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A quiz for #AP world history periods 1-3
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1
The author of "the Iliad" was...
Various greek writers
Zeus
Odysseus
Homer
2
Archaeologists in India have discovered that between 8000 and 5000 BCE
Paleolithic communities existed
Homo Sapiens roamed through Africa
Early Human societies formed
Apes grew opposable thumbs
3
The Homeric epic "the Iliad" deals with
The war to capture Troy
Greek mythology and the battle against Poseidon
multiple prayers to the Greek gods
Odysseus and his adventures at sea
4
The staple food of Mesoamerica was
squash
tomato
The cacoa bean
Maize
5
The largest empire of all time was created by the...
Turks
Olmecs
Aztecs
Mongols
6
The political structure of the ancient Greeks...
was mostly based on their polytheistic beliefs
All of the above
Revolved around the Persian Empire
usually consisted on independent automous city-states
7
The early Sudanic societies recognize a single divine force that they associate with...
Rain
God
Wind
The Nile
8
The Qin and Han Dynasties...
Lead to the fall of China
Adopted legalism, imposed cent. imp. rule in China
Started building the Great Wall
had democratic beliefs in a patriarchal society
9
The most important port on the Red Sea, constructed by Ptolemies was...
Alexandria
Seleucids
Periplus maris erythrael
Berenice
10
According to the legend, Rome was founded by
Romalus
Romulus
Romeulus
Romlus
11
An invasion in 451 by White Huns began the collapse of the...
Han Dynasty
Gupta Dynasty
Roman Empire
Persian Empire
12
Groups of Homo erectus made their appearace in East Asia as early as...
598,275 BCE
600,000 years ago
800,000 years ago
797,982 BCE
13
The Greatest contribution of Sui Yangdi, the second emperor, was...
Great Wall of China
Silk Road
Monsoon System
Grand Canal
14
The Sui dynasty was founded in 589 by...
Tang Sui
Han Wudi
Sima Quin
Yang Jian
15
The most important political feature of the Byzantine state was...
It's tightly centralized rule under a powerful empire
It's strong military
All of the above
It's powerful emperor
16
The phrase, "one who has submitted," is the meaning of the term
Islam
jew
arab
muslim
17
The Earliest known urban society in India was the...
Aztecs
Guptas
Aryans
Harrapan
18
Which of the following economies began the custom of embalming?
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Persia
19
The term "Prehistoric" refers to the time period before...
Social and economic development
Written History
All of the above
Verbal History
20
The leader of the Lydians who fell to Cyrus was
Romolus
Croesus
Caesar
Yang Jian
21
Karakorum was...
Central Asian Capital of the mongols
Central European capital of the Turks
Middle Eastern capital of Islam
Central American capital of the Aztecs
22
The philosophy of Confucius...
More religion based and moral than ethics and political
Fundamentally moral, ethical, and political in character
Moral, yet strict and unethical
Ethical and Political
23
During the time of the Aryans, the Indian political landscape was characterized by...
multiple rulers
agriculture and social classes
city-states
A series of small kingdoms
24
The Chinese buddhist monk Xuanzang was famous for...
Traveling to India to spread Buddhism
Traveling to China to spread Buddhism
Traveling to China to collect buddhist texts
Traveling to India to collect buddhist texts
25
In the early stages of the Roman Republic, the patricians elected two...
Leaders
Consuls
Emperors
Kings
26
The phrase
dar-al-Islam
means...
"Temple of Allah"
"house of Islam"
"place of worship"
"gathering of muslims"
27
In organizing their empire, Persian rulers relied on techniques of administration from...
Egyptians
Aztecs
Mongols
Mesopotamians
28
The Sui Construction of which of these would have imp. economic implications into 20th century
Grand Canal
Great Wall of China
Silk Road
Monsoon System
29
The first society of Mesoamerica, which found a tradition followed by all later societies.
Olmecs
Toltec
Aztecs
Mayans
30
Herodotus used the phrase "the gift of ___" to describe Egypt
The rain
The Nile
The Gods
The Wind
31
The major turning point in the rise of the Persian empire was the...
Greek victory over Rome
all of the above
Sparta Victory over Athens
Cyrus victory over Lydia
32
The Earth came into existence around...
4 million years ago
4.5 billion years ago
4.5 million years ago
4 billion years ago
33
The founder of Xia Dynasty who constructed flood control projects was...
King Toutankhamon
King Yu
King Wu Ding
Fu Hao
34
The word "Mesopotamia" means...
The land between the rivers.
First civilization
Fertile land
Ancient civilization
35
The information that Zhang Qian brought back encouraged Han Wudo lay out foundations for...
The Silk Road
The Monsoon System
The Great Wall of China
All of the above
36
Agriculture spread through Mesoamerica by...
4000 BCE
1200 BCE
600 BCE
2000 BCE
37
Which of the following statements about Constantinople is
NOT
true
it was created by Constantine and he named it after himself
was built in attempt to revitalize the impoverished E Rome
He built the capital because E Rome was the wealthiest side
It was the capital of the Roman empire for a period of time
38
The Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the
dar-al-Islam
Iman
Hajj
deities
39
Which of the following lists the Persian empires in order, chronologically?
Achaemenids, Parthians, Sasanids, Seleucids
Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, Sasanids
Sasanids, Parthians, Seleucids, Achaemenids
Parthians, Seleucids, Sasanids, Achaemenids
40
In 802, what gift did Charlemagne receive from the Abbasid caliph, Harun al-Rashid?
12 lb. of Gold
A small lamp that was said to have "magical powers"
A tiger named Rajah
An elephant named Abu al-Abbas
41
Sima Quin was
An emperor that lead to the end of the Qin Dynasty
deemed guilty for spreading his Islamic beliefs in China
A man that practiced and spread his beliefs throughout China
A historian sentenced to punishment by castration
42
The term islam means...
peace
obedience
sacrifice
Submission
43
The early Chinese king that ordered the four seasons into established uniform units of time.
Shang
Qin
Han
Shun
44
After the collapse of Gupta dynasty in 5th century, India wouldn't be completely reunited until
17th Century
19th Century
16th Century
18th Century
45
The chief god of early Aryans was...
Buddha
Allah
Indra
Vishnu
46
Around ____ BC, people of Eastern Sudan began domesticating cattle and became nomadic herders.
7000
9000
6000
1000
47
In regard to political structure, post-classical India...
Developed one imperial authority
Developed one centralized authority
Developed no single centralized imperial authority
Developed multiple centralized imperial authorities
48
With few precedents to guide the, Mesopotamia adapted and created...
Social classes
Social organization
A writing system
A caste system
49
The Indian political scene changed in 520 BCE after the invasion of...
The Persians
The Hans
The Guptas
The Mayans
50
After the Aryans and the Dravidans mixed and intermingled
Their religions became one
Trade improved
The economy grew and expanded North
Indra receded into the background
51
Which river takes it's name from soil
Red
Yellow
Nile
Huang He
52
Buzurg ibn Shahriyar...
Was a diplomat under Chinese authority
Spread buddhism to India
Was a buddhist philosopher
Wrote a book based on the Wonders of China
53
Which of the following statements about Australopithecus is
NOT
true?
Lucy, a well known Australopithecus, dated back 3 mil. years
They're hominids-creatures belonging to the family Hominidae
Australopithecus were sophisticated compared to other apes.
They produced cleavers and hand axes.
54
Zhang Qian was...
A merchant that traded with India along theSilk Road
A farmer who moved up in the caste system because of morals
An emperor of the Qin Dynasty
An ambassador sent out by Han Wudi
55
The earliest known urban societies so far emerged in...
5th century BCE
3rd century BCE
6th century BCE
4th century BCE
56
The collection of Confucian sayings and teachings known as...
confucianism
Analects
the twelve tablets
Ren
57
During its early history, Rome was dominated by...
The Estruscans
The Greeks
The Persians
The Catholics
58
Paul's case was transferred to Rome because...
He was a Roman citizen
He knew Romans that could help him
He was Greek, therefore he had less of a chance to win
They did not want to have his trial in Greece
59
Ritual Bloodletting was crucial to Maya rituals because...
Overpopulation was a big problem
They needed sacrifices to their gods.
It lead to fertile land in the following months
of its association with rain and agriculture
60
Magasthenes was...
A writer from China
a diplomatic representative of Selecid emperor
All of the above
A buddhist diplomat that traveled to india to write
61
some of our best information about early Indian history comes from the Indika written by...
Magasthenes
Mesoamericans
Homer
Guptas
62
Zhang Qian's mission was to line up allies for Han China against the...
Han
Xiognu
Ziou
Qin
63
Byzantium's major advantage was its
Great economy under a powerful ruler
strategic position on the Bospurus
All of the above
strong army
64
The invasions of Nomadic, Turkish and Mongol tribes between 11th and 15th centuries...
Launched migrations to bring down the western Roman empire.
integrated peoples' lives and experiences of societies.
Influenced Eurasian affairs.
Lead to rise of central imperial states from China to Persia
65
The Turkish peoples...
Often fought bitterly with one another.
All of the above
Organized themselves into clans and tribes.
Never formed a single homogenous group.
66
Gilgamesh was associated with what city?
Kish
Uruk
Nippur
Lagash
67
The Mycenaeans received early indirect influence from the Egyptians through their contact with
The Greeks
The Minoans
The Romans
The Phoenicians
68
Which of the following flourished in East Africa 4-1 million years ago?
Mesopotamia
Hunting and Gathering
Australopithecus
Patriarcal Societies
