Global 9h Midterm Review Exam
Global 9H Midterm Review
- 1.A peoples total way of life is called
- A.
Race
- B.
Culture
- C.
Environment
- D.
Society
- 2.Which of the following is NOT true about the concept of culture?
- A.
It is inherited
- B.
All people are born into a culture
- C.
It is learned
- D.
Cultures can differ within a race of people
- 3.From where were horses introduced to Africa
- A.
North America
- B.
Australia
- C.
Asia
- D.
Europe
- 4.How did the Bantu people deal with spirits?
- A.
They pretended they weren't around
- B.
They supplied the spirits with food and shelter for 3 days
- C.
They looked to their ancestors for help
- D.
They would gather the whole community and eliminate them
- 5.Who invaded the Gupta Empire?
- A.
China
- B.
Aryans
- C.
Huns
- D.
Romans
- 6.How many emperors were there in the Gupta Empire?
- A.
4
- B.
3
- C.
1
- D.
5
- 7.What was the rainfall pattern of Africa around 10,000 BCE-7,000 BCE?
- A.
It decreased
- B.
It remained constant
- C.
It increased
- D.
It stopped
- 8.When studying different cultures, we must
- A.
Look down upon other cultures
- B.
Ridicule customs different from ours
- C.
View those who are different with an open-mind
- D.
View others as unimportant
- 9.The practice of judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture is called
- A.
Assimilation
- B.
Racism
- C.
Ethnocentrism
- D.
Pluralism
- 10.Greeting someone with a hanndshake is an example of
- A.
Mores
- B.
Folkways
- C.
Beliefs
- D.
All of the above
- 11.Which of the following best describes "cultural diffusion"?
- A.
When one culture picks and chooses which aspects of another culture to accept into their own
- B.
Cultural activities that are found in every known society; items that all societies have
- C.
When a culture idea or item moves from one part of the world to another part of the world
- D.
Change that influences relationships between people of different cultures who are in contact with each other
- 12.Customs which are necessary to the welfare and proper functioning of the society are known as
- A.
Mores
- B.
Folkways
- C.
Cultural conditions
- D.
Folklores
- 13.The more technologically advanced a society is
- A.
The larger role the climate & environment plays
- B.
The smaller role the climate & environment plays
- C.
Tha happier all members of the society are
- D.
The more likely that it will be part of the Third World
- 14.A family consisting of husband, wife, and children is called
- A.
Nuclear
- B.
Joint
- C.
Extended
- D.
Polygamous
- 15.Most major rivers are important because they
- A.
Provide means of transportation
- B.
Block harsh weather
- C.
Provide water for irrigation
- D.
A & c
- E.
All of the above
- 16.The dominant person in a matriarchal family would be
- A.
The mother-in-law
- B.
The father
- C.
The grandfather
- D.
The mother
- 17.The control by one country of the political, economic, and cultural life of another country is known as
- A.
Imperialism
- B.
Westernization
- C.
Nationalism
- D.
Dictatorship
- 18.TRUE or FALSE: Sizes, shapes and distances are all distorted on flat maps
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Which generalization best describes the interaction that occurs between people and their environement?
- A.
Until recently, people have been unable to control their environment
- B.
In the past, peoplemoved around to avoid living in the same environment
- C.
People have both adapted to and changed the environment in which they live.
- D.
Because of modern technology, people have little need to change the world in which they live
- 20.An example of a cultural region is
- A.
The United States
- B.
The Muslim world
- C.
Southeast Asia
- D.
The rainforest of Brazil
- 21.The rate of cultural change has increased in this century largely because of
- A.
Technology
- B.
Climate changes
- C.
Racism
- D.
The spread of monotheism
- 22.Chinese women in the Classical Age
- A.
Were free to choose the men they would marry
- B.
Would becom scholar-gentry provided they passed the exams
- C.
Were legally subordinated to fathers and husbands at all class levels
- D.
Dominated the intellectual and artistic activities of China
- E.
Varied greatly in status, influence, and rights
- 23.Despite their material wealth and success
- A.
All foreigners were prohibited from settling in China
- B.
Chinese rulers were isolated and did not intervenein government
- C.
Chinese nobles (aristocrats) had no influence within the government
- D.
Merchants in China ranked below peasants and had little societal influence
- E.
The scholar-gentry were prohibited from owning land
- 24.Confucian social relationships
- A.
Established a hierarchy and insisted upon rerciprocal duties between people
- B.
Used rewards for correct behavior and punishments for transgressions
- C.
Were based on universal love and forgiveness
- D.
Taught its practioners to seek inner harmony with the natural way
- E.
Stressed the welfare and interests of the state
- 25.Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism
- A.
Were officially sanctioned doctrines of the Qin and Han emperors
- B.
Are religions, which developed in classical China
- C.
Emphasized the needs of the individual over the welfare of the state
- D.
Originated as responses to societal problems during times of disorder
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