Honors World Studies Semester 1 Final

Question 1

Lies on the Euphrates River south of Baghdad, Iraq. Served as the capital of sthrn Mesopotamia.

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Babylon

Question 2

Which of the following is an ex. of centralization of the Chinese state during the Qin Dynasty?

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standardization of weights, measures, and currency

Question 3

Which of the following events led to the spread of Buddhism and Christianity?

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conversion of Ashoka and Constantine to respective religions

Question 4

The Indian mythical & philosophical works, written between 800 and 400 BCE were called

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the Bhagavad Gita

Question 5

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were associated with

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Greek rationalism

Question 6

Which of the following represents a way that Paleolithic humans shaped their environment?

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purposely set fires to encourage growth of specific plants

Question 7

Shi Huangdi was a notable leader of Chinese civ. b/c he

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conquered regional leaders to organize civ into an empire

Question 8

Most historians agree with which theory explaining early human migration?

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Humanity began in East Africa and spread to rest of world

Question 9

Most artifacts left behind by early humans were

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Tools and art

Question 10

The Code of Hammurabi demonstrates which of the following?

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The development of law

Question 11

What was a major difference between ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia?

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Egypt: 1 centralized leader, Mesopotamia:ruler for each city

Question 12

What made possible the long trek across the Sahara Desert?

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Camels

Question 13

All of the following are true about Buddhism EXCEPT

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Buddhism began in China and spread to India

Question 14

What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?

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Relative egalitarianism

Question 15

Distinct Christian church based in Syria and Persia but w followers in S. and Central Asia

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The Church of the East

Question 16

Which of the following was the largest imperial city in Mesoamerica by 600 CE?

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Teotihuacan

Question 17

To help govern the Chinese Han dynasty, emperors relied on

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local leaders who studied Confusiansim and placed in CS

Question 18

Which of the following was an important result of the Bantu migrations as supported by this map

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African societies shared many common characteristics

Question 19

Which of the following experiences did both the Buddha and JEesus share?

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they were transformed by their followers into gods

Question 20

Which of the following reasons do most historians cite as the cause of the Agricultural Rev.

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Climate change made people abandon foraging for agriculture

Question 21

denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 mil yrs when stone tools were used

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Paleolithic

Question 22

Confucianism helped to bring about social and political order in China by

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emphasizing filial piety, encouraging obedience to state

Question 23

Chinese archeological site where the remains of a significant Neolithic village were found

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Banpo

Question 24

All of the following were reasons for the collapse of the Chinese and Roman empires EXCEPT

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overpopulation

Question 25

Which of the following best explains life in Paleolithic communities?

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the foraging lifestyle supported only small, nomadic groups

Question 26

Kingship in the First Civs. often

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linked the position of the ruler to the divine

Question 27

The Clovis culture of North America provides evidence of

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cultural diffusion over a large area

Question 28

Hebrews were unique in their region b/c of their

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belief in monotheism

Question 29

The early agrarian site of Stonehenge is located in which geographic region?

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Europe

Question 30

The Hittites domesticated horses. They spread military & transportation tech to sedentary civs.

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example of pastoral society

Question 31

Which offers evidence that Paleolithic peoples were shifting towards a more settled lifestyle

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Elaborate burial sites

Question 32

Early agriculturalists differed from early pastorals in that agriculturalists

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Usually settled in one place

Question 33

What civilization used cuneiform for writing and was organized into city-states?

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Mesopotamia

Question 34

Ziggurats were pyramid-like temples that were formed to worship deities in which civilization?

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Mesopotamia

Question 35

Which of the following describes a feature of chiefdoms?

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The collection of tribute from commoners

Question 36

The development of the elaborate and complex outlook on the world, Dreamtime, occured where?

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Oceania

Question 37

The Roman and Han empires were similar in that both had

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huge landholdings w long borders to defend

Question 38

Bordered & traded w/ Egypt, sometimes being overtaken. Took on a lot of Egypt tradition.

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Nubia

Question 39

Which feature was most important in the complex societies of the Neolithic times?

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Specialization of labor

Question 40

Buddhism and Christianity were historically similar in that both

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were spread by missionaries & merchants

Question 41

Which of the following could be considered the oldest domesticated plant?

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rice

Question 42

Which of the following is a central feature of the Hindu notion of karma?

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Samsara (rebirth)

Question 43

In contrast to the ppl who migrated to the Americas, Austronesian migrants to the Pacific isles

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brought domesticated plants & animals with them

Question 44

A historian would most likely used the image as support for which of the following assertions?

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Women played a prominent role in cultural life in Paleo. era

Question 45

Defined as the dissemination of ideas & innovations from one human community to another

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Cultural diffusion

Question 46

Greek philosophers emphasized which perspective of viewing the world?

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rational explanations for the world around them

Question 47

How did culture change between 1000000 years ago and 10000 years ago?

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People adapted to new environments & developed new tools

Honors World Studies Semester 1 Final

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Honors World Studies Semester 1 Final

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