Fall Semester Exam Review

How did life after agriculture change in the cultures that developed it?

• Social classes were eliminated.

• Written languages developed.

• Organized religion was discouraged

• Labor was concentrated on hunting food.

What action did Martin Luther take to begin the Protestant Reformation?

• he went to Rome and spat in the Pope's face

• he posted the 95 Theses to a church door in Wittenberg

• he started a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland

• he invented the printing press to spread his ideas

Which statement would most likely represent the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta?

• "The government and society of Sparta are too strict. The people have little voice in government."

• "I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens."

• "This society allows more freedom of expression than I have ever experienced in Athens."

• "I have never seen a society that so valued its citizens as here in Sparta."

In what way were the Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables of Rome similar?

• They allowed for belief in one god

• They established written legal standards

• They provided records of economic activity

• They legalized democratic government

One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of

• absolute monarchies

• extensive trade

• separate, independent city-states

• belief in one God

"...and in the actions of men, and especially of princes, ...the end justifies the means."

Which philosopher most likely wrote this statement?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Voltaire

• John Locke

Henry VIII was different from Martin Luther mainly because

• his break with the church was more political and personal rather than based on issue of faith

• he maintained close ties with the Catholic Church

• his new church recognized the power of the Pope

• he considered card playing, dancing, and singing to be sinful

When plebeians initially gained representation in the senate, which position did they fill?

• censors

• tribunes

• consuls

• patricians

In the Neolithic era, domestication of animals, farming, and food surpluses led to what?

• Serfs

• Trade

• Empires

• Religions

Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?

• Irrigation from the Nile provided for farming in a desert region.

• Protection from the Nile kept invaders from entering from the north.

• Fish and wildlife from the Nile were traded with neighboring civilizations.

• Egyptians believed the gods had placed the Nile in Egypt as a sign of supremacy.