Semester 1 Final Mulitple Choice

Question 1

Champollion’s success in deciphering the Rosetta Stone was important because it let scholars

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translate Egyptian writing

Question 2

The Hebrews believed that God would protect them if they

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obeyed the Ten Commandments

Question 3

The Phoenicians earned the name “carriers of civilization” by

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spreading the culture of Mesopotamia

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Old Stone Age people lived in groups that were formed on the basis of

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family ties

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During the Old Stone Age, the need for food caused people to

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move from place to place

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The Fertile Crescent has been called the crossroads of the world because it was

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on the route connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes the principle behind Hammurabi’s Code?

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An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth

Question 8

Writing was probably first developed in order to record

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religious ceremonies

Question 9

Hejira, imam, and the Kaaba are all terms associated with

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Islamic religious beliefs

Question 10

All of the following are among the Five Pillars of Islam EXCEPT

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the duty to worship Muhammad as a god

1. the duty to give alms
2. the duty of fasting during Ramadan
3. the duty of making a pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 11

Muslims consider the Koran the greatest written work in Arabic mainly because it

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is believed to be the word of God.

Question 12

“The ink of the scholar is holier than the blood of the martyr.” In this statement, Muhammad expressed the idea that

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learned persons were to be held in high regard.

Question 13

According to the Five Pillars of Islam, the first duty of all Muslims is to

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believe in one god

Question 14

A long-term effect of the Magna Carta was to

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limit royal power in England

Question 15

Because of the Viking invasions, kings

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lost power to strong feudal lords

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One group that supported monarchs in their struggles to create unified national states was

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townspeople

Question 17

The feudal contract was an arrangement by which a

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lord and vassal both agreed to certain obligations

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Most wars during the age of feudalism were fought to

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settle disputes over boundaries and inheritance rights

Question 19

Under the feudal contract, a lord provided his vassal with

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land

Question 20

All of the following agricultural advances increased food production in the later Middle Ages EXCEPT

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the two-field system

1. the horseshoe
2. the watermill
3. iron farm implements

Question 21

In the late Middle Ages, townspeople supported kings because kings

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encouraged trade and commerce

Question 22

Common law developed out of

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the decisions of royal courts

Question 23

The development of printing and the use of movable type resulted in

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The rapid spread of new ideas

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Changes in agriculture occurred during the Renaissance because

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Farmers began growing new types of food

Question 25

In the early 1500s, many people were at criticizing the church for

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Being too concerned with worldly power and riches

Question 26

Luther’s doctrine of “justification by faith alone” meant that

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A person’s only hope of salvation was faith in God

Question 27

Which of the following was not one of the major sources of wealth for northern Italy’s patrons of the arts?

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Agriculture

1. Banking
2. Trade
3. Manufacturing

Question 28

In the Prince, Machiavelli says that a wise ruler is one who

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Does whatever he has to do to stay in power

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Calvinism appealed to most strongly to

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Middle-class townspeople

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The church of England was created by

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King Henry VIII

Question 31

Calvin believed in predestination, which he meant that

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God had chosen who would be saved

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Copernicus challenged traditional views of the universe by claiming that

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The earth revolves around the sun

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Both Kepler and Newton added to scientific knowledge by

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Providing mathematical proofs of what other scientists had observed

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Which advance in technology helped make the voyages of exploration possible?

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Astrolabe

Question 35

Conquistadors explored the Americas in search of

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Gold and silver

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The plantation system was developed in the west Indies two

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Grow sugar and tobacco

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The middle passage was the

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Voyage of Africans across the Atlantic on slave ships

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The first Europeans to settle in North America where the

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Spanish

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Which nation led the way in early voyages of exploration

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Spain

Question 40

The line of demarcation drawn by the Treaty of Tordesillas

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Divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal

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Which of the following was a reason that the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca so easily

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They had superior weapons

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The population of the English colonies grew more rapidly than the population of new France in part because the

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English government encouraged people to settle in its colonies

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Edict of Nantes

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Gave the right to worship to the Huguenots

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Louis the 14th and Nobles

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Made them live at his palace so he could keep an eye on them

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Philip II of Spain was an absolute monarch because

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He had complete authority

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James I of England believed his right to rule came from

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God

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James I of England believed his right to rule was based on

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The divine right of kings

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Group that welcomed the edict of Nantes

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The Huguenots

Question 49

Louis XIV of France’s reforms were

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1. Built Versailles palace
2. Reorganized the army
3. Canceled the edict of Nantes

Question 50

In ancient Egypt, all land was owned by

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the pharaoh