World History Fall Final - 2023/2024

What was one important effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• A rapid decline of the European population.

• The economic instability of China and Japan.

• The spread of Hinduism into India.

• The introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas.

What does this drawing about pre-Columbian Inca civilization illustrate?

• the religious influence on architecture.

• cooperation and planning in agriculture.

• the use of superior military technology for defense.

• the role of government during a natural disaster.

This diagram shows the Inca had a farming system that -

• provided crops for different groups in society

• left much of the land unfarmed

• set aside fifty percent of the crops for those who farmed the fields

• grew crops only for overseas trade

A study of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca systems would show that these civilizations -

• relied on mechanical techniques

• carried on extensive trade in crops with each other

• relied on a single-crop

• adapted to their environments with creative farming techniques

The Aztec calendar and the Maya use of zero both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas -

• traded extensively with Africa

• made advances in mathematics and science

• declined because of invasion and disease

• converted to Islam

Use the two photographs and your social studies knowledge to answer the following question.

These two structures indicate that ancient pre-Columbian civilizations -

• were based on European societies

• had the engineering skill to build complex structures

• incorporated early Roman architectural design

• were strongly influenced by Renaissance humanism

Roman women could own property and make wills leaving their property to whomever they chose. What conclusion could be drawn from this statement?

• Roman women were equal to men

• Roman women could hold political offices

• Roman women enjoyed some legal rights

• Roman women had the right to vote

How did the geography of Greece contribute to the rise of independent city-states?

• Mountains and seas isolated Greek states from one another.

• Navigable rivers made it easy to unite the Greeks under a single ruler.

• Neighboring Persia was able to conquer only the Northside of Greece.

• Fertile floodplains led to crop surpluses in more than one area.

One way in which the actions of Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great were similar was that each -

• Conquered neighboring peoples to build vast empires

• Refused to grant religious freedom to their subjects

• Introduced important legal changes to protect basic human rights

• Issued written constitutions that defined the rights of citizens

The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were similar in that both---

• encouraged democratic ideals

• created classless societies

• established free-market economies

• developed extensive trade networks