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Midterm Prep

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The textbook, newspaper, eyewitness and photo are all good _____________ when you want to get information
a)
Sources
b)
Information
c)
Places
d)
things
2.
The same accident looked different to the three witnesses because they each had a different ____________ of the accident.
a)
Perspective
b)
Angle
c)
Motive
d)
Opinion
3.
This term means:
one-sided; unfair favoritism
a)
evaluate
b)
accuracy
c)
perspective
d)
bias
4.
How people feel/think
a)
opinion
b)
fact
c)
perspective
d)
corroborate
5.
What should you do when you contextualize sources? 
a)
Determine when and where the document was created. 
b)
Determine which document is more reliable. 
c)
Determine the language(words, phrases, images, symbols) that is used in the document. 
d)
Determine the author of the document 
6.
Why should we study history? 
a)
Learn about our past (ancestors, culture, advancements, leaders)
b)
Learn from our mistakes
c)
Create a better future
d)
All of the options are correct.
7.

What does historical context mean?

a)

events that led to an event

b)

what is being pictured in the image

c)

the geography surrounding an event

d)

a primary source

8.

What does geographic context mean?

a)

the geography of a specific area

b)

where a historical event took place and why it took place there

c)

the origins of a people group

d)

the beginning of mankind

9.

When people were farming and raising food, other people could have jobs besides farming

a)

society

b)

land bridge

c)

specialization of labor

d)

technology

10.

When early people learned to grow their own crops for food it was called ______________________.

a)

hunting

b)

gathering

c)

migrating

d)

agriculture

11.

Early people learned to raise animals for milk, meat, and wool and this is called _________________________.

a)

migration

b)

technology

c)

specialization of labor

d)

domestication

12.

_________________ migrated from place to place.

a)

villagers

b)

nomads

c)

priests

d)

migrations

13.

What did people use during the Paleolithic Era to help them survive?

a)

Canoes

b)

Bow and arrow

c)

stone tools

d)

pottery

14.
What term describes Paleolithic man?
a)
Farmer
b)
Hunter-gatherer
c)
Renaissance Man
d)
New Stone Age Man
15.
long periods of extreme cold
a)
ice age
b)
stone age
c)
bronze age
d)
iron age
16.

Which of the following is a contribution of the Phoenicians that is still used today?

a)

the use of iron in tools and weapons

b)

the invention of a simple alphabet

c)

the introduction of Indo-European languages to Europe

d)

the invention of gunpowder

17.

Which of the following is a goal of Hammurabi's code?

a)

emphasize the importance of life after death

b)

promote trade with peoples from other lands

c)

provide kings with knowledge on how to rule

d)

establish a written system of laws

18.

What is the drawing a representation of?

a)

Egyptian Hieroglyphics

b)

Mesopotamia Cuneiform

c)

a Phoenician bill of sale

d)

Hebrew writing

19.

What did the Shang Dynasty write symbols on for the purpose of foretelling the future?

a)

stone from the Great Wall

b)

a sheep's skin

c)

oracle bones

d)

tea leaves

20.

How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?

a)

It led to long periods of war among families.

b)

Religious leaders read oracle bones to select new rulers.

c)

The ruler received a direct mandate from heaven that he should resign.

d)

It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty.

21.

In Chinese history, how is “dynasty” defined?

a)

a family that passed the imperial title from generation to generation

b)

any emperor who lasted more than two decades

c)

kings dominated by foreign interests

d)

powerful bureaucrats who ran the state

22.

In ancient India, the Aryans developed a distinctive social class system. What was it called?

a)

social pyramid

b)

caste system

c)

moksha

d)

nirvana

23.

In traditional Chinese culture, which philosophy had the greatest influence on the development of culture, society, and politics due to the emphasis on relationships?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Taoism

d)

Buddhism

24.

What are the most sacred writings of the Jewish religion, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible called?

a)

the Torah

b)

the Old Testament

c)

the Ten Commandments

d)

the Four Noble Truths

25.

In Buddhism, what is the release from selfishness and pain is known as?

a)

dharma

b)

moksha

c)

nirvana

d)

reincarnation

26.

Often referred to as the “enlightened one” by his followers, who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Abraham

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon of Akkad

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

27.

Where on earth is the Indus River Valley?

a)

Iraq

b)

Pakistan and Western India

c)

North Carolina

d)

China

28.

How do we know the cities in the Indus Valley had a government?

a)

We read it in their writings.

b)

Their cities had well planned, grid patterned streets.

c)

The kings told us.

d)

We don't know that they had a government.

29.

What is another name for the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

Harrapan Culture

b)

Mohenjo Daro

c)

India

d)

Mesopotamia

30.

Which of the following best tells what we know about their religion?

a)

They were monotheistic. They had a god of the sun.

b)

They were polytheistic. They had many gods and temples.

c)

They were Hindu. They worshiped the earth.

d)

We don't know much about their religion. We cannot read their writing.

31.

Why do they call it the Fertile Crescent?

a)

because the women had a lot of babies

b)

because the animals had a lot of babies

c)

because the moon was in a crescent form all of the time

d)

The land was fertile and shaped like a crescent moon.

32.

Who were considered the first civilized people?

a)

the Egyptians

b)

the Babylonians

c)

the Americans

d)

the Sumerians

33.

Three things that the Sumerians invented were...

a)

The wheel, writing, and the plow.

b)

The wheel, top, and toys.

c)

The wheel, the telephone, and houses

d)

The wheel, the computer, and guns.

34.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

a tomb for the king

b)

a temple where the priests worshiped their gods

c)

a temple where the priests performed human sacrifices

d)

a Mesopotamian cigarett.

35.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
36.

The Shang Dynasty ruled from 1700 to 1122 B.C.E in an area in the

a)

Huang He valley

b)

Chang Jiang River.

c)

East China Sea

d)

Jade Oracle city

37.

Which group of artisans were especially valued in Shang society?

a)

artisans that made beautiful baskets

b)

artisans that were skilled in bronze

c)

artisans that cooked rare delicacies

d)

artisans that specialized in oracles

38.

What did the Shang use for money?

a)

jade figurines

b)

cowrie shells

c)

bronze armor

d)

corn and millet

39.

Which of the following is true of Shang writing?

a)

Its characters stood for words instead of sounds

b)

It used only pictographs rather than logographs.

c)

It does not have any similarities to modern Chinese.

d)

all of the above

40.

What did the Shang do to ensure their kings were served in the afterlife?

a)

They buried animals, servants, and slaves in the tombs.

b)

They made each farmer perform an oracle bone ritual

c)

The nobles had to give up their land for the dead kings.

d)

They charged farmers a tax to donate to the dead kings.

41.
According to the Torah, where did Abraham and his family move to?
a)
Egypt, the pharaoh didn't want them to go
b)
Canaan, later called the land of Israel, a region of land along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
c)
Mecca and then Medina, two cities in what is modern-day Saudi Arabia
d)
The Americas in order to escape the Roman Army
42.
What was the Jewish Diaspora?
a)
The spread of the Jewish people outside of their homeland, beginning about 596 B.C.E. when the Babylonians forced the Jews to leave Jerusalem.
b)
The holiest of Jewish holidays.  Jews fast and ask for atonement of their sins.
c)
When God delivered the Ten Commandments to Moses.
d)
When Jews believe Jesus rose from the dead and became the savior.
43.
What are the Ten Commandments?
a)
They are a list of prayers all Jews are expected to do each night.
b)
They contain teachings Jews believe were handed down by God to Moses
c)
They are the teachings that Jews believe were handed down by God to Abraham.
d)
They are a list of things Jews believe God commanded Jesus to do.
44.
a binding agreement
a)
compromise
b)
Torah
c)
covenant
d)
commandment
45.
Define Buddhist:
a)
a follower of Buddhism, that believes in a caste system
b)
a follower of Buddhism, that believes in killing animals
c)
a follower of Buddhism, that believes that it is okay to get drunk
d)
a follower of Buddhism, that believes in kindness, good deeds, and moderation
46.

Gupta period was also known as?

a)

Golden age

b)

Silver age

c)

Copper age

d)

None of these

47.

Name the poet in chandraguta II court's

a)

Harisena

b)

Kalidasa

c)

All of these

d)

None of these

48.

The Zhou political system they developed was called

a)

Democracy.

b)

Oligarchy.

c)

Feudalism.

d)

Communism.

49.

After the Zhou lost the battle to invaders the Lords started fighting each other this period was known as

a)

The Warring States Period.

b)

The Great Civil War.

c)

The Cruel War.

d)

World War 1.

50.

The basic concept of Legalism was

a)

people should respect each other.

b)

opposite forces should live in harmony.

c)

people are bad by nature and need to be controlled.

51.

Which of the following dynasties won the Warring States Period?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

52.

Which dynasty first built the Great Wall of China?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

53.

Shi Huangdi ruled using which philosophy?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Daoism

54.
What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?
a)
Rome & Alexandria
b)
Corinth & Olympia
c)
Thebes & Argos
d)
Sparta & Athens
55.
Crete is the name of Greece's biggest __________?
a)
Body of water
b)
God/goddess
c)
island
d)
peninsula
56.
What was the primary focus of the culture in the city-state of Athens?
a)
War & fighting
b)
Athletics & competition
c)
Power & conquest
d)
Art & education
57.

The invasion of what army helped bring the city-states of Athens and Sparta together (united them)?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Byzantium

c)

Persian

d)

Mongolian

58.
How did Alexander spread Greek culture?
a)
He developed friendships with many lands in Europe.
b)
He adopted many Asian ways.
c)
He created a vast empire in Europe, Asia, & Africa.
d)
He rooted for the Cubs to win the World Series.
59.

Athens is credited with the development of _________________, a form of government where the people choose how they are ruled.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Anarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Direct Democracy

60.

Which describes a time of great cultural growth, mainly taking place in Athens?

a)

Bronze Age

b)

Golden Age

c)

Stone Age

d)

Middle Ages

61.

What important military tactic did the Greeks use to beat the Persians?

a)

Philosophy

b)

Phalanx

c)

Hammer & anvil

d)

Run & shoot

62.

Which of the following best explains what caused the end of the Golden Age of Greece?

a)

They started to allow women to become citizens.

b)

Their apples all became rotten.

c)

Peloponnesian War, a war between Greek city-states

d)

All of the above

63.
By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called 
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Golden Years
c)
Pax Augustus
d)
Age of Prosperity
64.

A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

a)

patrician

b)

plebian

c)

counsul

d)

dictator

65.
A structure that carries water over long distances
a)
colosseum
b)
dome
c)
aqueduct
d)
arch
66.
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
a)
Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Diocletian
d)
Constantine
67.

Why was Rome's geographic setting important?

a)

Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land.

b)

Its position was central to Italy and the known Western world.

c)

It was surrounded by deserts which kept is safe from invasion.

d)

Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops.

68.

The complex structure of Roman government to limit the power of any one group or persons is called a system of

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Checks and penalties

c)

Checks and denarii

d)

Checks and payments

69.
What were the three forms of government that Rome had?
a)
Oligarchy, democracy, theocracy
b)
Monarchy, republic, empire
c)
Monarchy, democracy, republic
d)
Theocracy, monarchy, empire
70.
____ were the first set of written laws in Rome.
a)
10 Commandments
b)
Roman Code
c)
The Ten Chairs
d)
The Twelve Tables.
71.

What did Diocletian do to the Empire?

a)

He started a war to expand Rome

b)

Adopted Christianity

c)

Reunited Rome

d)

Split the empire into 2 sections

72.

After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the ________________ empire arose in what was Eastern Rome

a)

Ottoman

b)

Mongol

c)

Persian

d)

Byzantine

73.
What year did the Roman empire collapse?
a)
350 A.D.
b)
476 A.D. 
c)
200 A.D.
d)
632 A.D. 
74.
Which empire was best known for libraries that preserved ancient Greek and Roman knowledge
a)
Mongol
b)
Gupta
c)
Chinese
d)
Byzantine
75.
What language was spoken in Byzantine liturgy (church services).
a)
Latin
b)
Greek
c)
English
d)
Russian
76.
What is the Great Schism
a)
The split in Christian Church
b)
The split in the Islamic Religion
c)
The reign of Justinian 
d)
The split of the Roman Empire
77.
What was the set of laws that governed the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Theodora's Tablet of Codes
b)
The Articles of the Confederacy
c)
Justinian Bill of Rights
d)
Justinian Code
78.
This half of the Christian church was supported by Emperor Leo and was ordered to destroy icons.
a)
Roman Catholics
b)
Greek Orthodox
c)
Jewish People
d)
Buddhist Monks
79.
What caused the citizens to rebel against Justinian?
a)
High taxes and too many wars
b)
Happiness and prosperity
c)
His enslavement of the people
d)
His harsh set of laws
80.
Who overran Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire in 1453? 
a)
Christian Crusaders
b)
Ottoman Turks
c)
Seljuk Turks
d)
Mongols
81.
What is the new name of Constantinople?
a)
Persepolis
b)
Persia
c)
Turkey
d)
Istanbul
82.
Which Islamic group began to invade the Christian, Byzantine Empire?
a)
Fatimid
b)
Turk
c)
Chinese
d)
Franks
83.
What City did Muhammad have to flee from when he began teaching Islam?
a)
Medina
b)
Yathrib
c)
Mecca
d)
Jerusalem
84.

[p3] To what branch of Islam did the Safavids belong (they made conversion to it mandatory)?

a)

Shia

b)

Sunni

c)

Catholic

85.
Where did Islam have its origin?
a)
Islam first emerged in Mecca, a city in Arabia in the Middle East.
b)
Canaan, later called the Land of Israel
c)
Judea, it had once been a part of the ancient Kingdom of Israel
d)
Egypt, near the ancient pyramids
86.
What happened after Muhammad and his followers returned to Mecca in 630 C.E.?
a)
They reclaimed the city and established Islam as the dominant faith in Saudi Arabia.
b)
They were defeated and forced to return to Medina.
c)
They decided to return to worshiping the pagan gods like the rest of the population.
d)
They converted to Christianity.
87.
What is the Qu'ran?
a)
The Muslim holy book, which contains the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
b)
The daily prayer all Muslims must say five times a day.
c)
The Muslim house of worship that they attend every week.
d)
The holiest of Muslim holidays where they fast from sunup to sundown.
88.
What is the Hajj?
a)
The holiest holiday where Muslims fast from sunup to sundown.
b)
The Muslim holy book that contains the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
c)
The daily prayer all Muslims say.
d)
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are encouraged to do at least once.
89.
Which of these is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?
a)
There is no god but god.
b)
The pilgrimage to Mecca must be made.
c)
Fasting must be done every day.
d)
Donations to charity must be made annually.
90.

Put the Islamic Caliphates in the correct chronological order -

a)

Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid

b)

Abbasid, Rashidun, Umayyad

c)

Umayyad, Abbasid, Rashidun

d)

Rashidun, Abbasid, Umayyad

91.
In the 700s, Arabian merchants played a large role in -- 
a)
spreading new technology across Asia, Africa, and Europe.
b)
converting large numbers of European to Islam.
c)
uniting most of Asia and Europe.
d)
stopping the invasions of nomadic tribes in Asia.
92.

What was promised by the Rightfully guided Caliphs?

a)

To reclaim the Roman Empire

b)

To persecute Christians and Jews

c)

To force all non-muslims to convert to Islam

d)

Stay true to the Qur'an and Muhammad's message

93.

Mansa Musa was from which country in Africa

a)

Mali

b)

Congo

c)

Madagascar

d)

I don't Know

94.

Musa was famous for making a pilgrimage to?

a)

Mali

b)

Mecca

c)

Miami

d)

None of these

95.

What does Musa have in common with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett and others in the article

a)

Wealthiest Man in History

b)

Famous historians

c)

None of these

96.

Musa's wealth was a result of the countries vast resources of?

a)

Salt

b)

Gold

c)

Copper

d)

Spices

97.

Where is Ibn Battuta born?

a)

Tangier, Morocco.

b)

Paris, France.

c)

Baghdad, Iraq.

d)

Cairo, Egypt.

98.

Which countries had Ibn Battuta visited?

a)

China

b)

Nigeria

c)

India

d)

Iraq

99.

What was his intention when he first left Tangier?

a)

To visit his family.

b)

To trade goods.

c)

To fight in the war.

d)

To complete the task of "Hajj" in Mecca.

100.

How long was his journey?

a)

40

b)

30

c)

3

d)

22

101.

What is Ibn Battuta most known for?

a)

For his traveling journeys.

b)

For his scientific discoveries.

c)

For his poetry.

d)

For his discovery of America.

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