01 Feb A. The spread of Christianity

Question 1

1. Which group of Indo-European settlers eventually influenced the early development of Rome?

A. Minoans

B. Etruscans

C. Aryans

D. Han

Question 2

2. What’s a common factor that decided where humans would settle into agriculture?

A. Access to fresh water

B. Iron deposits

C. Gold deposits

D. Access to the ocean

Question 3

3. Which of the following was an outcome of the English Civil War in the mid-1600s?

A. Loss of territory in England to the French

B. More power for the King

C. More power for Parliament

D. Annexation of territory in northern France

Question 4

4. What is the Babylonian leader Hammurabi best known for?

A. Conquering Egypt

B. Designing the irrigation system of Babylon

C. Establishing a set law code

D. Inventing the wheel

Question 5

5. Why did Europeans want to find an ocean trade route to East Asia after 1400?

A. The old land routes were no longer safe and reliable.

B. European spices were in great demand in China.

C. The Islamic Empire banned trade from Europe.

D. They wanted to conquer China.

Question 6

6. Which of the following was a goal of Peter I of Russia?

A. Returning Russia to its ancient traditional values

B. Modernization of Russia

C. The conversion of the Russian population to Islam

D. The return of Russia to the Roman Catholic Church

Question 7

7. Before the development of agriculture what was the most likely reason for groups of people to move from one place to another constantly?

A. Yearly floods drove people away from rivers.

B. The climate in ancient times was more unpredictable.

C. Attacking Mongols pushed people west.

D. People moved as they used up local food sources.

Question 8

8. The supporters of Ali in the conflict of who would hold power in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages are known as

A. Shia.

B. Sunni.

C. Coptics.

D. Mongols.

Question 9

9. Which ancient society featured a religion that believed that humans would be reborn again and again in different forms?

A. India

B. Oceania

C. Olmec

D. Egypt

Question 10

10. Charlemagne brought leadership and stability to what group of people in the late 700s?

A. Turks

B. Mongols

C. Romans

D. Franks

Question 11

11. What name was given to the western European Christian church after the religious schism in 1054 CE?

A. Christian Church

B. Roman Catholic Church

C. Eastern Orthodox Church

D. Southern Baptist Church

Question 12

12. This term is used to describe a series of cords knotted to remind the user of important facts.

A. Knotmind

B. Glyphs

C. Cordage

D. Quipu

Question 13

13. How did the early societies in ancient Australia and New Guinea differ?

A. People in New Guinea didn’t engage in violence.

B. The people of Australia originally came from Asia; the people in New Guinea didn’t.

C. Societies in Australia developed agriculture; those in New Guinea didn’t.

D. Societies in New Guinea developed agriculture; those in Australia didn’t.

Question 14

14. The division of the Roman Empire between east and west was an attempt to solve what problem?

A. A massive grain shortage in Egypt

B. The growing hatred between eastern and western Romans

C. The difficulty of trading sailing vessels traveling from east to west

D. The difficulty of running such a large territory

Question 15

15. The _______ society was known for its trade networks spread throughout the Mediterranean Sea.

A. Maya

B. Chinese

C. Lapita

D. Phoenician

Question 16

16. What was the political organization of most ancient Greek settlements?

A. Ancient Greeks were all under the control of the Persian Empire.

B. Greek settlements all fell under the control of the Greek High King.

C. Greek settlements were broken up into independent city-states.

D. Greek settlements belonged to the Confederation of Greece, which elected a leader every four years

Question 17

17. Which ancient society observed monotheism, belief in only one god?

A. Aryans

B. Egyptians

C. Jews

D. Babylonians

Question 18

18. Hellenism can best be described as the

A. cause of the war between Troy and Sparta.

B. resistance to Greek culture in the world.

C. influence and spread of Greek culture in the world.

D. spread of Persian culture in the world.

Question 19

19. Which of the following was an ecological result of European exploration from 1400 to 1800?

A. The spread of Christianity

B. Increased trade with East Asia

C. The spread of epidemic diseases

D. Expansion of English territory

Question 20

20. Why did long-range voyages not follow a straight line when crossing large areas of ocean during the Age of Exploration?

A. The Mongol navy didn’t allow shipping through certain areas.

B. Ships had to take wind and currents into account.

C. Ships were unable to last more than a few days away from land.

D. European navigators had no idea where they were going.