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A set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator
A Latitude lines
B Longitude lines
C Prime Meridian
D Hemisphere lines
A. Latitude lines
What term refers to the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior between and among societies?
A innovation
B acculturation
C carrying capacity
D diffusion
D diffusion
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans
A. Mastered fire
B. Developed agriculture
C. Migrated from Africa
D. Began to organize governments
B. Developed agriculture
The _______________ was made up of three of Caesars’s supporters: Lepidus, Octavian, Mark Antony. They would rule for ten years.
A. Pax Romana
B. Paterfamilias
C. Second Triumvirate
D. Phalanx
C. Second Triumvirate
This was supposed to “Americanize” Native Americans by encouraging in them the desire to own property and to farm reservation land distributed to Native American families.
A. Ghost Dance
B. Dawes Act
C. Resolution of 1800
D. Populism
B. Dawes Act
____ is a system that creates specialized maps from digital map information stored in a databank.
F Satellite
G Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
H Map projection
J Survey
G Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Which of these is NOT a landform shared by the United States and Canada?
F the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain
G the Rocky Mountains
H the Great Plains
J the Southwest
F the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain
The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in
A. Spirits
B. Magic
C. An afterlife
D. Multiple gods
C. An afterlife
Jesus based many of his teachings on monotheism, the Ten Commandments, and other ideas from the ____________ religion.
A. Jewish
B. Hindu
C. Buddhist
D. Baptist
A. Jewish
A homesteader was
A. Settler recruited in Europe by a railroad company
B. African-American settler originally from the South
C. Settler who claimed land in Oklahoma by squatting on it
D. Settler who farmed land given by the federal government
D. Settler who farmed land given by the federal government
The solid rock portion of the earth's surface
A Biosphere
B Hydrosphere
C Atmosphere
D Lithosphere
D Lithosphere
The main reason so many types of climates are found in the United States is because
A the country is so close to the equator
B the country's north-south reach extends very far
C the country includes Alaska and Hawaii
D the country extends over a wide area east to west
B the country's north-south reach extends very far
What is the region in Southwest Asia where the first civilization arose?
A. Indus Valley
B. Delta
C. Egypt
D. Fertile Crescent
D. Fertile Crescent
Greco-Roman culture is also referred to as what kind of culture?
A. De Stijl
B. Renaissance
C. Post Modern
D. Classical
D. Classical
This political party proposed an increase in the money supply, a graduated income tax, and a federal loan program
A. Republican Party
B. Democratic Party
C. Populist Party
D. Libertarian Party
C. Populist Party
Moving pieces under the earth's surface that form the earth's crust are called
F Landforms
G Tectonic Plates
H Internal forces
J Epicenters
G Tectonic Plates
Many American corporations are involved in business worldwide and are called
F free enterprise
G service industries
H multinationals
J postindustrialists
H multinationals
This names someone so lowly that he or she exists outside the caste system.
A. Untouchable
B. Vedas
C. Brahmin
D. Mahabharata
A. Untouchable
This was the name given to the first Indian dynasty, which began in about 321 B.C.
A. Gupta
B. Mauryan
C. Shang
D. Kantilya
B. Mauryan
Which of the following marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians?
A. The Treaty of Fort Laramie
B. The death of Sitting Bull
C. The Sand Creek Massacre
D. The massacre at Wounded Knee
D. The massacre at Wounded Knee
What is created when a river carries sediment along on its way to the ocean?
A a fanlike landform called a delta
B a fanlike landform called a moraine
C a fanlike landform called a loess
D a fanlike landform called a glacier
A a fanlike landform called a delta
When examining the culture of Canada, the term métis refers to
A the language used by the Inuit
B the reserves set aside for peoples of the First Nations
C people of French and native peoples descent
D people of French and British descent
C people of French and native peoples descent
The civilization of the Phoenicians was conquered by the Babylonians and later by the Persians, led by ____________
A. King Minos
B. Tyre
C. Knossos
D. King Cyrus I
D. King Cyrus I
This emperor came to power peacefully in about A.D. 320 and was called the “Great King of Kings”
A. Chandra Gupta I
B. Julius Caesar
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Nero
A. Chandra Gupta I
Which of the following inventors developed an efficient technique for transforming iron into steel
a. Henry Bessemer
b. Edwin L. Drake
c. Christopher Sholes
d. Alexander Graham Bell
a. Henry Bessemer
The earth's surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean is known as the ______.
F continental drift
G drainage basin
H continental shelf
J fault
H continental shelf
What mountain range runs down the western coastline of South America?
F Urals
G Rockies
H Tierra del Fuego
J Andes
J Andes
During the reign of Shi Huangdi, hundreds of followers of this philosophy were murdered for their beliefs, and their books were burned.
A. Daoism
B. Confucianism
C. Legalism
D. Filial piety
B. Confucianism
In 250 B.C., India had two main religions. One was a complex polytheistic religion that evolved from a blend of Aryan and pre-Aryan beliefs, which is known as _________________. The other, known as ___________, stresses that each individual can, through spiritual devotion, reach a state of peace called nirvana.
A. Buddhism, Jainism
B. Buddhism, Hinduism
C. Hinduism, Buddhism
D. Jainism, Hinduism
C. Hinduism, Buddhism
_______ _____was an industrialist whose company produced standard railroad cars and elegant sleeping cars. His company town, which he hoped would ensure a stable workforce, was criticized as “un-American.”
A. J.P. Morgan
B. George M. Pullman
C. Oliver Kelley
D. Andrew Carnegie
B. George M. Pullman
The warming trend that occurs when gases in the atmosphere trap solar energy
A El Nino
B Greenhouse effect
C Convection
D Outhouse effect
B Greenhouse effect
Sewers, transportation, electricity, and housing are part of a city's
A landscape
B infrastructure
C tourist attraction
D road map
B infrastructure
What famous structure did King Darius build to unite the Persian Empire?
A. The Royal Road
B. Great Wall of China
C. Hanging Gardens
D. Hyskos
A. The Royal Road
How did Indian traders affect Southeast Asia?
A. They spread Indian styles of art, architecture, dance, and religion.
B. They spread advances in medicine, government structure, and shipbuilding.
C. They spread knowledge of astronomy, silkmaking, and architecture.
D. They spread the decimal system, silkmaking, and astronomy
A. They spread Indian styles of art, architecture, dance, and religion.
The Sherman Antitrust Act
A. Made it illegal for corporations to interfere with free interstate or international trade
B. Justified the efforts of millionaires and discouraged government interference in big business
C. Formed the American Railway Union
D. Focused on collective bargaining and used strikes as a major tactic
A. Made it illegal for corporations to interfere with free interstate or international trade
A king, queen, or ruling family holds political power
F Nation
G Democracy
H Communism
J Monarchy
J Monarchy
Where is most of the South American rain forest located?
F Brazil
G Paraguay
H Uruguay
J Colombia
F Brazil
In ancient Greece, a tyrant differed from other leaders in that he
A. Allowed slavery
B. Seized power illegally
C. Shared power with the nobility
D. Had authority over the military
B. Seized power illegally
The Treaty of Verdun ended
A. Carolingian rule of the Franks
B. A war between Franks and Muslims
C. Invasions by the Lombards into central Italy
D. Civil war in the empire established by Charlemagne
D. Civil war in the empire established by Charlemagne
Through which place did immigrants arriving on the West Coast pass before gaining entry into the United States?
A. Ellis Island
B. Los Angeles Port Authority
C. Angel Island
D. They did not arrive on the West Coast
C. Angel Island
A city, along with its suburbs and exurbs, forms
A a megalopolis
B a Central Business District (CBD)
C a metropolitan area
D an urban lifestyle
C a metropolitan area
NAFTA is an important trade agreement that promotes the economic prosperity of
A Mexico, the United States, and Spain
B Mexico and Spain
C Mexico and the United States
D Mexico, Canada, and the United States
D Mexico, Canada, and the United States
During the Peloponnesian War, more than one-third of the Athenians, including Pericles, died as a result of
A. Battle wounds
B. Starvation
C. Disease
D. A devastating fire
C. Disease
In 1100, the Holy Roman Empire covered most of
A. The old Roman Empire
B. What is present-day Germany
C. What is present-day Europe
D. What is present-day France
B. What is present-day Germany
These were organized groups that controlled the activities of a political party in a city
A. Stalwarts
B. Street gangs
C. Militias
D. Political machines
D. Political machines
The total value of all goods and services produced within the boundaries of a nation over a specified amount of time
F Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
G Gross National Product
H Command economy
J Infrastructure
F Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
One lasting legacy of the Inca is that their language, _______, is still spoken by millions of native peoples today
F Catalan
G Portuguese
H Quechua
J Kutenai
H Quechua
These were the wealthy, aristocratic landowners who held most of the power in the early Roman republic
A. Etruscans
B. Plebeians
C. Legions
D. Patricians
D. Patricians
The pope who issued the call for the First Crusade
A. Simon
B. Francis
C. Urban II
D. John Paul I
C. Urban II
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
A. Decrease Chinese immigration
B. Create segregated classrooms
C. Settle a disagreement between China and the United States
D. Stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States
A. Decrease Chinese immigration