Which of the following terms is LEAST WELL associated with the concept of the Neolithic Revolution?
a. agricultural revolution
b. invention of farming
c. domestication of animals
d. hunting and gathering
Which of the following groups of words contains indicators of a “civilization”?
a. job specialization – public works- social classes
b. religion- technology- culture
c. quarries- mines- canals
d. kings-aristocrats-bureaucrats
Which religion or philosophical tradition(s) originated in Region C on the map?
a. Islam
b. Confucianism
c. Christianity and Judaism
d. Hinduism and Buddhism
The Spartan city-state can be described as
a. the center of Greek commerce.
b. the center of Mediterranean shipbuilding.
c. an isolated, militaristic society .
d. the capital of Greece during periods of war.
The result of the Persians War was
a. the expulsion of the Persians from Greece.
b. the alliance between Greece and Persia in their attack on Rome.
c. the collapse of Greek society.
d. the rise of Carthaginian dominance of the Aegean Sea.
Which of the following beliefs is held by Muslims, Jews, and Christians?
a. belief in reincarnation
b. belief in Jesus as the messiah
c. belief in Muhammad
d. belief in one God
“Among the people of these kingdoms there are many who are brutal and blood thirsty. They
are forever slaughtering one another, and, were it not for fear of the government….they would
do real mischief to traveling merchants. The government imposes severe penalties upon them
and has ordered that along all dangerous routes the inhabitants, at the request of the merchants
shall supply good and efficient escorts from district to district for their safe conduct on
payment of two or three grouts…”
-Marco Polo (talking about Asian trade routes in the mid
13th century)
Based on information given in the source above, what was the impact of the Mongol Empire on trade
between Europe and Asia?
a. Trade was limited because of barbaric tribes.
b. Trade changed European economic systems .
c. Trade along the Silk Road was a burden for the inhabitants.
d. Trade along the Silk Road was made easier for merchants.
The core of the Aztec civilization is best described as
a. Mexico.
b. the West Coast of North America.
c. the Andean Highlands.
d. the Isthmus of Panama region.
Feudal society was a specifically European and Japanese response to
a. the condition of a weak central government.
b. the need to defend land by military means.
c. the lack of effective laws.
d. all of the above.
The Black Death caused all of the following EXCEPT:
a. economic decline
b. huge population losses
c. reduced food production
d. changes in the nature of warfare
King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church and Church and formed the Anglican Church
because
a. he believed in the teachings of Martin Luther.
b. he wanted to make Sir Thomas More the Archbishop of Canterbury.
c. he felt that the monasteries were corrupt.
d. he wanted a divorce in order to remarry and have a male child.