Question

HISTORY TEST HELP PLEASE TY

Answer 1

For questions 1-5, fill in the blank with the letter of the description that best matches the name/term.

A. the first emperor of the Roman Empire
B. proclamation of tolerance of Christianity issued by Constantine
C. Chinese dynasty during which painting was invented
D. early peoples thought to be first Mesoamerican civilization
E. regarded as a national hero by present-day Mongolians
1. Edict of Milan (1 point)

2. Tang (1 point)

3. Genghis Khan (1 point)

4. Olmec (1 point)

5. Augustus (1 point)

6. How did Judaism differ from other religions of ancient time? (1 point)
It taught that there was one God for all peoples.
It taught that only the priests had access to divine will.
It taught that the Hebrew king was part god.
It taught that reincarnation led to the end of suffering.
7. The Silk Road was (1 point)
a road covered in silk that only the king could travel upon.
a trade route that reached from China to Mesopotamia.
also known as the Royal Road.
a trade route that followed the course of the Great Wall of China.
8. Growing crops on a regular basis in Mesopotamia could only be done (1 point)
after the nomadic Akkadian had been driven out of the area.
when people controlled the flow of the rivers.
when warring city-states worked together.
after the invention of the iron plow.
9. In ancient India, the Untouchables were the (1 point)
priests, considered sacred beings.
warriors, considered invincible in battle.
peasants, one-fifth of the population.
lowest level of society, not considered human.
10. Plato believed that (1 point)
individuals should live in a just and rational state.
an ideal government should be ruled by dictators.
democracy was the best form of government.
men and women should not have the same education.
11. Romans viewed Christianity as harmful to the state because Christians (1 point)
believed that people could achieve eternal life.
wanted to establish their own kingdom independent from Rome.
refused to serve in the Roman army.
refused to worship Roman gods.
12. The Magna Carta was important because it (1 point)
was the first constitution.
created the English Parliament.
strengthened the idea that a monarch's power was limited, not absolute.
made every male in England a "free man."
13. The departure of Muhammad from Makkah for Madinah is called the (1 point)
Hijrah.
Kaaba.
Quran.
hajj.
14. European civilization was formed by Germanic peoples, the Christian church, and the (1 point)
legacy of the Muslims.
legacy of the Romans.
legacy of the Mongols.
legacy of the Aryans.
According to the passage, what concerned the city-dwellers the most?
15. "Perhaps . . . another kind of explanation can be given for the acceptance of Arab rule by the population of the conquered countries. To most of them it did not much matter whether they were ruled by Iranians, Greeks or Arabs. Government impinged for the most part of the life of cities . . . city-dwellers might not care much who ruled them, provided they were secure, at peace and reasonably taxed. The people of the countryside . . . lived under their own chiefs and . . . with their own customs, and it made little difference to them who ruled the cities. For some, the replacement of Greeks and Iranians by Arabs even offered advantages.

-Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples, 1991 (1 point)

16. Popular religious practices in the Middle Ages included all EXCEPT (1 point)
Church sacraments.
veneration of saints.
daily Bible study.
pilgrimages to holy shrines.
17. An achievement of the Aztec is the creation of (1 point)
a calendar based on a belief of cycles of creation and destruction.
an empire that encompassed nearly half of South America.
stone roadways linking islands to the mainland.
an elaborate system of roads 24,000 miles long.
18. All of the following are characteristics of Mayan society EXCEPT (1 point)
a separation of political and religious authority.
skilled artisans, officials, and merchants.
a class of nobles and scribes who helped the rulers.
a majority of people who were farmers.
19. The shift from hunting and gathering to raising animals and growing food on a regular basis is called (1 point)
the Neolithic Revolution.
systemic agriculture.
domestication.
hominids.
20. The new Greek age known as the Hellenistic Era was created by the conquests of (1 point)
Alexander the Great.
Aristotle.
Philip.
Augustus.
21. _____ teaches that sorrow, pain, and poverty are caused by attachment to possessions and things of this world. (1 point)
Hinduism
Materialism
Buddhism
Catholicism
22. Which of the following was an achievement of Islamic scholars? (1 point)
They perfected the astrolabe.
They founded the study of philosophy.
They perfected the art of portrait painting.
They developed the first system of writing.
23. Which country emerged as one of the major trading states in the area south of the Sahara in the eighth century? (1 point)
Songhai
Bantu
Ghana
Nubia
24. The _____ teaches that all people have to subordinate their own interests to the broader needs of family and community. (1 point)
Protestant Reformation
Confucian view of the Dao
the Five Pillars of Islam
Quran
25. The system of mutual obligation between lords and vassals was called (1 point)
a code.
the common law.
a fiefdom.
feudalism.

Answer 2

number 20 is A.

Answer 3

21 is C

Answer 4

11 is D

Answer 5

13 is D

Answer 6

7 is B

Answer 7

that's all I know....

Answer 8

thankyou

Answer 9

you're welcome

Answer 10

If anybody could answer anymore it would be a huge help

Answer 11

If you're in connections academy, which I am..This is the same test I'm taking now, I suggest just using your book. It has everything in it.

Answer 12

yeah man, and it would really help if you seperated your questions. get more and better answers. 9 is A. 8 is B im pretty sure. sorry im late on answers.