AP World History Final Exam Semester 1
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- 1.Which of the following statements about the Emma Elish is NOT true?
- A.
It probably dates to about 2000 B.C.E.
- B.
Humans were created by gods out of earth and water.
- C.
A rebelling god and goddess were destroyed by Marduk.
- D.
It is the creation myth of the people of Akkad.
- 2.The Purusa-sakta:
- A.
Is the myth from the Akkad culture
- B.
Sets humans apart from nature
- C.
Helped justify the caste system in India
- D.
Holds that humans are not subject to the laws of nature
- 3.The book of Genesis holds that:
- A.
God created the world in seven days.
- B.
God created man "in his own image".
- C.
Humans are on equal footing with animals.
- D.
There are many gods worthy of worship.
- 4.In the mid-1700s, the more astute natural scientists:
- A.
Had developed the genetic theory of mutation transmission
- B.
Had provided a substantial body of evidence that the Earth was many of millions of years old
- C.
Had proved the biblical account of creation
- D.
Had questioned the idea that all plant and animal species had been separately created
- 5.Charles Darwin:
- A.
Based his ideas on evolution on data he gathered while traveling in southeast Asia
- B.
Refused to acknowledge that Alfred Russle Wallace had any useful ideas on evolution
- C.
Acknowledged that there was a "Creator"
- D.
Argued that teology was an integral of all life
- 6.Which of the following is NOT a reason put forth in the text for the disappearance of Neanderthals?
- A.
Neaderthals warred with each other and droved themselves to extinction
- B.
Homo sapiens sapiens destroyed the Neaderthals through violence
- C.
Homo sapiens sapiens out-competed Neaderthals for resources
- D.
Neanderthals interbred with Homo sapiens sapiens
- 7.Linguist Noam Chomsky argues that the ability to use language is:
- A.
Learned from parents
- B.
Learned from the environment
- C.
Genetic
- D.
A gift of the gods
- 8.Global migration of Homo sapiens sapiens:
- A.
Began around 450,000 B.C.E.
- B.
Was often spurred by major climate changes
- C.
First occurred in the Americas
- D.
Was usually random
- 9.The first animals to be domesticated in the "Fertile Crescent" were:
- A.
Goats and sheep
- B.
Pigs and cattle
- C.
Dogs
- D.
Llamas and turkeys
- 10.Which of the following empires was organized first?
- A.
Persian
- B.
Hittite
- C.
Neo-Babylonias
- D.
Assyrian
- 11.In Sumer after about 2800 B.C.E., members of this group ruled in conjunction with kings:
- A.
Temple priests
- B.
Large landowners
- C.
Rich artisans
- D.
Peasants' representatives
- 12.Which type of writing occurred first?
- A.
Pictographic writing
- B.
Assyrian writing
- C.
Phonetic writing
- D.
Cuneiform writing
- 13.The city-states of Mesopotamia were especially vulnerable due to:
- A.
Inter-urban warfare
- B.
Powerful external enemies
- C.
Their lack of organized armies
- D.
Inability to grow enough foo to adquately feed their population
- 14.This people invented writing:
- A.
Egyptians
- B.
Akkadians
- C.
Babylonians
- D.
Sumerians
- 15.Sumerian cuneiform writing was primarily displaced due to the actions of:
- A.
Alexander the Great
- B.
Hammurabi
- C.
Jewish immigrants entering the Mesopotamian region around 1,000 B.C.E.
- D.
The Hittites
- 16.The Sumerians:
- A.
Originally came from northern Africa
- B.
Were eventually defeated by the Ubaid peoples
- C.
Dominated Mesopotamia for nearly a millenium
- D.
Were eventually conquered by Alexander the Great
- 17.The Bronze Age:
- A.
Preceded the Paleolithic Age
- B.
Was a time of significant technological breakthroughs
- C.
Was a time when little of relevance occurred
- D.
Occurred before there were written records
- 18.Which of the following is NOT one of the four legacies of the Harappa described in the text?
- A.
Aryan invaders adopted some of the settlement characteristics of the Indus valley civilization
- B.
Aryan invaders adopted some of the Indus valley agricultural techniques
- C.
Aryan invaders nearly completely destroyed the Indus valley civilization
- D.
Aryan invaders may have adopted some religious ideas of the Indus valley civilization
- 19.The use of iron occurred:
- A.
Before the use of the plow and cart
- B.
Adter the use of bronze
- C.
Before the use of pottery
- D.
After the time of Christ
- 20.The art and craftwork of the Indus valley indicates:
- A.
That the civilization was not very well developed
- B.
That they participated in active interregion trade
- C.
They did not possess metallurgic skills
- D.
They were a nomadic people
- 21.Neolithic groups on China began the transition from hunting and gathering to farming and village life a early as:
- A.
1700 B.C.E.
- B.
9000 B.C.E.
- C.
8000 B.C.E.
- D.
2700 B.C.E.
- 22.Which of the following innovations was developed first?
- A.
The crossbow
- B.
Longshan ceramics
- C.
Farming with domesticated animasl
- D.
Yangshao penal code
- 23.Chinese three earliest known dynasties:
- A.
Were centered on the Yangzi River
- B.
Were each at one time the most powerful dynasty
- C.
Did not overlap each other
- D.
Showed a reverential respect for the sanctity of human life
- 24.The Xia dynasty:
- A.
Apparently did not make pottery
- B.
Was ruled by a single king who controlled all the powers of the state
- C.
Did not leave any significant archeological sites, so little is known about it
- D.
Had rulers that engaged in rituals and divinations
- 25.Chinese oracle bones:
- A.
Have been useful to archeologists, anthropologists, and historians for at least three centuries
- B.
First came to the attention of scientists after they were found at excavation sites
- C.
Have provided useful information about the rulers of the Shang dynasty
- D.
Were usually made from human bones
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