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  • Which person is a Greek mathematician who discovered a theorem about triangles still used?
    Pythagoras
    Socrates
    Archimedes
    Alexander the Great
  • Japan's Shogun system can best be compared to
    communism
    feudalism
    socialism
    capitalism
  • Coffee beans moved from:
    From France to the Americas
    The Aztecs to Spain
    The Inca to England
    The Pueblo to France
  • what did ancient trade centers all have in common?
    they were all located in Europe
    all located near water
    all located in Asia
    all located in the mountains
  • What was the impact of the crusades on the exchange of goods and ideas in Eurasia?
    decrease
    stayed the same
    no exchange happened
    increase
  • To which region did Islam spread in the 100 years after Muhammad's death?
    N. Africa
    Australia
    N. America
    South America
  • Which quality of hunter-gatherer communities made them different from later civilizations?
    they grew crops
    they had a written language
    they had domesticated animals
    they were nomadic
  • The amount of Hunting and Gathering communities decreased because
    the Ice Age lead to human extinction
    people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals
    they were conquered by Europeans
    animals overpowered them
  • How is the Magna Carta connected to the English Parliament?
    it had no connection
    it strengthened parliament
    it helped create parliament
    it abolished parliament
  • Which is the network of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations in Asia and Europe?
    Silk Road
    Great Wall
    Mare Nostrum
    Gupta Trail
  • Which of the following Hindu beliefs is supported by India's caste system?
    hajj
    reincarnation
    wu wei
    resurrection
  • located in modern day China, river is also known as the Yellow River
    Indus River Valley
    Huang He River Valley
    Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
    Nile River Valley
  • located in Africa along a river whose delta opened into the Mediterranean Sea
    Indus River Valley
    Huang He River Valley
    Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
    Nile River Valley
  • what effect did the domestication of animals have on early civilizations?
    there were less crops because the animals ate them
    people could put animals to work on farms
    people were able to create new species of animals
    People were finally able to eat meat
  • What new class of people emerged during the Renaissance?
    middle class
    merchants
    upper class
    lower class
  • Which of the following most likely led to the fall of the Roman Empire?
    Julius Caesar became the dictator
    the empire controlled trade routes
    located on the Italian peninsula
    There was high unemployment among the citizens
  • which term means having a greater amount than what is needed?
    propagation
    irrigation
    surplus
    sedentary
  • How did the Catholic Church first respond to the Reformation?
    it formed the Council of Trent
    It built many new cathedrals
    It waged war on Germanic kingdoms
    it formed the Society of Jesus
  • How did the flooding of Rivers affect agricultural communities?
    deposited fertile silt onto land
    ruined their economies
    degraded the land
    forced farmers to plant fewer crops
  • Which civilizations used hieroglyphics?
    Huang He RVC
    Nile River Valley Civilization
    Indus RVC
    Tigris-Euphrates RVC
  • What is a defining characteristic of feudalism?
    freedom
    hierarchy
    chaos
    equality
  • What does the term Renaissance mean?
    profit
    inspiration
    beauty
    rebirth
  • How did the Black Death affect the social order of feudalism?
    renewed belief in feudalism
    feudalism broke down & new social classes arose
    lords and vassals took control of communities
    fewer people were able to own land
  • During the Middle Ages, which group was responsible for preserving culture from Ancient Rome?
    monks
    university students
    pope
    political leaders
  • Which of the following changed art, education, and government during the Renaissance?
    humanism
    manoralism
    communism
    feudalism
  • Which European explorer is credited with being the first to sail around the world?
    Ferdinand Magellan
    Christopher Columbus
    Vasco de Gama
    John Cabot
  • Approx. how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
    3/4
    1/2
    all
    1/3
  • Which architectural feature best characterizes ancient Greek civilization?
    columns
    vaults
    wooden posts
    flying buttresses
  • What is one way the Mesopotamian culture developed after the Babylonian take over of Sumer?
    Harappans built cities there
    Sumerians invented base-60 system
    Writing became better with the invention of Cuneiform
    laws were more complex with the Code of Hammurabi
  • Which of the following was the first official emperor of Rome?
    Nero
    Caligula
    Augustus
    Julius
  • Who rejected Catholicism in favor of a new branch of Protestantism?
    John Calvin
    Francis Drake
    Michelangelo
    Johannes Gutenberg
  • What was the social structure of hunter-gatherer communities?
    men did all of the hunting, women only gathered
    one leader made all of the decisions for the group
    only men made the fires
    people worked together equally
  • What is a major principle contained in the Magna Carta?
    no one is above the law
    the king appoints church leaders
    anyone can become king
    only lords can have serfs
  • What was the Northwest Passage?
    water route connecting the Atlantic & Indian Ocean
    water route connecting the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
    water route around S. America
    trade route across Africa
  • What do Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism all have in common?
    polytheistic
    founding leaders are gods
    monotheistic
    do not pray to gods
  • Which two religions or philosophies involve the belief in a Messiah?
    Islam and Judaism
    Buddhism and Hinduism
    Judaism and Christianity
    Taoism and Confucianism
  • The Renaissance was a time of
    diplomacy
    war
    increased government
    discovery and creation
  • What is one way in which feudalism contributed to the growth of nation-states in W. Europe?
    lords owned the land
    peasants controlled the land
    caused the serfs to revolt
    centralized military power
  • What was the ancient Greek agora?
    a theatre
    a marketplace
    a school
    a temple
  • What is one way that Islam spread in Africa?
    Europeans forced it on people
    result of a civil war
    mandatory by law
    By traders (salt), who brought ideas and books with them
  • Which tool developed during the Renaissance changed the study of astronomy?
    abacus
    binoculars
    telescope
    compass
  • Which theme do many Chinese paintings reflect?
    harmony
    riches
    grief
    retribution
  • Which of the following was the first far-reaching of the Christians to spread their religion?
    Trojan War
    Punic Wars
    Crusades
    Persian Wars
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