1. Which type of map would best show a researcher information about a country’s physical geography?
A. a thematic map
B. a physical map
C. a world map
D. a climate map
2. Which of the following does the tablet of the Code of Hammurabi provide an example of?
A. a large city
B. clay pottery
C. domestication
D. written laws
3. Use the map to determine which of the following statements about Etruscan cities is true.
A. Most Etruscan cities that were eventually taken over by the Romans were located in the eastern portion of the Italian peninsula.
B. The Roman civilization eventually took over all lands that were not Etruscan and expanded their territory.
C. The Roman civilization only took over Etruscan cities that were near the Mediterranean.
D. The Roman civilization eventually took over Etruscan cities and expanded their territory.
4. Which of the following pairs of river valley civilization innovations most directly relates to textile production?
A. cart and shears
B. axe and cart
C. bronze and the sail
D. shears and plow
5. Which of the following most fully describes how art was used in river valley civilizations and classical civilizations?
A. Art was used to communicate important religious ideas.
B. Art was created for aesthetic reasons, focusing on decoration.
C. Art reinforced social hierarchy, power, and religious authority.
D. Art was used to legitimize religion and government.
6. What event ended the Hellenistic period of Egypt?
A. the death of Cleopatra in 30 BCE
B. the occupation of Northern Egypt by the Neo-Assyrian Empire
C. the death of Akhenaten
D. the ascent of Ramses II
7. Which of these technologies was a cultural development in ancient Egypt?
A. mass production
B. hygiene products
C. the number zero
D. the arch bridge
8. Sargon the Great likely established the world’s great empire. Which empire was this?
A. Assyrian Empire
B. Akkadian Empire
C. Hittite Empire
D. Babylonian Empire
9. Why was written language likely developed?
A. It provided law codes for the public.
B. It allowed trade over long distances.
C. It gave soldiers a common way to communicate military instructions prior to battle.
D. It allowed ritualistic prayers to be written for all to read.
10. Because of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution, why did political leaders become necessary in large civilizations?
A. Large civilizations needed leadership and organization.
B. The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution led to political unrest.
C. Large civilizations needed someone to hold the most power.
D. Civil wars broke out within civilizations.
11. How were Roman women affected by patriarchy?
A. They were not allowed to divorce.
B. They were expected to be wives and mothers, and they had few legal rights.
C. They kept their children after divorce.
D. They could vote and own businesses.
12. How did Mesopotamia acquire the people they enslaved?
A. from local households
B. from political alliances with other areas
C. from people who could not pay their debts
D. from war with other areas
13. What trade route passed through the middle of the Kushan Empire?
A. the Gandhara
B. the Silk Road
C. the Amu Darya
D. the Zoroastrian
14. What is the Gupta Empire remembered for?
A. The Gupta Empire is remembered for its weak military and epic poetry.
B. The Gupta Empire is remembered for its weak military and efficient administration system.
C. The Gupta Empire is remembered for its strong military and lack of advances in knowledge.
D. The Gupta Empire is remembered for its strong military, efficient administration system, and advances in knowledge.
15. The Safavid Empire was located in between two other empires. Using the map, identify and name these two empires.
A. the Ottoman and Mongol Empires
B. the Safavid and Ottoman Empires
C. the Ottoman and Mughal Empires
D. the Mughal and Mongol Empires
16. Based on a comparison of the Zhou and Qin dynasties, when do empires fall?
A. when they expand their territory
B. when they have a large military
C. when there is a large economic gap between rich and poor
D. when they build complicated irrigation systems
17. What is one development during the Han and Tang dynasties that contributed to the increased population of southern China?
A. silk
B. porcelain
C. junks
D. canal system
18. How did the Silk Road under Emperor Wudi’s control impact Chinese values?
A. Confucianism spread throughout Asia.
B. It was how Chinese women gained authority.
C. It helped the nobles in China gain power.
D. Everyone in China wanted to wear silk.
19. What are the Vedas?
A. ultimate spiritual reality
B. ancient scriptures based on oral tradition
C. records of the Four Noble Truths
D. writings of the Buddha
20. Asoka began to spread Buddhism throughout the Mauryan Empire because he
A. was celebrating the start of his rule.
B. wanted to conquer more territories with his armies.
C. had no concern for the common people.
D. regretted the suffering caused by the massacre of Kalinga.
21. regretted the suffering caused by the massacre of Kalinga.
A. The Silk Road eventually evolved into the Indian Ocean and trans-Saharan trade routes.
B. The Silk Road never changed and always remained under the control of the Mongol Empire.
C. We are unsure if the Silk Road ever changed. If trade routes changed, merchants stopped using them.
D. The Silk Road changed to reflect changing political borders and power structures.
22. Which statement best describes a long-term effect of trade routes established in early civilizations?
A. Islam has a strong presence in Southeast Asia.
B. The Therapeautai religious sect emerged and spread.
C. The Black Death killed three quarters of Venice’s population.
D. The Romans conquered Egypt.
23. What conclusion can be made about the change in gender structures in early India from the early Vedic Period to the late Vedic Period?
A. Women lost all rights and became second-class citizens.
B. Women gained higher status as they gained greater responsibilities in performing religious rituals.
C. Women were allowed to marry after they reached puberty.
D. Women became socially isolated through purdah but retained rights to own property.
1. B. a physical map
2. D. written laws
3. D. The Roman civilization eventually took over Etruscan cities and expanded their territory.
4. A. cart and shears
5. C. Art reinforced social hierarchy, power, and religious authority.
6. A. the death of Cleopatra in 30 BCE
7. D. the arch bridge
8. B. Akkadian Empire
9. B. It allowed trade over long distances.
10. A. Large civilizations needed leadership and organization.
11. B. They were expected to be wives and mothers, and they had few legal rights.
12. D. from war with other areas
13. B. the Silk Road
14. D. The Gupta Empire is remembered for its strong military, efficient administration system, and advances in knowledge.
15. B. the Safavid and Ottoman Empires
16. C. when there is a large economic gap between rich and poor
17. D. canal system
18. A. Confucianism spread throughout Asia.
19. B. ancient scriptures based on oral tradition
20. D. regretted the suffering caused by the massacre of Kalinga.
21. D. The Silk Road changed to reflect changing political borders and power structures.
22. A. Islam has a strong presence in Southeast Asia.
23. B. Women gained higher status as they gained greater responsibilities in performing religious rituals.
1. B. a physical map would best show a researcher information about a country's physical geography.
2. D. the tablet of the Code of Hammurabi provides an example of written laws.
3. D. the Roman civilization eventually took over Etruscan cities and expanded their territory.
4. D. shears and plow are the pair of river valley civilization innovations that most directly relates to textile production.
5. C. art reinforced social hierarchy, power, and religious authority in river valley civilizations and classical civilizations.
6. A. the death of Cleopatra in 30 BCE ended the Hellenistic period of Egypt.
7. D. the arch bridge was a cultural development in ancient Egypt.
8. B. Sargon the Great established the Akkadian Empire, which likely was the world's first great empire.
9. B. written language was likely developed because it allowed trade over long distances.
10. A. political leaders became necessary in large civilizations because they needed leadership and organization.
11. B. Roman women were affected by patriarchy as they were expected to be wives and mothers, and they had few legal rights.
12. D. Mesopotamia acquired the people they enslaved from war with other areas.
13. B. the Silk Road passed through the middle of the Kushan Empire.
14. D. the Gupta Empire is remembered for its strong military, efficient administration system, and advances in knowledge.
15. C. the Safavid Empire was located in between the Ottoman and Mughal Empires.
16. C. empires fall when there is a large economic gap between rich and poor.
17. D. the canal system was one development during the Han and Tang dynasties that contributed to the increased population of southern China.
18. A. the Silk Road under Emperor Wudi's control spread Confucianism throughout Asia.
19. B. the Vedas are ancient scriptures based on oral tradition.
20. D. Asoka began to spread Buddhism throughout the Mauryan Empire because he regretted the suffering caused by the massacre of Kalinga.
21. D. the Silk Road changed to reflect changing political borders and power structures.
22. A. a long-term effect of trade routes established in early civilizations is that Islam has a strong presence in Southeast Asia.
23. B. the conclusion that can be made about the change in gender structures in early India from the early Vedic Period to the late Vedic Period is that women gained higher status as they gained greater responsibilities in performing religious rituals.