1. What aspect of the Fertile Crescent led to the development of early civilizations?

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It had isolation from water routes.

It had rivers that did not flood.

It was near important waterways.

It was near the mountains.



2. What was part of the Neolithic Revolution?
(Points: 4)
Starting to gather food

Starting to have surplus food

Starting to migrate

Starting to use stone tools



3. Which society's development was slowed by constant flooding?
(Points: 4)
Aryan

Babylonian

Chinese

Sumerian



4. Which society was known as the world's best sailors?
(Points: 4)
Hebrews

Persians

Phoenicians

Zoroastrians



5. What was the Mandate From Heaven?
(Points: 4)
A god-given right to rule China

A reason for the Egyptian pyramids

The Chinese description of the afterlife

The first polytheistic religion



6. Which was not a major cause of the decline of the Roman Empire?
(Points: 4)
An overemphasis on military service

Corrupt, ineffective leaders

Decreased agricultural production

The migration of the Huns



7. Which was Alexander's first major conquest?
(Points: 4)
China

Egypt

India

Persia



8. Which religion had the least emphasis on the afterlife?
(Points: 4)
Christianity

Daoism

Hinduism



9. Which government had the most pure democracy?
(Points: 4)
Athens

China

Rome

Sparta



10. Who was an emperor during Pax Romana?
(Points: 4)
Caesar

Homer

Marcus Aurelius

Philip



11. Which best describes Islam?
(Points: 4)
It does not involve prayer.

It is monotheistic.

It uses the Torah.

It was founded in Rome.



12. Which city was the center of both the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires?
(Points: 4)
Alexandria

Babylon

Constantinople

Rome



13. Which empire did the Nubians interact with the most?
(Points: 4)
China

Egypt

India

Russia



14. Which was a characteristic of Mongol control of China during Kublai Kahn's reign?
(Points: 4)
Brutality toward native Chinese

Decreased international trade

Economic prosperity

Religious intolerance



15. Which civilization was wiped out at the peak of their society by Spanish explorers?
(Points: 4)
Aztec

Maya

Navajo

Olmec



16. Which best describes the accomplishments of Charlemagne?
(Points: 4)
He conquered the Indus Valley.

He defeated the Ottoman Empire.

He overthrew the Byzantines.

He temporarily united Europe.



17. What was the goal of the first Crusade?
(Points: 4)
To capture the Buddhist Holy Land

To capture the Christian Holy Land

To remove Byzantines from Istanbul

To remove Muslims from Rome



18. What was the Great Schism?
(Points: 4)
A battle between England and France

A conflict between Muslims and Christians

A fight over control of Jerusalem

A period when there were two Popes



19. Why did many Jews move to Poland?
(Points: 4)
They tried to take over the Russian Empire.

They wanted the Holy Land in Poland.

They wanted to stop the Diaspora.

They were ordered out of Spain.



20. Which was an important aspect of Renaissance thought?
(Points: 4)
Allowing indulgences

Ending secularism

Promoting humanistic ideas

Promoting Sacraments



21. How did the plague affect the economy of Europe?
(Points: 4)
It caused an increase in food prices.

It decreased labor costs.

It helped end the feudal system.



22. Which was a major part of the Protestant Reformation?
(Points: 4)
A battle between Muslims and Christians

Martin Luther's unhappiness with the Pope

Queen Elizabeth's 95 Theses

The persecution of Jews



23. What did the Catholic Church consider heresy?
(Points: 4)
The Descartes' theory

The heliocentric theory

The Royal Society of London

The theory of gravity



24. Who traded most along the Silk Road?
(Points: 4)
Greece

India

Nubia

Rome



25. Which region did the Mongols control?
(Points: 4)
Egypt

Mycenaea

Rome

Russia
 
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