What led early civilizations to create calendars?

the need to track yearly flooding and growing seasons

the relationship between the length of something on a map and the size

Mountains, hills, and deserts helped the Chinese to thrive because

these features protected China from invasion.

Which of the following helped to cause the Industrial Revolution?

all of these answers are correct

John Locke, a famous Enlightenment philosopher, believed all men are

born with natural rights--life, liberty, and property.

The Enlightenment connects directly to American history because it

all of these answers are correct

What is the broad definition of religious fundamentalism?

the interpretation coupled with a strict following of rules of a religion

An ethnic religion is

appealing mostly to one group of people in one place.

Leonardo DaVinci is known as the best example of a, “Renaissance Man” because

he had many including painting, engineering, writing, sculpting, a

Legal segregation of the races in South Africa

What was revolutionary about the Industrial Revolution?

It changed the way people work.

Based on this passage from Hammurabi’s Code, in Babylonian society

punsihment was based on socail status or class

Which of the following was a major economic impact of the colonization of Africa?

All of these answers are correct.

Why was the Medici family important in developing ideas during the Renaissance in Italy?

They were wealthy and patrons of many creators and artists of the time

What was the main reason Africans faced food shortages during and after the period of imperialism?

Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.

Which of the following was one way that the lives of people changed after they began practicing agriculture?

People could now spend time doing activities other than food production.

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1
Catal Huyuk is an example of which of the following?
An early language
An early political leader
An early farming village
An early civilization
2
What led early civilizations to create calendars?
the need to chart nomadic movements
the need to chart electoral cycles as government developed
determing religous holidays
the need to track yearly flooding and growing seasons
3
The Caribbean islands are populated by people who came from India who brought with them their Hindu faith and various
relocation diffusion.
stimulus diffusion.
expansion diffusion,
contagious diffusion
4
____________ is credited with creating the Norfolk Four Course system of crop rotation during the Agriculural Revolution
Locke
Tull
Copernicus
Townshend
5
Map scale is
the difference in elevation between two points in an area.
the extent of a phenomenon over a given area.
the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map.
the relationship between the length of something on a map and the size
6
In which religion do both Christianity and Islam claim to have roots?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Judaism
7
Which of the following helped to contribute to the Renaissance?
classicism
trade
questioning spirit
all of these answers work
8
Mountains, hills, and deserts helped the Chinese to thrive because
the dangers located there taught the Chinese how to be great warriors.
these features encouraged the Chinese to become expert hunter-gatherers.
they provided varied ecosystems for a wide variety of plants and animals.
these features protected China from invasion.
9
The frequency with which something occurs in space is known as
concentration
pattern
dispersion
density
10
The invention of the _____________made written materials available to many, instead of just the wealthy and the church.
compass
feather pen
the written work, “The Prince”
printing press
11
Which of theses famous inventors is credited with helping to start the Industrial Revolution?
Tull
Newton
Copernicus
Bacon
12
Which of the following helped to cause the Industrial Revolution?
Agricultural/Agrarian Revolution
population explosion
Revolution in energy
all of these answers are correct
13
John Locke, a famous Enlightenment philosopher, believed all men are
more inclined to be evil, rather than good.
born with natural rights--life, liberty, and property.
better off in an absolute monarchy.
all of these answers are correct
14
This civilization was isolated from the other ancient civilizations because of geographic features
china
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus
15
The ___ was a time period that focused on the importance of the human mind and the power to reason in all areas of life.
American Revolution
Enlightenment
Agricultural Revolution
Scientific Revolution
16
What is the Holy book of Judaism
Torah
Vedas
Analects
Qu'ran
17
The Enlightenment connects directly to American history because it
influenced the French and American Revolutions.
influenced the creation of the US Bill of Rights.
all of these answers are correct
influenced the abolishment of the slave trades in the 1800s.
18
The process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time
Diffusion
Density
globolization
Pizza
19
What is the broad definition of religious fundamentalism?
the belief that all religious views are correct
the interpretation coupled with a strict following of rules of a religion
a campaign to eliminate religion from society
the global push to syncretize the various religions of the world
20
What is the Holy book of Hinduism
Torah
Qu'ran
Analects
Vedas
21
An ethnic religion is
based on belief in one particular spiritual leader
appealing mostly to one group of people in one place.
based on only one language.
younger than a universalizing religion.
22
Leonardo DaVinci is known as the best example of a, “Renaissance Man” because
he was born during the Renaissance and was famous.
he convinced the leaders of the Church to make more printed materials
he had many including painting, engineering, writing, sculpting, a
he invented the printing press.
23
Before spreading to areas such as the United States and Japan, industrialization began in which country?
Germany
Great Britain
France
China
24
The __________ was the revival of classical art and literature in the 14th-16th centuries.
Reformation
Scientific Revolution
Renaissance
Revolution
25
Which of the following is NOT an example of a cash crop grown on colonial plantations?
wheat
rubber trees
cotton
tobacco
26
What was apartheid?
A war between the Hutus and the Tutsis in Rwanda
Legal segregation of the races in South Africa
A tribal council in the Congo
A civil war in Ethiopia
27
This civilization had to deal with monsoons.
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Indus
China
28
What was revolutionary about the Industrial Revolution?
It changed the way people viewed religion.
It changed the way land was organized.
It changed the level of domestication of animals in farming.
It changed the way people work.
29
What is the Holy book of confucianism
Bible
analects
Torah
vedas
30
Series of steps in Buddhism which lead to Enlightenment and Salvation are called the Five Pillars
False
True
31
Confucianism is a universalizing religion.
False
True
32
An area distinguished by one or more distinctive characteristics is a(n)
region
biome
ecosystem
landscape
33
type of diffusion where an idea is spread from person or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places
relocation diffusion
heirarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
34
The Prime Meridian is located at
90 degrees longitude
0 degrees longitude
180 degrees longitude
0 degrees latitude
35
Based on this passage from Hammurabi’s Code, in Babylonian society
women had the same rights as men
no one owned slaves
all people were treated equally
punsihment was based on socail status or class
36
Which of the following was a major economic impact of the colonization of Africa?
Resources were taken away from Africa to be manufactured by Europe
All of these answers are correct.
African colonies were forced not to industrialize.
Cash crops became the primary focus of African economies.
37
Which of the following is one of the European motives for imperialism which means, “pride in your nation”?
post-colonialism
nationalism
isolationism
imperialism
38
Why was the Medici family important in developing ideas during the Renaissance in Italy?
They supported the Church and helped to make sure that leaders keep power
They were inventors that contributed to advancements in many areas.
They were wealthy and patrons of many creators and artists of the time
They gave money to charities that helped keep people off the streets
39
The holiest city in Islam is
Mecca
Madinah
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
40
What was the main reason Africans faced food shortages during and after the period of imperialism?
Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.
Native farmers were drafted into colonial armies.
Most of the farmland was used for construction.
Europeans used too much of the farmland as building sites.
41
Which of the following was one way that the lives of people changed after they began practicing agriculture?
Gender divisions became more blurred since people took part in agriculture.
People now had to spend all of their time producing food.
People could now spend time doing activities other than food production.
Agricultural societies were more peaceful than nomadic societies had been.
42
What is the Holy book of Christianity
New Testament (Bible)
Vedas
Qu'ran
Torah
43
the extent of a features spread over space is its
density
concentration
distribution
pattern
44
The world's largest ethnic religion is
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
45
This civilization developed a number system based on 60.
Mesopotamia
China
Indus
Egypt
46
Archaeologists have found two large, well-planned Indus Valley cities—Harappa and
brahmaputra
mohejo daro
ganges
sudra
47
GIS stands for
geocoded information systen
general information system
Geotagged Informative Situation
geographic information system
48
Which of the following civilizations built citadels at the center of their cities?
Indus River Valley
Shang Dynasty
sumerians
Egyptians
49
This region is home to the first civilizations that developed.
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
Indus
50
This term is used to describe a country’s desire to expand its borders through conquest and colonization:
socialism
social darwinism
expansion
imperialism
51
The selective growing or breeding of plants and animals
Subcontinent
Neolithic Revolution
Domestication
Polytheism
52
To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents
a unique taste in nearly every location
a popular fad
the relocation diffusion of restaraunts
globalization
53
____________ established the concept of a heliocentric solar system
Machiavelli
Shakespeare
Copernicus
Gutenberg
54
The term “White Man’s Burden” refers to
The western view that westerners deserved to take over countries
The western view that appeared at the end of the imperialistic era
The western view that they had an obligation to spread their culture
The western view that colonies would become a burden to western nations
55
Most of the pyramids in Egypt were constructed during the
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Pre-Unified Egypt
56
Which of the following is a lasting challenge in Africa today?
All of these answers are correct
unstable governments ruled by dictators
food shortages and hunger
ethnic and religious violence
57
type of diffusion that is RAPID, widespread diffusion of a characteristic
Contagious Diffusion
Heirarchical diffusion
relocation diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
58
What is the Holy book of Islam
Qu'ran
Vedas
Analects
Torahj
59
The belief in the existence of only one god is
monotheism
paganism
polytheism
animism
60
Spread of an underlying principle or feature even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse
contagious diffusion
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
heirarchical diffusion
61
The Meiji Restoration in Japan began a
rapid program of technological advancement.
deterioration of the relationship between Japan and many African nations.
time
time of civil war in Japan.
62
When did the majority of African countries gain their independence?
1950-1975
1800s
most are still colonized
early 1700s
63
Who was NOT invited to the Berlin Conference?
The USA
Great Britain
Any African nation
Germany
64
Which heading completes the above partial outline?
Causes for the Neolithic Revolution
Examples of Early Technology
Characteristics of Civilization
Results of Cultural Diversity
65
Which of the following countries remained independent during the period of European Imperialism in Africa?
Ethiopia and South Africa
Ethiopia and Somalia
Ethiopia and Liberia
Ethiopia and the Congo
66
Which religion(s) believed that Jesus was a prophet
Both Islam and Christianity
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
67
Which is NOT true about Buddhism?
Is a universalizing religion.
It can trace it’s roots to a prince named Siddhartha.
Membership requires being born in Asia
It has three main branches: Theravada, Mahayana, and Tibetan.
68
Enlightenment social gatherings were called...
bath houses
salons
churches
banquet halls
69
The worship of many gods
Neolithic Revolution
Subcontinent
Polytheism
Delta
70
King Leopold, who conquered the Congo, was from which European country?
France
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
71
What is the major problem cartographers face when making a map of the world?
location
scale
size
distorition
72
This civilization wrote in hieroglyphics
Indus
china
Egypt
Mesopotamia
73
An area at the mouth of a river
Subcontinent
Polytheism
Delta
Domesticaiton
74
This invention ran the machines of the industrial revolution.
all of these answers are correct
Gutenburg’s printing press
Watt’s steam engine
Tull’s seed drill
75
The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place is known as
expansion diffusion
relocation diffusion
space time compression
dustance decay theory
76
Shift from hunting/gathering to agriculture
Delta
Subcontinent
Neolithic Revolution
Domestication
77
Radical change in the established order, usually the established government and social institutions is known as a ____.
revolution
Reformation
radicalization
Renaissance
78
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of civilizations?
organzied government
military
art and architexture
complex cities
79
Which of the following is the spread of an idea even though all features may not diffuse
space time compression
expansion diffusion
stimulus diffusion
distance decay
80
Especially important in Taoism is to
believe in one all-powerful God.
reflect on the mystical and magical aspects of life.
perform public service.
read the holy texts daily.
81
Sir Isaac Newton was, in part, famous for quantifying the major constructs of
the theaters of anatomy.
the scientific method.
the heliocentric universe.
mass, inertia, force, velocity, and acceleration.
82
A shogun was a term for a ______ king.
Japanese
British
South African
Chinese
83
Which major world religion places a strong emphasis on pilgrimages to holy sites?
Christianity
Hinduism
Jainism
Islam
84
Which of the following is an example of a non-violent revolution?
all of these answers are correct
The Agricultural Revolution
The Scientific Revolution
The Renaissance
85
Denver Colorado is located at
40 N, 100 W
40 S, 100 E
40 S, 100 W
40 N, 100 S
86
those who followed Eightfold Path could attain this state of perfect peace in which the soul is freed from suffering
Theravada
Sunni
Nirvana
Middle Way
87
Which of the following was NOT a motive for European colonization?
new markets for manufactured goods
spread of Christianity
curiosity about African culture
access to raw materials
88
Where did the world’s first civilizations arise?
in north america
in sparasely populated areas
in sub saharan africa
along fertile river valleys
89
Hinduism, as an ethnic religion
was founded by Buddha
is monotheistic
has unknown or unclear origins
doesn’t have any holy texts
90
Which of the following is NOT a geographic feature that impacted the development of Egypt?
himalaya moutnains
sahara desert
cataracts
delta
91
Spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
Contagious diffusion
Relocation diffusion
heirachical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
92
Which world religion is NOT among the largest four on Earth in terms of estimated number of adherents?
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
93
Which of the following best describes the religions of the ancient civilizations?
polytheistic
athesistic
monotheistic
all of above
94
What country was the site of massive genocide in 1994?
South Africa
Kenya
Ethiopia
Rwanda
95
What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference?
Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with Europe
France and Britain agreed to govern their American colonies jointly.
There was less fighting between african leaders and European powers.
96
international date line mostly follows
180 degrees longitude
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
90 degrees latitude
97
During the Agricultural Revolution, the implementation of enclosures allowed
all of these answers are correct
farmers to prevent waste of land and labor.
farmers to have greater independence.
farmers to produce more food.
98
A formal region defines an area
which has variation in human or physical geographic characteristics.
which is organized around a node.
which has a centralized government.
in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics.
99
A large landmass that is part of a continent
Neolithic Revolution
Subcontinent
Delta
Polytheism
100
Where did the world’s first civilizations arise?
in North America
along fertile river valleys
in sparsely populated areas
in sub-Saharan Africa

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