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This limitation of liability shall apply to any claim or cause whatsoever whether such claim or cause arises in contract, tort or otherwise. www.ebook3000.com CONTENTS Introduction vii Chapter 1 Prehistory and the Neolithic Revolution 1 Questions 1–25 Chapter 2 Egypt and Mesopotamia 7 Questions 26–60 Chapter 3 Persia and Greece 15 Questions 61–110 Chapter 4 The Hellenistic World 25 Questions 111–145 Chapter 5 The Roman Republic and Empire 33 Questions 146–195 Chapter 6 China: Hsia to Han 45 Questions 196–225 Chapter 7 India Through the Gupta Empire 53 Questions 226–250 Chapter 8 Byzantium 59 Questions 251–280 Chapter 9 Islam 67 Questions 281–320 Chapter 10 Sub-Saharan Africa 77 Questions 321–345 Chapter 11 European Middle Ages 83 Questions 346–395 Chapter 12 The Mongols 95 Questions 396–420 Chapter 13 Tang/Song China and Southeastern Asia 101 Questions 421–445 ❮ v vi ❯ Contents Chapter 14 The Americas 107 Questions 446–470 Chapter 15 Japan 113 Questions 471–500 Answers 119 www.ebook3000.com INTRODUCTION Congratulations! You’ve taken a big step toward achieving your best grade by pur- chasing McGraw-Hill’s 500 World History Questions, Volume 1. We are here to help you improve your grades on classroom, midterm, and final exams. These 500 ques- tions will help you study more effectively, use your preparation time wisely, and get the final grade you want. This book gives you 500 multiple-choice questions that cover the most essen- tial course material. Each question has a detailed answer explanation. These ques- tions give you valuable independent practice to supplement your regular textbook and the groundwork you are already doing in the classroom. You might be the kind of student who needs to study extra questions a few weeks before a big exam for a final review. Or you might be the kind of student who puts off preparing until right before a midterm or final. No matter what your preparation style, you will surely benefit from reviewing these 500 questions that closely parallel the content, format, and degree of difficulty of the questions found in typical college-level exams. These questions and their answer explanations are the ideal last-minute study tool for those final days before the test. Remember the old saying “Practice makes perfect.” If you practice with all the questions and answers in this book, we are certain that you will build the skills and confidence that are needed to ace your exams. Good luck! —Editors of McGraw-Hill Education ❮ vii This page intentionally left blank www.ebook3000.com CHAPTER 1 Prehistory and the Neolithic Revolution 1. Paleolithic humans (A) domesticated animals (B) discovered agriculture (C) organized themselves based on a well-defined social hierarchy (D) formed exclusively matriarchal societies (E) relied on foraging 2. In which of the following regions did native peoples NOT develop agriculture? (A) southern Asia (B) southwestern Asia (C) Australia (D) northern Africa (E) Andean highlands 3. All of the following are means of determining the approximate dates of human cultures in the Mesolithic and Neolithic eras EXCEPT (A) stratigraphy (B) cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation (C) paleontology (D) paleobotany (E) typology 4. It is believed that women in early Neolithic society (A) usually accompanied men on hunting expeditions (B) usually led the clan (C) were expected to devote themselves solely to child care (D) experienced a rigid sexual division of labor (E) were probably the first farmers ❮ 1 2 ❯ McGraw-Hill’s 500 World History Questions, Volume 1 5. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of eras? (A) Paleolithic, Neolithic, Iron Age, Chalcolithic (B) Paleolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Chalcolithic (C) Neolithic, Bronze Age, Paleolithic, Chalcolithic (D) Chalcolithic, Iron Age, Bronze Age, Paleolithic (E) Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age 6. The knowledge of agriculture (A) was confined to river valley cultures (B) arose in different areas of the world around the same time (C) was usually passed from one culture to another (D) diffused throughout the Eastern Hemisphere only (E) developed first in Mesoamerica 7. All of the following are true of the Bering land bridge EXCEPT that it (A) allowed wooly mammoths to travel from Asia to North America (B) disappeared about 12,000 BCE (C) was close to 1,000 miles north to south at its widest point (D) existed during the Pleistocene ice ages (E) enabled Paleo-Indians to colonize Asia from North America 8.