1.Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on ...

1. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Source: Paul Halsall, ed., Internet History Sourcebooks Project (adapted) Which revolution led to the development of these civilizations?

A) Industrial

B) Neolithic

C) Green

D) Commercial

2. Which river system is found in Mesopotamia?

4. The caste system in India was characterized by

A) Nile River B) Yellow River C) Tigris and Euphrates rivers D) Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers

A) toleration for various religious beliefs B) equality between men and women C) a lack of social mobility D) the right of people to choose their occupations

5. The history of which classical civilization was shaped

3. ... "If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of by the monsoon cycle, the Himalaya Mountains, and

the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. the Indus River?

If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver."...

A) Maurya Empire B) Babylonian Empire C) ancient Greece D) ancient Egypt

-- Code of Hammurabi 6. Which heading best completes this partial outline?

Which statement is supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws?

A) All men are equal under the law B) Fines are preferable to physical punishment. C) Law sometimes distinguishes between social

classes. D) Violence must always be punished with violence.

I. ______________________________ A. Natural boundaries of desert, mountains, and the sea B. Yearly flooding to enrich farmlands C. Old and Middle Kingdoms D. Production of papyrus plant

A) Egypt--Gift of the Nile B) Mesopotamia--Land Between the Rivers C) China's Sorrow--Huang He River D) Harappa--City on the Indus

7. The use of the Silk Road in Asia and caravan routes in northern Africa and southwestern Asia encouraged

A) self-sufficiency C) ethnocentrism

B) cultural isolation D) cultural diffusion

8. What effect did the geography of ancient Greece have on its early development?

A) The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.

B) A lack of natural seaports limited communication.

C) An inland location hindered trade and colonization.

D) Abundant natural resources encouraged selfsufficiency.

9. Base your answer to the following question on the illustration below and your knowledge of social studies.

Source: Guide to the Essentials of World History, Prentice Hall, 1999 (adapted) Which leader is most closely associated with the accomplishment shown by the illustration?

A) Charlemagne C) Alexander the Great

B) Mansa Musa D) Suleiman the Magnificent

10. Both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were known for

A) developing decentralized political structures B) having governments dominated by a merchant

class C) using examinations to select officials D) having long periods of stable government

11. The Code of Hammurabi of Sumeria, the Twelve Tables of Rome, and the Justinian Code of the Byzantine Empire were similar in that they

A) provided a basis for behavior for medieval knights and Japanese samurai

B) are legal systems developed to create order for the society

C) are documents that maintained the position of the upper classes

D) became examples of religious doctrine for other societies

12. The trans-Saharan trade carried out by West African civilizations was primarily based on an exchange of

A) gold and salt B) ivory and silk C) silver and tea D) hardwoods and animal skins

13. . . ."One theory is that there were waves of migration, one moving through the east of Africa and another making its way through the centre of the continent. In Zambia, there is evidence of at least three routes of migration -- from the great lakes, from the Congo forest and from Angola."... Source: BBC, The Story of Africa: Early History

15. The religious terms Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and nirvana are most closely associated with

A) Judaism C) Shintoism

B) Islam D) Buddhism

16. The doctrines of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant churches are all based on the

A) concept of reincarnation B) principles of Christianity C) teachings of Muhammad D) leadership of the pope

17. One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both

This passage about the early history of Africa describes migrations associated with which group of people?

A) Phoenicians C) Moors

B) Bantu D) Babylonians

14. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below and on your knowledge of social studies.

A) support a belief in reincarnation B) promote learning as a means to salvation C) encourage the use of statues to symbolize God D) provide a guide to proper ethical and moral

behavior

18. Base your answer to the following question on the outline below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Source: Guide to the Essentials of World History, Prentice Hall, 1999 (adapted)

Which religion or belief system is most closely associated with the social class system illustrated in the diagram?

A) Hinduism C) Catholicism

B) Daoism D) animism

Which civilization best completes the title of this outline?

A) Ghana C) Song

B) Khmer D) Gupta

19. A study of the Byzantine civilization would show that this civilization

A) collapsed as a result of the Germanic invasions of the early Middle Ages

B) preserved Greek and Roman learning and passed it on to western and eastern Europe

C) based its economy on subsistence farming and slash-and-burn agriculture

D) reduced the influence of the Eastern Orthodox Church

20. Which political system is best described in the outline below?

I. ________________________ A. Decentralized government B. Based on loyalty and service C. Code of chivalry D. Military elite

A) Oligarchy C) Feudalism

B) Absolutism D) Democracy

21. The Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages in Europe can best be described as a church that

A) favored separation from secular governments B) avoided involvement in social and educational

matters C) was a strong force that divided many people D) was a stabilizing influence during a period of

weak central governments

22. A primary goal of European Crusaders fighting in the Middle East was to

A) establish markets for Italian merchants B) rescue Pope Urban II from the Byzantines C) halt the advance of Mongol armies in the Asian

steppes D) secure access to Christian holy sites in

Jerusalem

23. Base your answer on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Based on the information in this chart, which statement best summarizes the influence of Mongol rule in Russia, Persia, and China? A) Local officials were allowed to rule throughout the Mongol Empire. B) The Mongols demanded that those who were conquered convert to Islam. C) The Mongols used various methods to rule the different people they conquered. D) Civil service examinations were used to select government officials in all conquered areas.

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