World History Fall Semester Study Guide

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1. Why might the punishments in the quote below be 5. Sumerian cuneiform, Egyptian Hieroglyphics and the
different? Phoenician alphabet were important because they…
“If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be a. Allowed people to keep records
put out…
b. Led to the establishment of towns and cities
If he put out the eye of a man’s slave, or break the bones of
c. Aided in the development of farming in the Near
a man’s slave,he shall pay one-half of its value.”
East
-Hammurabi’s Code
d. Led to advanced technologies
a. Crimes involving injury were not tolerated
6. Excavations at Mohenjo Daro and Harappa indicate that
b. Free People were valued more than slaves early Indian civilizations…
c. Slaves were valued more than free people a. Practiced monotheism
d. Crimes against slaves were not punished b. Constructed large temple-pyramids
2. On what was the power of Egypt’s pharaohs based? c. Built large, advanced cities (plumbing and such)
a. Royal control of irrigation d. Were destroyed in invaders from Egypt
b. Their great wealth 7. Why are many details about Indus Society still a mystery?
c. The belief that the pharaohs were gods a. There is not much archaeological evidence
d. The construction of pyramids b. They had no writing system
3. How did Egyptian civilization influence the Kingdom of c. They had too many cite-states
Kush?
d. Historians have not been able to read their
a. Egyptians taught the Kushite’s how to raise writing
cattle
8. One similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism is that
b. Egypt sent Christina missionaries to Kush they both
c. Kushite’s learned to make iron from Egyptians a. Encourage the practice of yoga to aid in
meditation
d. Kushite’s modeled their pyramids after those in
Egypt b. Believe in rebirth
4. How did Judaism differ from other religions in the ancient c. Believe in Brahman created and preserves the
Near East world
a. Jewish leaders served as political and religious d. Spread throughout Africa
rulers
9. The Shang made many advances to civilization, such as
b. Judaism forbade the building of elaborate
a. Making paper
temples
b. Creating a precise lunar calendar
c. Jewish religious traditions had little influence on
daily life c. The specialization of labor
d. Judaism developed as a monotheistic religion d. Using an alphabet

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10. Which of the following correctly describes the spread of 16. How could people earn citizenship in Rome’s early years?
Buddhism?
a. They had to be born citizens
a. Buddhism’s originated in India but later spread
b. They could perform special services to the
to Southeast Asia, China and Japan
government and might be rewarded with it
b. Japanese missionaries introduced Buddhism to
c. They had to own enough slaves
southeast Asia
d. They had to serve in the government
c. Chinese Merchants are crediting with spreading
Buddhism to India 17. The shift from republic to empire in Rome is credited to
the efforts of
d. Buddhism originated in China and later spread
to India a. Augusts
11. Mycenaean kings built great monuments to b. Constantine
a. Raise money c. Diocletian
b. Appease the gods d. Julius Caesar
c. Make people proud of their Greek heritage 18. Emperor Constantine’s Conversion to Christianity
helped
d. Show off their strength
a. Him win a decisive battle
12. Loyalty, bravery, and discipline are values that would
have been most highly prized by citizens of which city- b. Introduce Christianity to non-Jews
state?
c. Christianist spread more rapidly throughout the
a. Athens empire
b. Corinth d. Strengthen the Roman Empire
c. Macedonia
d. Sparta
13. Aristotle is best known for his
a. Discovery that the Earth is round
b. Emphasis on thinking for oneself
c. Recording the teachings of Socrates
d. Logical study of most fields of science
14. Alexander the Greats empire extended from
a. Italy to Persia
b. Asia Minor to the Caspian Sea 19. The structure in the photo above (A) is an example of
the Romans skill in
c. Greece to the Indus River
a. Military Conquest
d. Egypt to Mesopotamia
b. Engineering
15. The government of the United States differs from that of
ancient Athens in that c. Law
a. US citizens elect representatives to vote for d. Science
them
20. Which of the following was a key cause of the economic
b. US leaders can serve as many terms as they troubles that led to Rome’s collapse?
wish
a. A new capital was constructed at Constantinople
c. US government is made up of only one branch
b. The Visigoths sacked the city of Rome
d. Foreigners cannot become citizens of the United
c. Emperors minted new coins that were not as
States
valuable as they had previously had been
d. Diocletian split the Empire into two parts

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21. The discovery of elaborate tombs, giant stone had 27. The Silk Roads played an important role during the Han
monuments and pyramids in Olmec settlements most dynasty because they
likely led scholars to believe that
a. Brought china into a global trade network
a. The Olmec were skilled hunters
b. Helped bring silk production to china
b. Olmec society was highly organized
c. Allowed china to export goods and ideas to
c. The Olmec were polytheistic Japan
d. Olmec towns served as religious and ceremonial d. Helped to protect northern China from invaders
centers
28. During his rule, Asoka contributed to Indian society
22. Which of the following is a similarity between the Aztec through all of the following ways except
and Inca civilizations?
a. By improving roads and transportation
a. Both created large and powerful empires
b. Through his policy of taxation
b. Trade played an important role in both
c. In the construction of stone pillars
civilizations
d. In his efforts to spread Buddhism
c. Slaves made up the lowest social class in both
civilizations 29. Which of the following correctly identifies an empire or
dynasty which its achievements
d. Both civilizations were located in what is now
central Mexico a. Han-created the civil-service system
23. Which of the following identifies Mesoamerican b. Gupta-Built the Great Wall
civilization from the earliest to latest
c. Maurya- Invented the wheelbarrow
a. Anasazi, Aztec, Chauvin, Inca
d. Qin- invented paper
b. Olmec, Maya and Aztec
30. During the Gupta period Indian trade helped link
c. Zapotec, Aztec, Maya, Inca
a. The Mediterranean world and China
d. Maya, Hopewell, Aztec
b. Rich and poor
24. Which of the following is an example of Aztec
c. Hindus and Buddhists
achievements in astronomy
d. North India and south India
a. The development of a writing system
31. The Conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims began
b. The creation of a 365- day calendar
a. When Muhammad died
c. The use of Chiapas
b. Before Muhammad was born
d. The development of the concept of zero
c. With the Abbasids Dynasty
25. One way in which the Inca helped unify their large empire
was to d. When the Muslims built Mecca
a. Build an extensive system of roads 32. Which of the following is a similarity between Islam,
Judaism and Christianity
b. Demand a labor tax from all citizens
a. Each religion originated in Arabia
c. Develop a uniform system of writing
b. Each teaches followers to fast during its holy
d. Maintain a powerful military
month
26. Under Emperor Wudi, Confucianism became the official
c. Each is a monotheistic religion
government philosophy. Why might Confucianism have
appealed to Wudi? d. Each believes that Muhammad is the las of Gods
prophet
a. It encouraged the use of strict laws and harsh
punishments 33. The Muslim Empire expanded to all of the following
areas except
b. It promoted the unification of the empire
a. Spain
c. It emphasized obedience and loyalty
b. Egypt
d. It stressed the importance of trade
c. Persia
d. Russia
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34. According to the map (B), the country with the most Shia
Muslims is
a. Iran 37. Based on the map (c) in what general direction did the
b. Turkey Bantu migration routes travel?

c. Saudi Arabia a. Southeast

d. Iraq b. Southwest

35. What role did Muslims play in global trade? c. Northeast

a. They traded gold to the rest of the world d. Northwest

b. They connected traders in the East and the West 38. What made the Eastern African coast a center of world
trade?
c. They did not participate in global trade
a. Valuable trade items such as silk and glass
d. They were the first to use coins in trade
b. Its location on the Indian Ocean
c. Large cities with walls for protection
d. Powerful armies in Aksum and Ethiopia
36. Which of the following played the most important role in
early African society? 39. The power of West African kingdoms such as Ghana and
Mali was largely based on their
a. Village priests
a. Use of camels for transportation
b. The individual
b. Conversion to Islam
c. Kings and Queens
c. Control of the salt and gold trades
d. The family
d. Location along major trade routs
40. Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca was significant
because it
a. Brought Mali’s great wealth to the attention of
other kingdoms
b. Caused the price of gold to rise
c. Brought great riches to the people of Mali
d. Introduced camels to Arabia and Europe
41. The Tang and Sui dynasties strengthened the power of the
central government by
a. Outlawing the production of weapons
b. Banning the export of silk
c. Reforming the bureaucracy
d. Encouraging new farming techniques to increase
rice production
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42. The compass and paper money were Chinese innovations 49. What led to the spread of orthodox Christianity into
that resulted from Eastern Europe and Russia?
a. The introduction of advanced warfare a. The byzantine conquest of Kiev
b. Contact with Japan and Korea b. Alexander Nevviskis defeat of the Teutonic
knights
c. The creation of the civil-service system
c. The development of the Cyrillic alphabet
d. The increased importance of trade
d. The split between the catholic church and the
43. Which of the following was an effect of Mongol rule in
orthodox church
China
50. Which of the following is an example of byzantine
a. An increase in international trade
influence on Russia
b. The spread of Mongol culture and religion
a. The founding of Kiev
c. The invention of gunpowder
b. The rise of the Golden Horde
d. The introduction of horses to China
c. The establishment of the Russian Orthodox
44. The chief religion in early Japan was church
a. Buddhism d. The development of canon law
b. Shinto 51. This quote most likely reflects the attitudes of what
members off the feudal system?
c. Confucianism
“I…shall be to you both faithful and true, and shall owe my
d. Heian
Fidelity unto you, for the Land that I hold of you, and
45. China influenced the development of Japan’s lawfully shall do such Customs and Services, as my
Duty is to you, at the times assigned”
a. Military
----From the Manner of Doing Homage and Fealty
b. Social classes
a. Kings
c. Written language
b. Vassals
d. Geography
c. Peasants
46. The Byzantine Empire emerged from
d. Lords
a. The eastern portion of the Roman Empire
52. In the Manorial system, serfs
b. Russ settlements along the Baltic Sea
a. Had all the same rights as peasants
c. The Union of the Angles and the Saxons
b. Could be bought and sold like slaves
d. Barbarian tribes in Italy
c. Were not full citizens and had few rights
47. Why was Justinian’s law code significant
d. Could not have children
a. It outlawed slavery
b. It gave Justinian the title of emperor
53. Which of the following explains the great power of
c. It established Christianity as the official religion
medieval popes?
of the byzantine empire
a. Popes controlled the religious lives of almost
d. It collected roman laws into a simple and clear
everyone in Asia
system of law
b. Popes developed the feudal system
48. Over time the culture of the byzantine empire was
increasingly influenced by c. Popes had the power to name kings and
emperors
a. China
d. Popes held influence over politics and religion
b. Greece
c. Russia
d. Western Europe

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54. What effect did the Crusades have on the economy of 55. The ideas of the Magna Carta
Europe
a. Widened the kings power
a. Led to the increase in trade between East and
b. Helped form ideas that are part of modern
West
democracies
b. Ended the feudal system in Europe
c. Made nobles more powerful than the king
c. Led to the decline of towns and cities
d. Are no longer important
d. Introduced Islam to Europe

Rus Guilds Fealty Mansa Musa Muhammad

Theocracy Bantu Democracy Saladin Mosque
Black Death Justinian I Torah Mosaic Kublai Khan
Julius Caesar Cuneiform Hammurabi Genghis Khan Mosaic
Marco Polo Black Death Eastern Alexander the Crusades
Latin Pope Orthodox Great Pax Mongolica
Polis Knights Serfs Civil Service Polytheism
Monotheism Homer Khan Quipu Vassal
Ziggurat Kharl Drogo Alfred the Great Swahili Credit
Gregory the Codex Silk Road
Great Shi Huang Di

56. A pyramid-shaped temple dedicated to a 65. A government run by the people -----
Sumerian city’s chief god---_____________ ____________________________

57. Sumerian writing-----______________ 66. Helped end the Republic and became dictator of
Rome in 44 BC ----_____________________
58. The most sacred text of Judaism---
________________ 67. This is the language of Rome and root of French,
Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and Portuguese
59. The belief in one God----- languages---_________
____________________________
68. The bishop of Rome -----_________________
60. A state ruled by religious figures-----
_________________ 69. A network of trade routes that stretched from
China to the Mediterranean Sea -----
61. The belief in many gods---______________ ________________

62. A city-state, the basic political unit in Greece ----- 70. A system in which passing an exam is required to
________________ obtain government jobs---___________________

63. Legendary poet from the 800s BC who composed 71. A set of colored and knotted cords used by the
the Iliad and the Odyssey----__________________ Incas for record keeping---___________________

64. Macedonian leader who ruled Greece and 72. Mayan writing symbols that represented objects
conquered Persia ----______________________ and sounds---__________________

73. The “first emperor”, title the Qin ruler gave

himself when he unified china---
___________________ 87. pope whose reforms won respect for the papacy
and made the pope one of the most influential figures
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74. Chief of a Mongol clan-----________________ in Europe---_________________

75. Venetian who carried out missions in the Mongol 88. a devastating plague that swept across Europe
empire and India at Kublai Khan’s request--- between 1347 and 1351---_____________
_________________
89. the promise of later payment for goods bought---
76. A famous ruler who led the Mali Empire at its ______________
height -----________________
90. a series of religious wars launched by European
77. A group of related languages spoken by early Christians in the Middle Ages---____________
African peoples ----________________
91. Muslim sultan who overthrew the Seljuk Turks
78. Language that blended a Bantu language and and drove the Christians out of Jerusalem,
Arab words, also the name of the blended
leading to the Third Crusade---_______________
African-Arab culture that developed on East Africa’s
coast ---___________________ 92. Trade organizations in which all members set
standards and prices for their products---
79. Founder of Islam ---___________________ ___________

80. Sacred text of Islam, considered Allah’s direct 93. A devastating plague that swept across Europe
revelation ---_________________ between 1347 and 1351---_____________

81. Name for the building where Muslims worship --- 94. highly skilled soldiers who fought on
__________________ horseback---_____________

82. ruler of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565 95. a person who accepts a fief from a lord---
who dreamed of restoring the original Roman _________________
Empire-----________________
96. a knight’s loyalty to the lord who gives him
83. pictures created with tiny colored tiles fitted land---_______________
together and cemented in place-______________
97. people who were legally tied to the manor on
84. church in the east, after the schism in 1054--- which they worked---____________
_________________
98. When one only believes in one god---_________
85. northern Europeans—perhaps Vikings—who
came to help the Slavs in the 800s---___________ 99. When one believes in many gods---
____________
86. king of Wessex who united the Anglo-Saxon
kingdoms, pushed the Danes back to the north, and 100. Writer of Hammurabi’s code---_____________
became ruler of all England ______________

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