World History 3rd 9 Weeks Test Review

The Code of Hammurabi in Babylonia was intended to:

• Free slaves from oppression.

• Give all people voting rights.

• Let all people know all the laws.

• Allow commoners to have more rights.

In Ancient Egypt, the ________________ was both head of the governmental and religious life.

• General

• King

• Pharaoh

• Pope

Early civilizations in Egypt, India, and China all share which common trait?

• They were founded along rivers and fertile valleys.

• Each civilization flourished despite harsh desert conditions.

• We know little about them due to catastrophic natural disasters.

• Their coastal locations allowed them to trade with the Roman Empire.

Monotheism is the religious belief in:

• Peace

• One God

• Tolerance

• One culture

The Bantu migrations are most closely associated with the:

• Columbian Exchange

• Spreading of cultures in Africa.

• Spanish colonialism.

• Movement of Muslims across the Middle East.

"Colossal Heads" were found at La Venta, one of the major cities of the _______________ civilization.

• Aztec

• Bantu

• Olmec

• Songhai

Which of these is an accurate description of a Mesopotamian ziggurat?

• A burial place for emperors.

• A religious and civic center.

• A ship with triangular sails.

• A weapon used to destroy walls.

The caste system in India was used for what purpose?

• To ensure that all people had an adequate income.

• To prevent the rich from taking too much power.

• To provide social control and conformity according to one's birth.

• To draft a military capable of defending India from Mongol invasion.

What impact did Emperor Asoka's conversion to Buddhism have on India in the 3rd century BCE?

• Muslims resisted, causing a civil war.

• Many Hindus fled in fear of their lives.

• Alexander the Great converted to Buddhism.

• It brought a period of non-violence and toleration.

The purpose of the Great Wall of China, as originally constructed by the Qin Dynasty, was to:

• Prevent immigration.

• Prevent foreign invasion.

• Show the greatness of the emperor.

• Divide the empire into rival states.