World History Review Part 3

Which factors spurred the diffusion of Greek culture among Egyptian, Persian, and Indian societies during the latter part of the 4th century B.C.?  

• a. the expansion of shipping and trade caravans
• b. military conquest and subjugation
• c. philosophical appeal and conversion
• d. the absence of indigenous culture and institutions

How did Greek philosophers challenge the traditional thinking of their time? 

• a. They introduced reason as a way to explore one's surroundings instead of relying on a mythological view of the world. 
• b. They introduced new political ideas that led to the development of a strong sense of Greek nationalism. 
• c. They rejected material wealth and exhorted people to return to a natural state of being. 
• d. They rejected traditional morality and social institutions, including government.

Which scenario best illustrates an oligarchy? 

• a. political power is centralized within a series of hereditary individual rulers 
• b. political power is exercised by the people through elected representatives 
• c. political power is distributed among a small number of people, such as nobles or the wealthy 
• d. political power belongs to society without the benefit of government

  Why might it be argued that the defeat of the Persians by the union of Greek city-states indirectly contributed to the golden age of Athens?  

• a. Athens became the center of naval trade for the entire Greek alliance.
•  b. Athens used its leadership of the Greek alliance to create an empire for itself.
•  c. Athens used its expanded military to secure independence from the Greek alliance.
• d. Athens used the alliance to avoid invasion and thus became the strongest city-state in Greece.

Read the chart. Which statement best explains the cultural influence of the Minoans and Mycenaeans on Greek civilization? 

• a. The Minoans and Mycenaeans combined ancient Greek culture with the customs of Persia.
•  b. The Minoans and Mycenaeans expanded Greek culture by merging with nearby Mesopotamia.
•  c. The Minoans and Mycenaeans were great sea traders who traveled all over the Mediterranean Sea.
•  d. The Minoans and Mycenaeans brought ideas from Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Italy to the Greek world.

Look at the map. What three geographical features were significant in the historical development of the Inca empire? 

• a. Amazon River, Andes Mountains, Coastal Desert
•  b. Amazon Rainforest, Andes Mountains, Coastal Desert 
• c. Amazon River, Andes Mountains, Prairie lands 
• d. Amazon Rainforest, Andes Mountains, Prairie lands

When creating a map of the Inca empire, which physical features would be essential to include to show the relationship between geography and the historical development of the empire? 

• a. the Amazon River and Andes mountains 
• b. the Pacific and Atlantic oceans 
• c. the Andes mountains and Pacific Ocean 
• d. the Atlantic Ocean and Amazon River

How do the provided graphs explain the influence of geography on the event of early American migration? 

• a. As the first Americans migrated east, they discovered no impediments. 
• b. As the first Americans migrated farther south, they found less mountainous terrain.
• c. As the first Americans migrated farther east and south, the water resources were less abundant
• d. As the first Americans migrated farther east and south, they encountered vaster and more varied environments.

  How does the shaded area marked “Beringia” in the first slide of the illustration explain how geography determined the development of the Americas? 

• a.  It refers to the dropping of sea levels that facilitated migration. 
• b.  It refers to the territory of an intercontinental empire that spread populations. 
• c. It refers to areas that migrants had to avoid due to dangerous conditions. 
• d. It refers to the trade routes that brought the first people to the Americas by large ships.

Why were the river valleys influential to the settlement of Egypt and Mesopotamia

• Mild Weather
• They never flooded
• Easy Travel
• Fertile Soil