World Studies Final Exam

In which hemisphere is Asia mostly located?

Which calendar first divided dates into two categories, B.C. and A.D.?

Which of the following is NOT touched by the Mediterranean Sea?

Most ancient people tended to be

Anatolia is an ancient name for

Advanced farming techniques allowed for a surplus of food, which led to the emergence of a(n) ______________ class.

The_______________ are currently known as the world's oldest civilization.

Which of the following had the most influence in the transition from wandering tribes to the emergence of cities?

What is the geographic term for a plant and animal community covering a large land area?

Soil is primarily made of minerals from the weathering of

Which of the following biomes is a byproduct of human-environment interaction in the form of overfarming?

______________ happens when nutrients are transported away from the top soil. In dry climates, wind erosion can blow it away, and in wet climates, like tropical rainforests, rainfall can wash it away.

What is the most complex ecosystem in the world?

Waves crash against the shores of an island, creating beaches and gullies. In this scenario, what is the primary landform and what is the secondary landform?

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

The different plants that replace earlier varieties in the wake of a brush fire is an example of

A plant using the sun the grow leaves, this is an example of

A community of living things together with their environment is a(n)

_______________ was the respected teacher of Alexander the Great.

What was the main religion of the Persian Empire?

Which Greek city-state was a particularly vocal supporter of the rebellion against Persia?

How did the Peloponnesian War differ from the Persian War?

Which of the following gave Sparta details of an Athenian expedition during the Peloponnesian War?

Which of the following was characteristic of the Greek city-state Athens?

Which of the following was NOT a major crop produced in Rome?

What was the struggle of the orders?

Which civilization was the first to establish an urban society on the Italian peninsula?

Which historical era was marked the beginnings of European explorations?

Which of the following best explains why we traditionally categorize the world according to Eastern and Western hemispheres?

Water mixing with carbon dioxide from the air and changing the properties of limestone is an example of:

The dust bowl is an example of:

The Grand Canyon is an example of:

A sheet glacier is also known as a __________ glacier

The Punic Wars were fought between

Pax Romana lasted from the reign of _____________ to ________________.

In the third century C.E., the Roman emperor ____________ divided the Roman empire into a western half and an eastern half in order to better administer it.

____________ began to fill the power vacuum left behind by the dissolution of the Roman Empire in the west.

Which American civilization was on the rise while the Gupta Empire was losing control in India, China was in an intermediate period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, and Justinian was ruling the Byzantine Empire?

Who compiled the laws of the Roman Empire into easy-to-understand codes?

What effect did a drop in population have on the Roman Empire?

What event began to bring western Europe out of the Dark Ages?

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for the 'Dark Ages'?

The system of feudalism served as all of the following EXCEPT as a

Which of the following accurately lists transitions in western Europe in the order in which they happened?

When was the period of greatest ignorance in Western Europe?

Some historians view the Middle Ages in a more positive light, as a(n)

Of the following positions, who ranked highest in the hierarchy of the medieval church?

The crusades were a series of _________ military campaigns that took place over nearly two hundred years, which varied in strength and success, fought against the ___________ of Southwest Asia for control of __________.

The schism in the west was a dispute about the authority of __________ within the Roman Catholic Church.

Where did the European Renaissance begin?

Secular art primarily focuses on

Who painted "The Last Supper"?

The core of the humanist message was focused on

Who created the sculpture David?

How did geography help prevent the spread of the plague?

Who spread the Black Death throughout China?

Which of the following was a rumor spread about the Black Death?

Which of the following helped spread the plague?

Who controlled much of the spice trade during the early 1400s?

Which of the following explorers stirred interest in the Silk Road?

Which Portuguese explorer achieved the goal of sailing around the southern tip of Africa?

Which European nations led the way in the Age of Exploration?

Which movement claimed that salvation came through faith and good works, and that while the Bible was a major source for religious truth, it was not the only source?

Many kings and rulers used the Reformation as a way to

Which two people were at the forefront in calling for change during the Reformation?

The doctrine "Justification by Faith" would most support which of the following?

Why was Copernicus' Heliocentric model rejected?

When did the European scientific revolution begin?

Who wrote The Social Contract?

What was Apartheid, where did it take place, and how did it end?

What happened to African countries when Europe colonized and what happened when Europeans left?

Why were foreigners unable to observe the center of Africa?

Which of the following represents a difference between how emperors were chosen during the Roman Empire and how leaders were chosen in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

How did the labor shortage caused by the plague affect the economies of western Europe?

Of the following ships, which was the most suited for inland exploration?

The Reformation was a reform movement and a turning point for the church. It began with a debate over how the _________ should be involved in spiritual Christian faith.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the economic theory of mercantilism?

Which event may have had the largest effect on political thinkers of the Enlightenment?