Which of the following contributed most to the fall of the Roman Empire AND Han China?

The invasion of nomadic peoples along weakened borders.

What are some of the characteristics of the human species before the advent of civilization?

Hunter/gatherer societies that spread to various regions

What is the most important legacy of the Phoenicians?

Development of alphabetic writing system adopted by Greeks

What was the most important effect of Islamic expansion during the age of medieval Europe?

The access to Greek and Latin texts and Eastern ideas

Which was NOT one of the roles of Egyptian central administration?

To oversee the production of beer, which was valuable.

What is one similarity between the societies of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

Both were highly stratified and featured 3 distinct classes.

Narratives such as those of Marco Polo created a European

sense of ambition to find quicker trade routes to Asia

Which of the following would most likely be a teaching of Confucianism?

Promote social harmony through social relations and ritual

Which of the following is NOT a common feature of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley?

Equality of gender and social classes.

Which of the following was a result of the Crusades?

The Crusades helped open the West to innovations of the M.E.

Which of the following would not have been a common weapon in the Paleolithic age?

Tools made from volcanic stone, Large, flat "choppers" to crack animal bones, Hand-axes and spears fashioned from stone

Traditional Confucian belief would argue that

Society should be structured with respect and egalitarianism

Which environmental feature allowed the Indus Valley Civilisation to flourish agriculturally?

Regular flooding twice a year and the availability of silt.

What is one example of cultural blending in the Islamic world?

The many influences that created a unique Iberian identity

Which of the following did the Byzantine Empire achieve?

The conversion of many Slav peoples to Christianity.

The emergence of agriculture, or the Neolithic Revolution, caused all of the following EXCEPT

the disappearance of hunter-gathering communities

Populations have increased throughout history during periods when

There was peace and abundant food supply

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1
Which of the following contributed most to the fall of the Roman Empire AND Han China?
New military technology, like explosives.
The invasion of nomadic peoples along weakened borders.
Poor weather that led to widespread famine.
The destruction of land and trade routes.
2
What are some of the characteristics of the human species before the advent of civilization?
Advanced speech and the beginnings of trade between peoples
Agricultural communities based on equality for all
Hunter/gatherer societies that spread to various regions
Lived in communities that warred constantly with each other
3
What is the most important legacy of the Phoenicians?
The establishment of a centralised bureaucratic state.
Development of alphabetic writing system adopted by Greeks
A legal code system that was later on perfected by Rome
Monotheistic beliefs that influenced Christianity.
4
What was the most important effect of Islamic expansion during the age of medieval Europe?
The inspiration for religious reform within the Church
The access to Greek and Latin texts and Eastern ideas
The widespread conversion of Italy to Islam
The spread influence of traditional Islamic architecture
5
What important cultural movement rejected Buddhism but adapted some of its themes?
Daoism
Shintoism
Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Buddhism
6
Which of the following is not a pillar of Islam?
Daily prayer five times throughout the day
Fasting during Ramadan
Celibacy of clerics
Pilgrimage to the Mecca at least once during one's life
7
Which was NOT one of the roles of Egyptian central administration?
To oversee the production of beer, which was valuable.
Collecting resources from throughout the country.
To maintain temples and construct monuments.
Keeping track of land, labour, taxes, and people.
8
The Silk Road allowed for trade between which two areas?
Song China and the Roman Empire
Roman Empire and Han Empire
India and Sub-Saharan Africa
Byzantine Empire and the Han Empire
9
All of the following trade routes existed prior to 1000 CE EXCEPT the
Atlantic Ocean Route
Silk Road
Sub-Saharan trade network
Indian Ocean Route
10
What is one similarity between the societies of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Both states obtained resources by territorial expansion.
Both populations were physically heterogeneous.
Both believed in the divine power of the Pharaoh.
Both were highly stratified and featured 3 distinct classes.
11
Narratives such as those of Marco Polo created a European
literary genre similar to modern adventure
sense of ambition to find quicker trade routes to Asia
ethnocentric belief that Europeans are inherently better
fear of Mongol invasion
12
Which of the following would most likely be a teaching of Confucianism?
The most important social balance is that of nature and man
Promote social harmony through social relations and ritual
Life is suffering and we must search for enlightenment
Belief in a caste system based on status
13
Which of the following is NOT a common feature of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley?
Kingship as the political system of leadership.
Equality of gender and social classes.
The development along river systems that provided water.
The development of political structures & labor organisation
14
Which of the following was a result of the Crusades?
The Crusades proved the superiority of the Western military
Western knights created a kingdom that lasted into the 1600s
Muslims were highly influenced by European lit and art
The Crusades helped open the West to innovations of the M.E.
15
Most early human activity was focused on
establishing empires and local city-states
the accumulation of wealth
gathering food
waging war
16
Which of the following would not have been a common weapon in the Paleolithic age?
Ropes made from the hide of hunted animals
Tools made from volcanic stone
Large, flat "choppers" to crack animal bones
Hand-axes and spears fashioned from stone
17
Traditional Confucian belief would argue that
Monastic or ascetic life is the only ways to attain moksha
Humanity is inherently evil and requires a strict state
The most important structure in society is the individual
Society should be structured with respect and egalitarianism
18
Which environmental feature allowed the Indus Valley Civilisation to flourish agriculturally?
The availability of crops through trade with India.
Rich clay soil that allowed for the rapid growth of crops.
Sparse rainfall, which prevented over-watering of crops.
Regular flooding twice a year and the availability of silt.
19
The rise of the Mongol Empire led to all of the following EXCEPT
The creation of an empire that spanned Europe and Asia
The spread of pestilence and disease
The diffusion of Christianity
The growth of trade across Central Asia
20
Which of the following is not an idealogical difference that contributed to the Great Schism?
Married men entering priesthood.
Debate over Church art.
Greek versus Latin as the official language of the Church
The supremacy of the Pope
21
What is one example of cultural blending in the Islamic world?
The merging of Christianity and Islam.
The translation of classical Greek texts by scholars.
The creation of artistic architecture
The many influences that created a unique Iberian identity
22
Which of the following did the Byzantine Empire achieve?
The conversion of many Slav peoples to Christianity.
The introduction of monasticism to Northern Europe.
The re-unification of all Christians under the Roman Pope
Legal toleration of all religious and ethnic minorities
23
The emergence of agriculture, or the Neolithic Revolution, caused all of the following EXCEPT
A population explosion
An increase in political, social, and economic systems
the disappearance of hunter-gathering communities
The ability for humans to settle down in one location
24
Which government required strict testing for all potential members of bureaucratic government?
Ancient Egypt
Dynastic China
Byzantine Empire
Holy Roman Empire
25
Which caste would most likely contain a Hindu priest?
Vaishyas
Shudra
Kshatriyas
Brahmin
26
All of the following empires are post-classical empires EXCEPT
Tang China
Byzantine Empire
Ummayad Caliphate
Persian Empire
27
Which of the following societies' hierarchies was gave the least room for social mobility?
Greece
India
Persia
China
28
Populations have increased throughout history during periods when
Life expectancy and birth rates rose
Birth rates were lowered but life expectancy became longer
New technology was rising and new methods became popular
There was peace and abundant food supply
29
All of the following are contributions of the river valley civilizations EXCEPT
monotheism
systems of writing
the wheel
the formal divisions of time into a calendar system
30
Which of the following civilisations was NOT defined by polytheism?
The Ottoman Empire
The Aztec Empire
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece

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