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What is a maritime route?
What group in Mesopotamia was known for being expert sea men?
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What group in Mesopotamia was known for being expert sea men?
Babylonians
Sumerians
Phoenicians
Hebrews
2
What is a maritime route?
Trade route through mountains
Trade route in the air
Trade route over land
Trade route on the sea
3
Which of the following is NOT a River Valley Civilization
Macedonia
India
China
Egypt
4
Who led the Norman Conquest?
Richard the Lionhearted
William the Conqueror
Edward the Confessor
Charlemagne
5
Which group of invaders comes from Scandinavia?
Vikings
Goths
Angles
Magyars
6
Who was NOT in the first triumvirate?
Julius Ceasar
Crassus
Lepidus
Pompey
7
Which of the following is NOT a Roman god?
Athena
Jupiter
Venus
Diana
8
Christianity was the main religion in which African Kingdom?
Mali
Songhai
Axum
Ghana
9
What figure of the northern Renaissance wrote
The Utopia
?
Petrarch
Thomas More
Shakespeare
Erasmus
10
Which of the following products did NOT come from China?
Silk
Paper
Porcelain
Spices
11
Which of the following was NOT a major trade city in western Europe during the Renaissance?
Florence
Genoa
Venice
Constantinople
12
The introduction of new book keeping practices after the Crusades aided by what?
Florentine record keeping
Arabic Numerals
Paper from China
Coins from Rome
13
Who held the highest social position on an estate in medieval Europe?
Serf
Knight
Vassal
Lord
14
A place in the countryside that was mainly used to educated monks was called a --
University
Monastary
Convent
Nunery
15
The trade route that stretched from Europe to Asia was called --
The Trans-Saharan Trade
The Indian Ocean trade
The Silk Road
Mediterranean Trade
16
What books was popularly copied by Monks?
Medical books of Hippocrates
The Bible
History works of Herodotus
Math concepts of Euclid
17
What is the rule by a series of rulers from the same family called?
Empire
Dictatorship
Tyranny
Dynasty
18
What was the first monotheistic religion?
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
19
The Hundred Years War was fought between...
England and Spain
France and Italy
England and France
France and Spain
20
What religions coexisted in Japan?
Buddhism and Shintoism
Buddhism and Hinduism
Hinduism and Christianity
Shintoism and Hinduism
21
Which of these Renaissance artists is correctly paired with his famous works?
Raphael- Sculpture of David
Raphael- Sistine Chapel
Michaelangelo-Last Supper
daVinci - Mona Lisa
22
Temples in Mesopotamia used for worship and government activities
Parthenon
Pyramids
Forum
Ziggurat
23
Which tribe invaded Europe from current days Hungary?
Magyars
Angles
Goths
Vikings
24
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Buddhism?
8 fold path
4 noble truths
Polytheistic
Suffering is universal
25
What kind of ruler ruled Egypt?
Dictator
King
Pharaoh
Emperor
26
Which of the following is NOT a democratic principle that began in Athens?
Dictatorship when necessary
Voting
Public Debate
System of laws
27
Who created the Slavic alphabet?
St Basil
St John
St Cyril
St John Chrysostym
28
The first written law code was called ...
Justinian's Code
Hammurabi's Code
The 10 Commandments
12 Tables
29
Scientist who digs to discover artifacts is called a...
Archeologist
Paleontologist
Historian
Anthropologist
30
What was NOT an area of Muslim contribution?
Medicine
Arabic numerals
Sculpture and painting
Maps of the world
31
Who is the Queen of the gods?
Athena
Artemis
Hera
Aphrodite
32
Where did the Renaissance being?
Germany
Northern Italy
Southern England
France
33
Which mountain range is to the east of the Indian subcontinent?
Himalayan
Pyrenees
Alps
Hindu Kush
34
Which war did Joan of Arc fight in?
Persian Wars
Punic Wars
Crusades
100 Years War
35
Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey?
Sophocles
Socrates
Homer
Euripides
36
Which of the following areas does Islam NOT spread to?
North America
Southeast Asia
Spain
Northern Africa
37
Which of the following is a basic belief of Islam?
5 Pillars
4 Noble Truths
The 8-fold path
10 Commandments
38
Who is the founder of Christianity?
Moses
Abraham
Mohammad
Jesus
39
What area was NOT effected by the Black Death?
Middle East
Australia
Europe
East Asia
40
What was the basis of the economy of each major civilization in the Americas?
Mining
War
Agriculture
Trade
41
Who was the father of geometry?
Euclid
Pythagorus
Aristotle
Phidias
42
Which war united Athens and Sparta against an external enemy?
1st Punic War
Persian War
2nd Punic War
Peloponesian War
43
What group eventually conquered the Greek city-states?
Egypt
Macedonia
Mesopotamia
Gaul
44
The Nile flows __ towards the Mediterranean Sea.
West
South
East
North
45
What civilization developed in East Africa?
Mali
Axum
Ghana
Songhai
46
The system of social hierarchy in India instituted by the Aryans was called...
Ladder system
Class system
Caste system
Pyramid system
47
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Guatama
Jesus
Ashoka
Abraham
48
Who studies the remains of civilizations?
Historians
Archeologists
Paleontologists
Cartographers
49
Which of the following is NOT a god from Greek mythology?
Aphrodite
Artemis
Marduk
Zeus
50
On what river was Ghana, Mali and Songhai located?
Limpop
Niger
Zambezi
Nile
51
What did Johannes Guttenberg invent?
Water Wheels
Lateen Sale
Compass
Printing Press
52
Who founded Islam?
Mohammad
Jesus
Moses
Abraham
53
Which Indian leader was best known for sending missionaries to spread Buddhism?
Moses
Chandra Gupta
Abraham
Asoka
54
Which Greek historian is best known for documenting the Persian War?
Thucydides
Herodotus
Plato
Euripides
55
The Romans built a large common area where citizens could mingle. What was this area called?
Forum
Colonnade
Mese
Great walkway
56
What was the name of the Byzantine domed church located in Constantinople?
St Peters Basilica
Pantheon
Forum
Hagia Sophia
57
What region was a major source of gold?
Persia
West Africa
East India
China
58
What is usury?
Tax from King
Taxes on money loaned from the Church
Printing machine
Loans from the bank
59
Which type of boat comes from China?
Barge Ships
Lateen
Sail boats
Junk
60
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic Age
Advanced Weapons
Hunter gathering
Use of fire
Stone tools
61
Which city-state is best known for it's devotion to learning and government?
Sparta
Athens
Troy
Ionia
62
Who painted
The Last Supper
and
the
Mona Lisa
?
Raphael
DaVinci
Donatello
Michaelangelo
63
Which of the following areas did Alexander NOT claim?
Indus Valley
China
Egypt
Perisa
64
Which of the following is NOT paired with the appropriate people
Sumerians-cuneiform
Chinese-caligraphy
Egypt-heiroglyphics
Indians-pictorgrams
65
What civilization was located in southern Africa?
Axum
Mali
Ghana
Zimbabwea
66
Japan's closeness to what area led to major cultural influences?
Russia
China
Persia
India
67
Vikings migrated as far east as...
Germany
Italy
Mongolia
Russia
68
What trade made the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai rich and powerful?
Gold-salt trade
Slave trade
Spice trade
Columbian Exchange
69
A person who migrates in search of food, water, and shelter is a...
Lost person
Nomad
Persian
Wanderer
70
Byzantium was renamed -- after a Roman Emperor shifted power from the west to the east
Constantinople
Istanbul
Moscow
71
Which countries took part in the Crusades?
France
All of the Above
Germany
England
72
Which group is responsible for invading the Indus River Valley Civilization?
Mongols
Aryan
Huns
Persians
73
Which of the following is NOT a civilization from the Western Hemisphere?
Aztec
Mayan
Inca
Axum
74
The monarchy that came to rule medieval France was founded by --
Charlemagne
Hugh Capet
William the Conquerer
Leo
75
Early Indian civilization was centered around what rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Rhine and Seine
Ganges and Indus
Nile and Jordan
76
What is the dominant religion in the Persian Empire?
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Christianity
Cult of Osiris
77
Philosophy that emphasizes the importance of relationships
Taoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confuciansim
78
What is the Holy Book of Islam?
The Torah
Koran
The Bible
Vedas
79
What is the soil that turns the yellow river yellow called?
Scum
Loess
Sediment
Dirt
80
The temple in Rome dedicated to the gods?
Parthenon
Pantheon
Agora
Forum
81
The two holiest cities of Islam are --
Mecca and Medina
Jerusalem and Bahgdad
Mecca and Jersusalem
Mecca and Damascus
82
Government run by a small group of people is called...
Democracy
Oligarghy
Tyranny
Aristocracy
83
In what empire was Chichen Itza located?
Mayan
Ghana
Incan
Aztec
84
What type of government was best according to The Prince?
Absolute Monarchy
Republic
Democracy
Oligarchy
85
Who is considered the Father of all monotheists and the founder of Judaism?
Moses
Abraham
Mohammed
Jesus
86
What civilization was centered in the Andes mountains with its capital of Macchu Pichu?
Inca
Azten
Axum
Maya
87
What geographic feature cause the Japanese to become dependent on other cultures for food?
Rich farmland
Swamps
Peninsulas
Mountains
88
On which continent did the the first forms of early man come from?
Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
89
What does Renaissance mean?
Reimagine
Rebirth
Reinvent
Reenergize
90
Which of the following is a Romance language?
German
Spanish
English
Greek
91
What was NOT a result from the conditions after the Black Death?
Gradual elimination of serfdom
Strengthening church authority
Beginning of capitalism
Growth of towns and cities
92
What were the first written laws in Rome called?
10 Commandments
Code of Hammurabi
Justinian's Code
12 Tables
93
Organization of government where there are levels of leadership?
Dictatorship
Bureaucracy
Republic
Democracy
94
Which Pope called for the Crusades?
Innocent
Leo
Pius
Urban
95
What was the series of wars between the Romans and Carthaginians called?
Persian
Roman Civil
Peloponessian
Punic
96
The word "Hellenic" means...
Persian
Egyptian
All of the Above
Greek
97
Who did the Pope crown Roman Emperor?
Ferdinand
Ceasar
Leo
Charlemagne
98
Northern Humanism placed Humanist principles on -- topics.
Scientific
Secular
Enviornmental
Religious
99
The Crusades were meant to free what city from Muslim control?
Jersusalem
Athens
Beijing
Alexandria
100
The River Valley civilizations comprised of the Tigris and Euphrates river was called...
Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
China
101
Which ruler in Russia overthrew the Mongols?
Vladimir
Slovac
Olga
Ivan
102
Who did the Magna Carta give rights to?
Woman
Everybody
The Nobles
The King
103
Which mountain range is located north of the Italian peninsula?
Appenines
Alps
Appalachians
Pyrenies
104
What civilization founded its capital in Tenochitlan?
Axum
Aztec
Maya
Inca
105
Which word means, "to scatter"?
Alphabet
Oligarchy
Diaspora
Cuneiform