MOCK COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

WORLD HISTORY I

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A B C

1. What is a similarity between all three of these structures?

a. They were used as tombs for the dead
b. They were created as religious structures
c. They were created for the worship of a monotheistic deity
d. The cultures that created them were influenced by Greece

1. Which of these was not a product of an early river valley civilization?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. All three were made by early river valley civilizations

2. Which of the following was built for purposes similar to the buildings shown above?
a. Satrapies
b. Timbuktu mosque
c. Great Wall of China
d. Great Bath of Harappa
3. What was a primary reason that structures like the ones above were built by early
civilizations?
a. To provide protection from invaders
b. To store surplus food in case of emergencies
c. To display the power of leaders and governments
d. They served as houses for the high government officials

4. Which of the following can be concluded from the chart above?

a. The Black Death reduced the populations of European cities by two-thirds
b. Most major cities in the Roman Empire continued to grow after the 5th century
c. Most of the population of Rome migrated to Constantinople in the late Middle Ages
d. The number of people living in European cities declined significantly during the time shown.

5. Which of the following developments was the most important cause of the changes shown in the
chart?
a. Migrations of people to the Americas
b. Invasions by Mongols of major European cities
c. People leaving cities and moving to the countryside after the fall of the Western Roman
Empire
d. The spread of the Black Death to major cities in Western Europe
6. Which of the following developments was related to the process shown in the chart above?
a. Spread of Christianity
b. Emergence of feudalism
c. The start of the Roman Empire
d. The Islamic conquest of Spain

7. The map above represents which of the following developments?

a. Spread of Judaism
b. Growth of Islamic Empires
c. Spread of the Bubonic Plague
d. Conquests of Alexander the Great

8. According to the map above, which of the following regions was affected LAST by the
process shown?
a. Egypt
b. Persia
c. Spain
d. Arabian Peninsula

9. Each shaded color on the map represents a different:

a. Satrapy
b. Caliphate
c. Religion
d. Khanate
 Human Population levels in Europe 1000-1700

10. What was the main cause for the change in population between 1300 and 1400 shown
above?
a. The Bubonic Plague
b. The slaughter of Europeans by the Mongols
c. The invention of more advanced agricultural technologies
d. Migration of people from cities to the European countryside

11. Which of the following was an indirect effect of the change in population between 1300 and
1400?
a. Better pay and working conditions for peasants
b. The last Pope was killed and no other was chosen
c. The increased use of slavery on European manors
d. Stronger support for Eastern Orthodox Christianity
12. The diagram above is related to which of the following religions?
a. Islam
b. Hinduism
c. Buddhism
d. Christianity

13. The divisions between the social classes shown above were based on:
a. Race
b. Wealth
c. Religious purity
d. Education level

14. How could someone achieve a higher social class within this system?
a. Marry someone of a higher caste
b. Pray to Purusha at a temple every day
c. Fulfil dharma, earn karma, and be reincarnated
d. Work hard, become educated, and earn more money
15. Which of the following areas above represents the Il-Khanate?
a. Yellow
b. Dark blue
c. Light blue
d. Orange

16. Which of the khanates above was made into a tribute state and was not ruled directly by the
Mongols?
a. Il-Khanate
b. Chagatai Khanate
c. Khanate of the Great Khan
d. Khanate of the Golden Horde

17. Which khanate is characterized by the almost complete assimilation of Mongols into its society?
a. Il-Khanate
b. Chagatai Khanate
c. Khanate of the Great Khan
d. Khanate of the Golden Horde

"And what… is the path that leads to the [end] of suffering? It is the holy eightfold path that leads
to the [end] of suffering, which consists of right views, right decision, right speech, right action,
right living, right struggling, right thoughts, and right meditation.

"In so far, O friends, as a noble youth thus recognizes suffering and the origin of suffering, as he
recognizes the [end] of suffering, and walks on the path that leads to the [end] of suffering…
leaving ignorance, and attaining to enlightenment, he will make an end of all suffering even in
this life."

18. The passage above is related to which of the following belief systems?
 a. Islam
b. Buddhism
c. Christianity
d. Confucianism

19. Which of the following is a similarity between this belief system and Hinduism?
a. Both originated in China
b. Both are Abrahamic religions
c. Both include a rigid caste system
d. Both include a belief in reincarnation

20. Who was the founder of the religion related to the belief system above?
a. Jesus Christ
b. Abraham
c. Muhammad
d. Siddhartha Gautama

21. Which of the following is a belief stated in the text above?

a. There is only one god.
b. Women are inferior to men and cannot be priests.
c. Life is suffering and that suffering can never be stopped.
d. Anyone can achieve enlightenment if they follow certain rules of behavior.
22. The picture above is a representation of which of the following?
a. Bantu migration
b. Early human migration
c. Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
d. The route of Mansa Musa’s Hajj

23. Which time period is represented on the map above?

a. Paleolithic Era
b. Neolithic Era
c. Classical Era
d. Pax Mongolica

Now suppose there is a boy who has a bad character. His parents are angry at him, but he
never makes any change. The villagers in the neighborhood reprove him, but he is never
thereby moved. His masters teach him, but he never reforms. Thus with all the three
excellent disciplines, the love of his parents, the conduct of the villagers, and the wisdom of
the masters, applied to him, he makes no change, not even a hair on his shins is altered. It is,
however, only after the district-magistrate sends out soldiers in accordance with the law to
search for wicked men that he becomes afraid and changes his ways and alters his deeds. So
the love of parents is not sufficient to educate children. But if it is necessary to have the
severe penalties of the district-magistrate come at all, it is because people are naturally
spoiled by love and obedient to authority.

Han Feizi, China, 3rd century BCE

24. This text was written to explain which philosophy?

a. Daoism
b. Legalism
c. Buddhism
d. Confucianism

25. Which of the following is the best summary of this paragraph?

a. Parents should be stricter.
b. Harsh rules damage a society.
c. People will obey harsh rules with threat of punishment.
d. There should be no punishment if a child does something wrong.

26. This philosophy was dominant in which of the following dynasties?

a. Shang
b. Zhou
c. Qin
d. Han
27. Which of the following is represented by the blue lines on the map above?
a. Silk Road
b. Indian Ocean Trade
c. Columbian exchange
d. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

28. Which statement is true about Indian Ocean trade?

a. It connected the New and Old World.
b. Europeans dominated Indian Ocean trade.
c. Most traveling was done over land.
d. Trade was conducted among Asian, Middle Eastern and East African merchants.

29. Which was a significant result of Indian Ocean trade?

a. The spread of disease
b. The spread of Buddhism
c. The creation of Swahili language
d. The creation of wealthy Italian city states