Ch 01 Test (A) World Before Modern Times

religious teachers that Jews believed were used by God to deliver messages to his people.

the belief in one God, rather than many

“the rule of the few”

claim by Chinese kings that they had direct authority from heaven to rule

describes a nation under “the rule of the people”

an extended family unit that has combined into a larger community

an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another

a form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote

The chief cities of the Songhai Empire prospered from

• the gold and salt trade.

• the decline of Zimbabwe.

• the arrival of the Portuguese.

• the rise of the Mogul Empire.

What did the Romans contribute to Western civilization?

• technology, literature, language, and politics

• philosophy, agriculture, art, and law

• language, law, technology, and culture

• culture, literature, bronze working, and politics