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HISTORY / SOCIAL SCIENCE Curriculum Framework

SIMULATION TEST

World History I

Dr. S. Stuart Flanagan, Professor Emeritus College of William and Mary

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Human Origins and Early Civilizations (WHI.3b) 4. Shang China established a series of (WHI.2b) 1. Early hunter-gatherer human rulers from the same family. What societies are generally typified by: is the rule of each family called? A large numbers of people. F dynasty B small nomadic clans of humans. G tyranny C moderate numbers of people living in H dictatorship permanent villages. J empire D miniscule cities and large agricultural

developments. (WHI.3c) 5. The Hebrews’ major contribution to world thinking was: (WHI.2c) 2. What is the best description of a A monotheism: belief in one god. domesticated animal? B polytheism: belief in many gods. F an animal, such as a goat or pig, that is C radical changes in farming technology. controlled, tamed and used for human D the law should treat everyone equally. benefit

G a relatively small animal, such as a (WHI.3d) rabbit or a beaver, that is especially 6. How did Judaism spread beyond the valued for its hide Hebrew kingdoms? H an animal, such as a deer or an elephant, that is entirely used by human F Judaism became the state religion of societies Rome. J a wild animal, such as a lion or a zebra, G The Persian Empire resettled the that is hunted in elaborate ceremonies Hebrews in the far east. by humans H Rome exiled the Jews from the area after a series of revolts. J Judaism was adopted by Greek traders (WHI.2d) throughout the Mediterranean. 3. Who studies the remains of a civilization? (WHI.3e) A archaeologists 7. Which early writing form is NOT B historians paired with the appropriate people? C paleontologists D cartographers A Chinese-calligraphy B Egypt-hieroglyphics C Sumerians-cuneiform D Indians- pictograms

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Classical Civilizations and Rise of Religious Traditions (WHI.4f) 12. How did classical China react to (WHI.4a) 8. What was the dominant religion in Buddhism? the Persian Empire? F It was rejected by Chinese scholars and F Christianity banned by the emperor. G Buddhism G It was ignored in favor of Taoism and H Zoroastrianism Confucianism. J Cult of Osiris H It was used to justify a massive invasion of India. J It was adopted by Chinese scholars and (WHI.4b) spread throughout Asia. 9. Early Indian civilization was centered around what rivers? (WHI.5b) A Tigris and Euphrates 13. Which of these is not a god from B Ganges and Indus Greek mythology? C Nile and Jordan D Rhine and Seine A Marduk B Zeus C Artemis (WHI.4c) D Aphrodite 10. Which of these are sacred writings of Hinduism? (WHI.5d) F the Vedas and Upanishads 14. Which is the best description of the G the Koran Delian League? H the Apocrypha J the Torah and Talmud F a trade alliance that linked the Greek city-states with Northern Africa G an athletic league designed to promote (WHI.4d) the Greek athletic stars 11. Who was the founder of Buddhism? H a military alliance between Athens and other Greek city-states A Asoka J a secret agreement amongst the great B Siddhartha Gautama Greek philosophers to spread their C Mumtaz Mahal political beliefs D Shah Jahan

(WHI.5e) 15. What was the form of government in Athens during its Golden Age under Pericles? A socialism B democracy C oligarchy D aristocracy

(WHI.5g) (WHI.6g) 16. What group eventually conquered 20 Which of these was not true of the the Greek city-states? Pax Romana? F Egypt F It introduced a unified monetary G Macedonia system. H Mesopotamia G The Roman civil service was created J Gaul during that time. H The system of electing emperors by political region was introduced. (WHI.6b) J The safety of travel and trade on 17. In addition to borrowing the myths Roman roads was guaranteed. and gods of another culture, the Romans were unique in their worship of other gods. What types (WHI.6h) of gods were they? 21. Early Christian doctrine was established by: A household B river A the writings of the apostles. C city B Church councils. D mountain C Jews who were exiled from Jerusalem after a failed revolt. D a Grand Synod called by the Roman (WHI.6d) emperor. 18. What was the series of wars called that ultimately gave Rome control over the Mediterranean? (WHI.6j) 22. The Romans built a large common F Peloponnesian area where citizens could mingle. G Punic What was this area called? H Roman Civil J Persian F Forum G Colonnade H Great Walkway (WHI.6f) J Parthenon 19. What was the basis of the power of the Roman emperor? (WHI.6k) A the Senate 23. What group(s) invaded Rome, B the military finally putting an end to the C the personal wealth of his family Empire? D his control of the Roman economy A Carthage B Egypt C Barbarians D Greek rebels

Postclassical Civilizations (WHI.7d) 27. What Christian area continued to (WHI.7a) 24. What geographic advantage did use Latin in worship services in the Constantinople have? later Roman Empire? F It was impossible to attack from the A Constantinople water because it was not located on B Rome water. C Athens G It had an abundant supply of farmland D Alexandria and food in its immediate vicinity.

H It was located at a crossroads of Europe (WHI.7d) and Asia and was strategically located 28. What was the specific type of for extensive trade. Christianity practiced by the eastern J Its high altitude prevented most half of the Roman Empire? diseases from affecting the population. F Protestantism G Calvinism (WHI.7a) H Greek Orthodoxy 25. What role did Constantinople serve J Roman Catholicism in the Byzantine empire?

A It was a military outpost guarding the (WHI.7e) entrance to the Black Sea. 29. What form of Christianity was B It was the second holy site of adopted in Russia? Christianity. C It was a major grain-producing region A Arianism of the empire. B Coptic D It was the capital of the empire and a C Orthodox center of Greek and Roman culture. D Roman

(WHI.7c) (WHI.8a) 26. What language was spoken by the 30. What are the basic tenets of the Byzantine culture? Islamic faith called? F Greek F the Four Noble Truths G Latin G the Five Pillars H Arabic H the One Absolute Law J Byzantine J the Three Wise Sayings

(WHI.8a) (WHI.9b) 31. What is true of Islam? 35. The medieval estate can best be described as: A It accepts Mohammad as the only prophet of God. A a source of protection and necessary B It accepts the divinity of Jesus Christ. goods and a center of social life for C It accepts Moses and Jesus as earlier many medieval Europeans. prophets. B a cruel factory where wealthy D It only accepts the New Testament of capitalists acquire huge sums of money the Bible. by exploiting their workers. C a workplace between Monday and Friday where some people can make (WHI.8b) money with hard work. 32. Which of these aided the spread of D a governmentally controlled farm Islam? where people work to feed the nation’s F assistance from Christian missionaries military men. G desert climates and mountains H weakness in the Byzantine and Persian (WHI.9b) empires 36. Who held the highest social position J great distances on an estate in medieval Europe? F a lord (WHI.8d) G a vassal 33. What was not an area of Muslim H a serf contributions? J a knight A Arabic numerals from India B medicine (WHI.9c) C sculpture 37. What occurred as a result of the D maps of the world coronation of the first Holy Roman Emperor? (WHI.9a) A a greater division within the Roman 34. A period of lawlessness and disunity empire followed the fall of the Roman B a split with the Byzantine empire Empire. What served as the only C an eventual war with the Vikings unifying force in Europe? D greater political influence for the F Emperor of Rome Church G Roman legions H Christian Church (WHI.9d) J localized kings 38. Vikings migrated as far east as: F Germany G Russia H Mongolia J Italy

Regional Interactions (WHI.11b) 43. What was the basis of the economy (WHI.10c) 39. Japan's closeness to what area led to of each major civilization in the major cultural influences? Americas? A India A trade B Russia B agriculture C China C war D Persia D mining

(WHI.12b) (WHI.10c) 40. What geographic feature caused the 44. The Crusades were meant to free Japanese to become dependant on what city from Muslim control? other cultures for food? F Alexandria F mountains G Jerusalem G rich farmland H Beijing H peninsulas J Athens J swamps

(WHI.12b) 45. What effect did the Mongol (WHI.10d) 41. What trade made the West African expansion have on the various kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Muslim states? Songhai rich and powerful? A The Muslim states negotiated to be part A spice trade of the Mongolian empire. B gold-salt trade B The Muslim states in southwest Asia C slave trade were destroyed by the Mongols. D Columbian Exchange C The Muslim states held off the Mongolian armies, but were unable to defend the Holy Land from the Crusades. (WHI.10d) D The Muslim states negotiated alliances 42. What was true of Islam in Africa? with European kingdoms for protection. F It was introduced by Arab invaders in th the 10 century. (WHI.12c) G It spread along trade routes from the 46. What was a result of the Black Middle East. Death of the fourteenth century? H It was hostile to existing animism in Africa. F African populations destroyed from J It was adopted for a brief period, but disease people quickly returned to their old G African culture destroyed from forced ways. slave captures H war in western Europe J dramatic shortages of laborers and people throughout Europe

(WHI.12c) (WHI.13d) 47. What did not result from conditions 52. What is the major difference after the Black Death? between the Renaissance art of northern Europe and Italy? A the gradual elimination of serfdom B the beginning of capitalism F Northern European art had more scenes C a strengthening of Church authority of classical Greece and Italy had more D the growth of towns and cities scenes of classical Rome. G Northern European art had more scenes of everyday life while Italy had more (WHI.12d) religious scenes. 48. Ancient learning was reinterpreted H Northern European art glorified Jesus by medieval scholars and translated while Italy glorified God. into  J Northern European art had fewer F Greek scenes that emphasized Renaissance G Arabic wealth and more scenes that H German emphasized salvation. J Latin

(WHI.13d) 53. What figure of the northern (WHI.12d) 49. The works of medieval scholars led Renaissance wrote Utopia? to the rise of what organizations? A William Shakespeare A universities B Petrarch B churches C Erasmus C armies D Thomas More D libraries

Geography

(WHI.13c) (WHI.2a) 50. Which of these Renaissance artists is 54. Scientists currently believe humans correctly paired with his famous first appeared in: work? A Australia. F Michelangelo – Last Supper B North America. G Rafael – Sculpture of David C Asia. H Leonardo da Vinci – Mona Lisa D Africa. J Rafael – Sistine Chapel

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(WHI.3a) (WHI.6a) 55. The earliest known permanent 59. Rome was protected from invasion agricultural community was by  established in: A a ring of volcanoes surrounding the A Mesopotamia near the Tigris and Italian Plateau. Euphrates Rivers. B a series of coastal fortresses. B Brazil near the Amazon River. C trade agreements with Celtic tribes to C North America near the Mississippi the north. River. D the Alps Mountains blocking land D Europe near the Rhine River. access to the Italian peninsula.

(WHI.3a) (WHI.8b) 56. Mesopotamia was invaded several 60. At its height, the Muslim empire times in its history. What spread from: geographical feature made this possible? F the Arabian Peninsula to North Africa into Christian Europe. F high mountains G east Asia into West Africa and G large deserts Christian Europe. H open plains H Christian Europe into North and South J deep rivers America. J Northern Africa into sub-Saharan Africa and into East Asia. (WHI.3a) 57. The Phoenicians adapted to their location around the Mediterranean (WHI.10a) Sea. How did this group do so? 61. Trade routes did not involve the use of rivers or seas in which region? A They irrigated their farmland. B They traded on the seas. A trans-Saharan C They lived in ice houses. B Middle East-India D They developed a strong land army. C northern Europe-Black Sea D western Europe

(WHI.5a) 58. What was true of ancient Greece? (WHI.11a) 62. This civilization was based in the F The mountains and seas prevented Andes and is known for the great trade. city of Machu Picchu. They farmed G The limited amount of good farmland and developed an elaborate system led to increased trade and colonization. of roads. Who were they? H The lack of a central government led to constant tribal warfare. F Olmecs J Cities were built for use as defensive G Incas fortresses. H Mayas J Aztecs

Civics and Economics (WHI.12a) 67. Why did England and France fight (WHI.5c) 63. Which is not an accurate description in the Hundred Years War? of a type of government used in A English kings wanted to enforce their ancient Greece? claims on the French lands they had A democracy - rule by common citizens inherited. B aristocracy - rule by wealthy citizens B The Pope refused to settle the dispute. C tyranny - rule by adult males C English kings refused to enforce D monarchy - rule by King or royal Catholicism in their French lands. dynasty D It took a hundred years to reclaim the Holy Land.

(WHI.6c) 64. The Romans, in their early history, (WHI.13a) had an elected Senate. What form 68. The introduction of new of government is this? bookkeeping practices after the Crusades was aided by what? F direct democracy G dictatorship F paper from China H republic G Arabic numerals J patriarchy H coins from Rome J Florentine record-keeping

(WHI.10b) 65. What region was a major source of (WHI.13b) gold? 69. The Italian city-states became important. What led to the rise of A China Florence, Venice, and Genoa? B India C west Africa A their isolated location D Persia B a king made all their decisions C trade with Northern Europe D their location in the interior of Europe (WHI.12a) 66. The monarchy that came to rule medieval France was founded by  (WHI.13b) 70. The Prince by Machiavelli: F Charlemagne F encouraged honesty and fair play by G Henry Plantagenet political rulers. H Hugh Capet G provided a set of rules for rulers to take J Innocent III and hold power. H was the story of an English prince from the Middle Ages. J firmly established democracy as the government in Italy.