Global 1 Post-Test Multiple Choice
Worth 30 points.
Directions: Please read each question below and choose the best answer.
Base your answer to question 1 on the statements below:
• Keeping field notes from excavation sites
• Analyzing radiocarbon dating test results
• Examining and cataloging artifacts
1. Which social scientist directly engages in these activities?
1. political scientist 3. historian
2. archaeologist 4. sociologist
2. Which example best represents a primary source?
1. a 20th-century novel about events leading up to the French Revolution
2. film footage taken during the liberation of Nazi concentration camps
3. an interview with an expert on the fall of the Roman Empire
4. a lecture on the impact of the African slave trade on South America
3. In a traditional economic system, which type of goods is most often produced?
1. agricultural products
2. heavy industrial machinery
3. military supplies
4. electronics and computers
4. Which feature would most often be shown on a political map?
1. topography 3. capital cities
2. type of climate 4. elevation
5. A geographic similarity between Italy and India is that both of these countries are located
1. on peninsulas
2. on archipelagos
3. between two oceans
4. south of the equator
6. Which belief system is considered monotheistic?
1. Jainism 3. Judaism
2. Daoism 4. Shinto
7. Which Neolithic Revolution development led to the other three?
1. complex civilizations
2. surplus of food
3. division of labor
4. domestication of plants and animals
Base your answer to question 8 on the statements below:
• The spread of Buddhism into Southeast Asia
- Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage (hajj) from West Africa to Mecca
- Silk Road connects trade between China and the Mediterranean
8. Which term is most closely associated with these statements?
1. ethnocentrism 3. cultural diffusion
2. interdependence 4. colonialism
9. The primary reason the Bantu-speaking people of West Africa migrated southward and eastward between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1500 was to
1. flee warfare
2. seek religious freedom
3. establish a colonial empire
4. find land for farming and grazing
10. Hieroglyphic and cuneiform systems provided the basis for the development of
1. subsistence farming3. oral traditions
2. painting and sculpture4. recorded history
11. Hammurabi’s Code, the Ten Commandments, and the Twelve Tables were all significant to their societies because they established
1. democratic governments3. rules of behavior
2. official religions4. economic systems
12. The Ancient Athenians are credited with
1. inventing and using the wheel
2. establishing governments that had democratic elements
3. eliminating slavery
4. inventing the printing press
13. The concepts of the Five Relationships, filial piety and the writings of the Analects, are associated with the practice of
1.Buddhism
2.Animism
3.Islam
4.Confucianism
14. Which characteristic was common to the Golden Age of Greece, and the Italian Renaissance?
1. a strong military led to national unity
2. written constitutions led to the establishment of democratic governments
3. prosperity led to the creation of many works of art
4. political instability led directly to the formation of unified nation-states
Answer question 15 based on the statement below:
All things were under its domain...its power was such that no one could hope to escape its scrutiny.”
15. Which European institution during the Middle Ages is best described by this statement?
1.the Guild3. the Church
2.Knighthood4. the nation-state
16. Which is a characteristic of a feudal society?
1.rapid social change
2.high literacy rate
3.industrial-based economy
4.rigid class structure
17. In Europe, the Crusades resulted in
1.greater isolation of the region from the world
2.an increased demand for goods from the Middle East and Asia
3.the adoption of Islam as the official religion of many European nations
4.the strengthening of the feudal system
18. According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies should be
1.acquired as markets and sources of raw materials
2.considered an economic burden for the colonial power
3.grated independence as soon as possible
4.encouraged to develop their own industries
19. A study of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations of Latin America would show that these civilizations
1.developed advanced and complex societies before the arrival of the
Europeans
2.established extensive trade with Pacific Rim nations
3.were strongly influenced by their contact with Asian and African civilizations
4.were relatively large, but not well organized
20. Which was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration?
1.Islamic culture spread across Africa and Asia
2.European influence spread to the Western hemisphere
3.independence movements developed in Asia and Africa
4.military dictatorships were established throughout Europe
21. The adoption of the Eastern Orthodox religion and the Cyrillic alphabet by the Russian people occurred as a result of
1.territorial expansion during the reign of Catherine the Great
2.the westernization policies of Peter the Great
3.contact with Byzantine culture in the 10th century
4.the influence of the Crusaders during the Middle Age
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Base your answer to question 22 on the statements below:
• Captured the city of Constantinople in 1453
• Benefited from rich trade along the Mediterranean Sea
• Ruled by Suleiman the Magnificent
22. Which empire best fits these descriptions?
1. Roman 3. Mongol
2. Ottoman 4. Songhai
23. Which statement about the Sahara is most closely associated with the West African civilizations of Ghana and Mali?
1. Irrigation systems made it possible to farm in the Sahara.
2. Salt mined in the Sahara was exchanged for gold.
3. Oases in the Sahara served as their capital cities.
4. The Sahara prevented the spread of Islam to the region.
Base your answer for question 24 on the statements below:
●Literacy rates rise
●Shakespeare’s sonnets circulated
●Secular ideas spread
24. Which innovation led directly to these developments?
1. Printing press
2. Astrolabe
3. Paper currency
4. Caravel
25. An effect of a mountainous topography on Inca and Chinese civilizations was the development of
1.industrialization
2.single-crop economy
3.desalinization projects
4.terrace farming
26. During the 14th century, the Black Death became a widespread epidemic primarily because of
1. the resurgence of trade
2. Chinese overseas exploration
3. European colonial policies
4. new agricultural practices
27. Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on
1.the experiences of past civilizations
2.experimentation and observation
3.emotions and feelings
4.the teachings of the Catholic Church
28. Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses were a call for
1.religious revolt against the German princes
2.reforms within the Roman Catholic Church
3.greater papal authority
4.crusades to spread Christianity
29. The Commercial Revolution in Western Europe led directly to the
1.development of a socialist economy.
2.increase in trade, global interactions and cultural diffusion.
3.weakening of the power of the middle class.
4.decrease in world trade.
30. In the Renaissance period, which factor was emphasized by the philosophy of humanism?
1.superiority of medieval thought
2.devotion to religion
3.value of the individual
4.obedience to government officials
Global 1 Post-test Answer Key
1. 2
2. 2
3. 1
4. 3
5. 1
6. 3
7. 4
8. 3
9. 4
10. 4
11. 3
12. 2
13. 4
14. 3
15. 3
16. 4
17. 2
18. 1
19. 1
20. 2
21. 3
22. 2
23. 2
24. 1
25. 4
26. 1
27. 2
28. 2
29. 2
30. 3