1750 - 1914 C.E.

19-20% (Industrialization of the West and Global Hegemony)

1914-Present 19-20%

UNIT ONE QUESTIONS

1. All of the following were changes to human societies brought about by the Neolithic
Revolution EXCEPT:
(A)Reliable food supplies increased.
(B) The total human population rapidly increased.
(C) Job specialization occurred.
(D)Women and men grew to have more equal status.
(E) The distinction between nomads and settled people became important.

2. Women were important contributors to the agricultural revolution because they were
likely the gender who
(A)owned property
(B) wanted more leisure time
(C) gathered edible plants and knew where grains grew
(D)found carrying children on their backs too burdensome
(E) liked farming

3. Which of the following is the best explanation for why the concept of civilization is
controversial as an organizing principle of world history?
(A) The concept is too broad to have any meaning.
(B) The use of the concept assumes that settled people are superior to nomads.
(C) The concept implies that eastern civilizations are superior to those in the west.
(D) The concept assumes that nomadic people are civilized.
(E) The concept ignores the importance of periodization in analyzing world history.

4. All of the following ancient civilizations were centered around a river valley EXCEPT:
(A) Olmec
(B) Egypt
(C) Mesopotamia
(D) China
(E) Indus Valley

5. Which of the following most accurately compares the government structures of

early Mesopotamia and Egypt?
(A) The governments of both civilizations were highly decentralized.
(B) Overall, Mesopotamian government was characterized by strong city-states, and
Egypt was ruled by divine kingship.
 (C) Mesopotamia had a highly developed bureaucracy; Egypt did not.
(D) In both civilizations power was concentrated in the hands of a king that was
believed to be a god.
(E) Although priests were powerful in both societies, their authority was generally
separated from the political power of the kings.

6. Which of the following best describes the basis of the ruler's authority in Zhou
China?
(A) The ruler was chosen and favored by heaven, and held power as long as he was a
wise and principled guardian of his people.
(B) The ruler was believed to be a god himself, and so his authority could not be
questioned.
(C) The ruler depended heavily on his staff, so the real authority lay in the hands of
the bureaucrats.
(D) The ruler was selected by a handful of elite aristocrats who also had the
authority to remove him from office.
(E) The ruler was a military leader who held power as long as he was victorious on
the battlefield.

7. Which of the following were common phenomena in early Mesopotamia, Ancient

Egypt, and the Indus River Valley?
I. a complex writing system
II. extensive irrigation
III. long distance trade
IV. location of civilization around navigable rivers

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II, III, and IV only
(D) I, II, and III only
(E) I, II, III, and IV
 8. The diagram shows the capital city of ancient
(A) Greece
(B) Rome
(C) Indus Valley
(D) Babylonia
(E) China

9. The "forbidden city" illustrated in the diagram reflects the political leader's
status as
(A) the son of heaven
(B) a god (the divine ruler)
(C) a superior man, but with no connections to spirituality
(D) a tyrant
(E) the head of the paterfamilias

10. All of the following commonly characterize the development of civilization

EXCEPT:

a. large cities that dominate the countryside around them b. public building projects

c. increasing equality among all citizens d. written language

e. long distance trade

11.Confucianism encourages its followers to

(A) learn from foreigners better ways to excel

(B) experiment with new food crops
 (C) believe that their rulers were not in any way divine
(D) seek principles of science
(E) follow ethical rules that promote harmony and order

14.The continuing importance of written language in Chinese culture may be traced to its
earliest use for

(A) issuing mandates from the emperor to subject warlords

(B) divination; communication with the ancestors
(C) trade with nomads to the west of the river valley settlements
(D) astronomical calculations that determine the planting and harvest seasons
(E) organizing the political bureaucracy

15.The spread of Greek culture all over the eastern Mediterranean and the former Persian
Empire is known as
(A) hellenization
(B) classicazation
(C) Athenization
(D) Olympization
(E) Delianism

16. Shifting cultivation was generally practiced

(A) around fertile river valleys

(B) in rain forests and their peripheries
(C) in mountainous areas
(D) along dry coastal areas
(E) in grassy plains

17.The polis is most closely associated with which of the following societies/civilizations?

(A) The Mauryan Empire

(B) Athens
(C) Han China
(D) Babylonia
(E) Persian Empire

18.All of the following are accurate comparisons of Athens and Sparta EXCEPT:

(A) Sparta demanded more subordination of its male citizens to the demands of the
state.
(B) The Athenians emphasized the importance of poetry, art, and philosophy; the
 Spartans did not.
(C) Spartan women did not have as many freedoms as did Athenian women.
(D) The Spartans placed the military at the center of their society; Athens generally
did not.
(E) Both Sparta and Athens dominated the countryside around them and were two of
the largest city states.

19. All of the following are important principles of Greek culture that had wide influence on
later civilizations EXCEPT:

(A) new religious concepts that redefined the nature of god(s)

(B) an interest in political theory that sought the best forms of government
(C) an emphasis on the importance of human effort and ability to shape future
events
(D) celebration of human achievement, including the ideal human form
(E) a philosophical and scientific tradition that emphasized the use of logic

20. The approximate date of the map is

 (A) 20,000 BCE
(B) 10,000 BCE
(C) 5,000 BCE
(D) 3,500 BCE
(E) 300 BCE

21.Which of the following is the most probable reason for the migrations shown on the
map?

(A) Nutrients from the soil were being rapidly depleted.

(B) Explorers were seeking gold and other riches,
(C) Hunters were following their herds to better pasture.
(D) Humans were escaping from powerful new breeds of carnivores.
(E) Humans were seeking warmer climates.

22.All of the following are accurate descriptions of trade along the Silk Road before 600
C.E. EXCEPT:

(A) The Chinese traded silk, pottery, and paper for horses, alfalfa, and a variety of
crops.
(B) The Silk Route linked China to the Mediterranean world via Central Asia, Persia
and Mesopotamia.
(C) Silk Road trade did not significantly affect the lifestyles of Turkic nomads, the
dominant pastoralist group in Central Asia.
(D) The breeding of hybrid camels developed along with the burgeoning Silk Road
trade.
(E) Trade along the Silk Road network was stimulated by Roman demands for
luxury goods such as silk.

23.Which of the following technologies most directly contributed to increased overland

travel starting around 300 B.C.E.?

(A) stirrups
(B) camel saddles
(C) wheeled chariots
(D) horse collars
(E) iron plows

24.Which of the following most helps to explain why the collapse of political institutions
was more devastating to the Roman civilization than to Han China or Gupta India?

(A) Political institutions in Rome were weaker to begin with.

(B) The barbarian attacks destroyed more physical property and vital public works
in Rome.
(C) Roman emperors had more power than did Han or Gupta emperors, so their
downfall eviscerated the Roman Empire.
(D) Han China and Gupta India had strong religious/philosophical traditions to
provide continuity.
(E) The Romans were economically more self-sufficient than the Han or Gupta, so they had
no long-distance trade to cushion their fall
25.Which sailing technology allowed the sailors on the Indian Ocean to travel long
distances by taking advantage of monsoon winds?
(A) the square sail
(B) the wooden rudder
(C) the lateen sail
(D) the caravel
(E) lightweight masts

26.Which of the following was one of the most valuable commodities added to established
trading systems by the trans-Saharan trade?
(A) manufactured goods
(B) copper
(C) pottery
(D) salt
(E) spices

27.Why did the majority of the Chinese population during the Han dynasty live in eastern
China?

(A) They wanted access to sea trade and its accompanying wealth.
(B) The best farmland was concentrated along rivers in eastern China.
(C) They were more isolated from invasion from nomad peoples there.
(D) The best Buddhist centers were in eastern China.
(E) The Tibetans held control in the west, and they did not welcome Chinese
settlement in their area.

28.The people who transported goods across the Sahara and dominated trade across the
desert for centuries were the

(A) Berbers
(B) Bedouins
(C) Malays
(D) Ghanans
(E) Bantu

29.Which of the following characteristics contributed most directly to a tendency toward

political disunity in ancient India?

(A) weak religious traditions

(B) lack of foreign trade
(C) weak social structure
(D) lack of strong political leaders
(E) diverse geographical features

30.Buddhists believe that a state of grace or nirvana may be reached by

(A) changing one's karma

 (B) following the moral duties of one's caste
(C) being reincarnated as a Brahman
(D) following the eightfold path
(E) renouncing asceticism

31.What central feature of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?

(A) union with the universal spirit as a major goal

(B) use of missionaries to spread the religion
(C) the caste system
(D) the importance of ethical decision making
(E) reincarnation

33 Which of the following is a significant difference between early Christianity and early
Judaism?

(A) Judaism was originally polytheistic, Christianity was not.

(B) Christianity put more emphasis on missionary work, converting others to the
religion.
(C) The Roman Empire sought to eradicate Christianity but not Judaism.
(D) Christianity did not accept the spiritual authority of the Torah, which expressed
basic beliefs of Judaism.
(E) In general, early believers in Judaism were more persecuted by polytheistic
people than were early believers in Christianity.

34. Which of the following belief systems have their origins in China during the classical
era(1000BCE-500CE)?

I. Buddhism
II. Daoism
III. Legalism
IV. Confucianism

(A) I and IV only

(B) I, II, and IV only
(C) II and IV only
(D) II, III, and IV only
(E) I, II, III, and IV

UNIT ONE DBQ Law Codes before 600 C.E.

Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-7. This question is
designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that:
• Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from the documents.
• Uses all or all but one of the documents.
• Analyzes the documents by grouping them in as many appropriate ways as possible.
Does not simply summarize the documents individually.
 • Takes into account both the sources of the documents and the authors' points of view.

You may refer to relevant historical information not mentioned in the documents.
Many societies had written law codes during the time periods before 600 C.E. Using the following
documents, discuss BOTH the similarities and differences among written law codes before 600 C.E.
In what ways do the codes reflect particular differences among various cultures, and in what ways do
they reflect needs common to most societies of the era? What other documents might help you to
better evaluate law codes before 600 C.E.?