World History Final 1

In the Ancient Kingdom of Mali and in the Roman Republic, an important feature of life was the development of
A. codified laws
B. the Islamic religion
C. social and political equality
D. agricultural communes

Which statement best explains the periods of the Gupta Empire of India, the Golden Age of Greece, and the Renaissance in Italy?
A. periods of censorship are needed for a nation to achieve cultural and scientific greatness
B. a combination of wealth and a time of relative peace often leads to cultural achievement
C. a dictatorship usually encourages cultural growth and development
D. the winning of a war often inspires scientific and artistic achievement

Eighteenth-century Russia and nineteenth-century Japan were similar in that both countries
A. developed democratic governments after years under absolute monarchies
B. adopted socialist economic systems after capitalism had failed
C. refused to accept western technological ideas
D. began the process of modernization after a long period of isolation

Who was the leader who Westernized in 18th Century Russia?

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19th Century Japan went through this time of change

During the Middle Ages, Europeans did not eat potatoes or corn because these vegetables
A. were forbidden by the Catholic Church for religious reasons
B. were believed to be poisonous
C. were too expensive to import from China
D. had not yet been introduced to Europe from the New World

The French Revolution of 1789 and the Cuban Revolution of 1959 were similar in that both were caused primarily by the
A. pressure of religious leaders for government reform
B. failure of the government to meet the needs of the people
C. desire of the people to be free from foreign rule
D. ambition of the upper class to attain wealth and property

One reason for the development of an early civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys was that
A. periodic flooding left rich soil, which was ideal for farming
B. these rivers flowed into the Mediterranean Sea
C.  the location protected the people from land invasion
D. these rivers provided a direct trade route between Europe and Asia

One way in which the civilizations of the Sumerians, the Phoenicians, and the Maya were similar is that each
A. encouraged democratic participation in government
B. established monotheistic religions
C. developed extensive writing systems
D. emphasized equality in education

“If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner’s tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver.”-Code of HammurabiWhich idea of Babylonian society does this portion of the Hammurabi code of law reflect?
A. divisions existed between social classes
B. all men were equal under the law
C. fines were preferable to corporal punishment
D. violence was always punished with violence

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that both cultures
A. used a hieroglyphic writing system
B. established trade routes to China
C. developed along rivers
D. used the ziggurat form for their temples

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in
A. monotheism and ethical conduct
B. the central authority of the Pope
C. reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths
D. a prohibition of the consumption of port

One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both
A. support a belief in reincarnation
B. promote learning as a means to salvation
C. provide a guide to proper ethical and moral behavior
D. encourage the use of statues to symbolize God

One way in which Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism are similar is that each
A. rejects the Old Testament as part of the Bible
B. is a branch of Christianity
C. was once the official religion of the Byzantine Empire
D. accepts the supreme authority of the Pope

Confucianism in traditional China served to
A. create ethnic unrest
B. support democratic government
C. emphasize material wealth
D. maintain social order

Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca in the 1300’s is evidence that
A. the Crusades had a great influence on western Africa
B. European culture was superior to the cultures of western Africa
C. most African leaders were educated in the Middle East
D. Islam had a major influence on the Mali Empire

“Beginning with childhood, all of man’s study is centered on one aim alone — to emerge successfully from the three days’ examination — and all he has in his mind is what success can bring to him in terms of power, influence, and prestige.”-Ye Shib, Chinese scholar
This quotation refers to the Chinese
A. social welfare system
B. religious practices
C. contemplation of nature
D. civil service system

A major impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on Western Civilization was that
A. Greek sculpture and Roman architecture were much admired and copied in the 18th and 19th centuries
B. the Greeks and Romans succeeded in achieving a classless society, which was later copied in Western Europe
C. Greece and Rome transmitted Islamic philosophy to the areas they conquered
D. Greek and Latin are still widely spoken in universities throughout the West

The Ancient Romans’ most significant contribution to Europe has been in the area of
A. poetry
B. economics
C. law
D. drama

An immediate result of the fall of the Roman Empire was
A. an increase in trade and manufacturing
B. a renewed interest in education and the arts
C. the growth of cities and dominance by the middle classCorrect Answer Number: 2
D. a period of disorder and weak central government

The Ancient Athenians are credited with
A. inventing the printing press
B. establishing governments that had democratic elements
C. eliminating slavery
D. inventing and using the wheel

A major contribution of the Roman Republic to Western European culture was the
A. rejection of the concept of slavery
B. establishment of agricultural communes
C. concept of government by laws
D. belief that political power should be controlled by the military

Which ancient civilization established the basis of western democracy?
A. Egyptian
B. Phoenician
C. Sumerian
D. Greek