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A political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding land
Cultural Diffusion
Country
Region
City-State
2
Which of the following contributed to the birth of the Renaissance in Italy?
The rise of Protestantism
A wealthy and powerful merchants class
A new translation of the Bible
The development of oil painting
3
Vocab: A code of conduct adopted by knights in the Middle Ages
charter
capital
chivalry
secular
4
How do historians help us learn about the past?
they dig up artifacts
they collect, evaluate, & interpret written evidence
they use radiocarbon dating
they determine the age of rocks
5
How did Henry VIII react when the pope refused to annul his marriage?
He took over the Church in England
He imposed fines on the Catholic Church
He started the Reformation
He started a war
6
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
the Red Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
the Nile River
the Nubian Desert
7
Written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town
secular
usury
charter
capital
8
In the fields of art and literature, Romans were greatly influenced by the culture of
Gaul.
Palestine.
Greece.
Carthage.
9
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
slaves
farmers
merchants
nobles
10
According to the Bhagavad-Gita, which of the following is an important Aryan religious belief?
belief in one god
deovtion to one's duty
belief in the forces of yin and yang
ancestor worship
11
Governor of a province of the Persian empire
Satrap
Ptah-hotep
Delta
Vizier
12
What problem did the Cluniac reforms address?
poverty in feudal society
feudal warfare
church corruption
antisemitism in Europe
13
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Old Stone Age?
organized government
tool making
farming
written language
14
Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
poor leaders
trade
farming
new technology
15
The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?
hieroglyphics
pyramids
cuniform
pharoahs
16
Basic unit of the Roman army
heresy
aqueduct
legion
republic
17
Bridge-like stone structure that brought water from the hills to the cities.
patrician
mercenary
plebian
aqueduct
18
Copernicus proposed which of the following?
The Earth is the center of the Universe
The Earth travels around the Sun
Gravity keeps planets in orbit around the Sun
The sun travels around the Earth
19
Han rulers based their policies on the teachings of
Laozi
the Buddha
Confucius
Hanfeizi
20
Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?
a writing system based upon an alphabet
irrigation canals
the horse-drawn chariot
the making of silk
21
The triangular area of marshland formed by silt deposits at the mouth of some rivers?
a delta
a drainage
a(n) island
a cataract
22
A belief that is contrary to official church teachings
Bishop
republic
aqueduct
heresy
23
Chivalry governed relations between
noblemen and women and vassals
monks and priests
Christians and non-Christians
serfs and peasants
24
The Mandate of Heaven is that idea behind which of the following?
ancestor worship
the Shang social order
the dynastic cycle
the feudal system
25
Buddhists and Hindus both believe in
healing crystals
midichloryides
the caste system
many gods
26
Because of Korea’s geography, most people met their need for protein by
herding cattle
all of the answers
raising chickens
fishing
27
How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed their rulers?
They allowed their rulers to govern for only ten years.
They obeyed their rulers without question.
They worshiped their rulers as gods.
They saw their rulers as the gods' chief servants.
28
How do archaeologists find out about early peoples?
They study old photographs.
They go to museums.
They read historical novels.
They dig to find artifacts.
29
Which of the following Japanese cultural traditions was a new form of drama influenced by the rise of towns in the 1600s
no plays
tea ceremony
kabuki
haiku
30
Central figure in Christianity
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Paul
Jesus
31
General who brought Gaul under Roman control
Paul
Hannibal
Ptolemy
Julius Caesar
32
A form of government controlled by a small, powerful elite from the business class is called a(n)
aristocracy
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
33
Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for which of the following
Housing
Food
Farm Labor
Military Service
34
Vocab: Tax the Church required Christians to pay
kudos
usury
tithe
charter
35
A pyramid-shaped temple built by Sumerians
temple
house
ziggurat
pyramid
36
The Pax Romana ended in A.D. 180, after the death of
Marcus Aurelius.
Julius Caesar.
Diocletian.
Constantine.
37
The spread of ideas, customs and technology from one civilization to another
cultural diffusion
ideaspreadism?
communism
filial piety
38
Which of the following most likely contributed to the decline of civilization in the Indus Valley
an ecological or natural disaster
conquest by the Sumerians
conquest by the Persians
a disease that killed its population
39
From childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be
artists
politicians
soldiers
philosophers
40
Government in which officials are chosen by the people
legion
aqueduct
heresy
republic
41
Anointed King sent by God
mercenary
messiah
plebeian
patrician
42
The Epic of Gilgamesh is
the story of the Hebrew's flight from Egypt
an Egyptian folktale
a tale about King Assurbanipal
a poem recounting the adventures of a Sumerian hero
43
An estate granted to a vassal by his lord
serf
fief
charter
land
44
The belief in only one god
humanism
monestary
monotheism
polytheism
45
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
It was the first major collection of laws.
It rejected the principle of an “eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
it ended capital punishment.
It treated men and women as equals
46
Church official responsible for all Christians in an area
republic
aqueduct
legion
bishop
47
Why was the Huang He nicknamed the “River of Sorrows”?
The emperor drowned in it.
It often flooded and destroyed crops.
waters were actually the tears of a god.
It often dried up.
48
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
as cruel leaders
as equals
as father figures
as gods
49
The Church had great power over people during the Middle Ages because
Protected them in war
decided who would achieve salvation
provided them with education
controlled food production
50
An object made by people in the past.
Manetu
Glacier
Longhouse
Artifact
51
Which of the following is the job of a historian?
to track down criminals
to study written evidence about the past
to study geology
to analyze rocks
52
Who established an empire that extended from Greece to Egypt and India?
Alexander
Herodotus
Philip II
Pericles
53
A person who dies or suffers for his or her beliefs
tragedy
heresy
mosiac
martyr
54
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
the change from hunting and gathering to farming
use of evolving stone tools and hunting and gathering
obtaining subsistence by humans before agriculture
period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred
55
Which of the following best explained why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?
They wanted to test new navigational tools.
They wanted to conquer new land.
They wanted to spread Islam
They wanted to find new trade routes.
56
Leader of Carthaginian army who crossed the Alps to invade Italy
Virgil
Jesus
Ptolemy
Hannibal
57
Roman farmer, merchant, artisan, or trader
plebeian
patrician
messiah
mercenary
58
The center of the Hellenistic world was
Athens
Babylon
Mount Olympus
Alexandria
59
What evidence suggests that early people believed in life after death?
They painted angels on cave walls
They held elaborate funeral services
They buried their dead with care
They kept track of their good deeds
60
Which of the following places did Constantine make the center of power for the Roman Empire?
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Rome
Carthage
61
Vocab: Money for investment
usury
serf
fief
capital
62
Foreign soldier who serves for pay
patrician
plebeian
mercenary
martyr
63
The trade route that linked China with the west became known as the
military districts.
civil service system.
Great Wall
Silk Road
64
Luther believed that ____
good deeds were necessary for salvation
the Pope was the sole religious authority
salvation could be achieved through faith alone
the Bible had been mistranslated by the Greek Christians
65
The study of people, their environments, and the resources available to them
Mathematics
archaeology
geography
histororyology
66
The study of the the ways of life of early peoples through examination of their physical remains
Archaeology
Anthropology
Paleontology
Scientology
67
Vocab: The preservation of the dead
stratification
chirapadistism
scooby-doing
mummification
68
A member of the Roman landholding upper class
patrician
legion
plebian
mercenary
69
Who was the first ruler of the Roman Empire?
Constantine
Alexander the Great
Mr. Jernagan
Augustus Caesar
70
What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
Writings on stone seals
Records left by kings
Well planned cities
Statues of goddesses
