Global 9 Unit 6 Review - 2019

From Food Gathering To Food Producing

. . . Paleolithic men could not control their food supply. So long as they relied on foraging, hunting, fishing, and trapping, they were dependent on the natural food supply in a given area to keep from starving. But while Paleolithic men continued their food-gathering pattern of existence in Europe, Africa, and Australia, groups of people in the Near East began to cultivate edible plants and to breed animals. Often described as the “first economic revolution” in the history of man, this momentous change from a food-gathering to a food-producing economy initiated the Neolithic Age. Paleolithic man was a hunter; Neolithic man became a farmer and herdsman. . . .

Source: T. Walter Wallbank, et al., Civilization: Past and Present, Scott, Foresman and Company from NYS Global History and Geography Regents, January, 2010.

Based on the passage above, identify one advantage of living the way “Neolithic man” lived.

• More leisure time

• More reliable food sources

• More travel

• Greater knowledge of wild plants

From Food Gathering To Food Producing

. . . Paleolithic men could not control their food supply. So long as they relied on foraging, hunting, fishing, and trapping, they were dependent on the natural food supply in a given area to keep from starving. But while Paleolithic men continued their food-gathering pattern of existence in Europe, Africa, and Australia, groups of people in the Near East began to cultivate edible plants and to breed animals. Often described as the “first economic revolution” in the history of man, this momentous change from a food-gathering to a food-producing economy initiated the Neolithic Age. Paleolithic man was a hunter; Neolithic man became a farmer and herdsman. . . .

Source: T. Walter Wallbank, et al., Civilization: Past and Present, Scott, Foresman and Company from NYS Global History and Geography Regents, January, 2010.

Identify one effect of the change discussed in the excerpt above.

• Most humans became nomads.

• People had more equal rights in their societies.

• Life expectancy shortened.

• The first civilizations developed.

Which concept is most closely associated with this map of Asia?

• nonalignment

• urbanization

• colonization

• cultural diffusion

Identify the region associated with the image above.

• Middle East

• Western Europe

• China

• South Asia

Identify the time period associated with the image above.

• Post-Classical Era

• Ancient History

• Classical Era

• Modern Era

Most economic activities on this feudal manor were related to

• guilds

• industry

• banking

• agriculture

. . . The circumference of the city of Constantinople is eighteen miles; one-half of the city being bounded by the continent, the other by the sea, two arms of which meet here; the one a branch or outlet of the Russian, the other of the Spanish [Mediterranean] sea. Great stir and bustle prevails [dominates] at Constantinople in consequence of the conflux [meeting] of many merchants, who resort thither [come there], both by land and by sea, from all parts of the world for purposes of trade, including merchants from Babylon and from Mesopotamia, from Media and Persia, from Egypt and Palestine, as well as from Russia, Hungary, Patzinakia, Budia, Lombardy and Spain. In this respect the city is equalled only by Bagdad, the metropolis of the Mahometans [Muslims]. . . .

— Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela, Manuel Komroff, ed., Contemporaries of Marco Polo, Boni & Liveright

This author would most likely agree with the idea that the

• size of Constantinople limited trade

• cities of western Europe were more impressive than Constantinople

• location of Constantinople contributed to its prosperity

• government of Constantinople failed to provide order

The circumference of the city of Constantinople is eighteen miles; one-half of the city being bounded by the continent, the other by the sea, two arms of which meet here; the one a branch or outlet of the Russian, the other of the Spanish [Mediterranean] sea. Great stir and bustle prevails [dominates] at Constantinople in consequence of the conflux [meeting] of many merchants, who resort thither [come there], both by land and by sea, from all parts of the world for purposes of trade, including merchants from Babylon and from Mesopotamia, from Media and Persia, from Egypt and Palestine, as well as from Russia, Hungary, Patzinakia, Budia, Lombardy and Spain. In this respect the city is equalled only by Bagdad, the metropolis of the Mahometans [Muslims]. . . .

— Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela, Manuel Komroff, ed., Contemporaries of Marco Polo, Boni & Liveright

Identify one effect of the characteristics of Constantinople described in the excerpt above.

• Rival empires fought for control of Constantinople

• Constantinople was not a part of a large empire

• Constantinople was not affected by the diseases spread through trade like the bubonic plague

• Scholars left Constantinople for other Mediterranean cities

Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived together in peace. Because several Christian and Jewish prophets, including Adam, Abraham, and Moses, are named in the Qur’an and because the Jewish Torah and Christian gospels are recognized as revelations from Allah, the Muslim rulers called Christians and Jews “people of the Book” and permitted them much religious and personal freedom. Jews, especially, enjoyed many liberties, and many Jews distinguished themselves in science, the arts, and government. Convivencia, a Spanish word meaning “living together,” helped make tenth-century al-Andalus the most civilized country in Europe. . . .

—Lawrence Houghteling, “Al-Andalus: Islamic Spain,” Calliope

What is the main idea of this passage?

• The Torah and the Bible were rejected in Muslim Spain

• Arabs, Jews, and Christians shared houses and places of worship in Muslim Spain.

• Religious tolerance in Muslim Spain encouraged the growth of a rich and diverse culture.

• Spain was troubled by deep-rooted religious conflicts.

. . . . Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived together in peace. Because several Christian and Jewish prophets, including Adam, Abraham, and Moses, are named in the Qur’an and because the Jewish Torah and Christian gospels are recognized as revelations from Allah, the Muslim rulers called Christians and Jews “people of the Book” and permitted them much religious and personal freedom. Jews, especially, enjoyed many liberties, and many Jews distinguished themselves in science, the arts, and government. Convivencia, a Spanish word meaning “living together,” helped make tenth-century al-Andalus the most civilized country in Europe. . . .

—Lawrence Houghteling, “Al-Andalus: Islamic Spain,” Calliope

Identify one commonality between the belief systems mentioned in the excerpt above.

• Monotheism

• Origins in North Africa

• The belief in reincarnation

• Their beliefs encourage hatred for other belief systems