First Semester Exam Practice

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Practice questions for our 1st Semester Exam.

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1.

What was the first Greek city-state?
- A.
  
  Minoan
- B.
  
  Mycenae
- C.
  
  Athens
- D.
  
  Sparta
2.

At Thermopylae Pass, the Spartan troops
- A.
  
  Were especially brave, even though they were outnumbered
- B.
  
  Were all poisoned by the enemy
- C.
  
  Refused to fight
- D.
  
  Were defeated easily
3.

According to Greek religion, the gods lives
- A.
  
  Within the hearts of the people
- B.
  
  In natural objects such as rocks, trees, etc...
- C.
  
  On Mount Olympus
- D.
  
  On the Moon
4.

______ is considered by many to be the greatest historian of the ancient world.
- A.
  
  Plato
- B.
  
  Euripides
- C.
  
  Thucydides
- D.
  
  Aristotle
5.

The mathematician Euclid wrote the Elements, which was a
- A.
  
  Discussion of specific gravity
- B.
  
  Treatise on the geometry of spheres and cylinders
- C.
  
  Revolutionary exploration of art, including the value of painting
- D.
  
  A textbook on plane geometry that has been used up to modern times.
6.

A _______ is a form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote.
- A.
  
  Polis
- B.
  
  Monarchy
- C.
  
  Republic
- D.
  
  Dictatorship
7.

_________ became the first Christian emperor of Rome.
- A.
  
  Constantine
- B.
  
  Diocletian
- C.
  
  Nero
- D.
  
  Julius Caesar
8.

The ________ were the first invaders to sack Rome.
- A.
  
  Ostrogoths
- B.
  
  Visigoths
- C.
  
  Aryans
- D.
  
  Huns
9.

The body of laws known as the ______, was one of Rome's chief gifts to later generations.
- A.
  
  Twelve Tables
- B.
  
  Ten Commandments
- C.
  
  Constitution of the Roman Republic
- D.
  
  Law of Nations
10.

The first triumvirate was made up of
- A.
  
  Crassus, Marc Antony, Lepidus
- B.
  
  Julius Caesar, Lepidus, Pompey
- C.
  
  Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey
- D.
  
  Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian
11.

Under which emperor did Rome adopt Christianity as its official religion?
- A.
  
  Constantine
- B.
  
  Theodosius the Great
- C.
  
  Julius Caesar
- D.
  
  Nero
12.

It was through the Muslim world that Europeans
- A.
  
  Were able to obtain products from Spain and Egypt
- B.
  
  Recovered the works of Aristotle and other Greek philosophers
- C.
  
  Developed an appreciation for painting and sculpture
- D.
  
  Discovered tobacco
13.

One of the Five Pillars of Islam, the hajj is
- A.
  
  One's duty to give alms to the poor and unfortunate
- B.
  
  A public prayer on Friday at midday
- C.
  
  The observation of the holy month of July
- D.
  
  A pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah)
14.

The revolt of Hussein in the early Umayyad period led to
- A.
  
  A bloody war that lasted seven hours
- B.
  
  The split of Islam into two groups, the Shiites and the Sunni
- C.
  
  The strengthening of the Umayyad dynasty
- D.
  
  A total disregard of the burial place of Muhammad
15.

After Muhammad's death, Muslim scholars drew up the shari'ah, which is
- A.
  
  A law code that provides believers with a set of practical laws to regulate their daily lives.
- B.
  
  An elaborate burial ritual still performed at Muslim funerals today
- C.
  
  A collection of Muhammad's wisdom and teachings that was added to the Q'uran.
- D.
  
  Also known as the Six Pillars of Islam
16.

A _________ was a heavy, wheeled plow with an iron plowshare.
- A.
  
  Dozer
- B.
  
  Carruca
- C.
  
  Shovel
- D.
  
  Cabochan
17.

Serfs were different than peasants in that serfs
- A.
  
  Owned the land they worked on
- B.
  
  Could live anywhere they chose except land that was part of a lord's estate
- C.
  
  Were legally bound to the land upon which they worked and lived
- D.
  
  Lived in cities and were not farmers like the peasants
18.

_______ literature was literature written in the language of everyday speech in an particular region.
- A.
  
  Biblical
- B.
  
  Philosophical
- C.
  
  Complex
- D.
  
  Vernacular
19.

Peasants were requird to pay the local church a tithe, which was
- A.
  
  A yearly amount of money based on the number of pets in their family
- B.
  
  Ten percent of their produce
- C.
  
  A weekly amount of money determined by the lord of the manor
- D.
  
  One-third of their goats
20.

To achieve his political ends, Pope Innocent III, often used an interdict, which
- A.
  
  Allowed the pope to choose a king's successor
- B.
  
  Forbade certain groups from having children
- C.
  
  Prohibited priests from giving the sacraments of the church to a particular group of people
- D.
  
  Declared a holy war against the enemies of the church
21.

The Black Death killed nearly 38 million people, resulting in
- A.
  
  A collapse of the caste system
- B.
  
  A severe famine
- C.
  
  Severe economic consequences
- D.
  
  The collapse of the Catholic church
22.

________ was the first Protestant faith.
- A.
  
  Calvinism
- B.
  
  Zoroastrianism
- C.
  
  Christian Humanism
- D.
  
  Lutheranism
23.

The Inquisition was
- A.
  
  A court created by the Catholic church to try find and try heretics
- B.
  
  A ruthless group of nuns who enjoyed torture and execution
- C.
  
  Remarkably effective in its hunt for heretics because no one expected it
- D.
  
  An organization whose hidden purpose was to increase the political power of the Catholic Church
24.

Leonardo Da Vinci was an excellent example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal because he
- A.
  
  Was a politician, and politicians were considered the pinnacle of human achievement
- B.
  
  Came from a wealthy family and greatly improved his family's status in society
- C.
  
  Wrote grand romantic poetry an insightful political treatises.
- D.
  
  Was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician
25.

The Peace of Augsburg formally
- A.
  
  Made Martin Luther the patron saint of the Holy Roman Empire
- B.
  
  Accepted the division of Christianity in Germany
- C.
  
  Established the doctrine of Lutheranism
- D.
  
  Ended the war between France and Morocco