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World History Midterm Review
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What was the effect of Egypt's conquest of Kush in 1500 BC?
Kushite language became the official language of Egypt.
Egyptian culture became more like Kushite culture.
Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture.
Egyptian pharaohs worked with Kushite kings.
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What is culture?
Natural resources of a region
Landforms, climate, and environment of a country
Weather and climate of a region
Beliefs, customs, and knowledge of a group of people
3
What led to the development of Hinduism?
Hindu people conquered Persia
Brahmins did not like Brahmanism
Vedic scholars learned new information from the Upanishads
Ideas from Central Asia blended with Indian ideas
4
Which of the following is an example of following the Eightfold Path?
Throwing away all of your material goods
Keeping some money but giving some away to charity
Taking 8 steps forward
Giving away all of your money to the poor
5
What was life like in the Mesolithic Era?
People made advances to adapt to their new environment.
People planted crops.
Men gathered fruits and nuts, women hunted animals.
Men and women stayed in one region for long periods of time.
6
What new technology did the Hittites and Assyrians use in battle?
Iron weapons and battleships
Iron weapons and chariots
Fire and chariots
Bows and arrows
7
What did the Aryans believe was most important in regard to the caste system?
Moving up a caste
Adhering to the strict caste rules
Interacting with people from other castes
Becoming a Brahmin
8
What is cuneiform?
Writing using wedge-shaped symbols
Writing using hieroglyphics
Writing system using picture symbols
Writing using paintings
9
Which of the following was
most
important to Siddhartha Gautama?
Meditating under a tree
Encouraging followers to give money
Helping people worship God daily
Finding ways to eliminate suffering in the world
10
What were the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro like?
Well-planned
Advanced
Identical
All of the above
11
How do different environments contribute to different cultures?
Environment got destroyed over time
People did not share ideas with others
People used resources available to them
People could not communicate over long distances
12
In Hinduism, what is the name of the universal spirit that all gods are a part of?
Vishnu
Brahman
Brahmin
Brahma
13
What were Egyptian burial practices like?
Preserved the bodies as mummies.
Burned the dead bodies to ashes.
Drowned them in the Nile River.
Held a funeral ceremony.
14
What is the difference between a primary source and an artifact?
Primary sources are fake; artifacts are not
Primary sources are written sources; artifacts are objects
Primary sources are made by humans; artifacts are not
Primary sources are studied by historians; artifacts are not
15
Which of the following is a primary source?
Journal entry from a war soldier
Data on weather and climate
Textbook about ancient Egypt
Article in an encyclopedia
16
What led to the development of civilization in Mesopotamia?
All of the above
Population increase
Food surplus
Division of labor
17
What was one effect of Asoka converting to Buddhism?
He conquered more land.
He killed his brother for power.
He planted his own Tree of Wisdom.
He swore not to fight in any more wars.
18
Which of the following would an archaeologist most likely explore?
forest
mountain range
data about climate
ancient battlefield
19
What effect did the ice ages have on early humans?
They were forced to fish.
They were forced to hunt.
They were forced to migrate.
They were forced to control large fires.
20
In Hinduism, what determines what physical form a person is reborn as?
Nirvana
Moksha
Dharma
Karma
21
Which of the following would the Buddha
most likely disagree
?
Suffering comes from not having what you want.
You cause your own suffering.
Nirvana is achieved by overcoming desire.
Contentment comes from getting what you want.
22
What sources of information do historians use to learn history?
Artifacts and fossils
Primary and secondary sources
All of the above
23
Who would the Egyptians blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
Pharaohs
Mummies
Farmers
The gods
24
Which later empire of the Fertile Crescent grew rich through trade?
Phoenicians
Chaldeans
Assyrians
Babylonians
25
What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?
It allowed them to travel.
It allowed them to hunt more animals.
It allowed them to create cave art.
It allowed them to build permanent settlements.
26
Which of the following happened first?
Mesolithic Era
Ice Age
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
27
Why was the Nile River valley well suited for settlement?
All of the above
Fertile soil for farming
Silt from the Nile's floods
Natural barriers
28
What do Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar both have in common?
Used chariots in battle
Improved Babylon
Captured Phoenicia
Built palaces
29
What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?
They increased chances of survival.
They required hunters to stand close to their prey
They allowed more animals to graze.
They decreased chances of survival.
30
What happened after the Guptas took control of India?
Jainism became banned.
Hinduism became more popular.
Hinduism became less popular.
Buddhism became banned.
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Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
Tombs were used as storage for the pharaohs.
Tombs were safe from thieves.
Tombs were museums.
The dead enjoyed these items in the afterlife.
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