All Content Review for Post-Test

Feudal relationships defined land ownership and protection agreements between --

• serfs and peasants
• lords and vassals
• kings and queens
• merchants and serfs

Which empire is associated with the river system pictured above?

• Gupta Empire
• Chinese Empire
• Phoenician Empire
• Babylonian Empire

What type of government was used in every Empire we studied?

• Religious oligarchy
• Republic
• Imperial bureaucracy
• Democracy

What was a major effect of the Crusades on Europe?

• economic control of North Africa
• Increased influence of the Patriarch
• Religious toleration for Jewish people
• Increased trade with Arab countries

The Magna Carta was important because it --

• established the right to assembly
• limited the power of the king
• ended the system of feudalism
• increased the influence of the church

Which writing system is illustrated in the picture above?

• Chinese characters
• Phoenician alphabet
• Egyptian hieroglyphics
• Sumerian cuneiform

During the Neolithic Era, which change first resulted in the creation of settled communities?

• invention of written language
• development of agriculture
• specialization of labor
• use of pottery

The defining characteristic of polytheistic religions is the idea that--

• there is an eternal struggle between good and evil
• beings undergo many cycles of rebirth
• past actions control the destiny of each individual
• there are many gods and goddesses in existence

Living in harmony with nature is an important part of Chinese culture primarily because of --

• Hinduism
• Taoism
• Buddhism
• Confucianism

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a Chinese emperor remains in power as long as he --

• obeyed the priests
• controlled the army
• governed as a just ruler
• conquered new territories