Chapter 8
Named after a site in New Mexico, what culture consisted of mobile bands of hunter-gatherers?
A. Cerrito
B. Clovis
C. Anasazi
D. Cruces
B. Clovis
In 410, the city of Rome was sacked by Alaric, who was from which Germanic group?
A. Visigoth
B. Vandal
C. Ostrogoth
D. Hun
A. Visigoth
Before Islam was introduced to the Arabian Peninsula, the people in that region practiced which of the following religious beliefs?
A. polytheism only
B. polytheism and Judaism
C. Judaism and Christianity
D. polytheism, Judaism, and Christianity
D. polytheism, Judaism, and Christianity
What is the system wherein groups or individuals are granted the right to trade in another’s territory?
A. cabotage
B. negotiated rights
C. manorialism
D. Ramayana
A. cabotage
Say and spell your World History teacher's family name correctly.
Mr. Burrows
Which of the following was not domesticated in the Andean region in the Neolithic Revolution?
A. guinea pigs
B. potatoes
C. squash
D. horses
D. horses
These were extremely secluded places for the most religiously devout in Late Antiquity.
A. diaspora
B. monastery
C. synagogue
D. hermitage
D. hermitage
In the early caliphate, the most important factor in status was which of the following?
A. whether a person was Arab or not
B. whether a person was Muslim or not
C. whether a person was literate or not
D. whether a person was from the conqueror group or from the conquered group
D. whether a person was from the conqueror group or from the conquered group
What dynasty in China centralized government and periodically moved powerful region administrators from territory to territory to lessen the chance of their rebellion?
A. Tang
B. Jin
C. Sui
D. Han
C. Sui
Roman military commander ________ is a good example of how Germanic groups such as the Vandals were incorporated into the Western Roman Empire.
Stilicho
Massive sculpted stone heads were created by which culture?
A. Eastern Woodlands
B. Olmec
C. Pueblo
D. Maya
What was instrumental in spreading Buddhism in China?
A. the efforts of Kushan monk Lokaksema to translate the sutras into Chinese
B. the spread of the Huns, which led to the migration of Buddhism into new areas
C. the efforts by Zenobia of Palmyra to send Buddhist missionaries
D. a Buddhist diaspora
A. the efforts of Kushan monk Lokaksema to translate the sutras into Chinese
Which of the following was a sign of the changing social and political structures of Persia in the seventh century?
A. Boran, the daughter of Khosrow II, was briefly able to rule.
B. Many Persians swore allegiance to Byzantine Emperor Heraclius.
C. The common people converted to Zoroastrianism.
D. Many of the nobles converted to Shia Islam.
A. Boran, the daughter of Khosrow II, was briefly able to rule.
A ________ is a Japanese military commander-in-chief.
shogun
By the time of Muhammad, the ________ had become an important trade center since fighting was banned in the sacred space. (Chapter 11)
Kaaba
What was the name of the alliance formed in 1428 between the Aztecs and two neighboring city-states, Texcoco and Tlacopan?
A. the First Peoples Alliance
B. the Warrior Alliance
C. the Aztec Ring
D. the Triple Alliance
D. the Triple Alliance
Emperor ________ financed the construction of the Hagia Sophia.
Justinian
In the sixth century CE, the Byzantine Empire used the ________ to act as a buffer from raiders to the south on the Arabian Peninsula.
Ghassanids
The _______, meaning “divine winds,” were thought to be sent by the gods to help protect Japan from Mongol invasion.
kamikaze
In Christianity, some people practiced ________ as a form of devotion, and even formed monasteries where they could renounce normal society and devote themselves to God. (Chapter 10)
asceticism
The ______ in Peru are hundreds of geoglyphs, which are large artistic representations imprinted in the dry desert ground.
Nazca Lines
Although they were once an ally of the Roman Empire, the ________ were able to expel the Romans and rule parts of Gaul until the ninth century.
Franks
Since all three recognize a single ancestor, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are often referred to as the ________ faiths.
Abrahamic
_________ is widely considered the world’s first novel and features the story of the romantic escapades of a fictional emperor’s son.
The Tale of Genji
________ was discovered in Washington State and is approximately nine thousand years old. (Chapter 8)
Kennewick Man