WH Midterm Practice

The Bantu migrations are most closely associated with the

• Columbian Exchange.

• spreading of cultures in Africa.

• Spanish colonialism in Central America.

• movement of Muslims across the Middle East.

In an attempt to save the Roman Empire, Emperor Diocletian

• ordered the execution of Jesus.

• mounted a successful defense against Atilla.

• divided the empire into Western and Eastern sections.

• outlawed all other religious faiths except Christianity.

In 1453, the city of Constantinople was conquered by

• the Mongols.

• the British.

• the Ottoman Turks.

• the Persians.

The area known as "Mesopotamia" is found between the rivers

• Nile and Congo.

• Danube and Rhine.

• Yellow and Yangtze.

• Tigris and Euphrates.

The cities of Mecca and Medina are MOST associated with what religion?

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Buddhism

Which is the BEST description of plebeians in Ancient Rome?

• a group of judges in the Roman Empire

• a group of three leaders of the Roman Republic

• a large but politically limited group of people

• a powerful group of nobles who were small in number

Which statement represents one of the beliefs of Judaism?

• Abraham is the father of the faith.

• Jesus is held to be the Son of God.

• The Qur'an is the main religious text.

• The Four Noble Truths guide followers.

In which of these areas would you be MOST likely to find the HIGHEST concentration of people who follow Buddhism?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Under the rule of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire expanded into Europe as far north as

• Athens

• Paris

• Rome

• Vienna

In its early years, Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire because its teaching appealed especially to

• long-distance traders

• urban and cultural areas

• the poor and oppressed peoples

• Emperors and other politicians

• businessmen and wealthy merchants