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WorksheetsWHAP semester 1 exam
Total questions: 103
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of the origins and development of humans and human society
a)
Anthropology
b)
Jericho
c)
Polytheistic
d)
technology
2.
The skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs
a)
technology
b)
polytheistic
c)
pictographs
d)
Donald Johanson
3.
The era in prehistory that dates from at least 2 million B.C. to about 10,000 B.C.
a)
Paleolithic Period
b)
technology
c)
anthropology
d)
Jericho
4.
One of the first Neolithic villages
a)
Jericho
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Animism
d)
pictographs
5.
The belief that spirits and forces exist within animals, objects, or dreams
a)
animism
b)
polytheistic
c)
pictographs
d)
Jericho
6.
An early step in the development of writing
a)
Polytheistic
b)
Pictographs
c)
Jericho
d)
technology
7.
The prehistoric era that began about 10,000 B.C.
a)
Neolithic Period
b)
Jericho
c)
Donald Johanson
d)
pictographs
8.
Describes people who believe in many Gods
a)
Polytheistic
b)
pictographs
c)
Jericho
d)
animism
9.
Discovered evidence at Olduvai Gorge that early hominids learned to use tools
a)
Pictographs
b)
animism
c)
polytheistic
d)
Mary and Louis Leakey
10.
First to discover enough of a skeleton to provide a good look at an early hominid
a)
Pictographs
b)
Animism
c)
Donald Johanson
d)
polytheistic
11.
A system of government under the Zhou
a)
Dowry
b)
acupuncture
c)
Feudalism
d)
Karma
12.
A medical treatment developed during the Han period
a)
Acupuncture
b)
monsoons
c)
warlords
d)
karma
13.
The chief of an Aryan tribe
a)
Rajah
b)
dowry
c)
warlords
d)
monsoons
14.
The fine, windblown, yellow soil carried by the Huang River in China
a)
Loess
b)
Dowry
c)
castes
d)
warlords
15.
All the actions of a person's life that affect his or her fate in the next life
a)
dowry
b)
loess
c)
karma
d)
castes
16.
The seasonal winds of India
a)
Dowry
b)
Loess
c)
Karma
d)
Monsoons
17.
Local military rulers in China
a)
Warlords
b)
Karma
c)
dowry
d)
rajah
18.
The payment an Indian bride's family makes to a bridegroom
a)
Dowry
b)
Jarma
c)
Rajah
d)
castes
19.
Indian social groups into which people are born
a)
Karma
b)
Castes
c)
Dowry
d)
Acupuncture
20.
Groups of families that claim a common ancestor
a)
acupuncture
b)
karma
c)
dowry
d)
clans
21.
The highest official in Byzantine Church
a)
Patriach
b)
Justinian
c)
Ivan the Terrible
d)
Steppe
22.
Mongol armies that ruled much of medieval Russia
a)
Golden Horde
b)
Kiev
c)
Justinian
d)
Ivan the Terrible
23.
An area of southeastern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea
a)
Kiev
b)
Golden Horde
c)
Balkan Peninsula
d)
Ivan the Great
24.
a Byzantine Emperor detemined to revive ancient Rome
a)
Justinian
b)
Kiev
c)
Golden Horde
d)
Ivan the Great
25.
A document that limited the power of Magyar rulers
a)
Kiev
b)
Ivan the Great
c)
Ivan the Terrible
d)
Golden Bull of 1222
26.
the open, treeless grassland of southern Russia
a)
Kiev
b)
Ivan the Terrible
c)
Steppe
d)
Ivan the Great
27.
The capital of the Byzantine empire
a)
Kiev
b)
Ivan the Great
c)
Constantinople
d)
Steppe
28.
A tsar who brought much of northern Russia under his rule
a)
Constantinople
b)
Steppe
c)
Golden Buzz of 1222
d)
Ivan the Great
29.
A tsar who left Russia seething with rebellion at the time of his death
a)
Ivan the Great
b)
Kiev
c)
Patriach
d)
Ivan the Terrible
30.
The center of the Russian state
a)
Kiev
b)
Ivan the Great
c)
Balkan Peninsula
d)
steppe
31.
The art of beautiful handwriting
a)
Rajahs
b)
Firdawsi
c)
calligraphy
d)
Quran
32.
local Hindu rulers
a)
Rajahs
b)
calligragphy
c)
Quran
d)
Sharia
33.
The great leader of the Ottoman Emprie
a)
Suleiman
b)
Quran
c)
Calligraphy
d)
Akban
34.
the Islamic system of law
a)
Minarets
b)
rajahs
c)
Sharia
d)
Akban
35.
The chief builder of the Mughal empire
a)
Quran
b)
Janizaries
c)
Sharia
d)
Akban
36.
Wrote the history of Persia entitled Book of Kings
a)
Quran
b)
Firdawski
c)
Akban
d)
Suleiman
37.
the name for the successor of Muhammad
a)
Akban
b)
Sharia
c)
caliph
d)
minarets
38.
the slender towers of mosques
a)
Minarets
b)
Akban
c)
Suleiman
d)
Caliph
39.
the sacred text of Islam
a)
Quran
b)
Akban
c)
Caliphs
d)
Firdawski
40.
the elite forces of the Ottoman army
a)
Akban
b)
Minarets
c)
Quran
d)
Janizaries
41.
a merchant from Venice who visited Yuan China
a)
Kana
b)
Paddies
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Dowry
42.
a chain of islands
a)
kana
b)
pagodas
c)
archipelago
d)
paddies
43.
multistoried Chinese temples
a)
pagodas
b)
paddies
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Kana
44.
The Korean phonetic alphabet
a)
kana
b)
Hangul
c)
paddies
d)
Marco Polo
45.
A powerful Mongol cheiftain
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Paddies
d)
kana
46.
the payment a women brings to a marraige
a)
dowry
b)
kana
c)
paddies
d)
Marco Polo
47.
fields where rice is grown
a)
Paddies
b)
Akban
c)
Pagodas
d)
hangul
48.
Korean porcelain perfected during the Koryo dynasty
a)
celadon
b)
paddies
c)
dowry
d)
hangul
49.
Japanese phonetic symbols
a)
paddies
b)
kana
c)
Marco Polo
d)
dowry
50.
killer tidal waves launched from underwater earthquakes
a)
paddies
b)
kana
c)
tsunamis
d)
Marco Polo
51.
What are an archaeologist's primary resources in learning, about prehistoric peoples?
a)
written records and artwork
b)
beliefs values, and activiteis
c)
material remains
d)
fossilized remains
52.
The populations of early villages were able to grow mostly due to
a)
large amounts of available land
b)
the availability of jobs other than farming
c)
the rise of civilizations
d)
food surpluses
53.
early modern humans developed spoken language so they could
a)
cooperate during the hunt
b)
plan for crops to plant in coming seasons
c)
teach farming skills to their children
d)
discuss plans for their villages
54.
According to Egyptian beliefs, the pharaohs received the right to rule from the god
a)
osiris
b)
Isis
c)
Amon-Re
d)
Aton
55.
Who made a covenant with God in which Canaan was promised to the Hebrew people?
a)
Solomon
b)
Moses
c)
David
d)
Abraham
56.
Which of the following was a Sumerian innovation that later civilizations built on?
a)
irrigation system
b)
code of law
c)
cuneiform
d)
system of weights and measures
57.
Why did Shi Huangdir order the construction of the Great Wall?
a)
to discourage invasions from the north
b)
to protect his system of feudalism
c)
to establish the borders of China
d)
to keep peasants from escaping his kingdom
58.
What was a great technological achievement during the Han golden age?
a)
large-scale irrigation
b)
iron axes and ox-drawn iron plows
c)
the first vaccinations
d)
the art of papermaking
59.
Hindus believe that the ultimate goal of existence is
a)
achieving the meditative state of Jainism
b)
achieving moksha, or union with brahman
c)
practicing ahimsa, or nonviolence
d)
following dharma, or life's duties
60.
Which of the following statements was true about the caste system in India?
a)
Marrying outside one's caste created good karma
b)
social castes had little to do with Hindu beliefs
c)
Individuals could only be served by those in their own caste
d)
people in the highest castes had the strictest rules
61.
A key difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is that
a)
Buddhists focus on enlightenment through meditation
b)
Hindus believed in reincarnation, or a cycle of rebirt
c)
Hindus reject priests, formal rituals, and the caste system
d)
Buddhists believe only the highest caste can reach nirvana
62.
The Han emperor Wudi
a)
Reduced China;s overall territory
b)
eliminated taxes on peasants
c)
broke up government monopolies
d)
opened the Silk Road to the West
63.
Greek architecture, as shown by the Parrhenon, seeks to reflect
a)
the fearsome and chaotic power of the gods
b)
the creativity and uniqueness of the designer
c)
perfect balance and universal harmony and order
d)
the principles of action, excitement, and motion
64.
One reason why most conquered people remained loyal to Rome was that Rome
a)
did not require them to pay taxes
b)
allowed some of them to become citizens
c)
allowed their leaders to be senators
d)
threatened them with destruction should they revolt
65.
In the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of lands around the Mediterranean Sea by defeating
a)
the Sicilians
b)
the Carthaginians
c)
the Persians
d)
the Greeks
66.
Which of the following statements is true about Jesus of Nazareth?
a)
His teachings were rooted in Jewish tradition
b)
He questioned the teachings of the Jewish prophets
c)
He asked Paul to spread his teachings to gentiles
d)
He encouraged Jews to reject Roman rule
67.
What important change did the Roman emperor Constantine make in A.D. 313?
a)
He devided the empire into two parts, eastern and western
b)
He brought back the republic to help end political violence
c)
He granted religious toleration to Christians
d)
He moved the capital of the empire to Vienna
68.
Scholars believe the first people who arrived in the Americas came from
a)
China to central America
b)
Siberia across a land bridege to Alaska
c)
Europe to the coast of Eastern Canada
69.
Maya citied are especially well known for their
a)
complex system of aqueducts
b)
huge stone temples and palaces
70.
Scholar believe that they colossal carved heads of the Olmec culture are portraits of Olmec
a)
rulers
b)
enemies
71.
Which of the following statements is true about Maya culture?
a)
Slavery was strictly forbidden
b)
cities were sometimes governed by women
72.
The Inuit people were most likely to travel
a)
in wagons pulled by mules
b)
by kayak in open waters
73.
When the ownership of a manor was granted to a new lord, the serfs
a)
were sold to the new lord
b)
remained on the land to serve the new lord
74.
The truce of God required Christian nobles to
a)
make peace with the Muslim empire
b)
stop fighting between Friday and Sunday each week
75.
Starting in the late 700s, which group attacked Western Europe from the sea and broke the last threads of unity in Charlemagne's empire
a)
Magyars
b)
Vikings
76.
Chivalry was a
a)
contract between knights and their lord
b)
code of conduct for knights
77.
Which of the following was an effect of the Black Death?
a)
People developed greater religious tolerance as they united in prayer
b)
There were large increases in wages and prices throughout Europe
78.
During the First Crusade in 1099, Christian knights succeeded in capturing
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Tangier
79.
Why did many rural peasasnts move to cities during the plague years of the late 1300's
a)
due to high labor costs, landowners devoted less land to raising crops
b)
needing new members, guilds encourages villagers to relocate
80.
Which of the following brought on a decline in the power of the papacy in 1309?
a)
Christians split to form the Roman and Byzantine churches
b)
Pope Clement V moved the papal court to Avignon
81.
What helped cause the decline of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Mongol raiders plundered Constantinople
b)
Venetian merchants gained control of the Byzantine trade
82.
Which of these statements is true about the Mongol rule of medieval Russia
a)
Russian rulers continued the Mongols' use of absolute power
b)
The Mongols tried to destroy the Russian Orthodox Church
83.
After the Great Schism, the Byzantine church became known as the
a)
Roman Catholic Church
b)
Eastern Orthodox Church
84.
The development of Kiev and its culture was the result of the blended cultures of what two peoples?
a)
Slavs and Vikings
b)
Poles and slaves
85.
What was an effect of Mongol rule over medieval Russia?
a)
They cut Russia off from contacts with Western Europe
b)
They disrupted important trade routes of Russian merchants
86.
Merchants in Mecca were hostile to Muhammad because they thought
a)
his religion would disrupt their pilgrim trade
b)
he worshipped traditional Arab gods
87.
Akbar the Great helped to unite the Mughal empire by
a)
signing treaties with a number of hindu states
b)
partnering with Hindu princes in ruling the empire
88.
According to Muslim belief, Muhammad became the prophet of Islam after he
a)
saw a mysterious burning bush in the desert
b)
Heard the voice of the angel gabriel calling to him
89.
In 1453, after defeating the Byzantines, the Ottomans moved their capital to
a)
Constantinople
b)
Delhi
90.
In Ottoman society, the men of the sword were almost exclusively
a)
Jews
b)
Muslims
91.
Tolls collected from the flow of gold and salt helped to build the kingdom of
a)
Ghana
b)
Axum
92.
The Islamic university in Timbuktu was one result of the hajj made by
a)
Sundiata
b)
Mansa Musa
93.
Neolithic people of the Sahara migrated south because of
a)
desertification
b)
warfare
94.
The kingdom of Nubia absorbed culture and traditions from the civilization of
a)
Egypt
b)
Rome
95.
Trade in pepper, ivory, and slaves helped to build the African rain forest kingdom of
a)
Axum
b)
Benin
96.
Land reform under the Tang dynasty resulted in
a)
A stronger central government
b)
civil war between peasants and nobles
97.
The Mongol rulers of China
a)
allowed only mongols to serve in the military
b)
gave most high government jobs to the Chinese
98.
Because of its geographical location, Korea has been strongly influenced by the culture and traditions of
a)
vietnam
b)
China
99.
What was usually true about the role of women in Tang and Song society?
a)
Married women often managed the family finances
b)
Merchant women enjoyed high social status
100.
During their rule of China in the 1200's and 1300's, the Mongols
a)
stabalized and increased trade
b)
ended the exchange of goods and ideas with Europe
101.
During the song dynasty, the Chinese economy expanded because
a)
New farming methods created a surplus of food
b)
new fishing methods created a surplus of food
102.
Which statement describes a geographic feature that influenced the development of Japan?
a)
The islands are mostly fertile plains that are easy to farm
b)
The surrounding seas have both protected and isolated Japan
103.
What best describes the role of the emperor in Japanese feudal society
a)
He was a powerless, though revered, figurehead
b)
He was the shogun, or supreme military commander
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