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Ch 01 Test (A) World Before Modern Times

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

religious teachers that Jews believed were used by God to deliver messages to his people.

(a)  

2.

the belief in one God, rather than many

(a)  

3.

“the rule of the few”

(a)  

4.

claim by Chinese kings that they had direct authority from heaven to rule

(a)  

5.

describes a nation under “the rule of the people”

(a)  

6.

an extended family unit that has combined into a larger community

(a)  

7.

an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another

(a)  

8.

a form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote

(a)  

9.

The chief cities of the Songhai Empire prospered from

a)

the gold and salt trade.

b)

the decline of Zimbabwe.

c)

the arrival of the Portuguese.

d)

the rise of the Mogul Empire.

10.

What did the Romans contribute to Western civilization?

a)

technology, literature, language, and politics

b)

philosophy, agriculture, art, and law

c)

language, law, technology, and culture

d)

culture, literature, bronze working, and politics

11.

The religion of Judaism differed from the other religions of the time in that it

a)

was monotheistic, meaning its followers believed in one God, whereas other religions were polytheistic, meaning their followers believed in many gods.

b)

was the first religion to set down laws by which the people were to live their daily lives.

c)

was polytheistic, meaning its followers believed in many gods, whereas other religions were monotheistic, meaning their followers believed in one God.

d)

had no sacred texts or books.

12.

By the late fifth century C.E., invasions by nomadic Huns

a)

reduced the power of the Guptas.

b)

resulted in the rise of architecture.

c)

earned large profits for the Guptas.

d)

drove out the Aryans.

13.

The major schools of thought that emerged in China between 500 B.C.E. and 200 B.C.E. were

a)

Hinduism, Daoism, and Hellenism.

b)

Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism.

c)

Confucianism, monotheism, and Legalism.

d)

Buddhism, Daoism, and Legalism.

14.

China had only five dynasties in

a)

the fifth century B.C.E.

b)

one thousand years.

c)

the second and third centuries C.E.

d)

the Han era.

15.

Which of the following leaders is considered to be the greatest ruler in the history of India?

a)

Abū al-’Abbās

b)

Mahmund

c)

Aśoka

d)

Alexander the Great

16.

Which of these gives a reason for the development of feudalism?

a)

Europe’s emergence as a hub of trade

b)

the disintegration of Charlemagne’s empire

c)

decreasing power of the church, which failed to protect the lords

d)

the need to reform an increasingly industrialized society

17.

Who were the Aryans?

a)

founders of Buddhism

b)

the distant relatives of the Harappans

c)

Indo-European nomadic peoples who created a new Indian society

d)

the first religious leaders of India

18.

Which of these civilizations were in Mesoamerica?

a)

Maya and Inca

b)

Aztec and Inca

c)

Maya and Aztec

d)

Maya, Inca, and Aztec

19.

What does Aristotle suggest about the possibility of all the members of a state having nothing in common?

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20.

How did Romans and early Christians differ in their understanding of religion?

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