Final Exam Review Questions

What the best use of this source for a historian?

• To estimate the number of people who worshipped Ninhursag
• To depict warfare in ancient Mesopotamia
• To understand ancient Mesopotamians agriculture
• To make a timeline of Mesopotamian rulers

The images depicted in this frieze reflect the effects of which of the following turning points?

• Founding of Islam
• Neolithic Revolution
• Voyages of Christopher Columbus
• Scientific Revolution

Identify a claim supported by the excerpt above.

• The Grand Canal made little impact on China’s history
• The Grand Canal made trade between northern and southern China easier
• The 19th century Chinese dynasties did not use the Grand Canal
• Private activity increased off the coast of China as a result of the Grand Canal

Which geographic feature did the earliest civilizations in Egypt, India, and China have in common?

• mountains that provided protection from invasion.
• rivers that increased the fertility of the land by flooding.
• vast forests that supplied lumber for building.
• tropical climates that included monsoons.

Which era is associated with the diagram below?

• European Middle Ages
• Han Dynasty
• Age of Exploration
• Abbasid Caliphate

A major impact of the Columbian exchange on western Europe was the introduction of

• Christianity that led to the rise of the Catholic Church
• new food crops that improved the European diet
• new military technology that weakened local rulers
• diseases that drastically reduced the population of Europe

Which statement is supported by the graph?

• Little trade in enslaved Africans took place before the 1500s.
• Slavery was most widely practiced in Sweden, Denmark, and Holland.
• Conditions of slavery in Brazil were less harsh than those in the United States.
• Most enslaved Africans were sent to the Caribbean and Spanish America.

Which conclusion can be made about the Ming dynasty of China as a result of the travels of Zheng He?

• China profited more from African trade than from Asian trade.
• Advanced navigation technology was available in China.
• The Ming dynasty established trade routes to Europe.
• Islam became the dominant religion of China.

1. The images depicted in this frieze reflect the effects of which of the following turning points?

• Founding of Islam

• Neolithic Revolution

• Voyages of Christopher Columbus

• Scientific Revolution

Which of the following claims is supported by the quotes above?

• 1. Speaker A believes in reincarnation. 

• 1. Speaker B believes in reincarnation. 

• 1. Speaker C believes in reincarnation. 

• 1. Speaker D believes in reincarnation.