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What was the Northwest Passage?
water route connecting the Atlantic & Indian Ocean
trade route across Africa
water route connecting the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
water route around S. America
2
What is one way in which feudalism contributed to the growth of nation-states in W. Europe?
peasants controlled the land
caused the serfs to revolt
lords owned the land
centralized military power
3
Which architectural feature best characterizes ancient Greek civilization?
flying buttresses
columns
vaults
wooden posts
4
What new class of people emerged during the Renaissance?
middle class
upper class
merchants
lower class
5
How did the Black Death affect the social order of feudalism?
feudalism broke down & new social classes arose
lords and vassals took control of communities
renewed belief in feudalism
fewer people were able to own land
6
what effect did the domestication of animals have on early civilizations?
people could put animals to work on farms
People were finally able to eat meat
there were less crops because the animals ate them
people were able to create new species of animals
7
Which of the following was the first far-reaching of the Christians to spread their religion?
Persian Wars
Punic Wars
Trojan War
Crusades
8
Which of the following was the first official emperor of Rome?
Caligula
Nero
Augustus
Julius
9
The amount of Hunting and Gathering communities decreased because
they were conquered by Europeans
the Ice Age lead to human extinction
people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals
animals overpowered them
10
Which is the network of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations in Asia and Europe?
Mare Nostrum
Great Wall
Silk Road
Gupta Trail
11
Which person is a Greek mathematician who discovered a theorem about triangles still used?
Socrates
Archimedes
Alexander the Great
Pythagoras
12
Which of the following changed art, education, and government during the Renaissance?
feudalism
humanism
communism
manoralism
13
What was the social structure of hunter-gatherer communities?
one leader made all of the decisions for the group
only men made the fires
people worked together equally
men did all of the hunting, women only gathered
14
Japan's Shogun system can best be compared to
feudalism
capitalism
communism
socialism
15
Approx. how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
1/3
1/2
3/4
all
16
Which two religions or philosophies involve the belief in a Messiah?
Taoism and Confucianism
Judaism and Christianity
Buddhism and Hinduism
Islam and Judaism
17
Which European explorer is credited with being the first to sail around the world?
Vasco de Gama
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
John Cabot
18
How did the Catholic Church first respond to the Reformation?
it formed the Council of Trent
it formed the Society of Jesus
It waged war on Germanic kingdoms
It built many new cathedrals
19
Which theme do many Chinese paintings reflect?
grief
retribution
harmony
riches
20
To which region did Islam spread in the 100 years after Muhammad's death?
South America
N. Africa
N. America
Australia
21
During the Middle Ages, which group was responsible for preserving culture from Ancient Rome?
university students
monks
political leaders
pope
22
How is the Magna Carta connected to the English Parliament?
it strengthened parliament
it abolished parliament
it had no connection
it helped create parliament
23
Which of the following Hindu beliefs is supported by India's caste system?
wu wei
resurrection
reincarnation
hajj
24
What was the ancient Greek agora?
a marketplace
a theatre
a school
a temple
25
What is one way the Mesopotamian culture developed after the Babylonian take over of Sumer?
Writing became better with the invention of Cuneiform
Sumerians invented base-60 system
Harappans built cities there
laws were more complex with the Code of Hammurabi
26
Which civilizations used hieroglyphics?
Nile River Valley Civilization
Huang He RVC
Indus RVC
Tigris-Euphrates RVC
27
Which of the following most likely led to the fall of the Roman
Empire
?
There was high unemployment among the citizens
Julius Caesar became the dictator
the empire controlled trade routes
located on the Italian peninsula
28
What do Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism all have in common?
do not pray to gods
founding leaders are gods
polytheistic
monotheistic
29
What is a defining characteristic of feudalism?
hierarchy
freedom
chaos
equality
30
Which quality of hunter-gatherer communities made them different from later civilizations?
they had domesticated animals
they were nomadic
they had a written language
they grew crops
31
What is a major principle contained in the Magna Carta?
no one is above the law
only lords can have serfs
anyone can become king
the king appoints church leaders
32
Coffee beans moved from:
The Aztecs to Spain
From France to the Americas
The Pueblo to France
The Inca to England
33
what did ancient trade centers all have in common?
all located near water
they were all located in Europe
all located in the mountains
all located in Asia
34
How did the flooding of Rivers affect agricultural communities?
forced farmers to plant fewer crops
degraded the land
ruined their economies
deposited fertile silt onto land
35
What was the impact of the crusades on the exchange of goods and ideas in Eurasia?
no exchange happened
decrease
increase
stayed the same
36
What does the term Renaissance mean?
rebirth
beauty
inspiration
profit
37
which term means having a greater amount than what is needed?
propagation
surplus
irrigation
sedentary
38
Which tool developed during the Renaissance changed the study of astronomy?
abacus
telescope
binoculars
compass
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located in Africa along a river whose delta opened into the Mediterranean Sea
Huang He River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Nile River Valley
Indus River Valley
40
What is one way that Islam spread in Africa?
result of a civil war
By traders (salt), who brought ideas and books with them
Europeans forced it on people
mandatory by law
41
located in modern day China, river is also known as the Yellow River
Huang He River Valley
Indus River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Nile River Valley
42
Who rejected Catholicism in favor of a new branch of Protestantism?
Francis Drake
Johannes Gutenberg
Michelangelo
John Calvin