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1
This term means that the oldest living male was given absolute authority over his family.
Matriarchy
Veneration of ancestors
Patron-client relationship
Paterfamilias
2
Which of the following is one of the major cities of the Indus Valley?
Thebes
Harappa
Yangtze
Ninevah
3
Japan's feudal system was dominated by the lords, who were supported by ___________.
bushido
shoguns
samurai
servants
4
Name the Roman emperor who established a second capital to escape nomadic attacks.
Diocletian
Augustus
Justinian
Constantine
5
Which of the following is not a change brought about by the Neolithic Revolution?
Job specialization
Industrialization
Social inequality
Village communities
6
This law code was developed during the Roman Republic.
Corpus Juris Civiliis
Law of Thermodynamics
Law of the Twelve Tables
Pax Romana
7
Which king of Mali was famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca?
Muhammad
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
8
The conflict over Muhammad's successor led to which two sects?
Sunni and Sharia
Sharia and Sikh
Sharia and Shia
Sunni and Shia
9
Which religion's supreme deities are Vishnu and Shiva?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
Sikhism
10
Which philosophy is based on five basic relationships that define society?
Hinduism
Legalism
Doaism
Confucianism
11
Which Mesopotamian ruler created the first written law code?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Ramses I
12
This term means "a society in which men hold power."
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
Aristocracy
Theocracy
13
Which of the following was NOT a social class in ancient Mesopotamia?
Untouchables
Free land owners
Dependent farmers
Slaves
14
Which of the following was an ancient group who developed near the Aegean Sea?
Aryans
Mycenaeans
Hittites
Dravidians
15
Which of the following was NOT an empire that emerged after Genghis Khan's death?
Yuan Dynasty
The Il-Khan
Delhi Sultanate
The Golden Horde
16
The policy of political and religious power concentrated in the emperor's hands is ___________.
monarchy
caesaropapism
civil rights
the Mandate of Heaven
17
Which of the following philosophies did NOT develop in classical China?
Daoism
Zoroastrianism
Confucianism
Legalism
18
Who succeeded his father to conquer most of the known world circa 330 BCE?
Cyrus the Great
Ramses II of Egypt
Philip II of Macedon
Alexander the Great
19
Which religion became the official religion of Rome in 381 CE?
Hinduism
Lutheranism
Judaism
Christianity
20
What happened to the political structure of Europe immediately after 476?
Europe was united under William the Conqueror.
Europe was conquered by the Persians.
Europe was fragmented, which led to the growth of feudalism.
Europe developed 3 strong monarchs that ruled the continent.
21
Roman society was divided into which two groups?
Plebeians and senators
Plebeians and tribunes
Patricians and patrons
Patricians and plebeians
22
Paleolithic cave art indicates which of the following?
The beginnings of agriculture
A reliance on the environment for survival
An advanced knowledge of iron-working
A complex form of government
23
Rulers in ancient China used these to get guidance from their ancestors.
Constellations
Divining rods
Crystal amulets
Oracle bones
24
Who went from Venice to the court of Kublai Khan and sparked European interest in Asia?
Zheng He
Marco Polo
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
25
What is the name for Greek farmers who served as heavily armored infantrymen?
hoplites
warriors
Hyksos
helots
26
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Faith in Islam?
Prayer
Hegira
Fasting
Charity
27
These ships with lateen sails carried goods along the Indian Ocean.
canoes
junks
paddleboats
dhows
28
Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800?
Charles Martel
William the Conqueror
Leif Erikson
Charlemagne
29
This religion teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Polytheism
Judaism
30
Emperor Ashoka, who promoted Buddhism, was a ruler of which dynasty?
Kushan
Maurya
Ganges
Gupta
31
Which of the following was not a period of historical ancient Egypt?
Golden Age
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
32
This traveler wrote a book of his experiences throughout the areas of Dar-al-Islam.
Zheng He
Mansa Musa
Marco Polo
Ibn Battuta
33
What was the earliest monotheistic religion?
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Christianity
34
Which of the following are dynasties that ruled postclassical Korea?
Tang and Song
Silla and Shang
Silla and Koryo
Koryo and Tang
35
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of classical empires?
Attacks by nomadic groups
Internal social divisions
Increasing gender division
Spread of disease
36
Which trade route relied on lateen sails to more easily maneuver through strong winds?
Silk Roads
Mediterranean Sea
Trans-Saharan
Indian Ocean
37
This ancient empire was founded by Cyrus the Great.
Persia
Rome
Abbasid
Macedonia
38
This was the first dynasty to rule China.
Xia
Qin
Shang
Zhou
39
Which Indian empire was smaller in size and had less control over regional leaders?
Maurya
Persian
Parthian
Gupta
40
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Inca?
Mita system
Long-distance trade
Quipu
Road systems
41
Beliefs found in the Vedas and the Upanishads later formed Hinduism.
False
True
42
Tang emperors restricted the inheritance of land through the __________________.
Tributary system
Kowtow
Three-field system
Equal field system
43
What was (most likely) the first domesticated animal?
Llama
Horse
Dog
Cat
44
This dynasty reunited China in 589 CE.
Tang
Sui
Han
Song
45
What were Mesopotamia's multi-story pyramids called?
Ziggurats
Cataracts
Aqueducts
Temples
46
This "first emperor" used forced labor to build the first fortifications of the Great Wall.
Mao Zedong
Shi Huangdi
Han Wudi
Liu Bang
47
Who built the earliest civilization in lower Mesopotamia?
Phoenicians
Akkadians
Babylonians
Sumerians
48
Aztecs from Mesoamerica built their main city, ______________, near Lake Texcoco.
Moche
Cahokia
Cuzco
Tenochtitlan
49
Which term is also used to describe the Old Stone Age?
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
Mesolithic Era
Bronze Age
50
This African kingdom was an island of Christians in a sea of Muslims.
Ethiopia
Songhai
Swahili Coast
Great Zimbabwe
51
Which religion was founded in the area depicted on the map?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
52
Which of the following is NOT a division of classical India's caste system?
Kshatriya
Vedas
Brahmins
Shudras
53
Which of the following is NOT a legal invention of the Romans?
Superiority of federal laws
Concept of precedent
Equity among citizens
Natural law
54
After the Chavin, the __________ thrived in the Andes Mountains.
Mexica
Inca
Moche
Aztec
55
This institution continued to gain power throughout medieval Europe.
Lutheran Church
Catholic Church
English monarchs
French vassals
56
Which religions emphasized the use of missionaries to travel and encourage conversion?
Christianity and Islam
Islam and Hinduism
Christianity and Hinduism
Daoism and Catholicism
57
What is the name of Japan's native religion?
Kami
Fujiwara
Shinto
Kamikaze
58
Pope Urban II called for Christians to reclaim the holy land in 1095, which led to the _______.
Hanseatic League
Protestant Reformation
Hundred Years' War
Crusades
59
Tenochtitlan was the central city of the Maya.
False
True
60
This term means "master storyteller" and was an advisor to kings of Mali.
bantu
vodun
griot
sundiata
61
The Silk Roads are to luxury goods as ______________________ is to bulk goods.
the Mediterranean Sea
Trans-Saharan trade
the Pan-American route
the Indian Ocean
62
Name the river valley civilization highlighted on the map.
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
Huang He Valley
63
Islamic caliphs established urban universities called ________ to preserve ancient writings.
minarets
madrasas
ulama
dhow
64
This practice that led to female subordination & continued for a centuries began with the Song.
Paterfamilias
Kowtow
Civil service
Foot binding
65
The Neolithic Revolution occurred at the same time around the globe.
True
False
66
What is the name for those were tied to manors and protected by the lord of the manor?
Sepoys
Servants
Serfs
Slaves
67
Name the first novel to be written in Japanese.
One Thousand and One Nights
The Tale of Genji
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Summa Theologica
68
Whose reign marked the official beginning of the Roman Empire?
Nero
Mark Antony
Julius Caesar
Octavian
69
The Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258) ruled the Islamic world from Baghdad.
False
True
70
Who united the Mongol tribes and took on the name Genghis Khan?
Kublai Khan
Ogodei
Temujin
Augustus
71
This term means "associations of people who work in the same occupation."
interdict
barter
guild
usury
72
Women of which Greek city-state had more freedom than others?
Athens
Sparta
Ephesus
Olympia
73
The patriarch is to Eastern Orthodox as the pope is to _____________.
Slavic Orthodox
Roman Catholic
Lutheran
Roman Orthodox
74
Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Shi Huangdi?
Common language
Standardized currency
Common script
Standardized laws
75
The Persian Empire was divided up into provinces ruled by ______________.
territories
satraps
zamindars
secretaries
76
The Qin dynasty is to legalism as the _______ dynasty is to Confucianism.
Zhou
Han
Tang
Sui
77
Which animal made possible trade across the Sahara Desert?
Elephant
Camel
Horse
Llama
78
The Spartans were known for conquering and taking captives as slaves called ___________.
phalanx
satraps
hoplites
helots
79
What social group of classical China held a low social status despite wealth?
Nobles
Merchants
Scholar-gentry
Free citizens
80
Name the writing system that developed in the region of Mesopotamia.
hieroglyphics
quipu
phonetic
cuneiform
81
In Mesoamerica, the Olmec were succeeded by the ________.
Inca
Aztec
Maya
Chavin
82
The stirrup was invented along which classical trade route?
Indian Ocean
Trans-Sahara
Silk Road
Trans-American
83
Which early civilization was protected by the Red Sea and the Sahara Desert?
Greece
Egypt
Indus Valley
Sub-Saharan Africa
84
Which Chinese dynasty succeeded the Mongols and restricted foreign trade?
Ming
Qing
Song
Yuan
85
Which of the following was NOT a result of Mongol rule?
A unified Asian continent that lasted for centuries
Flourishing trade along the Silk Road
The spread of the Black Death
Segregation of ethnic groups in China
86
Egyptian religion was monotheistic.
False
True
87
Which of the following is NOT a Germanic group that took advantage of a weakening Roman Empire?
Saxons
Angles
Franks
Bantu
88
In what year did the Han dynasty fall?
31 BCE
220 CE
206 BCE
476 CE
89
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Byzantine emperor Justinian's reign?
Efforts to reclaim lost lands of the Roman Empire
Increasing freedom for women
Codification of Roman law
Construction of the Hagia Sophia
90
This early civilization developed in what is now Pakistan.
Indus Valley
Shang
Olmec
Babylon
91
During the early Tang dynasty, which religion was especially influential?
Catholicism
Buddhism
Hindusim
Islam
92
Classical Greece was centered around the development of the _____________.
desert
temple
bureaucracy
polis
93
This Islamic caliphate ruled from its capital in Damascus from 661 to 750.
Umayyad
Abbasid
Ottoman
Fatimid
94
Which of the following was NOT a major trade city during the postclassical era?
Timbuktu
Venice
Paris
Samarkand
95
Which Greek city-state was known for its system of democracy?
Sparta
Delphi
Athens
Corinth
96
Who was the first Greek philosopher to focus on ethics and truth?
Socrates
Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Plato
97
The Olmec are to ancient Mesoamerica as the _________ are to ancient South America.
Aztecs
Cherokee
Inca
Chavin
98
The Eastern Roman Empire continued as the ___________ Empire.
Eastern Orthodox
Slavic
Byzantine
Constanine
99
The idea of limited government was based partly on this document signed in 1215 by King John I.
Pax Romana
Magnum Opus
Magna Carta
Corpus Juris Civilis
100
Who led the Egyptian government?
Sultan
Monarch
Vizier
Pharaoh