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Name ________________ Review Questions- end of semester WHI Voorhees 1. What is the scientific name for man? a. Hominid b. Lucy c. Homo Sapiens d. Paleolithic 2. On what continent do scientists believe that mankind began? a. Africa b. Europe c. Asia d. North America 3. What shifted Paleolithic man into the Neolithic Age? a. Fire b. Clothing c. Pottery d. Agriculture 4. The ____________ of animals helped early man to stop being nomadic. a. Killing b. Domestication c. Hunting d. Selling 5. Archeologists use this test to determine the date/age of organic artifacts. a. Uranium dating c. Gold dating b. Silicon dating d. Radiocarbon dating 6. In what river valley did ancient Egyptian civilization emerge? a. Tigris and Euphrates b. Huang He c. Indus d. Nile 7. What is the arc of farmable land stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf? a. Fertile Triangle c. Fertile Circle b. Fertile Crescent d. Fertile Square 8. What is the people group that spread the alphabet around the Mediterranean Region? a. Egyptians World History b. Babylonians c. Assyrians Voorhees d. Phoenicians 2011 9. What is the first written law code, collected by one of the kings of ancient Babylon? a. Hammurabi’s Code c. King Tut’s Code b. Sargon’s Code d. Indus Code 10. What is the name of the first written language? a. Hieroglyphics b. Demotic c. Cuneiform d. Sanskrit 11. With the exception of the Hebrews, most peoples of the Middle East were _____________. a. Monotheistic b. Polytheistic c. Atheist d. Christian 12. Cyrus the Great was the ruler of what great empire in the Middle East? a. Babylonian b. Egyptian c. Sumerian d. Persian 13. What group invaded India and affected the Indian culture? a. Aryans b. Persians c. Chinese d. Koreans 14. India experienced its “Golden Age” under the leadership of what group? a. Maurya b. Persians c. Guptas d. Hindus 15. What religion believes in Karma, Dharma, and the Caste System? a. Buddhism b. Islam c. Christianity d. Hinduism 16. What trade route facilitated trade between China and the West? a. Silk Road b. Porcelain Road c. North Sea Route d. Cotton Road 17. What Indian ruler spread Buddhism from India into Asia? a. Wudi b. Confucius c. Asoka d. Laozi 18. Which early Greek city-state was very militaristic? a. Athens World History b. Troy c. Sparta Voorhees d. Constantinople 2011 19. In which war did Athens and Sparta work together to defeat the enemy empire? a. Peloponnesian War c. Persian Wars b. Punic War d. Pericles War 20. What was the name of the Greek goddess of wisdom? a. Zeus b. Athena c. Hera d. Aphrodite 21. Ancient Athens was the first city-state to develop what type of Government? a. Democracy b. Tyranny c. Monarchy d. Oligarchy 22. Which man is credited with creating the Iliad and the Odyssey? a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Socrates d. Homer 23. The foundation of modern democracy was derived from which of the following? a. The New Testament b. The Roman Republic c. The Laws of Rome d. The Roman Empire 24. Rome was victorious in the Punic Wars over what country? a. Spain b. Great Britain c. Gaul d. Carthage 25. The Roman Empire collapsed because of civil war over the power of Julius Caesar and what economic issue? a. Devaluation of Roman currency c. A belief in polytheism b. An unstable civil service d. Lack of technological advances 26. What institution held medieval society together after the fall of Rome? a. The army b. The Academic Society c. The Catholic Church World History d. The FFA Voorhees 2011 27. Which of the following does not reflect achievements of Emperor Justinian? a. Codification of laws b. Trade expansion c. Creation of Cyrillic alphabet d. Reuniting former Roman territories 28. All of the following are Roman achievements except which? a. Roads b. Aqueducts c. Algebra d. Arches 29. In Roman times, who wrote the Aeneid? a. Shakespeare b. Virgil c. Homer d. Petrarch 30. The principle of “innocent until proven guilty” comes from what Roman code of law? a. 10 Commandments c. Caesar’s code b. Justice papers d. the Twelve Tables 31. Which of the following is not one of the Pillars of Islam? a. Charity b. Fasting c. Baptizing d. Pilgrimage 32. An important cultural contribution of the Muslims would be which of these? a. Development of gunpowder b. Preservation of ancient Greek and Roman texts c. Establishment of trade with Australia d. Building of churches throughout the empire 33. Many people adopted the Arabic language as trade expanded in the Islamic Empire. This spread of culture would be best characterized by what term below? a. Acculturation World History b. Taxation c. Diffusion Voorhees d. Xenophobia 2011 34. At what famous battle did Charles “the Hammer” Martel halt the spread of Islam into Western Europe? a. Hastings b. Tours c. Salamis d. Agincourt 35. All of the following are scientific achievements of the Muslims except: a. Invention of the compass b. Algebra c. Adaptation of Arabic numerals d. Medicine 36. What is the name of the governmental system designed for protection and based on the ownership of land? a. Feudalism b. Monarchy c. Oligarchy d. Dictatorship 37. What English King signed the Magna Carta, limiting the power of the English Monarchy? a. King Henry VIII in 1515 c. King Louis in 1675 b. King Richard in 1175 d. King John in 1215 38. Hugh Capet established the first dynasty of _________. a. England b. France c. Holy Roman Empire d. Spain 39. What religion focuses on nature spirits, honoring ancestors, and is unique to Japan? a. Shinto b. Buddhism c. Confucianism d. Hinduism 40. In Ghana West Africa they traded their gold for what commodity? a. Water World History b. Salt c. Spices Voorhees d. Silver 2011 41. For the three West African kingdoms- which of the following chronological orders is correct? a. Songhai, Ghana, Mali b. Mali, Songhai, Ghana c. Ghana, Mali, Songhai d. Ghana, Songhai, Mali 42. What are the three Western Civilizations around 1500 CE? a. England, France, Germany c. Aztec, Mayan, Incan b. Italy, Greece, Rome d. Russia, China, Japan 43. This Russian Tsar threw off the Mongol rule, centralized power in Moscow, and expanded the Russian nation: a. Ivan the Great b. Nicholas II c. Peter the Great d. Joe the Terrible 44. What pope was responsible for calling the first Crusade? a. Pope Leo III b. Pope Gregory VII c. Pope Urban II d. Pope John Paul II 45. Where did the Renaissance begin? a. Paris, France b. Munich, Germany c. London, England World History d. Florence, Italy Voorhees 2011