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World History 1st Semester Final
World History 1st Semester Final
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1
Knowledge of these helped sailors in the Indian Ocean
monsoon winds
typhoon gales
hurricane seasons
Roaring Forties winds
2
What is the most important effect of the Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution?
New stone tools were developed
People began eating wild grains
Population growth and settled communities
Hunting and Gathering peoples completely disappeared
3
Which word BEST describes the Mongol attitude towards religions they encountered?
hatred
conversion
tolerance
missionary
4
Gold from Africa moved north to Italy, helping to spark which movement?
Russian victory over the Mongols
The Protestant Reformation
The Black Death
The Renaissance
5
Spencer's favorite band
Bush
Phish
Plush
Rush
6
Which of the following is NOT a commodity?
Olive Oil
Salt
Paper Money
Corn
7
Identify the major cause of the growth of Afro-Eurasian cities.
The Bubonic Plague
Protestant Reformation
Trade
Conquest
8
Which of these culture did/does not practice polytheism
Greek
South Asia
Arab
Maya
9
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nomadic groups?
herders
large-scale farming and agriculture
general equality among peoples
trade
10
This area was the largest economic zone between 1000 CE and 1500 CE.
The Silk Roads
The Atlantic Ocean
The Indian Ocean
The Pacific Ocean
11
More food equals
more conflict
more problems
more government
more people
12
Which of the following was the LEAST important to the empires of Northern Africa
Islam
Textiles
Gold
Salt
13
Identify the definition of a map projection.
A flat representation of a round object
A round representation of a flat object
A round representation of a round object
A flat representation of flat object
14
This is the movement of goods from Europe to the Americas and back.
Atlantic Commerce
Columbian Exchange
Middle Passage
Incan Roads
15
The belief in a sun-centered solar system
Heliocentrism
Govenment conspiracy theory
Heliotropium
Helium
16
The idea of "Geographic Luck" where human inequalities are based on access to food and animals, was put forth by
Spencer
The Bible
John Green
Jared Diamond
17
Identify the cereal grain.
Potaotes
Beets
Kale
Barley
18
Identify the TWO (2) belief systems most prominent along trade routes througout Afro-Eurasia.
Islam and Christianity
Islam and Hinduism
Christiantity and Buddhism
Buddhism and Islam
19
This invention of East Asia helped propel the Reformation into an unstoppable movement
Silk
Gunpowder
Printing Press
The Bible
20
What is a negative effect on humans from the domestication of animals?
Tending to animals took time away from hunting and foraging
New diseases formed from living close to animals
Wool and animal furs became more abundant
Animals made too much noise
21
The Caribbean, aka West Indies, became the final destination for the largest number of
Coffee plantations
Cattle and pigs from Europe
Pirates
Slaves from Africa
22
Which of these was NOT a missionary belief system?
Christianity
Confucianism
Buddhism
Islam
23
The earliest socities settled near this to help ensure survival
mountains
water
urban centers
religious centers
24
Martin Luther's major issue with the Catholic Church was
the selling on indulgences
having 2 popes
translating the Bible in to German
not wanting to learn to read Latin
25
Which of the following is NOT considered an agricultural hearth
Papua New Guniea
Fertile Cresent
Mexico
East Asia
26
Myths are historically important because
they relate a hero's struggle
they outline the rise to power of the king
they explain ancient technologies
they provide insight into the values of a culture
27
Which area of the world did not need to develop wagons since there was no animals to pull them
The Fertile Crescent
The Americas
China
Sub-Saharan Africa
28
Which area of the world was left out of Indian Ocean trade?
Africa
The Middle East
Europe
China
29
Which of the following people DID NOT increase their status within Mongol socities?
Merchants
Religious leaders
Nobles
Administrators
30
Which animal was extremely important to the Mongols, then later to the Natives of the U.S.
Donkey
Horse
Buffalo
Cow