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FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which geographic factor was most important to the development of the early river valley civilizations?

a)

fertile soils

b)

high mountains

c)

vast deserts

d)

smooth coastlines

2.

Which geographic feature was common to the development of civilizations in ancient Egypt, China, India and Mesopotamia?

a)

river valleys

b)

desrts

c)

rain forests

d)

mountains

3.

Which feature is considered a natural barrier?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Aswan Dam

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Great Wall of China

4.

Which major geographic feature has hindered cultural diffusion between India and China?

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Deccan Plateau

d)

Great Rift Valley

5.

Which geographical feature was central in helping the Romans unify their empire?

a)

Alps

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Tiber River

d)

Great Rift Valley

6.

A nomad is a person who

a)

moved to another country to avoid religious persecution

b)

moved from place to place in search of food

c)

moved to another country to support communism

d)

moved from place to place in search of new work

7.

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

-_____________________

-Centralized governments

-organized religions

-social classes

-specialization of labor

a)

economic development in ancient Egypt

b)

cultural diffusion in Mohenjo Daro

c)

Features of the Old Stone Age

d)

Characteristics of Civilization

8.

One way in which the Huang He, the Indus, and the Nile civilizations were similar is that they each

a)

flourished by trading salt and gold

b)

developed monotheistic religions

c)

suffered repeated invasions

d)

originated in river valleys

9.

Which geographic feature was common to the development of civilizations in ancient Egypt, China, India, and Mesopotamia?

a)

river valleys

b)

deserts

c)

rain forests

d)

mountains

10.

Which statement most accurately describes how geography affected the growth of the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia?

a)

river valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops

b)

large deserts provided many mineral deposits

c)

access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade routes

d)

large savanna areas provided protection from invaders

11.

The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods is called

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Daoism

c)

Approval of Gods

d)

Filial Piety

12.

One similarity found in both Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations is that each developed a

a)

written language

b)

monotheistic religion

c)

ziggurat

d)

compass

13.

The Caste System in India was characterized by

a)

a lack of social mobility

b)

the right of people to choose their occupations

c)

toleration for various religious beliefs

d)

equality between men and women

14.

The exchange of silks and spices and the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads are examples of

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

ethnocentrism

c)

self sufficiency

d)

desertification

15.

In China, Confucianism emphasized the idea that:

a)

equality should exist between all members of society

b)

salvation could be attained by prayer, meditation and good deeds

c)

individual goals should be placed ahead of the needs of the group

d)

harmony could be achieved by the proper behavior of each member of a family or society

16.

One way in which the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were similar is that both

a)

governed large areas around the Mediterranean Sea

b)

created democratic societies in which people elected their government officials

c)

developed a social system in which great equality existed

d)

promoted unity and communication by building a strong

17.
At the top of the social class in Rome were the __________
a)
Patricians
b)
Slaves
c)
Plebeians
d)
Monarchs
18.
This class made up 95% of the Roman population.
a)
Patricians
b)
Senators
c)
Plebeians
d)
Slaves
19.
Form of government started in Rome where the citizens have the power to elect their leaders. 
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Aristoracy
d)
Monarchy
20.
Made up of 300 elected Roman officials to make laws and taxes.
a)
Congress
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Senate
d)
Assembly
21.
The official code of laws for Rome was called:
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
The Twelve Tables
c)
95 Thesis
d)
10 Commandments
22.
This group was part of the lower or middle class. Common people.
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Slaves
d)
Priests
23.
We were posted in the Forum for all to see, the recorded laws of Rome
a)
The Ten Commandments
b)
Hammurabi's Code
c)
The Twelve Taboos
d)
The Twelve Tables
24.
What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hamilcar
c)
Leonidias
d)
Hannibal
25.
What was the result of the Punic Wars?  Fill in the blank.
______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.
a)
Rome, Asian
b)
Carthage, Mediterranean 
c)
Rome, Mediterranean 
d)
Carthage, Asian
26.
What type of government did Rome have, after they threw out their king?
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republic
27.

Under Caesar, the Roman Empire......

a)

grew a little.

b)

shrank.

c)

exploded.

d)

greatly expanded.

28.

Which phrase best describes Julius Caesar?

a)

successful and powerful

b)

rich and peaceful

c)

dull and educated

d)

short and fat

29.
What position did Julius Caesar claim for life in the Roman Republic?
a)
General
b)
King
c)
Dictator
d)
Governor
30.

What special position did the Senate give to Julius Caesar?

a)

Dictator for Life

b)

Supreme General

c)

they offered him the crown to become King of Rome.

d)

Senator

31.
I was a young conqueror, King of the Macedonians, one of the greatest generals in history, and conquered much of the ancient world.
a)
Philip II
b)
Bucephalus
c)
Aristotle
d)
Alexander 
32.
Alexander built the great city of _______________ in Egypt on the Nile Delta. This became a crossroads of trade and ideas in the Hellenistic world.
a)
Greece
b)
Macedonia
c)
Alexandria
d)
Bucephalus
33.
Alexander's father, _____________, was the leader of ________________.
a)
Philip, Greece
b)
Philip II, Macedonia
c)
Aristotle, Macedonia
d)
Aristotle, Greece
34.

Which of the following is the definition of Hellenistic

a)

Alexander's battle field tactics

b)

The Combination of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian culture

c)

The religious values of the Greeks

d)

The Alliance formed between the Greeks and Macedonians

35.

What happened to Alex's empire after his death?

a)

His Persian wife became regent.

b)

His son took over but quickly lost control

c)

The empire was split among his major generals

d)

The Persian king, Darius III, reclaimed most of the territory.

36.

Which war followed the Persian Wars and made it possible for Philip II of Macedonia to take over the Greek city-states?

a)

Peloponnesian Wars

b)

Battle Star Galactica

c)

Trojan Wars

d)

Punic Wars

37.

Who killed Caesar

a)

The Senate

b)

The Triumvarate

c)

The Persians

d)

Carthage

38.

Who became the sole leader of Rome after the death of Julius Caesar?

a)

Crassus

b)

Pompey

c)

Augustus

d)

Marcus Aurelius

39.
What does "Pax Romana" mean?
a)
Peaceful Romans
b)
Roman Victory
c)
Roman Peace
d)
Victorious Romans
40.
How long did the Pax Romana last?
a)
200 years
b)
20 years
c)
100 years
d)
None of these
41.

What is this?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Colosseum

d)

Forum

42.

What is this?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Colosseum

d)

Forum

43.

What is this?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Colosseum

d)

Forum

44.

What was the point of the Aqueducts?

a)

carry water from the mountains to the cities

b)

beautiful architecture

c)

help soldiers travel quickly

d)

trade

45.

The law code in Rome that claimed all people are innocent until proven guilty was called:

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

12 Tables

c)

10 Commandments

d)

12 Tablets

46.
Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?
a)
Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa
b)
Great architecture 
c)
Autocratic rulers 
d)
The pope lives there
47.
Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
National Cathedral
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Taj Mahal
48.
Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?
a)
It established all rules regarding. taxation.
b)
It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.
c)
It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.
d)
It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.
49.
Who split (divided) the Roman Empire in 2?
a)
Constantine
b)
Diocletian 
c)
Justinian
d)
Augustus
50.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
51.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
52.

A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their live according to a code of chivalry

a)

Samurai

b)

Navy

c)

Vassal

d)

Knight

53.

Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold

a)

Ethics

b)

Semper Fi

c)

Chivalry

d)

Tithe

54.
Which of the following was an effect of the Plague on Europe?
a)
religion became less of an influence among people
b)
most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed
c)
surviving peasants gained more economic power
d)
peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs
55.
The political order under feudalism was dependent upon the relationship between lords and their vassals.  The responsibility of the vassal included
a)
the promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands
b)
an oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service
c)
an agreement to keep lower classes under control
d)
the payment of taxes to the king or queen of the country
56.
Which of the following best describes a fief?
a)
the peasants who worked the farm land
b)
the oath of loyalty sworn to the monarch
c)
the income raised by the peasants
d)
the estate that was granted to the vassal
57.
Which of these statements about the Crusades is true?
a)
Crusaders brought Islamic culture, architecture, and medicine back to Europe
b)
trade diminished across Europe as fighting destroyed roads and bridges
c)
Crusaders were welcomed by Muslims, who wanted to help driving the Jews from the Holy Land
58.
The Crusades were a series of religious wars fought by Christian and Muslim soldiers between 1096 and 1270 AD.  What effects did the Crusades have on Europe and the Middle East?
a)
trade expanded and towns boomed
b)
silk cloth was brought to China from the West
c)
precious metals and stones were carried from China
d)
furs, ceramics, and jade were carried to China
59.
Black Death was spread largely by
a)
Rats
b)
People
c)
Cats
d)
Birds
60.

What is a shogun?

a)

powerful Japanese military leader who often had more power than the emperor

b)

a strict social system in which landowners grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor

c)

local landowning lord in feudal Japan

d)

highly trained Japanese warrior in feudal Japan

61.

What is feudalism?

a)

a strict social system in which landowners grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor

b)

local landowning lord in feudal Japan

c)

highly trained Japanese warrior in feudal Japan

d)

"the way of the warrior," a strict code of conduct that guided samurai behavior

62.

What is a samurai?

a)

highly trained Japanese warrior in feudal Japan

b)

"the way of the warrior," a strict code of conduct that guided samurai behavior

c)

again and again without end

d)

cause

63.

What is a daimyo?

a)

local landowning lord in fedual Japan

b)

highly trained Japanese warrior in feudal Japan

c)

"the way of the warrior," a strict code of conduct that guided samurai behavior

d)

again and again without end

64.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Donatello

c)

Jan Van Eyck

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

65.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

England

b)

Norway

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

66.

What was the first book to be printed on a printing press?

a)

Utopia

b)

Hamlet

c)

The Bible

d)

The Vedas

67.

What does renaissance mean?

a)

rebirth

b)

recreation

c)

re-acclimation

68.

What was the impact of the invention of the printing press?

a)

It did not have an impact

b)

It helped spread Renaissance ideas

c)

It made books more expensive

69.

Who invented the printing press with movable metal type?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Martin Luther

70.

What were Indulgences?

a)

Prayers performed after eating to much food

b)

Leaders within the Catholic Church

c)

Pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church

d)

Positions within the Catholic Church sold to the highest bidder

71.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
72.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.

b)

An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.

c)

A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.

d)

An argument over leadership of the Catholic Church that led to the election of 3 Popes

73.
What is so significant about Martin Luther hanging up the 95 Theses?
a)
It ended feudalism throughout Europe.
b)
It limited the power of the monarch in England.
c)
It was the event that started the Protestant Reformation.
d)
It was the event that started the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
74.

Which route did Vasco da Gama take to reach Asia?

a)

along an existing portion of the Silk Road

b)

around the Cape of Good Hope

c)

across the Atlantic Ocean

d)

through the Mediterranean and Red seas

75.

What caused the Age of Exploration?

a)

People of the Americas welcomed European technology and culture.

b)

Europeans were interested in discovering a quicker route to the Americas.

c)

Representatives from the Americas arrived in Europe as diplomats.

d)

The demand for spices and other Asian goods grew in European markets.

76.

How did agricultural products figure into the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The people of the New World taught Europeans irrigation techniques.

b)

European settlers brought the practice of farming to the New World.

c)

The people of the New World acquired corn from European sources.

d)

European settlers brought wheat to cultivate in the New World.

77.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
78.
Who conquered the Aztec empire?
a)
Hernando Cortez
b)
Francisco Pizarrro
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
79.
The expeditions of Conquistadors Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro resulted in the
a)
destroyed the Aztecs and Incas
b)
captured Brazil
c)
colonized N/A
d)
exploration of the Indies
80.

The voyage for Africans who were taken captive and sent to the Americas is referred to as...

a)

the Middle Passage

b)

the Triangular Trade

c)

the Slave Voyage

81.
Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?
a)
to share riches and wealth with them
b)
to provide more workers for the plantations
c)
to give them diseases
d)
to spread Christianity
82.

What is the Middle Passage?

a)

Water Route Through North America

b)

European slave trade with India

c)

the journey enslaved Africans took across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas

83.
What religion/philosophy teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Legalism
84.
Respect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs of
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Shintoism
85.
Laozi (Lao Tzu) was the founder of—
a)
Buddhism
b)
Taoism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Shintoism
86.

A philosophy centered around nature and treating it with respect

a)
Daoism
b)
Confucianism
c)
pictographs
d)
Mandate of Heaven
87.
The caste system is part of which religion?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Islam
88.
The Five pillars of Faith are a basic belief in what religion?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Islam
89.
How did Buddhism get to China?
a)
The Silk Road
b)
From Turkish traders
c)
From English Visitors
d)
From Dutch people
90.

Which belief system is considered monotheistic?

a)

Judaism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Animism

91.

A person who practices Hinduism would most likely

a)

believe the Vedas are sacred

b)

Worship in a synagogue

c)

Pray facing Mecca

d)

Make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem

92.

Which belief is shared by Hindus and Buddhists?

a)

Everyone should have the same social status.

b)

People should pray five times a day.

c)

The soul can be reincarnated.

d)

Material wealth is a sign of the blessing of the gods.

93.

Which of the following beliefs has heavily influenced the development of society, tradition, and the division of labor in India?

a)

The Ten Commandments

b)

The 4 Noble Truths

c)

The Caste System

d)

The Five Pillars

94.

In the practice of religion, the Ten Commandments

are to Christianity as the Eightfold Path is to

a)

Buddhism

b)

Daoism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

95.

Which individual developed an Asian philosophy

associated with the five relationships, filial piety,

and the Analects?

a)

Lao Zi

b)

Confucius

c)

Han Wudi

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

96.

One way in which the Five Relationships, the Ten

Commandments, and the Eightfold Path are similar

is that they

a)

Promote Polytheism

b)

establish gender equality

c)

provide ethical codes of behavior

d)

describes secularism

97.

• Showing respect for parents

• Maintaining family honor

• Honoring all elders


Which term is most closely related to these three

actions?

a)

Nirvana

b)

Animism

c)

Filial Piety

d)

Hadj (Hajj)

98.

Which belief systems are monotheistic

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

all 3

99.

Which belief system sacred text is the Koran

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

all 3

100.

Which belief systems' messiah is Jesus

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

all 3

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