What's a common factor that decided where humans would settle into agriculture?
Access to fresh water
Gold deposits
Iron deposits
Access to the ocean
1. Access to fresh water
Which of the following people was a Greek philosopher?
Plato
Phillip
Alexander
Pericles
1. Plato
Which of the following was a motive for European exploration between 1400 and 1800?
They wanted to spread Islam throughout the world.
The wealth that could be made through trade
Escape from Old World diseases
They were forced out by the Mongols.
2. The wealth that could be made through trade
What language was spoken by most people in the Byzantine Empire?
Greek
Latin
German
Arabic
1. Greek
The lifestyle of the Mongol people in the Middles Ages can best be described as
Civilized
Nomadic
City-living
Agricultura
2. Nomadic
. Which ancient society featured a religion that believed that humans would be reborn again and again in different forms?
India
Oceania
Olmec
Egypt
1. India
Which of the following characteristics describes the Greek city-state of Sparta?
Invented democracy
Center of philosophy
Focused on producing art
Focused on warlike ability
4. Focused on warlike ability
Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world?
da Gama
Magellan
Columbus
Cook
2. Magellan
Charlemagne brought leadership and stability to what group of people in the late 700s?
Turks
Mongols
Franks
Romans
3. Franks
What was Isaac Newton known for?
His work on discovering gunpowder
His reign as king of England
Invented the printing press
His work on gravity
4. His work on gravity
Which ancient society developed the cuneiform writing system?
India
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
4. Mesopotamia
What was the political organization of most ancient Greek settlements?
Ancient Greeks were all under the control of the Persian Empire.
Greek settlements all fell under the control of the Greek High King.
Greek settlements were broken up into independent city-states.
Greek settlements belonged to the Confederation of Greece, which elected a leader every four years.
3. Greek settlements were broken up into independent city-states.
What was Christopher Columbus' first New World discovery when he went on his exploratory voyage in 1492?
East Asia
South America
England
Islands in the Caribbean Sea
4. Islands in the Caribbean Sea
Building the _______ was a major achievement of the Sui Dynasty.
Silk Roads
Great Wall of China
Great Docks of Shanghai
4. Grand Canal
4. Grand Canal
What Chinese dynasty used the control of bronze production to help solidify its control over territory in China?
Zhou
Qin
Xia
Shang
4. Sang
How did the early societies in ancient Australia and New Guinea differ?
Societies in New Guinea developed agriculture; those in Australia didn't.
People in New Guinea didn't engage in violence.
Societies in Australia developed agriculture; those in New Guinea didn't.
The people of Australia originally came from Asia; the people in New Guinea didn't.
1. Societies in New Guinea developed agriculture; those in Australia didn't.
In 509 BCE the Romans removed their last king. What type of government was put in place?
An emperor replaced the king.
Republic
Rome fell apart after the last king.
Dictatorship
2. Republic
Which of the following was an ecological result of European exploration from 1400 to 1800?
Increased trade with East Asia
Expansion of English territory
The spread of Christianity
The spread of epidemic diseases
The spread of epidemic diseases
Mongol conquerors founded which Chinese Dynasty?
Jin
Yuan
Han
Siu
2. Yuan
Which of the following came as a result of capitalism?
The consolidation of power to monarchs
Organization of large European armies
Organization of the Protestant Church
Organization of large trading companies
4. Organization of large trading companies
Which ancient society had the benefit of a variety of large domestic animals?
Olmec
Egypt
Maya
Teotihuacan
2. Egypt
What name was given to the eastern Roman Empire after the Empire split?
The Ottoman Empire
The Turkish Empire
The Holy Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire
4. The Byzantine Empire
Why did the Portuguese trading empire fall apart by 1500?
Spain conquered Portugal.
Portugal suffered through a civil war.
Portugal was a small country with few resources.
England conquered Portugal.
3. Portugal was a small country with few resources.
The supporters of Ali in the conflict of who would hold power in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages are known as
Sunni.
Coptics.
Shia.
Mongols.
3. Shia
What countries went to war during the Punic Wars?
Rome and Egypt
Carthage and Egypt
Greece and Rome
Rome and Carthage
4. Rome and Carthage