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World History Semester 1 Final
World History Semester 1 Final
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1
Which best describes the government of ancient Egypt?
Republic
City-state
Democracy
Theocracy
2
Which was NOT a purpose of Hammurabi's Code?
To limit and reduce the power of the king
To unify the Babylonian Empire
To establish justice
To keep order
3
Jesus lived in which ancient empire?
Egyptian
Athenian
Roman
Sumerian
4
The idea of a republic came from
Ancient Greece.
Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Rome.
Sumer.
5
The idea of democracy came from
Ancient Rome.
Ancient Egypt.
Sumer.
Ancient Greece.
6
Ancient Rome invented or excelled at all of the following EXCEPT
using the compass.
building roads and aqueducts.
arch-based architecture.
a system of laws that remains influential.
7
Which is true about hunter-gatherer societies?
Women had low status.
They were egalitarian.
They had compplex social hierarchies.
They were non-violent.
8
The founders of the United States were most inspired by which ancient system?
Sumer
Egypt
Rome
Greece
9
Which civilization invented the base-6 numbering system?
The Sumerians
The Egyptians
The Israelites
The Babylonians
10
Ancient Greece excelled at all of the following EXCEPT
equal rights for women.
philosophy, arts, and drama.
rights to participate in government for citizens.
warfare and sailing.
11
Citizens in a republic participate by
voting on laws and issues directly.
voting for leaders to make decisions for them.
protesting, because they have no rights.
meeting with leaders to ask them for what they want.
12
12,000 years ago is about what year?
100 A.D.
1,000 B.C.
10,000 B.C.
2,000 A.D.
13
Socrates, the great philosopher, comes from which civilization?
Sumerian
Egyptian
Roman
Athenian
14
Which was NOT reason for building Egyptian pyramids?
To honor the sun
To serve as a temple for human sacrifice
To glorify the leader
To serve as a tomb
15
Which is true about the Agricultural Revolution?
It started about 12,000 years ago and was gradual.
It happened about 12,000 years ago and was quick.
It started about 1,000 years ago and was gradual.
It hapened about 1,000 years ago and was quick.
16
Which civilization produced the "Hymn to the Nile"?
The Sumerians
The Egyptians
The Israelites
The Babylonians
17
Which best describes the relationship between the Roman Empire and Christianity?
Rome rejected it at first but later adopted it.
Rome was neutral toward Christianity.
Rome accepted it first but later rejected it.
They developed in different times.
18
What was the first writing used for?
To write epic stories like the Epic of Gilgamesh
To record business transactions
To write plays like Antigone
To keep personal diaries
19
Which is true about early civilizations?
They did not have social classes.
They lacked much art or architecture.
Men and women had roughly equal status.
People had particular jobs and functions.
20
Which best describes the relationship between Greek and Roman culture?
Rome rejected Greek ideas.
They developed separately.
Rome borrowed a lot from the Greeks.
Rome rejected the Greek idea of slavery.
21
This building shows influence from the architecture of
Ancient Greece.
Ancient Rome.
Sumer.
Ancient Egypt.
22
Judaism is a foundational religion for which two other major religions?
Islam and Hinduism
Christianity and Islam
Christianity and Buddhism
Islam and Buddhism
23
Which was NOT a religious idea developed by the Hebrews?
That leaders on earth are gods
A strong code of ethical behavior
There is one god
Concern for the weak and poor
24
A republic is a form of government where
a small elite rules over the masses.
the country belongs to the people rather than a king.
the pharaoh has absolute power.
citizens vote directly on laws and issues.
25
Which is the right order of events?
Roman empire -- Roman republic
They both happened at the same time, because they mean the same thing
Roman republic -- Roman empire
26
This is a map of what?
Ancient Egypt
The Delian League
The Roman Empire
The Fertile Crescent
27
For most of human existence, humans have been
shepherds.
scribes.
hunter-gatherers.
farmers.
28
Which statement about Athens and Sparta is correct?
Athenians were about war; Spartans were about culture.
Both were equally interested in culture and war.
Athenians were about culture; Spartans were about war.
29
What group was at the bottom of the Sumerian social hierarchy?
Artisans
Peasant farmers and slaves
Scribes
Priests
30
A clay tablet from Sumer containing cuneiform writing is
both a primary and secondary source about Sumer.
neither a primary nor secondary source about Sumer.
a secondary source about Sumer.
a primary source about Sumer.
31
Hunter-gatherers were nomadic because
they had to stay in one place to tend crops.
they wanted to engage in long-distance trade.
they needed to travel to find material to build pyramids.
they had to move around to find food.
32
What was one reason for the collapse of the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt?
The Egyptians lost a war with the Israelites.
Egyptians were relatively unsophisticated.
The Old Kingdom spent too much on expensive projects, like pyramids.
The Nile dried up, devastating Old Kingdom farms.
33
Which is true about hunter-gatherer societies and agricultural societies?
Farmers were nomadic; hunter-gatherers were sedentary.
Farmers were more democratic than hunter-gatherers.
Hunter-gatherers were healthier than farmers.
Hunter-gatherers had more class inequality than farmers.
34
Which was NOT an effect of the Agricultural Revolution?
Specialization
Population decline
Civilization
Food surpluses
35
Which was NOT an innovation of ancient Sumer?
Mathematics and writing
The wheel and wagon
Monotheism
Flood and irrigation systems
