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World History Mid Year Test
Test Description: Semester Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In India’s caste system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?
A
Untouchables
B
warriors and rulers
C
common people
D
Priests
2) What are the four major kinds of resources?
A
supply, demand, recession, and inflation
B
traditional, command, market, and mixed
C
farmers, merchants, sellers, and buyers
D
land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship
3) Which of the following did not lead to isolation of China, giving it the unique culture that was developed?
A
Gobi Desert
B
Himalayan Mountains
C
Change Jiang River
D
Huang He River
4) Great tomb built for their pharaoh
A
Ziggurat
B
Caste
C
pyramid
D
irrigation
5) A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a
A
Scimitar
B
Dynasty
C
reign
D
Delta
6) Which of the following is an example of a barrier to trade?
A
a country is easy to reach due to its geography
B
a country bans trade that hurts its own producers
C
a country both buys from and sells to other countries
D
a country trades goods and services for other goods and services
7) Which was an Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science?
A
Algorithms
B
the symbol zero
C
Algebra
D
Geometry
8) What new technology was developed during the Zhou Dynasty?
A
new systems to irrigate the land
B
channels to block flood waters
C
silk worms to make clothing
D
melted bronze to make works of art
9) How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?
A
They grew papyrus.
B
They irrigated during the dry season.
C
They created hieroglyphics.
D
They became successful farmers.
10) Which of the following was a result of Zhang Qian’s exploration of the West?
A
Literature and the arts blossomed.
B
China’s trade increased.
C
Chinese medicine advanced.
D
Allies were found to help China fight its enemies.
11) The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on
A
the geometry of the wheel.
B
the number 60
C
the Roman calendar
D
the cycles of the moon
12) Geographers often group places into regions. What is a region?
A
a physical characteristic, such as a landform
B
a physical system, such as a hurricane
C
a place that is united by one or more common characteristics
D
an awareness of the world
13) The Mauryan dynasty set up which type of government?
A
democratic
B
Theocratic
C
well-run
D
city-state
14) Which best describes the type of government in Egypt after 3100 B.C.?
A
constitutional monarchy
B
a dynasty
C
a democracy
D
an independent city-state
15) Which answer gives the best explanation of why the Chang Jiang was so important to the people of ancient China?
A
It was a key waterway for trade and transportation.
B
It flows through canyons and plains to the East China Sea.
C
It flows west to east across central China.
D
It is the third longest river in the world.
16) Which of the following is one of India’s three most important major rivers?
A
Ganges
B
Indian
C
Arabian
D
Bengal
17) Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
A
near the sea
B
in the desert
C
in the mountains
D
in river valleys
18) What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities and villages?
A
hurricanes and wildfires
B
disease and famine
C
volcanoes and monsoons
D
earthquakes and floods
19) Which of the following is an accomplishment of the pharaoh Hatshepsut?
A
Became pharaoh at age 9
B
Used trade to expand the empire
C
Used war to expand the empire
D
Started a new religion
20) Which of the following was not an accomplishment of the pharaoh Ramses?
A
He took back land that was lost by earlier pharaohs
B
He restored the old religion
C
He built the temple in Karnak
D
He signed peach treaties between Egypt and the Hittites
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