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 What's a common factor that decided where humans would settle into agriculture? 

  1. Access to fresh water

  2. Gold deposits

  3. Iron deposits

  4. Access to the ocean

1. Access to fresh water

100

Which of the following people was a Greek philosopher? 

  1. Plato

  2. Phillip 

  3. Alexander 

  4. Pericles

1. Plato

100

Which of the following was a motive for European exploration between 1400 and 1800?

  1. They wanted to spread Islam throughout the world.

  2. The wealth that could be made through trade

  3. Escape from Old World diseases

  4. They were forced out by the Mongols.

2. The wealth that could be made through trade

100

What language was spoken by most people in the Byzantine Empire?

  1. Greek

  2. Latin

  3. German 

  4. Arabic

1. Greek

100

 The lifestyle of the Mongol people in the Middles Ages can best be described as

  1. Civilized

  2. Nomadic 

  3. City-living 

  4. Agricultura

2. Nomadic

200

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

  1. India 

  2. Oceania

  3. Olmec

  4. Egypt 

1. India 

200

Which of the following characteristics describes the Greek city-state of Sparta?

  1. Invented democracy

  2. Center of philosophy

  3. Focused on producing art

  4. Focused on warlike ability

4. Focused on warlike ability

200

Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world?

  1. da Gama

  2. Magellan

  3. Columbus

Cook

2. Magellan

200

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

  1. Turks

  2. Mongols

  3. Franks

  4. Romans

3. Franks 

200

What was Isaac Newton known for?

  1. His work on discovering gunpowder

  2. His reign as king of England

  3. Invented the printing press

  4. His work on gravity

4. His work on gravity

300

Which ancient society developed the cuneiform writing system?

  1. India 

  2. Egypt

  3. China

  4. Mesopotamia

4. Mesopotamia 

300

What was the political organization of most ancient Greek settlements?

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

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

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

  4. 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.

300

What was Christopher Columbus' first New World discovery when he went on his exploratory voyage in 1492?

  1. East Asia

  2. South America 

  3. England

  4. Islands in the Caribbean Sea

4. Islands in the Caribbean Sea

300

Building the _______ was a major achievement of the Sui Dynasty. 

  1. Silk Roads

  2. Great Wall of China

  3. Great Docks of Shanghai

  4. Grand Canal

4. Grand Canal 

300

What Chinese dynasty used the control of bronze production to help solidify its control over territory in China?

  1. Zhou

  2. Qin

  3. Xia

  4. Shang

4. Sang

400

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

  1. Societies in New Guinea developed agriculture; those in Australia didn't.

  2. People in New Guinea didn't engage in violence.

  3. Societies in Australia developed agriculture; those in New Guinea didn't.

  4. 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.

400

 In 509 BCE the Romans removed their last king. What type of government was put in place?

  1. An emperor replaced the king.

  2. Republic

  3. Rome fell apart after the last king.

  4. Dictatorship

2. Republic

400

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

  1. Increased trade with East Asia

  2. Expansion of English territory

  3. The spread of Christianity

  4. The spread of epidemic diseases

The spread of epidemic diseases

400

Mongol conquerors founded which Chinese Dynasty?

  1. Jin

  2. Yuan

  3. Han

  4. Siu 

2. Yuan

400

Which of the following came as a result of capitalism? 

  1. The consolidation of power to monarchs

  2. Organization of large European armies

  3. Organization of the Protestant Church

  4. Organization of large trading companies

4. Organization of large trading companies

500

Which ancient society had the benefit of a variety of large domestic animals?

  1. Olmec

  2. Egypt 

  3. Maya

  4. Teotihuacan

2. Egypt

500

What name was given to the eastern Roman Empire after the Empire split?

  1. The Ottoman Empire

  2. The Turkish Empire

  3. The Holy Roman Empire

  4. The Byzantine Empire



4. The Byzantine Empire

500

Why did the Portuguese trading empire fall apart by 1500?

  1. Spain conquered Portugal.

  2. Portugal suffered through a civil war.

  3. Portugal was a small country with few resources.

  4. England conquered Portugal.

3. Portugal was a small country with few resources.

500

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

  1. Sunni.

  2. Coptics.

  3. Shia.

  4. Mongols.

3. Shia

500

What countries went to war during the Punic Wars?

  1. Rome and Egypt

  2. Carthage and Egypt

  3. Greece and Rome

  4. Rome and Carthage

4. Rome and Carthage