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Chapter 1 of #World History and #Geography #Modern Times Mrs Mills Class
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1
The most powerful King of Mali is
Asoka
Muhammad Ture
Mansa Musa
Mahamund
2
A factor that contributed to the emergence and success of the Byzantine Empire?
because of it's religious influence
it remained prosperous thanks to trade
because of their belief in their god
because of it's artistic influence
3
What people group can we attribute our alphabet and phonics to?
Egyptians
Israelites
Phoenicians
Mesopotamians
4
The revolutionary change of the Neolithic Revolution allowed humans to?
live in walled fortresses
use fire as a tool
manufacture bronze
live in settlements
5
China had only five dynasties in
the second and third centuries AD
one thousands years
the Han Era
the fifth century BC
6
This went from China to the Mediterranean Sea?
Silk Road
the Hellenistic Kingdom
the boundary of Vietnam
South China coast
7
The Mauryan empire
preceded the Gupta empire in India
was the second major empire in India
was prior to the Qin Dynasty in China
followed the Shang Dynasty in China
8
An extended family unit that has combined into a larger community
Black Death
aquaducts
Mandate of Heaven
lineage group
9
The belief in one God, rather than many
traditionalism
monotheism
feudalism
polytheism
10
This has been attributed to medieval Asia?
caliphs
conquests
separation
civil service
11
What Empire invaded the Gupta Empire?
Hun Empire
Roman Empire
Shang Empire
Islamic Empire
12
This Revolution was involved in planting grains and domestication animals?
Egyptian
Mesopotamian
Paleothithic
Neolithic
13
The series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage?
Punic Wars
Roman Wars
Republic Wars
Greek wars
14
The major schools of thought that emerged in China between 500 BC and 200 BC were
Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism
Buddhism, Daoism and Legalism
Confucianism, monotheism and Legalism
Hinduism, Daoism, and Hellenism
15
Why Asoka is said to be the greatest ruler?
because of his Confucius ideal ti guide his rule
because of his Buddhist ideal to guide his rule
because of his Islamic ideal to guide his rule
because of his Hindu ideal to guide his rule
16
What was the name of the method of communication used between Chinese Emperors and their gods?
Book of the Dead
divination
Oracle Bones
Palm reading
17
Who are the Aryans?
Indo-European nomadic peoples who created a new society
the first religious leaders of India
the distant relatives of the Harappans
founders of Buddhism
18
Which of the following leaders is considered to be the greatest ruler in the history of India?
Alexander the Great
Asoka
Mahmund
Abu al- Abbas
19
What teaching was the Islamic civilization built on?
Confucain
The Bible
Buddism
The Quran
20
The political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages
feudalism
Hinduism
monotheism
Muslum
21
Putting power into many different lords is called?
sultanate
aristrocrats
oligarchy
Feudalism
22
Which of these gives the reason for the development of feudism
Europe's emergence as a hub trade
decreasing power of the church
the disintegration of Charlemagne's empire
the need to reform an increasingly industrialized society
23
An upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from generations?
oligarchy
sultanate
republic
landed aristocrats
24
Factors that contributed to the establishment of organized communities?
the creation of waterways and boats
cave art and language
scientific inventions and language
Agriculture and the domestication of animals
25
Romans left monuments of their skills throughout Europe, these include
aqueducts and roads
Terra cotta and pottery
calendar and sundial
pottery and statues
26
What did the Romans contribute to Western civilization
language, law, technology, and culture
culture, literature, bronze working and politics
philosophy, agriculture,art and law
technology, literature, language and politics
27
The first flourishing Chinese civilization is marked by the
building of the first long canal
founding of the Xia dynasty
founding of the Shang dynasty
birth of Confucius
28
Hammurabi's Code states?
an eye for an eye
guilty until proven innocent
innocent until proven guilty
throw them in the river
29
What Empire contributed Mathematics, Literature, Science and Art to the Western
Roman
Arab
Egyptians
Muslim
30
By the late fifth century AD, invasions by the nomadic Huns
reduced the power of the Guptas
drove out the Aryans
earned large profits for the Guptas
resulted in the rise of architecture
31
Early mosques testify to
the trade networks in the Arab world
the ability of Muslims to conquer and absorb the culture
the short span of the Arab Empire
advancements in art and architecture
32
The claim by Chinese kings that they had direct authority from their god?
Mandate of Heaven
Crusades
Democratic
feudalism
33
The period of 500 to 1500 in India can best be described as having
challenges in agriculture
flowering of Hindu civilization
unification of rival factors
religious upheaval and internal and external struggles
34
The Indian Ocean enabled African trade, in addition to bringing
culture in from Egypt
Chinese merchants
Portuguese Merchants
contact with Mesopotamian civilizations
35
What did the Greeks contribute to Western civilization?
philosophy, literature, art and politics
technology, literature and language and politics
philosophy, agriculture, art and law
culture, literature, bronze working and politics
36
What was a factor that defined the economies and societies of trading states in Africa?
trade in gold, salt and slaves
trade in slaves, salt and silver
trade in gold, slaves and metals
trade in slaves, salt and gun powder
37
The Persians were defeated by
Julius Caesar
Octavia
Cleopatra
Alexander the Great
38
Who contributed law, language and technology to Western Civilization
Greeks
Egyptians
Romans
Persians
39
This describes a nation under "the rule of many"
republic
democratic
polytheism
monotheism
40
The two major empires of ancient India are?
Shang and Tang
Roman and China
Western and Eastern
Gupta and Mauryan
41
The Songhai Empire reached the height of its power during the reign of?
Seljuk Turkin
Allah
Muhammad Ture
Shotoku Taishi
42
A Muslim state whose military and political power is held by a ruler?
republic
feudal
democratic
sultante
43
Which of these civilizations were in Central America?
Maya and Inca
Maya and Aztec
Aztec and Inca
Maya, Inca and Aztec
44
What legacy did the Israelite's leave that greatly influenced western development?
a legacy of tolerance
a spiritual legacy
a modern day legacy
an occupational legacy
45
A devastating plague that wiped out 1/3 of the European population?
Scarlet Fever
Black Death
Viral Fever
Death Pandemic
46
Military expeditions carried out by European Christians in the Middle Ages to get the Holy Land
structures
democratic
oligraphy
crusades
47
The earliest known form of writing is called?
pictographic
rockart
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
48
During the Tang Dynasty the Chinese began to make all but?
sickles
aqueducts
gunpowder
swords
49
What Empire did the eastern Roman Empire become?
Persian
Byzantine
Germanic
Assyrian
50
These peoples built the first civilizations?
Roman and African
Greek and Octavian
China and India
Mesopotamia and Egypt
51
"the rule of few"
republic
democratic
oligarchy
feudalism
52
Which of these is not a major challenge that India faced?
traditional internal rivalry
new leadership
an ongoing threat beyond the mountains
religious divisions
53
What group of people invented the astrolabe?
the Phonecians
the Romans
the Arabs
the Hans
