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review of Semester 1 in global 9
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1
The Abbasid and Umayyad empires are most closely associated with
inventing the compass and gunpowder
creating an Islamic Golden Age
causing the fall of the western Roman Empire
controlling trade in the Strait of Malacca
2
These rules are based on the
Code of Hammurabi
Koran (Qur’an)
Analects of Confucius
Ten Commandments
3
Believers of Hinduism are expected to
follow the Eightfold Path to achieve enlightenment
complete a pilgrimage to Mecca
fulfill their dharma for a favorable reincarnation
obey the Ten Commandments
4
This favor or power to rule was known as
3. Might Makes Right
4. Rollover Empires
2. Mandate of Heaven
1. Divine Right
5
Which values are linked with Buddhism?
3. practicing nonviolence and giving up worldly desires
4. women's rights and democracy
1. competition and financial success
2. maintaining the caste system and providing education
6
Which of the following choices best describes reincarnation?
the belief that people are born again into other lives
the belief in many gods
the belief that people can change castes
the belief in Buddha
7
Which social studies concept is shown in this picture?
civil war
isolation
foreign conflict
cultural diffusion
8
Which achievements are most closely associated with the Golden Age of Islamic culture?
aqueducts, roads, and polytheistic temples
gunpowder, pagodas, and silk
columns, theory of a sun-centered universe, and democracy
mosques, medical books, and algebra
9
Which Chinese philosophy best completes this graphic organizer?
Daoism
Maoism
Confucianism
legalism
10
Which geographic factor influenced the development of city-states in ancient Greece?
tropical location
mountainous topography
smooth coastline
monsoon cycle
11
Long term contributions of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations are primarily in the area of
economic policy and planning
government and law
religious doctrine
military technology
12
Which ancient civilization is associated with the Twelve Tables and extensive road system?
Babylonian
Roman
Greek
Phoenician
13
These achievements are most closely associated with the
Gupta Empire
Golden age of Islam
Tang Dynasty
Maya Empire
14
Which of the following best describes a city-state?
land set aside for only the king
a trading post
land between the rivers
an independent city with its own government and traditions
15
What is the name of the wedge-shaped writing developed in Mesopotamia and pictured above?
hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
English
cuneiform
16
Which society practiced direct democracy?
early Egypt
dynastic China
Gupta Empire
ancient Athens
17
The cultural contributions shown in these photographs were developed during the
Pax Romana
Mesopotamian civilizations
Tang dynasty
Byzantine Empire
18
In a republican form of government,
representatives are elected by the people
government power is limited by checks and balances
elected officials have limited terms
there is a two-party system
19
Which river in India is considered sacred to Hindus?
Indus
Brahmaputra
Tigris
Ganges
20
Which geographic feature was central in helping the Romans unify their empire?
Tiber River
Great Rift Valley
Mediterranean Sea
Alps
21
Constantinople was an important city because of its
great churches
many artists
geographic location
wealthy merchants
22
The mountain range in South Asia which includes the highest mountain on earth is called
the Rocky Mountains
the Ural Mountains
the Andes Mountains
the Himalaya Mountains
23
The Egyptians used hieroglyphics in the same way as the Sumerians used
cuneiform
calligraphy
letters
ideographs
24
The Hellenistic culture, associated with the rule of Alexander the Great, developed as a result
2. cultural diffusion
3. direct democracy
4. embargoes
1. ethnocentrism
25
Monsoons are
seasonal rains
seasonal droughts
seasonal winds
seasonal invasions
26
Which change throughout the world led to the development of these areas?
Cultural diffusion
Invention of farming
Discovery of trade
Formation of art and architecture
27
The caste system influenced traditional rural Indian society by
contributing to greater social mobility
promoting political instability
limiting social and economic progress
reducing the power of landowners
28
Followers of which religion engage in these practices?
2. Buddhism
3. Islam
4. Judaism
1. Christianity
29
To increase the supply of food, some Neolithic communities living in arid regions of the world
petrochemical fertilizers
irrigation systems
three-field systems
slash-and-burn methods
30
Two outstanding contributions of Rome to civilization were in
music and military tactics
painting and drama
literature and medicine
engineering and law
31
Which body of water was most likely the center of Roman trade?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Atlantic Ocean