Global History Final Exam

One effect of the Neolithic Revolution was to

• introduce commercial investment in joint stock companies

• expand the use of realism in portraits and landscape paintings

• develop surplus food production and permanent settlements

• prove that the Sun, not Earth, was the center of the solar system

• Buddhism is practiced in China.

• Spanish is spoken in Mexico.

• Potatoes are grown in Russia.

These statements represent examples of

• conflict

• ethnocentrism

• self-determination

• cultural diffusion

. . . These fairs are not the only means, though they are the chief, by which the black traders on the coast are supplied with negroes. Small parties of them, from five to ten, are frequently brought to the houses of the traders, by those who make a practice of kidnapping; and who are constantly employed in procuring [obtaining] a supply, while purchasers are to be found. . . .

Alexander Falconbridge’s account describes the

• camel trade caravans along the Silk Road

• initial step in Africa of the Atlantic slave trade

• encomienda system in Central and South America

• origins of the Bantu migration

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

A: Period of warring states

B: Development of Confucianism

C: Development of Daoism

• Maurya Empire

• Zhou Dynasty

• Mayan Kingdoms

• Greek City-States

Which title best completes the partial outline below?

I. ___________________________________________________________

A. City-states depended on goods exchanged directly with Mediterranean peoples

B. Political loyalty centered on the city-state

C. A common enemy, Persia, threatened city-states’ autonomy

• Features of Gupta Empire

• Attributes of Indus Valley Civilizations

• Characteristics of Ancient Greece

• Traits of Ancient China

The Hellenistic culture, associated with the rule of Alexander the Great, developed as a result of

• ethnocentrism

• direct democracy

• cultural diffusion

• embargoes

The pyramids of ancient Mesoamerica and the aqueducts of ancient Rome demonstrate that these early civilizations

• used large wooden structures for protection

• practiced religious toleration

• were able to prevent flooding

• had advanced technology

One similarity between Confucianism and Christianity is that both belief systems emphasize

• respecting others

• praying five times a day

• converting others to their teachings

• making pilgrimages to holy shrines

During the early European feudal period, subsistence agriculture and economic self-sufficiency are most commonly associated with the

• growth of commerce

• enclosure movement

• manorial system

• introduction of wheeled vehicles

Interactions between the Byzantine Empire and Kievan Russia influenced the Russians to

• recognize the absolute political authority of the Pope

• adopt Orthodox Christianity

• call for an alliance with the Muslims

• terrorize Charlemagne’s empire