World History Finaly Exam
World History Final Exam First Semester 2012
-
2013
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____
1.
The first empire in world history was the ____ Empire.
a.
Eskimo
c.
Akkadian
b.
Sumerian
d.
British
____
2.
The history of Egypt begins around 3100
B.C.
, when
a.
the Nile River flooded.
b.
the first pyramid collapsed.
c.
Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt.
d.
a volcano at Giza erupted.
____
3.
What are the “ten lost tribes”?
a.
scattered Israelite tribes
c.
ten cities
b.
the “Sea Peoples”
搮
䕧灴慮摥
____
4.
Unlike the leaders of other religions of the time, Jewish prophets
a.
were believed to be directly descended from God, and therefore almost gods themselves.
b.
were required to burn the sacred texts after they read them.
c.
often gave up their beliefs and adopted the religion of their conquerors.
d.
could not claim they alone knew the will of God, since the Jewish teachings were written down for anyone to read.
____
5.
Cyrus the Great showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that
a.
he was executed.
c.
he was worshipped as a god.
b.
everyone accepted him as ruler.
d.
he conquered Africa.
____
6.
Which leader of the Persian Empire extended it to become the largest empire the world had yet seen?
a.
Moses
c.
Darius
b.
Marc Antony
d.
Nebuchadnezzar
____
7.
Which of the following elements contributed to the efficient system of communication that was crucial to sustaining the Persian Empire?
a.
well
-
maintained roads and way stations that provided food, shelter, and fresh horses for the king’s messengers
戮
湥潧猠桡慲
敳獡敳⁴漠攠湧潭慲攠桵湤敤敳慷慹
挮
慮灨慢整桡⁷慳慤異′敲猠慴数敳湴敤桥獯畮猠潦獰散
搮
愠潭灬捡敤獥猠潦潫攠湡
____
8.
A theocracy is a government in which
a.
leaders rule by divine authority.
c.
only women could rule.
b.
the military ruled the people.
d.
a council of elders makes all the laws.
____
9.
Around
-
2013
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____
1.
The first empire in world history was the ____ Empire.
a.
Eskimo
c.
Akkadian
b.
Sumerian
d.
British
____
2.
The history of Egypt begins around 3100
B.C.
, when
a.
the Nile River flooded.
b.
the first pyramid collapsed.
c.
Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt.
d.
a volcano at Giza erupted.
____
3.
What are the “ten lost tribes”?
a.
scattered Israelite tribes
c.
ten cities
b.
the “Sea Peoples”
搮
䕧灴慮摥
____
4.
Unlike the leaders of other religions of the time, Jewish prophets
a.
were believed to be directly descended from God, and therefore almost gods themselves.
b.
were required to burn the sacred texts after they read them.
c.
often gave up their beliefs and adopted the religion of their conquerors.
d.
could not claim they alone knew the will of God, since the Jewish teachings were written down for anyone to read.
____
5.
Cyrus the Great showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that
a.
he was executed.
c.
he was worshipped as a god.
b.
everyone accepted him as ruler.
d.
he conquered Africa.
____
6.
Which leader of the Persian Empire extended it to become the largest empire the world had yet seen?
a.
Moses
c.
Darius
b.
Marc Antony
d.
Nebuchadnezzar
____
7.
Which of the following elements contributed to the efficient system of communication that was crucial to sustaining the Persian Empire?
a.
well
-
maintained roads and way stations that provided food, shelter, and fresh horses for the king’s messengers
戮
湥潧猠桡慲
敳獡敳⁴漠攠湧潭慲攠桵湤敤敳慷慹
挮
慮灨慢整桡⁷慳慤異′敲猠慴数敳湴敤桥獯畮猠潦獰散
搮
愠潭灬捡敤獥猠潦潫攠湡
____
8.
A theocracy is a government in which
a.
leaders rule by divine authority.
c.
only women could rule.
b.
the military ruled the people.
d.
a council of elders makes all the laws.
____
9.
Around