Download World History Final Exam 1-Why was the ability to walk upright an

World History Final Exam
1-Why was the ability to walk upright an important development for early humans?
2-Why was the ability to make fire an important development for early humans?
3-Why was the evolution of more complex language an important development for early humans?
4-What allowed our early human ancestors to shift from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to settling into sedentary
villages/cities?
5-How and why did the first civilizations (advanced cities) develop in the Fertile Crescent region, along the Nile River in Egypt,
and in China’s Heartland?
6-Why did the Egyptians build the pyramids?
7-What insulated Ancient Egypt from invasion?
8-What term did the Egyptians have for the eternal life of the pharaoh?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Ka
Ra
Mandate of Heaven
Osiris
9-Who first unified Upper and Lower Egypt?
a)
b)
c)
d)
King Ramses
Osiris
The Xia Dynasty
King Narmer
10-Why has Egypt been referred to as “the gift of the Nile”?
11-What are Mr. Meitz’s 4 keys to successful statehood?
12-The Indian religion which focuses on the rebirth of the soul, the caste system, and centers around 3 main gods-Brahma,
Vishnu, and Shiva
a)
b)
c)
d)
Hinduism
Confucianism
Taoism
Buddhism
13-The religion which emerged as a challenge to Hinduism, taught the 4 noble truths, and prescribed the eightfold path as the
cure for suffering
a)
b)
c)
d)
Hinduism
Confucianism
Taoism
Buddhism
14- Hinduism and Buddhism have a common belief in
a)
b)
many of the same gods
reincarnation
c)
d)
the caste system
the sacredness of all life
15-The ________ and _______Rivers created a fertile river valley for Ancient Indian peoples
a)
b)
c)
d)
Yellow and Tigris
Harappan and Aryan
Euphrates and Tigris
Indus and Ganges
16-The area known as ‘China’s Heartland’ was made fertile by which two rivers
a)
b)
c)
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Eerie
Wu and Xia
Yellow and Yangtze
17-Who was the first leader of the first Chinese Dynasty?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Yu
Shang
Wu-Wei
Wudi
18-Mountains, hills, and deserts helped the Chinese to thrive because
a)
b)
c)
d)
they provided varied ecosystems for a wide variety of plants and animals
These features protected China from invasion
The dangers located there taught the Chinese how to be great warriors
These features encouraged the Chinese to become expert hunter-gatherers
19-Oracle Bones were used by the Chinese to do what?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Tell fortunes
To play with
To make toys
To make weapons
20- During the first 1,900 years of its history, China was ruled by four
a)
b)
c)
d)
Edicts
Rulers
Castes
Dynasties
21-Which of these events occurred FIRST in Chinese history?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Construction of the Great Wall
Beginning of Confucianism
Collapse of the Han Dynasty Rulers
Development of a system of writing
22-A person who passed the Civil Service examinations in China would likely get a job as a
a)
b)
c)
d)
Farmer
Government official
King
General
23-The Civil Service examinations traditionally tested a person’s knowledge of
a)
b)
c)
d)
Arithmetic
Chinese history
Confucianism
Economics
24 and 25-At the end of the ________ Dynasty, nomads invaded China and killed the emperor. The cities of China began
competing with one another in what is now known as the ______________.
26-Describe the Warring States period
27-Confucius responded to the chaos in China during the Warring States period by
a)
b)
c)
d)
withdrawing from the world and becoming a monk.
Teaching that people should love and respect one another through traditional manners and rituals
teaching about the dynastic cycle to encourage people to rise up against corrupt rulers.
encouraging people to retreat from the laws of society.
28-Who founded Taoism (Daoism)?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Lao-Tze
Confucius
Wudi
The Qin
29-Around 1200, China and most of the rest of Asia was conquered by the
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mongols
Samurai
Mings
Qin Dynasty
30-What are the 5 relationships of Confucianism?
31-Describe Taoism
32-Why did dynasties fail?
33-The __________ Road was the trade route that connected China to Europe
34-Who was referred to as ‘the scourge of God’?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Kublai Khan
Empress Wu
Genghis Khan
Ming Dynasty
35-What was the Pax Mongolica?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A style of fighting from horseback
The capital of Mongolia
The period of peace and prosperity that the Mongol Empire brought to China?
The descendants of Genghis Khan
Abrahamic Religions
36, 37, 38-List 3 of the 5 pillars of Islam
39-How did ‘Judaism’ get its name?
40-Who was Jesus Christ?
Greece
41-The early Greek cities were independent of one another because
a)
b)
c)
d)
They hated each other
The Gods demanded it
The mountainous landscape caused them to develop that way
The Persians invaded and destroyed their largest cities
42-Because the cities didn’t have enough food to support a large population
a)
b)
c)
d)
They constantly invaded one another to steal food
Some became cannibals
They lived in tribes of 20-25 people
Their cities were relatively small, and had to trade for food
43-Why were the seas important to the early Greeks?
a)
b)
c)
d)
They provided drinking water
They provided water for crops
They provided great places to swim
They provided trade routes
44-Because traveling by land was difficult, the Greeks
a)
b)
c)
d)
Became expert shipbuilders
Learned to climb mountains
Gave up trying to travel
Took up farming
45-What was the Trojan War?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A mythological battle between a horse and a bull
A 10 year war between the Mycenaeans and Troy
The epic struggle between the Titans and Gods
The Persian invasion of Greece
46-Who wrote the Iliad?
a)
b)
Homer
Odysseus
c)
d)
Aristotle
Socrates
47-In what Greek city was democracy born?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Athens
Sparta
Minoa
Crete
48-Greek philosophy was
a)
b)
c)
d)
The search for an understanding of Jesus’ teachings
A type of salad
A collection of myths
The search for understanding of humans, behavior, and the natural world
49-What inference can you make about Alexander the Great?
a)
b)
c)
d)
He lacked both wisdom and confidence
He enjoyed being a military commander
He did not feel comfortable leading an empire
He disliked violence but knew he had to use it
50-What happened after Alexander and his army crossed the Indus River in India?
a)
b)
c)
d)
His exhausted troops refused to fight anymore
The people of the area crowned Alexander king
Alexander defeated the Persian army for the last time
The Greeks agreed to not rebel against Alexander
51-Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Alexander thought that all other cultures were weak
Alexander was trying to build a friendship with the Greeks
Alexander was trying to make the Persian empire angry
Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.
52-What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?
a)
b)
c)
d)
It was conquered by Rome
It was taken over by the Syrians
It was divided amongst his generals and into three kingdoms
It was ruled by Alexander’s son
53-As the power of Ancient Greece declined, which empire rose to take its place?
a)
b)
c)
d)
China
Egypt
Persia
Rome
Rome
54-
T/F
Rome became a republic after the people overthrew a harsh king.
55-Prior to converting to Christianity, Romans were ____________
a)
b)
c)
d)
(2 pts)
The largest of the remaining twelve Jewish tribes.
A Senator of Rome
A type of martial arts
A treasonous General
57-Why did so many Germanic tribes begin invading the Roman Empire?
a)
b)
c)
d)
(2 pts)
Taoist
Catholic
Polytheistic (Gods and Goddesses)
Muslim
56-Judah was ____________
a)
b)
c)
d)
(2 pts)
(2 pts)
To get away from the Mongolian Huns
A personal dispute between the leader of the Germans and the Roman Emperor
They were Jewish, and didn’t like that Rome converted to Christianity
A terrible snow storm hit northern Europe
58-Why did the Roman Empire fall? Must discuss all 4 of the keys to successful statehood (10 pts)
Essays (choose 2 of the following 3)
a) How did invasions into Europe by Vikings and Muslim raiders cause the creation of feudalism?
b) Write an essay in which you discuss the causes and effects of the Crusades
c) Explain the state of Europe prior to the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus, and discuss why the New
World became so important to the European economy/society/culture