World History I: 2006
Directions: Mark all answers on scantron form. You must use a #2 pencil.
GEOGRAPHY
1. The study of geography as it relates to its impact on historical events is characterized
by five central themes. Which of the following is NOT one of the five themes of
geography?
A. location
B. region
C. population
D. movement
2. Movement has to do with the exchange of which of the following:
A. goods
B. people
C. ideas
D. all of the above
3. The equator is a _______________________. These lines are also called _________.
A. line of latitude; parallels
B. line of longitude; meridians
C. line of longitude; parallels
D. line of latitude; meridians
4. Which of the following choices best describes Leesburg’s absolute location?
A. Northwest of Washington, D.C.
B. 39 degrees North, 77 degrees West
C. Virginia
D. Near the Potomac River
5. Ancient Mesopotamia is located in what present day country?
A. Iran
B. Egypt
C. India
D. Iraq
6. Human-Environment Interaction can best be defined as
A. How humans affect the environment, and how the environment affects humans
B. How humans help the environment
C. How humans destroy the environment
D. How the environment hurts humans
7. Which of the following lines is at 23 ½ degrees North latitude?
A. Equator
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Prime Meridian
D. Tropic of Capricorn
8. What geographic feature was essential for the growth of the world’s 4 earliest
civilizations?
A. deserts
B. mountains
C. oceans
D. rivers
9. The definition of place as a geographic theme is
A. what an area looks like in human terms
B. what an area looks like in physical terms
C. Both A and B
D. none of the above
10. Latitude and Longitude are generally used to determine which of the following:
A. relative location
B. absolute location
C. mileage location
D. none of the above
Using the map below, answer questions 11 through 15.
11. What is the largest continent in the world?
A. Asia
B. North America
C. Africa
D. Europe
12. What line of latitude runs directly through the northern portion of the United States?
A. 40 degrees North
B. 40 degrees South
C. 100 degrees West
D. 100 degrees East
13. What three continents does the Prime Meridian run through?
A. Europe, Asia, and Antarctica
B. Asia, North America, and Africa
C. Europe, Antarctica and Africa
D. Africa, South America, and Australia
14. What body of water lies east of South America, and west of Africa?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Mediterranean Sea
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Indian Ocean
EARLY MAN
15. All of the following were true of Paleolithic Man EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.
The ability to use and control fire.
The development of an oral language.
The development of a written language
The domestication of animals.
16. According to fossil discoveries, on which continent did hominids first appear?
A. Australia
B. Africa
C. Asia
D. North America
17. The introduction of agriculture did all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Placed women on equal footing with men
B. Increased population
C. Compelled people to abandon a nomadic way of life
D. Led to a specialization of labor
18. Humans during the Paleolithic Era accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
A. The creation of cave art.
B. The invention of simple tools and weapons.
C. The use of animals to help in farming.
D. The development of an oral language.
19. The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live
A. in groups
B. in cold climates
C. in permanent dwellings
D. without spoken language
20. The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans
A. mastered fire
B. developed agriculture
C. migrated from Africa
D. began to organize government
21. The main result of the domestication of animals was that humans
A. were safer during a hunt
B. were able to hunt better
C. had animals as pets
D. had a supply of meat and animal products
Use the following chart to answer questions 22 and 23
R
Hunter Gatherers
Paleolithic Era
Nomadic
Q
Neolithic Revolution
Settled Communities
Farmers
22. What would you replace letter R with?
A. New Stone Age
B. Old Stone Age
C. River Valley Civilizations
D. Classical Empire Age
23. What would you replace letter Q with?
A. New Stone Age
B. Old Stone Age
C. River Valley Civilizations
D. Classical Empire Age
24. Recent archeological studies suggest the theory that:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Farming societies developed before hunting and gathering societies.
All the continents were settled at about the same time.
Earliest man evolved in the Rift Valley of eastern Africa.
The wheel was used by all ancient societies.
25. Which of the tools shown below would earliest Paleolithic man use?
ANCIENT EGYPT
26. The Nile River was split in two sections. Identify the correct labeling of these
sections:
A. A-Northern Egypt, B- Southern Egypt
B. A-Eastern Egypt, B-Western Egypt
C. A-Upper Egypt, B-Lower Egypt
D. A-Lower Egypt, B-Upper Egypt
27. Which one of the following characteristics is a major reason that the Egyptian
civilization developed along the Nile River Valley?
A. water source
B. rich soils
C. transportation
D. All of the above
28. A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader, is
called ________________.
A. Rajas
B. Nobles
C. Manses
D. Pharaoh
29. Egyptian religion, which included the gods Anubis, Osirus, and Amun, could be best
described as:
A. monotheistic.
B. polytheistic.
C. atheist.
D. animalistic.
30. The process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying is
called _______________.
A. burial
B. cremation
C. dismemberment
D. mummification
31. Massive structures built in Egypt as burial places for pharaohs are called
_____________.
A. Ziggurats
B. Pyramids
C. Temples
D. Great Wall
32. Which pharaoh is responsible for the enslaving the Hebrews
A. Ramses the Great
B. Tutankhamun
C. Narmer
D. Tuthmosis III
33. Which object held the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics?
A. Book of the Dead
B. First Cataract
C. Great Pyramid
D. Rosetta Stone
34. The Egyptian class structure can be placed in terms of a pyramid. From top to bottom
starting with section 1, what is the correct order of social classes in ancient Egypt?
A.
1-royal family, 2-landowners and officials, 3-artisans and merchants,
4-peasants and slaves
B.
1-landowners and officials, 2-artisans and merchants, 3-royal family,
4-peasants and slaves
C.
1-peasants and slaves, 2-landowners and officials, 3-royal family,
4-artisans and merchants
D.
1-royal family, 2-landowners and officials, 3-peasants and slaves,
4-artisans and merchants
35. A series of rulers from a single family, such as Akhenaten and Tutankhamun, was
called a ____________.
A. legacy
B. proliferation
C. kingdom
D. dynasty
MESOPOTAMIA
36. The world’s oldest written story is that of a heroic man who experienced a flood
similar to that described in the Old Testament story of Noah and the Arc. Who was this
hero?
A. Hammurabi
B. Darius
C. Gilgamesh
D. Narmer
37. Why was Mesopotamia constantly being fought over by rival groups?
A. it was rich in gold
B. it had rich farmland in an area otherwise surrounded by desert
C. the peoples living in Mesopotamia are more violent than most other groups
D. the Egyptians were always threatening to invade
38. Mesopotamia was divided into city-states which
A. consist of the city and its surrounding lands
B. are cities that act as a state and have their own independent government
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
39. Who was the Chaldean ruler who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and was
responsible for capturing and holding the Jews in captivity in his capital for over 50
years?
A. Nebuchadnezzar
B. Cambyses
C. Cyrus II
D. Darius I
40. Under Hammurabi’s code
A. landowners were punished more severely than slaves
B. everyone was punished with equal severity, without regard to class
C. lower-class people were punished more severely than landowners
D. punishment varied, depending on the class of the person offended
41. Sumerian religion can best be described as
A. polytheistic with loving gods
B. polytheistic with vengeful gods
C. monotheistic with loving gods
D. nonexistent; they did not have any religion
Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
“…built a wall around his city to make it safe against attack. Its pinnacles
shone like brass. Its outer surface was armored with stone cladding , every
brick had been hardened in the fire. The people of Uruk groaned beneath
the burden of the building of the wall…”
42. This passage is an excerpt from which of the following documents:
A. The Code of Hammurabi
B. The Ten Commandments
C. Epic of Gilgamesh
D. The Torah
43. Based on the passage above, you can determine that which of the following is
true:
A. It took ten years to build the city walls.
B. The people of Uruk were unhappy about the labor that they had to put into
the building of the walls.
C. The city had never been attacked.
D. The walls were very dull.
44. All of the following were Sumerian city-states EXCEPT
A. Memphis
B. Ur
C. Uruk
D. Eridu
45. Sumerian writing was first developed to keep records of trade. What was this writing
script called?
A. Hieroglyphics
B. Hieratic
C. Cuneiform
D. Vizier
46. Sumerian government developed into a theocracy, which can best be described as a
type of government where
A. the leader controls both the government and religion and is sometimes
worshipped as a god
B. the people vote directly on every law and decision
C. the king passes power down to his oldest son
D. the leader only controls the military and has nothing to do with religion
47. The legal code of Hammurabi called for
A. specific punishments for each type of violation
B. monetary fines for all offenses
C. punishment only for crimes against the government
D. equal punishment for a crime against a person regardless of class
48. Sumerian innovations include all of the following EXCEPT
A. the umbrella
B. the wagon wheel
C. an alphabet based script
D. The metal plow
49. The exchange of ideas and goods between different groups of people is called
A. the specialization of labor
B. economic civilization
C. cultural diffusion
D. cultural anthropology
Ancient India
50. Which of the following was a Harrapan capital city?
a. Mohenjo-Daro
b. Babylon
c. Thebes
d. Memphis
51. One’s place in India’s strict social structure known as the caste system was
determined by:
A. Skin color
B. Occupation
C. Age
D. Gender
52. Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in the cycle of reincarnation meaning:
a. a person goes through a cycle of rebirth where they are reborn on the Earth
b. a person is constantly seeking to end the cycle of rebirth
a. your behavior in your current life can affect you in your next life
b. all of the above
Examine the chart provided below and answer the following question.
Right View
Right Livelihood
Right Thought
Right Effort
?
Right Mindfulness
Right Action
Right Contemplation
53. Which of the following would best complete the chart above?
a. Right Speech
b. Right Song
c. Right Theft
d. Right Love
54. What pieces of literature are used as the sacred writings of the Hindu faith:
A. Torah and Talmud
B. Old and New Testaments
C. Vedas and the Upanishads
D. Analects and White Lotus
55. Which of the following is not considered to be one of the main beliefs of Buddhism?
a. Four Noble Truths
b. Faith in one God
c. Non-violence
d. Eightfold Path
56. Which of the following was not a natural barrier that protected the Indus River Valley
from invasion?
a. Mediterranean Sea
b. Hindu Kush Mountains
c. Himalayas
d. Indian Ocean
57. Which of the following religions did not originate in India?
a. Hinduism
b. Buddhism
c. Judaism
d. None of the above
58. This ruler of classical India is credited with the spreading of Buddhism from India to
China as well as other parts of Asia.
a. Asoka
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Siddhartha Guatama
d. Chandragupta
Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
Suffering exists.
Suffering arises from attachment to desires.
Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases.
Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path….”
59. The above passage is an excerpt from the teachings of…
a. Asoka
b. Siddhartha Guatama
c. Hammurabi
d. Chandragupta Maurya
60. The above passage is a reference to which of the following:
a. The Eightfold Path
b. The Ten Commandments
c. The Four Noble Truths
d. The Four Paths to Righteousness
MDDLE EAST KINGDOMS AND CIVILIZATIONS
61. The Phoenicians created:
A. a system of barter
B. a system of coinage
C. an improved alphabet
D. a rich overland trade route
62. The early Israelites trace the beginnings of their history back to their patriarch known
as:
A. Soloman
B. Melqart
C. Moses
D. Abraham
63. According to the Torah, the man who led Exodus and received the 10
Commandments on Mount Sinai was:
A. Saul
B. David
C. Moses
D. Abraham
64. The most successful traders of the ancient world were:
A. Sumerians
B. Babylonians
C. Assyrians
D. Phoenicians
65. What empire, a trade partner with the Egyptians, was located on the southern portion
of the Nile River?
A. Hebrew Empire
B. Phoenician Empire
C. Kush Empire
D. Persian Empire
66. Which empire was famous for trading on the seas and rivers and lived along the
Mediterranean coast
A. Hebrews
B. Kush
C. Phoenicians
D. Persians
67. The Hebrews organized their faith around a revolutionary concept known as:
A. polytheism
B. monotheism
C. human sacrifice
D. animal sacrifice
68. Which of the following provides the basis of Hebrew rules for moral and religious
conduct?
A. 10 Commandments
B. Code of Hammurabi
C. Veda
D. Diaspora
69. Persians governed their empire by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. intolerance for conquered people
B. extensive system of roads
C. using Zoroastrianism as religion
D. Bureaucratic tradition
70. According to Jewish doctrine, what was created between Yahweh and the Hebrew
people:
A. Diaspora
B. Exile
C. Covenant
D. Alphabet
71. According to the above map, what did the Persians build across their empire?
A. Persian Canal
B. Sinai Peninsula
C. Royal Road
D. Great wall of protection
Read the passage below and answer the following question.
If a judge tries a case, reach a decision, and present his judgment in writing; if
later error shall appear in his decision, and it be through his own fault, then he
shall pay twelve times the fine set by him in the case, and he shall be publicly
removed from the judge's bench, and never again shall he sit there to render
judgment.
72. The excerpt above is from which of the following documents?
A. Epic of Gilgamesh
B. Code of Hammurabi
C. 10 Commandments
D. Torah
China
73. The trade route that linked China with the
West became known as the
a. Great Wall.
b. Civil Path.
c. Silk Road.
d. Military Trail.
74. Confucius taught the Chinese people that
their most important duty was
a. loyalty to the state.
b. care of the poor.
c. achieving salvation.
d. respect for parents.
75. The civil service system set up by the Han Emperors was based on the idea that
officials should obtain government jobs by
a. winning elections.
b. passing examinations.
c. completing military training.
d. inheriting them.
76. China became the MOST technologically
advanced civilization in the world under the
a. Gupta dynasty.
b. Zhou dynasty.
c. Qin dynasty.
d. Han dynasty.
77. Which of the following were NOT
Invented or discovered by the Chinese?
a. algebra
b. suspension bridges
c. paper
d. silk
78. Rebels overthrowing a dynasty could justify
their action by claiming
a. their right to overthrow a corrupt government.
b. Shangdi gave them the right.
c. Buddhism required such action.
d. The old dynasty had lost the Mandate
of Heaven.
79. Why was the Great Wall of China built?
a. to provide multiple temples to worship gods
b. as a defensive structure to protect from
invading Mongols
c. to make a magnificent structure to honor
all emperors
d. as a final resting place for feudal lords