2024 Global 9 Final Exam Review

One result of the Neolithic Revolution was

• an increase in the number of nomadic tribes
• a reliance on hunting and gathering for food
• the establishment of villages and the rise of governments
• a decrease in trade between cultural groups

The early civilizations of the Nile River valley, Mesopotamia, and the Huang He were similar because they were

• dependent on fertile land
• monotheistic
• industrialized societies
• dependent on each other for trade

All citizens in ancient Athens had the right to attend the assembly, where they could meet in the open to discuss and cast votes. This situation is an example of

• direct democracy
• totalitarianism
• parliamentary democracy
• absolutism

A major impact of ancient Greece and Rome on western civilization was that

• the Greeks and Romans achieved a classless society, which was later copied in Western Europe
• Greek sculpture and Roman architecture was much admired and copied in Western Europe in later centuries
• Greece and Rome transmitted Islamic philosophy to the areas they conquered
• Greek and Latin are still widely spoken in universities throughout the West

What was one effect of Alexander the Great's conquests?

• expansion of Hellenistic culture
• formation of the Christian Church
• decreased importance of the Silk Roads
• increased support of the Mayan leaders

After the fall of Rome, the eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the

• Persian Empire
• Byzantine Empire
• Mongol Empire
• Gupta Empire

Which economic system existed in Europe during the early Middle Ages?

• free market
• socialism
• manorialism
• command

The growth of feudalism in Europe during the Middle Ages was primarily caused by the

• rivalry between the colonial empires
• suppression of internationalism
• decline of the Roman Catholic Church
• collapse of a strong central government

In Europe, the Crusades resulted in

• a greater isolation of the region from the world
• an increased demand for goods from the Middle East and Asia
• the adoption of Islam as the official religion of many European nations
• the strengthening of the feudal system

One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both

• support a belief in reincarnation
• promote learning as a means to salvation
• encourage the use of statues to symbolize God
• provide a guide to proper and ethical behavior