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APWH 1st Semester Final Review
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1
Perhaps the 1st legal document which reflected social inequality and government power was
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
The Bhagavad Gita
The Judaic 10 Commandments
The Code of Hammurabi
2
Which of the following was a DIRECT effect of Aztec "chinampas"?
Aztec social and gender structures became equal
Aztec population and trade grew
Aztecs extended imperial control in South America
Aztecs began human sacrifices for the first time
3
Zoroastrianism's belief in a single deity and heaven/hell MOST influenced later cultures like
Buddhism and Hinduism
Confucianism and Daoism
Greco-Roman rationalism
Judaism and Christianity
4
Which of the following is
NOT TRUE
of the Paleolithic era?
Human societies were mostly small kinship groups.
Humans began to use fire.
Humans developed stone tools.
Humans rarely migrated beyond a few miles.
5
What explains the success of the armies from ALL of these classical civilizations?
Foreign soldiers were enslaved and forced to fight.
Logistic supply lines & infrastructure helped them travel.
They were motivated by a desire to spread democracy.
Gunpowder and cannons gave them an advantage.
6
The most important reason this empire was able to dominate older agriculturalist empires was
their ENVIRONMENT made them skilled pastoral horsemen.
they had strict SOCIAL patriarchy which kept women at home.
they had a fervent religious spirit to spread their CULTURE.
they were master merhant traders ECONOMICALLY.
7
This image of the rigorous Song Dynasty examination system would most help a historian to
examine how CULTURAL Neo-Confucianism started.
calculate the value of Chinese ECONOMIC luxury products.
study how the Song created a strong POLITICAL state.
learn how the Mongols were able to invade China.
8
All of these symbols represent cultural faiths that
originated in the ROMAN EMPIRE
revere both JERUSALEM AND MECCA
believe in MONOTHEISM
were POLYTHEISTIC
9
When historians describe the Tang and Song Dynasty "golden age" they mean that China had
A period of excellence in art and literature
A peaceful transfer of power between dynasties
A universal adoption of Buddhism
A transition to democratic institutions
10
What caused the emergence of agriculture 1st in the "Fertile Crescent" and later globally?
The invention of teosinte (aka corn).
The ability of humans to domesticate animals
Humans began to settle near sources of H20
A warming climate that favored cereal grains
11
Scandinavians known as "The Vikings" were able to migrate during APWH period 3 because of their
Camel saddles and African trade
Alliance with Mongols on the silk routes
Creation of settlements in North America
Long-ships and seamanship
12
What is
TRUE
of the trade routes that developed between the peoples shown on this map?
The routes were only local within cultures
The routes relied on indirect north-south relay trades
The routes relied on pack animals such as camels
The routes relied on ocean-going ships
13
This culture emphasized logic, experimentation, and observation to understand the world:
East Asian Daoism
South Asian Buddhism
Middle Eastern Christianity
Greek rationalism
14
In 1250 C.E., what culture dominated the trade routes shown on this map?
East Asian Buddhist merchants
Berber Muslim merchants
Bantu-speaking merchants
Roman Christian merchants
15
What was the long term consequence of the crusades?
Ideas and trade from the Mideast to Europe intensified
Christianity established a permanent base in Jerusalem
The Catholics and Eastern Orthodox churches reunified
The Christian urge to spread beyond Europe ended
16
How did the Byzantine Empire most influence the Kievan Rus?
The Byzantines conquered the Rus as part of their empire
The Byzantines helped the Rus to defeat Mongols
They spread their alphabet and Orthodox Christianity to Kiev
They convinced the Rus to adopt Islam as a state religion
17
Which of these products would have been the LEAST valuable in Renaissance Venice, Italy? Why?
Spices-because they made food taste better.
Silk-because it was only produced in Asia.
Porcelain-because it was a status symbol.
Wool-because Europe had an ample supply of sheep.
18
East Asian CONFUCIANISM emphasized
rational study of astronomy
banning all other religions
rituals for gods
social harmony in relationships
19
BOTH the Romans and Han Dynasty eventually fell because of
stagnating math and science.
invasions by nomadic peoples on their borders.
the disappearance of gold and silver.
the destruction of the silk route.
20
POLITICALLY
, what explains the success of Rome, Persia, and the Han in building stable empires?
Structured class and gender heirarchies
Standardized currencies and trade
Elaborate bureaucracies and legal codes
Building roads and defensive walls
21
Which is the civ. that arose in the "Fertile Crescent" between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers?
B) Mesopotamia
C) Indus
A) Egypt
D) Shang
22
This map could BEST be used to demonstrate which of the following historical processes?
Some religions had "schisms" which divided the faithful.
Existing trade routes assisted in cultural difussion.
Syncretism arose as religions blended together.
Regional art & architecture reflected religious teaching.
23
All of the following are true of these "1st wave civilizations"
EXCEPT
:
Each engaged in long-distance inter-regional trade
Each had a high amount of equality in their society
Each developed some form of writing or numbering system
Each built public works projects
24
Assume you found these artifacts at an archaeological dig. What would be a VALID conclusion?
The site was home to agriculturalists
The site was home to hunter-gatherers
The site was home to pastoralists
25
In which APWH region would you find this style of architecture?
North Africa
South Asia
Mesoamerica
East Asia
26
What is true of the people at the BOTTOM of this period 3 European social hierarchy?
Skilled at horsemanship, they provided military service.
Tied to the land, they provided agricultural labor.
They were captured slaves from Islamic lands.
Their work was mostly producing luxury products for trade.
27
All of these religions would have spread and interacted with each other MOST along the
Indian Ocean Trade Routes
Mediterranean Sea Routes
The Eurasian Silk Routes
Trans-Saharan "Sand" Routes
28
Which of these events happened by the 5th century C.E.
AT THE END OF PERIOD 2?
The Chinese 'golden age' of Tang/Song Dynasties
Expansion & consolidation of classical empires.
The 'fall' of the classical Rome & Han dynasties.
The start and spread of Islam
29
Which of the following is the best description of the trade route shown on this map?
It was a road linking the Americas and Eurasia.
Collapse of classical empires helped increase trade here.
Caravanserai "relay trade" transported luxury goods.
Merchants used ships to travel the entire way.
30
Which of the following was an important development of the Paleolithic period?
Humans began to develop bronze and iron-working metal tech.
Humans settled down and began the 1st civilizations
Humans abandoned hunting/gathering in favor of agriculture
Humans migrated from Africa and began to populate the planet
31
Which of the following is true of the Byzantine Empire?
It encouraged great social and gender equality.
It was heavily influenced by East Asian Buddhism.
It blended Roman and Eastern Orthodox cultural traditions.
It was an unstructured collection of city-states.
32
This map shows regions described by Herodotus of Greece (circle). A historian could use the map
to argue that Greece's isolation made travel impossible
to document increased trade between civilizations
to prove that Greeks thought other people were barbaric
to show geographic connections between classic civilizations
33
Which of the following best describes the POLITICAL structure of the classical Mayans?
Democratic decision-making by the people
Numerous independent warring city-states
A tributary state of the Aztec empire
A unified empire under a single all powerful ruler
34
The "Pax Mongolica" (pd 3) was most similar to the earlier "Pax Romana" (pd 2) because
Both periods were dominated by empires built by naval power.
Both periods increased trade and invention exchanges.
Both periods saw massive conversions to the Islamic culture.
Both periods saw the disruption of trade between Eurasia.
35
Marco Polo's writings are important for historians because they show what life was like in
Mughal South Asia
Islamic North Africa
Yuan China
Aztec America
36
This image of the "8-fold path" shows the symbol and central ideas of
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
37
Why did the Black Death spread so widely and kill so many during APWH period 3?
Europeans began exploring and spread it to the Americas.
The Mongol road system made trade and travel easier.
The Islamic Caliphate collapsed and medicine disappeared.
African sand routes spread it from Bantu lands to Europe
38
The "classical" civilizations of APWH period 2 are noted for their
social class and gender equality.
peaceful coexistence with neighboring empires.
building infrastructure and bureaucracy to control empires.
rejection of agriculture in favor of pastoral nomadism.
39
The religious figures depicted here were SIMILAR in all of the following ways
EXCEPT
Their faith traditions were both spread by merchant traders.
They both claimed to be the son of God.
They were born into earlier faiths: Hinduism & Judaism.
They both inspired missionaries to follow their teachings.
40
What was a key
'turning point'
that marks the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic?
The invention of agriculture/domestication
The development of hunting/gathering
The first use of fire and stone tools
The building of the first cities
41
The "Taj Mahal", constructed by the Mughal empire in South Asia, MOSTLY shows the influence of
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
Islam
42
The central argument that developed in Islam between Shia and Sunni related to
Who should be the rightful leader of Islam
Arguments about what race could convert to Islam
A dispute relating to using 'jihad' to spread Islam
Whether to allow Christians and Jews to live in Muslim lands
43
The Swahili trading cities of East Africa were most heavily influenced by the culture of
Indonesians
Polynesians
The Bantu
Egyptians
44
The Bhagavad Gita
, a central text of Hinduism, applies to the theme of
SOCIETY
because
it said the soul could be destroyed.
it reinforced caste & jati divisions in South Asia.
it encouraged social mobility between classes.
it argued that meditation leads to enlightenment.