WDH Mid-Term B

Question 1

A major reason for the decline of the Roman Empire was...

Accepted Answer

Political corruption

Question 2

Who is the Father of the three major western religions?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 3

The Gupta Empire is charcterized by its role in the

Accepted Answer

Flourishing of Hindu culture

Question 4

What is the main reason the Neolithic Revolution is considered bo be a turning point in World History?

Accepted Answer

Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops led to settled comunities

Question 5

What religion is credited with ESTABLISHING the idea of monotheism?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 6

What is a theocratic government?

Accepted Answer

The leader is seen as a god

Question 7

What is a section of land given to knights during the European feudalism?

Accepted Answer

a fief

Question 8

What religion uses the Koran?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 9

Siddhartha Gautama is best known as what?

Accepted Answer

The founder of Buddhism

Question 10

What was one effect of Alexander the Great&#x27;s conquests?

Accepted Answer

expansion of Hellenistic (Greek) culture

Question 11

What was the life expectancy of a peasant during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

35

Question 12

What achievements are most closely associated with the Tang and Song Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

gunpowder and movable type

Question 13

What RVC (river valley civilization) is credited with advanced city planning and even a sewage system?

Accepted Answer

Indus River

Question 14

What religion uses the Bible as its holy book?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 15

Who founded Islam?

Accepted Answer

Mohammad

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