World History Multiple Choice questions TEST YOUR SELF Q. At what fossil site did archaeologists find the earliest Homo sapiens remains? a. Klasies River Mouth, South Africa b. Qafzeh, Israel c. Liujiang, China d. Mladec, Czech Republic Q. To which continents did Homo erectus migrate from Africa? a. Australia and Europe b. b. Asia and Africa c. c. the Americas and Europe d. d. Asia and Europe 3. The real change in the Neolithic Revolution was the— a. movement away from eating just fruits and grains to eating meat b. discovery of new caves c. shift from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture d. development of bowls and spoons Q. What was happening in the Indus Valley about the time Hammurabi’s reign ended? a. The people of the Indus Valley were creating an irrigation system. b. The Indus Valley cities were beginning to fail. c. The people of the Indus Valley invented a system of writing. d. The Indus Valley was invaded by warriors from the north. 5. What was happening in China around the time the Indus Valley fell to outside invaders? a. The first cities were forming. b. The people were designing an irrigation system. c. The Zhou took control of the government under the Mandate of Heaven. d. The Shang rose to power in northern China. 6. Which civilizations suffered invasions by nomads? a. Indus Valley and China b. Egypt and Sumer c. China and Sumer d. Egypt and Indus Valley Q. The photograph above best depicts which of the following advancements of civilization? a) Written language b) Lunar calendar c) Complex government d) Use of metal Q. Which idea of Babylonian society does this portion of the Hammurabi code of law reflect? a. All men were equal under the law b. Fines were preferable to corporal punishment c. Divisions existed between social classes d. Violence was always punished with violence Q.What natural barrier lies between India and China? a. Gobi Desert b. Takla Makan Desert c. Plateau of Tibet d. Himalaya Mountains Q. What was located to the east of ancient China? a. Plateau of Tibet b. Korea c. Yellow Sea d. Mongolia 18. The Silk Road was a a. Road covered in silk that only the king could travel upon b. b. Great wall three thousand miles long c. Trade route between the Roman Empire and China that ran through India’s Kushan Kingdom d. Road that went through Japan Q. As a result of Alexander’s conquests and military campaigns, Greek culture spread from — a) Asia to Africa b) Europe to Africa and Asia c) North Africa to Rome d) Europe to North and South America Q. Which civilization lasted approximately 1,000 years? a. Egyptian b. Sumerian c. Harappan d. Babylonian Q. Of the civilizations listed on the chart, which was the latest to develop? a. Israelite b. Phoenician c. Aryan d. Shang/Zhou Q .Which civilization lasted approximately 1,500 years? a. Sumerian b. Egyptian c. Harappan d. Shang/Zhou Q. Information on the map above supports the conclusion that the empire was gained through — a) warfare b) trade c) migration d) revolution Q. Hinduism and Buddhism have a common belief in a. many of the same gods. b. reincarnation. c. the caste system. d. the sacredness of all life. Q. The most sacred writings of the Jewish religion are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, known as the a. Torah. b. Old Testament. c. Ten Commandments. d. Ark of the Covenant. Q. According to Greek religion, the Gods lived— a. Within the hearts of the people who worshipped them b. In natural objects like rocks, trees, and streams c. On the moon d. On Mount Olympus Q. What bodies of water surrounded the Greeks? a. Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea b. Black Sea and Caspian Sea c. Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean d. Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea Q. What Indo‐European group traveled the farthest east? a. Celts b. Hittites c. Indo‐Aryans d. Thracians Q. The Mongols, led by Genghis Khan, a. Brought much of the Eurasian landmass under a single rule, creating the largest land empire in history b. Successfully invaded Hawaii, but could not hold it for long c. Conquered the islands of Java and Sumatra, which had repulsed several previous Chinese attacks d. Defeated every army that challenged them, except for the Vietnamese Q. The samurai lived by a strict code known as Bushido which a. Commanded them to kill anyone whom they thought was a threat to the Khan b. Swore them to a life of piracy, to keep them from being distracted by family loyalty c. Was based on finding peaceful resolutions to conflicts, using violence strictly as a last resort d.Was based on loyalty to the samurai’s lord Q. Serfs were different from peasants in that serfs‐‐ a. Owned the land they worked on b. Could live anywhere they chose except land that was part of a lord’s estate c. Were legally bound to the land upon which they worked and lived d.lived in the cities and were not farmers like the peasants Q. Peasants were required to pay their local village church a tithe, which was a. A yearly amount of money based on the number of pets in their family b. Ten percent of their produce c. A weekly amount of money determined by the lord of the manor d. One‐third of their goats
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