SS PASS REVIEW

In Japanese history, the term Shogun is MOST associated with the word

"king."

Mesopotamian religion was polytheistic. Polytheistic means

"the belief in more than one god."

1. Protection of the church 2. Council to manage the King 3. Males were able to vote for King 4. No taxes without approval from Council 5. Protection from illegal imprisonment Which items were part of the Magna Carta?

1, 2, 4, and 5

Shia Muslims believe that the caliphate should pass via the bloodline of

Ali.

-Roman -Harappan -Greek -Mesopotamian What would be the BEST title for this list?

Ancient Civilizations

The Forbidden City was the center of political rule and housed the royal palace starting with the Ming dynasty and was located in what city?

Beijing

What religion, introduced from China in the sixth century, incorporates these beliefs?

Buddhism

Which religion would be MOST likely to be represented by the blue lines?

Buddhism

"Carolingian"

Charles Martel, Pepin, and Charlemagne.

During the Tang and Song dynasties, the gentry and the peasantry were the two main social classes of which people?

Chinese

Which of these correctly marks the path of the Silk Roads?

D)

A _______ is an area of fertile land at the mouth of a river.

Delta

To tame animals and crops for human use

Domestication

The Silk Road is MOST associated with

Eurasia.

Which of these statements regarding feudalism is MOST accurate?

Feudalism was a complex system of relationships between people of different classes.

Which of these statements BEST represents the reason Muslims consider Mohammed the most important historical figure in Islam?

He restored monotheism to the world.

About 10,000 years ago, human civilization changed in a major way. What was this change?

Humans began to farm and domesticate animals.

Early nomadic cultures that depended on wild plants and animals as their source of food are known as

Hunter - Gatherers

- Knight - Vassal - Serf - Peasant These terms are MOST associated with which period in world history?

Middle Ages

The first Egyptians settled along the ___________ River?

Nile

Nubia supplied Egypt with gold and other precious metals. In return, Egypt traded pottery and linen to Nubia, which is further south on the Nile River. Which statement BEST describes the economic relationship between Egypt and Nubia in ancient history?

Nubia supplied Egypt with gold and other precious metals.

________ , A reed plant that grew along the Nile River. It became a valuable resource to the Egyptians.

Papyrus

This structure would have been used by which of these Native American groups?

Pueblo

Movement to reform Catholic church led by Luther

Reformation

This structure is associated with what religion?

Shinto

What two religious traditions coexisted in Japan during the Medieval Period?

Shinto and Buddhism

In which part of the world were seed crops first domesticated?

Southwest Asia

The fertile soil around the Nile River provided a ____________ of crops ....

Surplus

· Plants were spread from one continent to another. · Animals and diseases were introduced to new areas. · Populations were destroyed by foreign contact. · The process began in the late 15th century. All of these are describing

The Columbian Exchange

Which ancient site is this?

The Great Wall

What forced King John of England to grant rights to the nobility, respect the rights of his subjects, and accept limitations to his powers as king?

The Magna Carta

Which European country was responsible for the reintroduction of horses to the United States?

The Spanish

Which of these is an accurate description of the Gupta Empire in ancient India?

They conquered the Maurya Empire using Chinese war techniques.

Which is the BEST explanation for the geographic location of the these ancient Indian cities and towns?

They were all located along the Indus river because of irrigation, trade, and transportation.

The area known as "Mesopotamia" is found between the rivers

Tigris and Euphrates

Which of these is the BEST definition of "civilization" for a history class?

a group that has a culture

The creation of irrigation would have had the BIGGEST effect on which of these?

agriculture

The discovery of agriculture around 8,000 BCE would lead to which of these?

an increase in population

Considering the geography of the area, what is the MOST likely way in which Mesopotamians acquired cedar?

by trading for it

The term "domestication" refers to

changing the behavior of plants and animals to benefit humans.

All of these inventions are MOST associated with

classical China.

Based on this map of the early Islamic empires, in which economic activity would they have been MOST likely to participate?

commerce

Papyrus would have been MOST important in the Egyptians' ability to

communicate.

Which of these is MOST associated with the Neolithic Era?

development of agriculture

The earliest known domesticated animal was the

dog

Article 29 of the Magna Carta establishes the concept of

due process of law.

What human advancement led to the formation of villages?

farming

The Agricultural Revolution replaced hunting and gathering as the primary means of procuring food by 5,000 BCE mainly because

farming provided a fairly reliable food supply.

The Columbian Exchange involved the transfer of

goods and diseases between Europe and the Americas.

In ancient history, the Sumerians

had priests serve as kings of their city-states.

Which of these is the BEST explanation of the immediate effect of the Agricultural Revolution?

humans began to form towns and villages

In the era following the Agricultural Revolution, changes in climate tended have the GREATEST effect on peoples who lived mainly by

hunting and gathering

Which development allowed Sumerians to farm more and even grow crops on drier land?

irrigation systems

The Magna Carta is most important for which reason?

it put limits on the monarch's powers

After the Protestant Reformation

literacy rate began to rise throughout Europe.

The earliest major cities in the history of the world became centers of population because they were

located along major trade routes.

In classical China, women existed in a patriarchal society, meaning

men held most of the political, economic, and social power.

Shia Muslims believe the modern-day Islamic leader

must be a descendant of Muhammad.

Which was a major result of the Reformation?

new Christian denominations emerged

Which term BEST describes the lifestyle of hunter-gatherers?

nomadic

The number of hunting and gathering societies decreased because

people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals.

Which of these BEST describes the importance of mankind's first use of fire approximately 1 million years ago?

people were more protected from predators

Which member of the feudal system was MOST tied to the land?

serf.

The MAIN reason for the construction of the pyramids seen here was to

serve as burial tombs for Egyptian pharaohs.

The Kush civilization was located ___ of Ancient Egypt.

south

The Sumerians, Babylonians, and Phoenecians traded goods as far as Africa, Asia, and Europe, and their main exports were

textiles and grain.

The people who came to the American colonies in the 17th century had already been exposed to the idea of limited government thanks mainly to

the Magna Carta.

Although the diseases transferred by Columbian Exchange resulted in

the depopulation of the Americas, the overall effect was an increased population growth worldwide.

The Columbian Exchange was

the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the old and new worlds.

The GREATEST impact of the Columbian Exchange was

the transfer of plants, people, and ideas between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

Which of these represents the most significant reason why historians and archaeologists know relatively little about the Indus River Valley civilization?

their writing has not yet been deciphered

Early civilizations in Egypt, India, and China all share which common trait?

they were founded along rivers and fertile valleys

Which statement regarding hunting and gathering societies is accurate?

they were highly mobile and followed herds of large animals

The caste system in India was used for what purpose?

to provide social control and conformity according to one's birth

The Gupta Empire is considered the "Golden Age" of ancient India PRIMARILY because it

was marked by achievements in science, mathematics, and the arts.

In early Mediterranean civilizations, the development of an extensive trade network and a bureaucracy that could manage record keeping was based on

writing.