World History Midterm Review

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How were the Ancient Egyptians able to farm in the desert?

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The Nile River provided water for irrigation

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Which of the following is one characteristic of many societies in the Early Civilizations Era (8000 B.C.-500 B.C.)?
Democratic political values,
Monotheistic belief systems,
Ethnic and cultural diversity,
Inequality between men and women

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Inequality between men and women

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Which of the following was NOT an effect of the development of Classical Civilizations? Governments became more complex as empires emerged with bureaucratic structures, Trade expanded as did the establishment of routes such as the Silk Road, Military technological advances improved the capacity to control territory and defeat enemy military forces, Decreased social stratification and the emergence of a matriarchal social systems

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Decreased social stratification and the emergence of a matriarchal social systems

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Which of the following played a part in increasing the role of Roman Catholicism in Europe?
The unification of the Frankish Kingdoms, The rise of the Mongols, The establishment of the Han Dynasty, The invention of the printing press

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The unification of the Frankish Kingdoms

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Which of the following is an effect of the development of farming?
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It allowed for civilizations to form,
The creation of stone tools,
Early humans became more nomadic,
Women became leaders of their tribes

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It allowed for civilizations to form

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of civilization? Advanced cities, Generalized workers, Complex institutions, Record keeping

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Generalized workers

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In what way was the development of Classical civilizations influenced by river valley civilizations?

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River valley civilizations laid the foundations for political centralization and organization

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The flourishing of which culture characterized the Gupta Empire?

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Hinduism

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Which of the following did NOT impact western Europe after the fall of Rome?
The Church provided cultural unity as political powers collapsed
Many Roman citizens left their destroyed cities to live in rural countrysides
There was a loss in common language as Latin changes and dialect develop

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Trade flourished as there was no longer a Roman middleman to go through

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The fall of Rome and Han China are similar in that-

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corrupt government officials and political infighting played a large role in their collapse