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WHI 2nd Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is being described in the graphic?

a)

A River Valley societies

b)

B New Stone Age societies

c)

C Hunter-gatherer societies

d)

D Neolithic societies

2.

How did the beginning of agriculture and the domestication of animals change civilization during the Neolithic Era?

a)

F Advanced civilization by promoting the rise of settled communities

b)

G Survival depended on the availability of wild plants and animals

c)

H Their physical environment shaped the life in early human hunter-gatherers societies

d)

J Allowed for migration from continent to continent

3.

What is the purpose of archaeology as a field of study?

a)

A Workers can build model ships and structures for defense

b)

B Scientific tests can be used to a analyze fossils and artifacts to

study past cultures

c)

C Medicine analyzes data to study modern humans

d)

D Draw inferences and conclusions about recent health patterns

4.

Siddhartha Gautama is considered to be the founder of which major religion?

a)

F Hinduism

b)

G Taoism

c)

H Confucianism

d)

J Buddhism

5.

The Vedas and Upanishads are sacred writings of which major religion?

a)

F Islam

b)

G Hinduism

c)

H Judaism

d)

J Buddhism

6.

Which major religion has the key beliefs listed?

a)

A Buddhism

b)

B Hinduism

c)

C Confucianism

d)

D Islam

7.

Which major religion has the key beliefs shown?

a)

F Islam

b)

G Hinduism

c)

H Buddhism

d)

J Judaism

8.

Which monotheistic religion follows the Ten Commandments that state moral and religious conduct?

a)

A Hinduism

b)

B Confucianism

c)

C Judaism

d)

D Islam

9.

An ancient system of writing that consisted of wedge-shaped marks called cuneiform was a contribution of which early civilization?

a)

F Phoenicia

b)

G China

c)

H Egypt

d)

J Sumer

10.

Which empire had contributions in mathematics, medicine, astronomy, textiles, and literature during the Golden Age of classical Indian culture?

a)

A Aryan

b)

B Mauryan

c)

C Gupta

d)

D Persian

11.

Accomplishments as free hospitals, veterinary clinics, good roads and the spread of Buddhism derived from which empire?

a)

F Mauryan

b)

G Indus River Valley

c)

H Gupta

d)

J Aryan

12.

The Torah contains the written records and beliefs of which major religion?

a)

F Islam

b)

G Hinduism

c)

H Judaism

d)

J Buddhism

13.

Which empire is known for the development of an imperial bureaucracy

a)

A Gupta

b)

B Persian

c)

C Aryan

d)

D Mauryan

14.

What happened to the spread of Greek culture resulting from the Peloponnesian Wars?

a)

F Slowed the advance and weakened political power

b)

G Failed as Persian ideas prevailed in the region

c)

H Allowed for Roman culture to thrive immediately

d)

J Continued innovations were made in culture and government

15.

What was not a result of the Punic Wars?

a)

A Destruction of Carthage

b)

B Expanded trade and wealth for Rome

c)

C Roman victory

d)

D Carthage domination

16.

Archimedes and Hippocrates are most associated with-

a)

F drama

b)

G science

c)

H philosophy

d)

J history

17.

Homer is best associated with –

a)

A architecture

b)

B poetry

c)

C sculpture

d)

D mathematics

18.

Which does not characterize Athens during the Golden Age of Pericles?

a)

F Parthenon became an example of the reconstruction

b)

G Most adult males had an equal voice

c)

H Democracy was extended

d)

J Athens was destroyed

19.

Which type of simple architectural column is shown?

a)

A Egyptian

b)

B Doric

c)

C Ionic

d)

D Corinthian

20.

Which religion spread due to its popular message as well as carried by the Apostles throughout the Roman Empire?

a)

F Buddhism

b)

G Christianity

c)

H Judaism

d)

J Islam

21.

The Five Pillars are key beliefs associated with which major religion?

a)

F Buddhism

b)

G Christianity

c)

H Judaism

d)

J Islam

22.

Religious icons, mosaics and domed churches were art and architecture contributions that were common in which empire?

a)

F Roman

b)

G Persian

c)

H Egyptian

d)

J Byzantine

23.

During the Middle Ages, missionaries carried Christianity to Germanic tribes and the Pope anointed Charlemagne Emperor demonstrated –

a)

A failure of the Catholic Church to serve the needs of the people

b)

B that Roman authority was increasing in Western Europe

c)

C influence of the Roman Catholic Church

d)

D a decreasing role of the Church as a unifying role in Europe

24.

Which is known for the codification of Roman law that influenced later European legal codes later?

a)

F Ptolemy

b)

G Draco

c)

H Julius Caesar

d)

J Justinian

25.

Which civilization is known for cultural and scientific contributions and achievements listed?

a)

A Byzantine

b)

B Roman

c)

C Islamic

d)

D Persian

26.

Which of the following pledged service and loyalty to the greater lord for protection in the feudal society?

a)

F Serfs

b)

G Vassals

c)

H Noblemen

d)

J Fiefs

27.

How did the medieval manor system function economically during the Middle Ages?

a)

A Land was redistributed among peasants

b)

B Lacked mutual obligations

c)

C Self-sufficient

d)

D Inadequate in function

28.

Amber originated from which area?

a)

F Persia

b)

G India

c)

H China

d)

J Baltic region

29.

Porcelain, the compass, and paper money all originated in which area?

a)

A Lands around the Indian Ocean

b)

B India

c)

C West Africa

d)

D China

30.

Which country is known for being a mountainous archipelago?

a)

F France

b)

G Japan

c)

H Spain

d)

H Russia

31.

Calendars, mathematics, and writing and other record-keeping systems were all contributions from which civilizations?

a)

A Byzantine with Hellenistic influences

b)

B Mayan, Aztec and Incan

c)

C Persian along with Aryan practices

d)

D Greek and Roman

32.

Which was known for the origin of democratic principles such as direct democracy, public debate, and the duties of citizen?

a)

F Sparta

b)

G Rome

c)

H Mecca

d)

J Athens

33.

Which river valley civilization was known as Mesopotamia?

a)

A 1

b)

B 2

c)

C 3

d)

D 4

34.

Which astronomer-mathematician proposed that the

Earth was the center of the universe?

a)

F Aristotle

b)

G Ptolemy

c)

H Phillip II

d)

J Virgil

35.

All are considered to be historical turning points that influenced Islamic civilization except –

a)

A the conquests of Jerusalem and Damascus

b)

B Muslim victory at the Battle of Tours

c)

C the capital moved to Baghdad

d)

D the Sunni-Shi’a division

36.

What architectural structure was mainly used for religious purposes with the Mayans and the Aztec in particular?

a)

F Columns

b)

G Arches

c)

H Aqueducts

d)

J Pyramids

37.

Which country influenced Japan with its writing, architecture and the adoption of Buddhism?

a)

A China

b)

B Greece

c)

C Rome

d)

D India

38.

Which stressed these beliefs forming the social order in China?

a)

F Confucianism

b)

G Islam

c)

H Hinduism

d)

J Christianity

39.

Which city-state was known for having a rigid social structure, being militaristic and ruled by a small group?

a)

A Rome

b)

B Athens

c)

C Sparta

d)

D Medina

40.

In the structure of the Roman Republic, which represented the majority of the population?

a)

F Slaves

b)

G Plebeians

c)

H Consuls

d)

J Patricians

41.

Which demonstrates economic patterns by early river valley civilizations?

a)

A Slavery did not exist in the ancient world

b)

B Agricultural surplus, trade and use of metal developed

c)

C Learned how to make fire and lived in clans

d)

D People migrated in search of food, water, and shelter

42.

Which does not show how the Pax Romana affected the Roman Empire economically?

a)

F Trade was expanded promoting stability

b)

G Two centuries of war under the imperial rule led to ruin

c)

H Established uniform system of money

d)

J Guaranteed safe travel and trade on Roman roads

43.

Which is an ethnic religion unique to Japan known for its connection to the forces of nature and ancestors?

a)

A Judaism

b)

B Confucianism

c)

C Buddhism

d)

D Shinto

44.

Which prosperous African empire was located relative to the Zambezi and the Limpopo rivers?

a)

F Zimbabwe

b)

G Axum

c)

H Timbuktu

d)

J Ghana

45.

Which religion was the first to be monotheistic?

a)

A Zoroastrianism

b)

B Judaism

c)

C Buddhism

d)

D Hinduism

46.

Why was the caste system central to Indian culture?

a)

F Created the belief on one God

b)

G Proclaimed Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah

c)

H It influenced all social interactions and choices of occupations

d)

J Established a belief in two opposing forces in the universe

47.

Which civilization influenced Russia and much of Eastern Europe through its religion, culture and trade?

a)

A Persian

b)

B Byzantine

c)

C Franks

d)

D Vikings

48.

Which term means a forced spreading of a group of people?

a)

F Humanism

b)

G Tribute

c)

H Polytheism

d)

J Diaspora

49.

Many of Western civilization’s symbols, metaphors, words and idealized images come from ancient Greek –

a)

A mythology

b)

B economics

c)

C politics

d)

D geography

50.

Which best explains why Julius Caesar was assassinated?

a)

F Discontent grew over new enforced Jewish laws and practices

b)

G He refused to pass any reforms especially

dealing with Rome’s poor

c)

H His enemies worried that he planned to

make himself king of Rome

d)

J Civil law was not applied to Roman citizens