January 2016 Global 9 questions

Historians rely on primary sources because these sources

• are more detailed than secondary sources

• provide eyewitness accounts of events

• have the approval of religious authorities

• establish rules for writing history

• Studies systems of government • Formulates public policy proposals • Analyzes election polls and results

A person who specializes in these activities is called

• an economist

• a political scientist

• a sociologist

• an anthropologist

Which pair of countries is most affected by monsoons?

• Ghana and Argentina

• Algeria and Turkey

• Cuba and Afghanistan

• India and China

The Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point in human history mainly because

• farming led to settled communities

• people started using animal skins for clothing

• copper was first used to improve stone tools

• cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups

Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?

• building floating gardens to grow corn

• establishing representative democracies

• developing a writing system using cuneiform

• constructing Hindu temples

Which two major regions were directly connected by the Silk Road?

• Europe and South America

• Central America and Africa

• Asia and Africa

• Asia and Europe

The belief systems of Daoism, Shinto, and animism stress

• harmony with nature to live in peace

• acceptance of monotheism to achieve salvation

• proper behavior to maintain social order

• obedience to caste rules to achieve moksha

• Justinian imposes new code of law. • Completion of Hagia Sophia adds beauty to Constantinople. • Greco-Roman tradition preserved.

Which empire is described in these statements?

• Byzantine

• Persian

• Mauryan

• Ottoman

What was one effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?

• Armed conquest was forbidden by the caliphs.

• Cultural and commercial connections were established over a sizable region

• A majority of the western European population converted.

• A single centralized authority governed an area from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River.

What was a final outcome of the Crusades?

• The Seljuk Turks conquered Spain

• Jerusalem remained under the control of Muslims

• Charlemagne established the Frankish Empire

• The pope became the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church