Global 9 Final Review

The Egyptians used hieroglyphics in the same way as the Sumerians used

• ideographs

• calligraphy

• cuneiform

• letters

Which geographic feature served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise of the independent city-states in ancient Greece

• broad plains

• mountain ranges

• navigable rivers

• numerous ports

The primary reason ancient peoples of the Nile River Valley build levees, dikes, and reservoirs was to

• purify sacred waters

• create a shorter route to distant cities

• defend against invaders

• increase agricultural production

In the practice of religion, the Ten Commandments are to Christianity as the Eightfold Path is to

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Islam

• Shinto

A primary goal of European Crusaders fighting in the Middle East was to

• establish markets for Italian merchants

• rescue Pope Urban II from the Byzantines

• halt the advance of the Mongol armies in the Asian steppes

• secure access to Christian holy sites in Jerusalem

The writings of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta inspired

• exploration and trade

• important military expeditions

• movements for political freedom

• the spread of Islam to Southeast Asia

The West African empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai were able to thrive because

• they controlled the gold-salt trade

• their herds of cattle were in demand

• their armies took control of much of Africa

• they adopted Christianity as their primary religion

Historically, the Huang He has also been known as the "River of Sorrows" because

• frozen ports have made trade difficult

• cataracts have made transportation impossible

• floods have destroyed crops and villages

• burials have taken place at the sacred waters

Which belief system is considered monotheistic?

• Judaism

• Confucianism

• Shinto

• Animism

One way in which Martin Luther's "95 Theses" and Henry VIII's Acts of Supremacy are similar is that both

• emphasize the importance of the Bible

• caused the Thirty Years War

• challenge the authority of the Catholic Church

• helped to unify Christendom