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World History First Nine Weeks
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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According to historians, which title best completes this diagram?
Elements of a Civilization
Features of a Nomadic Lifestyle
Basic Components of the Paleolithic Age
Human Life 50,000 Years Ago
2 The religion of Judaism differed from the other religions of the time in that it _____
A was monotheistic, meaning its followers believed in one God.
B was the first religion to set down laws by which the people were to live their daily lives.
C was polytheistic, meaning its followers believed in many gods.
D had no sacred texts or books.
3 Which statement about the Hindu caste system in India is accurate?
A Castes were encouraged to interact with one another.
B Foreigners were treated as members of the lowest caste.
C Different castes shared the same rules for governing their behavior.
D People were required to stay in the same caste to which they were born.
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According to the Venn diagram, which religion claims that humans can merge with the universal force?
Hinduism
C Both Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism
D Neither Hinduism nor Buddhism
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According to the Venn diagram, which religion claims that a single force governs the universe?
Hinduism
C Both Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism
D Neither Hinduism nor Buddhism
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Which religion best completes the map legend?
Islam
C Buddhism
Hinduism
D Christianity
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7 One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both ___
A encourage the use of statues to symbolize God
B promote learning as a means to salvation
C support a belief in reincarnation
D provide a guide to proper ethical and moral behavior
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1. Buddhism
2. Christianity
3. Hinduism
4. Islam
5. Judaism
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Which of the religions listed above originated in the Middle East?
1, 2, 3
C 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 5
D 2, 4, 5
9 The Torah is to Judaism as which of the following is to Islam?
A Mecca
C Muhammad
B Kaaba
D Koran (Qur’an)
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The map above represents the military conquests associated with the spread of what major world religion?
Christianity
C Islam
Judaism
D Hinduism
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11 The Chinese people turned to the teachings of Confucius because his ideas were thought to help
A restore order in China.
B create democratic institutions.
C unify the Chinese against foreign enemies.
D stop the Chinese people from converting to Islam.
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Everyone had duties and responsibilities,
depending on his or her position in a relationship.
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The illustration above shows the relation between individuals in a society according to the ideas of
Judaism
C Buddhism
Hinduism
D Confucianism
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The contacts between civilizations shown in the map above were primarily made ___
by explorers who were mapping Central Africa.
by traders who crossed the Sahara desert into West Africa.
by Christian missionaries from the Middle East.
by barbarians migrating from North Africa.
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14 The trade network that linked China with the West became known as
A the Great Wall.
C military districts.
B the civil service system.
D the Silk Road.
15 Which characteristic is shared by the ancient Roman Republic and the United States?
A Both societies established a form of representative government.
B Both societies were able to avoid periods of civil strife.
C Desire for religious freedom was major factor in uniting the people into a single nation.
D Economic prosperity continued only as long as each society continued to expand its
boundaries.
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Use the map above to answer questions 14-15.
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Which statement is best supported by the information on this map?
The Roman Empire extended over three continents.
Rivers kept invaders out of the Roman Empire.
Alexandria served as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire.
Carthage was eventually destroyed by the Romans.
Based on the information provided by the map above, which body of water was most likely the center of
Roman trade?
A Red Sea
C Atlantic Ocean
B Black Sea
D Mediterranean Sea
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According to Pericles, a democracy is best defined as _________.
power in the hands of all the people
power in the hands of the majority of people
power in the hands of a minority of people
power in the hands of one person
19 As a result of 207 years of Pax Romana, the Roman Empire ____________.
A experienced continuing hostilities among neighboring regions.
B survived invasions from barbarian tribes.
C shrank in size and wealth.
D experienced peace and prosperity.
20 A major contribution of the Roman Empire to Western society was the development of____
A an effective legal system
C gunpowder
B monotheism
D the principles of revolutionary socialism
21 One factor contributing to the decline of the Roman Empire was_______
A the development of a political bureaucracy.
B social unrest created by an emerging middle class.
C the conversion of the population to a monotheistic religion.
D political turmoil that led to a corrupt government.
22 Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
A rulers of the Roman Republic
B artists of the Italian Renaissance
C religious leaders of the Protestant Reformation
D philosophers of ancient Greece
23 Greece’s mountainous terrain and it series of small islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop______
A a political system based on independent city-states.
B a culture that was uniform throughout its vast empire.
C an economic system based on mining precious metals.
D a society completely isolated from other civilizations.
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...for the administration of justice...is the
principle of order in political society.
----Aristotle, Politics
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From Aristotle’s statement above, it can be inferred that______
monarchs protect citizens from tyranny.
only elected officials should impose laws.
laws maintain the stability of the nation.
majority rule ensures a stable government.
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Let me say that our system of government does not copy the institutions
of our neighbors. it is more the case of our being a model to others than
of our imitating anyone else. One constitution is called a democracy
because power is in the hands, not of a minority, but of the whole
people.
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B
Which early society is most likely described in the above quotation?
Athenian
C Babylonian
Spartan
D Egyptian
26 After the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire in 476 AD, the Roman Empire continued under the name
A Russian Empire
C Byzantine Empire
B Persian Empire
D Germanic Empire
27 One of the main accomplishments of Justinian was ___
A defeating an invading army of Ottoman Turks.
B making Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
C stopping the Islamic conquest of Western European territories.
D reconquering territory that had once belonged to the Roman Empire.
28 The major cause of the Great Schism between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church was a
dispute over_________
A the morality of the Crusades.
B ethics and wealth within the Church.
C whether the emperor or the pope was the head of the Church.
D which man holding the position of pope was the true pope.
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C
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Which of the following began the above chain of events?
The opening of trade routes during the Crusades.
A population decline caused by the Black Death.
The discovery of new foods in the New World.
A religious conflict caused by the Protestant Reformation.
30 Use the quotation to complete the following statement.
Your brethren who live in the East are in urgent need
of your help...For, as most of you have heard, the
Turks and the Arabs have attacked them...They have
killed and captured many, and have destroyed the
churches and devastated the Empire...
---Pope Urban II in 1095
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The Pope is issuing a call for ______
help in fighting Martin Luther and the Protestants.
Crusaders to regain the Holy Land from Muslims.
the Emperor to restore the glory of the Frankish Empire.
armies to fight against the Mongol invaders.
31 How did the Crusades affect the economies of Central and Western Europe?
A Gold and silver brought back by crusaders caused monetary inflation.
B The Crusades led to a decline in the production of crafts and food crops.
C Cloth and spices brought back by crusaders led to greater interest in trade.
D The Crusades limited access to luxury goods from China and India.
32 The Crusades and current problems in the Middle East are similar in which of the following ways?
A Jerusalem is still an issue as it is claimed by several religions.
B Europe continues sending troops to gain control over Jerusalem.
C Israel is seen by all as a stabilizing force in Jerusalem.
D Jerusalem is more under the control of Hindus than Christians.
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33 How did the Black Death affect medieval Europe?
A It promoted advances in medicine that extended the average life span.
B It caused economic and social instability by drastically reducing the workforce.
C It caused persecution of religious and ethnic minorities to decrease.
D It allowed church officials to expand their authority.
34 Which branch of mathematics was developed by the Muslims and then widely accepted by the Western world?
A Algebra
C Geometry
B Calculus
D Trigonometry
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Which of the following best completes the diagram?
The creation of the Safavid Empire in Persia
The expansion of the Mongol Empire into Russia
The formation of the Mughal Empire in India
The expansion of the Ottoman Empire into eastern Europe
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Artist, architect, mathematician
Studied anatomy to draw more realistic human figures
Painted a mural depicting the last meeting of Jesus and his disciples
Painted the portrait known as Mona Lisa
The information in the chart above best describes which of these individuals of the Renaissance?
Raphael
C da Vinci
Michelangelo
D Botticelli
37 Which statement best expresses an idea held by many Renaissance philosophers?
A Governments should establish overseas empires.
B People should study worldly subjects as well as sacred matters.
C Individuals should withdraw from the world and study religion.
D Scholars should dedicate themselves to the study of life after death
38 Which statement concerning the Renaissance in Europe is based on opinion rather than on fact?
A Art reflected the ideas of humanism and individualism.
B Literature began to appear in languages other than Latin.
C Art produced during the Renaissance had religious as well as secular themes.
D The art of the Northern Renaissance was superior to that of the Italian Renaissance.
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Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Humanism
C Nationalism
Socialism
D Protestantism
40 Which idea about leadership would Niccolò Machiavelli most likely support?
A Leaders should do whatever is necessary to achieve their goals.
B Leaders should fight against discrimination and intolerance.
C Leaders should listen to the desires of the people.
D Elected leaders should be fair and good.
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This machine which helped increased the literacy rate across western Europe during the Renanaissance was
invented by___
A Sir Thomas More
B Desiderius Eramus
C Johann Gutenburg
D Niccolo Machiavelli
42 What was one reason that some Italian cities developed into major commercial and
cultural centers during the 13th and 14th centuries?
A unified central government
C geographic location
B system of social equality
D isolationist economic policies
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