SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW. The term prehistoric means before the time of homo sapiens.
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SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW
The term prehistoric
means before the
time of homo sapiens.
FALSEBefore written records
The main result of
domestication of animals was
that humans had a ready supply
of meat and animal products.
TRUE
The purpose of slash
and burn was to clear
land for farming.
TRUE
Neolithic refers to a
time before
farming.
FALSE Neolithic refers to the time
farming began.
Nomads were
Neolithic People.
False – Nomads were
Paleolithic, moving from
place to place in search of
food.
Polytheism is the
belief in many gods.
True
A dynasty is a
established through a
family of rulers.
True
The soil deposited by
flood waters is called
delta.
False
Soil deposited by flood
waters is called silt.
The first form of
writing was
hieroglyphics.
False
The first form of
writing was cuneiform.
A political unit that has its
own government, army and
culture is called a city-state.
True
The process in which ideas,
beliefs, and products are
exchanged among groups of
people is known as assimilation.
False
The exchange of goods and
products among people is
known as cultural diffusion.
Rivers were geographic
barriers for Egypt in
ancient time.
False
Deserts were Egypt’s
natural barriers.
Egypt’s form of
government was a
theocracy.
True
A phalanx was a type
of government in
Greece.
False
Phalanx is a military
formation.
In Buddhism, the release from
selfishness and pain that comes
from complete understanding is
known as moksha.
False
Nirvana is the release from
selfishness and pain in
Buddhism. (moksha=Hinduism)
The most sacred writing of
the Jewish religion is the
Torah.
True
Hindu and Buddhist
followers, both believe in
reincarnation.
True
Unlike other River Valley
civilizations, the Indus had
no advanced technology.
False
The Indus had an advanced
civilization including technology
and a system of writing.
Acropolis means the
highest place in the
city-state.
True
A tyrant was different from
other rulers because he was
always the second son.
False
A tyrant seized power
illegally.
During the Peloponnesian
War 1/3 of the Athenians
died of the plague.
True
Athens won the
Peloponnesian War.
False
Sparta won the
Peloponnesian War.
Plato was the Greek
philosopher condemned to
death for teaching against the
gods and corrupting the minds
of the youth.
False
Socrates was put to death for
corrupting the minds of the youth
and teaching against the gods.
Philip II was a student
of Socrates.
False
Phillip II was the father
of Alexander the Great.
Darius III was the
ruler of Persia.
True
Demosthenes was a Greek
who warned the city states
to unite against Macedonia.
True
Alexander the Great
conquered lands in Greece,
Persia, Egypt, and China.
False
ATG conquered lands in
Greece, Persia, Egypt, and
India.
Alexandria Egypt was
the center of
Hellenistic culture.
True
Consuls were two men who
headed the Roman
government with a term of
one year.
True
The Etruscans were the
farmers and shepherds
who first inhabited the
area of Rome.
False
The Latins were farmers and
shepherds who first inhabited
the area of Rome.
The first government of
Rome was an oligarchy.
False
After the overthrow of Tarquin the
Proud, the first government was a
monarchy which was overthrown
to establish a republic.
During the Roman
republic, the Patricians
were powerful, wealthy
aristocrats.
True
The Romans based their
gods on the gods of the
Egyptians.
False
Roman gods were based
on the Greek gods.
Hannibal led Carthage
against Rome in the
Punic War.
True
The Punic wars were
fought over control of
trade in the
Mediterranean Sea.
True
Hannibal, the Roman
general used war elephants
against the Carthaginian
soldiers.
False
Hannibal, the Carthaginian
general, used war elephants
against Rome.
Pax Romana was a
200 year period of
Roman peace.
True
The last ruler in the
Roman Republic was
Julius Caesar.
True
Constantine divided
the Roman Empire
into east and west.
False
Constantine converted to Christianity
and moved the capital of Rome to
Constantinople.
(Diocletian divided the empire)
Legions were divisions of
the Roman military
assigned to protect Rome
and the provinces.
True
The major struggles of the
Roman Republic were
between the rich and the
poor.
True
Plebeians were the
Roman commoners.
True
The Diaspora was the
scattering of Romans
throughout the provinces.
False
The Diaspora was the
dispersal (scattering) of Jews
from the land of Israel.
Homer wrote the
Aeneid.
False
Virgil wrote the Aeneid.
The Hajj is the
modest clothing
worn by Muslim
women.
F
False
Hajj is the pilgrimage
Muslims make, once in a
lifetime to Mecca.
The Qur’an is the
holy book of Islam.
True
The Islamic house of
worship is called a
temple.
False
An Islamic house of worship
is called a mosque.
Genghis Khan united the
Mongol tribes and
conquered a large portion
of Europe.
False
He united the Mongols but
conquered large portion of
Asia.
Justinian’s Code was a
body of civil law for the
Roman Empire.
False.
Justinian’s Code was a body of
civil law for the Byzantine
Empire.
The Byzantine Emperor,
Leo III, supported the
iconoclasts.
True
The creation of the Cyrillic
alphabet strongly influenced the
cultural development of Russia.
True.
When the Russian and Mongol
armies refused to fight the
result was freedom for the
Mongols from Russian rule.
False.
The refusal to fight meant
freedom for the Russians from
Mongol rule.
A pastoralist makes a
living by serving in a
church.
False.
A pastoralist makes a living
by herding animals.
The magnetic compass is one
of the important inventions of
the Tang and Song Dynasties.
True.
Kublai Khan ruled most
of his life in China.
True.
The Germanic tribes were
united because of a
common language.
False.
The Germanic tribes spoke many
different languages and did not begin
to be unite until Clovis united the
Frankish tribes.
The Treaty of Verdun divided
the kingdom of Clovis.
False.
The Treaty of Verdun divided the
kingdom of Charlemagne among
his grandsons.
A vassal was one in the
European Middle Ages who
received land.
True.
An interdict on the king’s
subjects would keep them
from participating in the
sacraments of the church.
True
The chief goal of the Crusades
was to protect the Byzantine
Empire from Muslim invaders.
False
The purpose of the Crusades
was to recapture the Holy
Lands from the Muslims.
Portugal’s initial interest in
Africa was for the purpose of
trade.
True.
The chief means of social and
political organization in the
African stateless societies was
Islamic Law.
False
The chief means of social and
political organization was
lineage groups.
The central issue of the
Hundred Years’ War was the
throne of France.
True.
The Crusaders were most
responsible for spreading
the Bubonic Plague.
False.
Traders were most
responsible for the spread of
the Bubonic Plague.
The Magna Carta guaranteed
basic legal rights to the English
lords who forced King John to sign
it.
True
The effect of the Three
Field System was that
crops could be grown on
1/3 of the land.
FalseThe effect of the Three Field System
was that more farmers could grow more
food for the growing population.
The rulers of Ghana grew
rich through controlling
the gold and salt trade.
True.
Utopia literally means
“highest place.”
False
Utopia means “no place”. It was
the title of Thomas More’s book,
Utopia.
The birthplace of the Renaissance was in Germany.
False
It was in Italy.
Henry II declared himself the head of the English Church.
False.
It was Henry VIII.
St. Ignatius of Loyola organized a group of missionaries to convert non-Christians to Catholicism.
True.
The rest of the test will
consist of questions over
Renaissance and Reformation.
Good Luck!