World History Fall Midterm Review

Which statement completes this chart?

Neolithic Revolution -> ________ Population Growth -> Civilization

• Surplus of Food

• Gender Equality

• Planned Economy

• Spread of Disease

Trade was revived in Feudal Europe after . . .

• Mongol capture of Rome and Constantinople.

• the Crusades and demand for spices.

• the fall of the Byzantine Emperor.

• 100 years war and Bubonic plague.

To adapt to flooding in ancient Egypt they created . . .

• pyramids to avoid flooding.

• calendars to predict rainy seasons.

• the Nile to channel water away.

• government to record the loss of crops.

The Eightfold path was used by _______ to ______.

• Buddhists to achieve Nirvana.

• Confucians to pass the Civil Service Exam.

• Hebrews to reach heaven.

• Hindus to escape the Untouchable Caste.

Europeans looked for new sea routes to India & China to

• avoid the Mongol Empire and their taxes.

• discover new animals in Asia.

• avoid the Ottoman Empire and their taxes.

• discover the new animals in the Americas.

Compared to the Islamic slave trade, the Atlantic slave trade saw _____ along the _____.

• more slaves / middle passage.

• less slaves / African Line.

• less slaves / middle passage.

• more slaves / African Line.

Why did early civilizations began around rivers?

• Fresh water helps with agriculture.

• Fresh water reduces the amount of diseases.

• Rivers provide important trade routes.

• Rivers are natural barriers to invaders.

Proof of different social classes in ancient society was found in . . .

• the Greek Olympics.

• Hammurabi’s code of laws.

• the Mayan calendar.

• the 10 Commandments of Moses.

Cause: Confucianism was taught to families as part of the Han Dynasty. Long Term Effect:

• Confucianism would last beyond the Han Dynasty

• Confucian ideals stop the use of filial piety.

• Warlords would achieve peace claiming the mandate of heaven.

• Emperor Huangdi would appoint Confucius as top scholar.

After Marco Polo traveled ________, demand for ________ products increased.

• Middle Passage / Mongol

• silk roads / Chinese

• Indian sea routes / Indian

• African trade routes / gold & salt