development of the iron plow.
the design of an advanced drainage system in their capital city.
39
Which of the following was part of the agricultural revolution?
significant development in artistic activity
domestication of animals
widespread use of bronze
the beginning of religious practices
40
In Egyptian society, merchants, artisans, scribes, and tax collectors were members of...
the middle class.
the lower class.
the upper class.
none of the other answers are correct
