CLHS World History Midterm Review Part 1 Review

Question 1

What did Ghana, Mali, & Songhai export to Europe?

Accepted Answer

Gold & salt

Question 2

Which of the following did not bring an end to the Akkadian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Religious disputes

Question 3

In which of the 3 kingdoms of Ancient Egypt did we see a period of chaos, drought, & invasion?

Accepted Answer

The Middle Kingdom

Question 4

What happened to Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

It entered a period of chaos & disorder

Question 5

What farming method was used by early farmers to help get water from the rivers to the fields?

Accepted Answer

Irrigation

Question 6

What made the Nile River easier to farm compared to other ancient rivers?

Accepted Answer

Its flooding was very predictable

Question 7

What two rivers are found in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

The Tigris & Euphrates

Question 8

The political system of the ancient Roman Empire was characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A strong & centralized government

Question 9

Which of the following is not a reason why rivers were important to early civilizations?

Accepted Answer

They provided protection from invasion

Question 10

Which of the following was not a kingdom in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 11

How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?

Accepted Answer

As gods

Question 12

What was Hammurabi's Code?

Accepted Answer

A strict law code used by early Mesopotamian societies

Question 13

How did the civilizations of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai get their goods to Europe?

Accepted Answer

They used trade routes through the Sahara Desert

Question 14

What is polytheism?

Accepted Answer

The worship of many gods

Question 15

How did the development of governments influence the development of writing?

Accepted Answer

Complex governments provided stability for education

Question 16

What was the Paleolithic Era?

Accepted Answer

The Prehistoric Stone Age known as the Old Stone Age

Question 17

Who benefited the most from democracy in Athens?

Accepted Answer

Citizens

Question 18

What caused the Roman Empire to decline & eventually fall?

Accepted Answer

The government became corrupt

Question 19

Who was the king who used the Nile as a highway to unite Lower and Upper Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Menes

Question 20

Which dynasty built the Great Wall?

Accepted Answer

Zhou

Question 21

Which of the following is not a component of civilization?

Accepted Answer

Migration of people

Question 22

How were the fall of the Roman empire & the fall of the Han dynasty similar?

Accepted Answer

They both dissolved into a world of disunity & disorder

Question 23

Which group invaded China after the fall of the Han dynasty?

Accepted Answer

The Mongols

Question 24

Which of the following was used by later classical civilizations as a basis for their law code?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi's Code

Question 25

What was buried with the pharaohs in order for them to pass the fateful test in the afterlife?

Accepted Answer

The Book of the Dead

Question 26

What was the name of the code copied from the Roman Empire & developed by the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

Justinian's Code

Question 27

What was the process used by the Egyptians to preserve the body for the afterlife?

Accepted Answer

Mummification

Question 28

What is assimilation?

Accepted Answer

The adoption of another culture

Question 29

What effect did invasions have on the early Mesopotamian societies?

Accepted Answer

They caused Mesopotamian societies to collapse

Question 30

Culture can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A way of life in a society passed down through generations

Question 31

How did assimilation affect the cultures of the people moving into the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

Those moving into the Fertile Crescent adopted a new culture

Question 32

What religion was adopted by Mali?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 33

From which empire did the Byzantine Empire break off?

Accepted Answer

Roman Empire

Question 34

Which of the following is not a theory for the destruction of Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa?

Accepted Answer

The cities waged a massive battle against each other

Question 35

Which of the following is not a similarity of Athens & Sparta?

Accepted Answer

Both provided education for girls

Question 36

What was the significance of the Rosetta Stone?

Accepted Answer

It helped historians decipher the meaning of hieroglyphics

Question 37

What was the primary religion of the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

Greek Orthodox

Question 38

Why is land around rivers fertile?

Accepted Answer

Periodic flooding leaves deposits of nutrient rich soil

Question 39

What is the significance of the Epic of Gilgamesh?

Accepted Answer

It was a Sumerian poem about a king who wanted immortality

Question 40

Who is considered to be the founder of the Israelite Nation?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 41

Which of the following is not a reason why farming influenced the creation of jobs?

Accepted Answer

Agriculture allowed people to forage the land

Question 42

Which way does the Nile flow?

Accepted Answer

South to North

Question 43

What is another name for the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 44

Which of the following was not a major god of Ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Ahura Mazda

Question 45

One effect of the rugged mountainous geography on civilization in ancient Greece was:

Accepted Answer

Separate, independent city-states

Question 46

What was the form of government in Rome before it became an empire?

Accepted Answer

Republic

Question 47

Which of the following was implemented by the Persians to keep control and stability?

Accepted Answer

Coined money & tolerance

Question 48

Which of the following was the first civilization to settle Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 49

The period of time in the Egyptian civilizations when the pyramids were built & Dojoure reigned

Accepted Answer

The Old Kingdom

Question 50

How was the religion of the ancient Jews different from other religions of that era?

Accepted Answer

They worshipped one god

Question 51

What was the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

Area in Mesopotamia River

Question 52

Which of the following was not a characteristic that made the Indus Valley cities more advanced

Accepted Answer

Extensive roads

Question 53

What is a dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A system for transferring power in ruling families

Question 54

Which city is most important to Judaism, Christianity, & Islam?

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem

Question 55

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

Accepted Answer

Chinese belief that the emperor gained power from the gods

CLHS World History Midterm Review Part 1 Review

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CLHS World History Midterm Review Part 1 Review

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