Global 9 Final Review -Regents Questions

The activity portrayed in this model could be used as evidence to argue that Egyptians

• lived in settled communities

• relied on slash-and-burn technology

• practiced hunting

• engaged in foraging

An examination of this model would suggest that

• peasants are excluded from political activity

• this society lacks a social class system

• art can provide an understanding of history

• everyday life is based on religious beliefs

Which field of study primarily focuses on governmental powers and the rights of citizens?

• economics

• geography

• archaeology

• political science

One explanation for the fall of the Roman Empire and of the Han dynasty is that they both

• refused the aid of foreign mercenaries

• grew too large to govern their territories effectively

• banned long-distance trade causing economic strain

• required devotion to a single religion

Some several thousand years ago there once thrived a civilization in the Indus Valley. Located in what’s now Pakistan and western India, it was the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The Indus Valley Civilization, as it is called, covered an area the size of western Europe. It was the largest of the four ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China. However, of all these civilizations the least is known about the Indus Valley people. This is because the Indus script has not yet been deciphered. There are many remnants of the script on pottery vessels, seals, and amulets, but without a “Rosetta Stone” linguists and archaeologists have been unable to decipher it. . . .

Based on this passage, what is a valid conclusion about civilization in the Indus Valley?

• Lack of a Rosetta stone has hindered linguists from deciphering Indus Valley script

• The absence of pottery vessels and seals from the Indus Valley indicates limited urban development.

• The Indus Valley civilization controlled a territory that extended from western Europe to China.

• Artifacts suggest the Indus Valley civilization is older than the civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia.

The Bantu migration is most closely associated with the spread of

• bureaucratic governments

• agricultural skills

• the diamond trade

• the principles of Sharia

Which statement about the Gupta Empire is a fact rather than an opinion?

• India’s strongest leaders came from the Gupta Empire.

• The Gupta Empire developed advancements in the areas of mathematics and science.

• The achievements of the Gupta Empire surpassed those of the Tang dynasty in China.

• Gupta paintings found on the walls of the Ajanta caves were superior to the art produced during the Mauryan Empire.

What was a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?

• adoption of democratic ideas from Russia

• spread of humanism and secularism across Europe

• reunification of eastern and western Christendom

• preservation of Greek and Roman culture

Which technological innovation was essential to stimulate the expansion of the gold-salt trade in West Africa?

• lateen sail

• iron cannons

• camel caravans

• moveable type

A major reason the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states was their

• military success against the Seljuk Turks

• access to goods from the Americas

• location on the Mediterranean Sea

• dependence on the teachings of the Catholic Church