Global 9 Final Review Part 3

A study of the Indus, Nile, Huang He, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers would be most important in understanding?

• the causes for the decline of the Mayan Empire

• the rise in power of the Muslim Empire

• the reasons why ancient empires were based on nomadic civilizations

• the role of geography in the development of early civilizations

A person who practices the Shinto faith would be most likely to ?

• pray five times a day

• bathe in the Ganges River

• visit a shrine placed on the shore of a lake

• make a pilgrimage to Mecca

Jewish religious and cultural identity had been greatly influenced by

• the Torah and the rest of the Old Testament

• the New Testament and the Four Noble Truths

• Ramadan and the concept of reincarnation

• the Qur’an and the Code of Bushido

 The Code of Hammurabi of Sumer, the Twelve Tables of Rome, and the Justinian Code of the Byzantine Empire were similar in that they

• are legal systems developed to create an order for the society

• provided a basis for behavior for medieval knights and Japanese samurai

• are documents that established and maintained the position of the upper classes

• became examples of religious doctrine for other societies

 One long-term effect of the Crusades was the

• control of Jerusalem by Europeans

• development of the Pax Mongolica

• growth of trade and towns in western Europe

• fall of the Ming Dynasty

The Five Pillars of Islam include

• Reverence for Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of God

• Prayer 5 times a day, making a trip to Mecca, and the belief in one God

• Worship of animal spirits and a desire to represent their god in paintings

• Intolerance of faiths and taxation to the rich

Geography influenced the development of ancient Greece in that

• excellent harbors encouraged seafaring trade

• flat plains made strong, centralized government possible

• the tropical climate discouraged urban development

• rich farmland led to a dependence on agriculture

A river in India, sacred to Hindus is the

• Indus

• Huang He

• Nile

• Ganges

Buddhism teaches that salvation is earned by

• being baptized and confirmed

• following the Ten Commandments

• learning to give up selfish desires

• worshipping Allah as the one true god

Which of the following was not an effect of the Gutenberg Printing Press

• Literacy rates increased as books were more readily available

• The ideas of the Protestant Reformation spread further and more quickly

• Books were printed in more languages

• Scientific discoveries were less likely to be widely known