Final World History Exam (Part 1)

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Why do scientists call the period before about 3000 BC prehistory

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B.) because writing did not exist at that time

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Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which early humanlike beings appeared

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C.) Australopithecine, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens

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Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed

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C.) People could now spend time doing activities other than food production

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Which of the following is a characteristic of civilizations

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D.) trade

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Where did the world's first civilizations arise

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D.) along fertile river valleys

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How did ice ages affect worldwide migration patterns

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D.) disruption in agriculture forced people in previously settled communities to become nomadic migrants

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Early humans living during the Stone Age most likely

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A.) lived in small groups and moved to new areas as food became scarce

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What was as early important development of Homo sapiens

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D.) spoken language

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The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is called the Neolithic revolution because it

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B.) changed life dramatically

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what led to the building of permanent settlements

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C.) the development of agriculture

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One characteristic of civilization

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C.) Developed cities

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Cultural diffusion may have affected an early civilization

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C.) When people adopted new customs, skills, and technologies

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Which of the following developments marked the transition from prehistory to the historical age

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A.) cuneiform

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Which of the following is the most sacred text of Judaism

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B.) the Torah

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The first civilization arose in Mesopotamia because

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C.) the area was suitable for agriculture

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Why did the Phoenicians turn to trade and the sea for their livelihood

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B.) because farming was difficult and resources were limited

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Sumerian writing is called

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D.) cuneiform

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Which of the following reflects the chronological order of empires in and around the Fertile Crescent from first to last

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A.) the Akkadian Empire, the Babylonian Empire, the Hittite Empire, the Assyrian Empire, and the Chaldean Empire

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The Chaldean Empire came to an end because

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B.) the Persians conquered Babylon

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The geography of Mesopotamia led people to

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C.) develop methods to control water

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Sumerians developed a large trading network because

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D.) they lacked raw materials such as wood and metal

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Which of the following groups was the most brutal in dealing with opposition and dissent

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d.) the Assyrians

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One thing the Chaldeans and Hittites had in common was

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B.) they adopted aspects of Sumerian culture

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Who was the first king of Israel

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A.) Saul

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What was the purpose of the Egyptian bureaucracy

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B.) to keep the kingdom running smoothly and efficiently

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Which of the following restored the worship of traditional gods

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B.) Tut

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Which of the following organs was left in the body when mummifying it

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A.) the heart

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Why did Egyptians bury possessions with their dead

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C.) to sustain the ka in the afterlife

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Why did pharaohs have absolute power in Egypt

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B.) Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a god in human form

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What important change occurred in Egypt when Akhenaten became pharaoh

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B.) Egypt became polytheistic

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Egyptians practiced mummification in order to

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A.) keep the ka from vanishing

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An Egyptian scribe quickly producing business documents would most likely use which form of writing

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B.) demotic

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Due to his political achievements and artistic legacy, no other pharaoh is as remember or admired as

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D.) Ramses

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The economy of the Indus civilization was based on

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C.) agriculture and trade

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Mountains, hills, and deserts helped the Chinese to thrive because

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B.) these features protected China from invasion

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Archaeologists have found two large, well-planned Indus Valley cities - Harappa and

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A.) Mohenjo Daro

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The city-state of Sparta was characterized by

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C.) an emphasis on warfare

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Which of the following leaders set the stage for Athenian democracy by breaking up the power of noble families

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B.) Cleisthenes

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What was the result of the first Persian invasion

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B.) The Athenians won

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The Battle of Salamis was significant because it

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D.) stranded the Persian army in Greece with naval support

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Which of the following historians examined his sources critically and excluded those that were unreliable

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C.) Thucydides

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Greek murals or wall paintings often

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B.) showed scenes from the Iliad and Odyssey

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"What is truth?" is a question associated with

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A.) Socrates

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Who took the throne in Macedonia after King Phillip 2 was assassinated

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A.) Alexander

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In the Hellenistic world, the city-state was replaced as the main political unit by the

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A.) kingdom

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Alexander's empire did not grow any larger because

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C.) his soldiers wanted to return home

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New schools of philosophy developed during the Hellenistic period, in the because

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D.) classical philosophy absorbed ideas from other cultures

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Spartan society revolved around training for war because

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B.) Spartan feared helot rebellions

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of influential men in development of democracy in Athens from first to last

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A.) Draco, Solon, Peisistratus, Cleisthenes