WHH Unit 1 Test

1. The early Roman state was controlled by a governmental system called a(n)
a.
b.
c.
d.

Empire
Republic
Commonwealth
Democracy

2. The birthplace of democracy is the ancient Greek city of

a.
b.
c.
d.

Sparta
Athens
Rome
Carthage

3. Which Greek city was the rival of Athens?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Sparta
Athens
Rome
Carthage

4. Democracy means
a.
b.
c.
d.

Rule by the few

Peoples rule
Rule by the chosen
Peoples monarchy

5. Which Roman leader brought an end to the Roman Republic?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Brutus
Marc Antony
Julius Caesar
Cicero

6. The greatest rival to the Roman Republic was the North African city of
a.
b.
c.
d.

Athens
Sparta
Carthage
Alexandria

7. The ground-breaking study of inequality between societies in Guns, Germs, and Steel was written by
a.
b.
c.
d.

Jared Dupont
Jared Diamond
Michael Kagan
Antony Beevor

8. The golden age of Greek culture following the death of Alexander the Great to the conquest of Greece by Rome is
called the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Pax Romana
Dark Ages
Pax Hellena
Hellenistic Age

9. All of the following are examples of Greek culture except

a.
b.
c.
d.

Large marble temples

Epic poetry
Large fresco paintings
The Greek language

10. The wars between Rome and Carthage are called the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Mediterranean Wars
Western Wars
Punic Wars
Carthaginian Wars

11. Which is considered the first or oldest civilization?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Assyria
Babylon
Sumer
Achaemenid

12. The two competing theories of human migration across the world are called
a.
b.
c.
d.

Out of Africa and Multi-regional migration

Out of Europe and Spontaneous migration
Multi-regional and Darwinian Evolution
Out of Africa and Darwinian Evolution

13. The last Greek pharaoh of Egypt was

a.
b.
c.
d.

King Tut
Ramses II
Cleopatra
Ptolemy

14. All of the following professions contribute to the study of history except
a.
b.
c.
d.

Geometry
Anthropology
Archaeology
Paleontology

15. The geographic area stretching from the Nile River to Mesopotamia is called the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Levant
Fertile Crescent
Garden of Eden
Fertile Valley

16. All of the following river valleys developed sophisticated ancient civilizations except
a.
b.
c.
d.

Indus River
Ganges River
Yellow River
Volga River

17. The Sumerians developed an independent writing system called

a.
b.
c.
d.

Phoenician
Mandarin
Cuneiform
Aramaic

18. The era of human development in which new and more advanced stone tools were developed is called
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Paleozoic Age

The Neolithic Age
The Bronze Age
The Hellenistic Age

19. The first Persian Empire was ruled by the

a.
b.
c.
d.

Alexandrian dynasty
Achaemenid dynasty
Babylonian dynasty
Assyrian dynasty

20. Who was the last of the five good emperors?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Julius Caesar
Octavian
Brutus
Marcus Aurelius

21. The successors of Alexander the Great were called

a.
b.
c.
d.

Diadochi
Popes
Satraps
Emperors

22. Which of the following species of human ancestors appeared FIRST?

a.
b.
c.
d.

H. Erectus
H. Neanderthal
H. Sapien
H. Habilis

23. Which theory argues that the earliest humans all migrated out of east Africa at the same time?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Multi-regional
Out of Africa
Out of Eden
Guns, Germs, and Steel

24. Which of the following terms is the most important element in Jared Diamonds theory about inequality in the world?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Agriculture
Geography
Writing
Steel

25. All of the following river valleys supported ancient civilizations except
a.
b.
c.
d.

Nile River
Indus and Ganges River
Yellow River
Thames River

26. Which of the following revolutions allowed the early human civilizations to develop cities and support larger
populations?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Industrial
Agricultural
Language
Cultural

27. Which modern technological development has led to an improved understanding of early human history?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Archaeology
Genetics
Paleontology
Radiology

28. John Greene lists all of the following as advantages of agricultural except
a.
b.
c.
d.

Control of the food supply

Food surplus
Can be practiced all over the world
Farming is hard

29. The independent language developed by the ancient Egyptians is called

a.
b.
c.
d.

Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Calligraphy
Phonetic alphabet

30. The theory of evolution that postulates man evolved from apes is called
a.
b.
c.
d.

Darwinian evolution
Supreme Being Theory
Ancient Astronaut Theory
Social Darwinism

31. Which theory argues that modern humans evolved in several separate regions of the world simultaneously?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Multi-regional Theory
Out of Africa Theory
Out of Eden Theory
Guns, Germs, and Steel Theory

32. What does Neolithic mean?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Old Stone
New Stone
Middle Stone
Rosetta Stone

33. The first large scale empire to control territory from the Nile River to the Indus River was the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Roman Empire
Alexanders Empire
Achaemenid Empire
Assyrian Empire

34. All of the following were Persian great kings except

a.
b.
c.
d.

Cyrus
Nebuchadnezzar
Xerxes
Darius

35. Who is credited with being the author of both the Iliad and the Odyssey?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Alexander
Cyrus
Homer
Pericles

36. The destructive war fought between Athens and Sparta was called the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Punic Wars
Peloponnesian War
Achaemenid Wars
Greek Civil Wars

37. The kingdom of Macedon became the dominant Greek power under the leadership of Alexander the Greats father
a.
b.
c.
d.

Philip II of Macedon
Julius Caesar
Pompey
Philip V of Greece

38. Which great king forged the Achaemenid Empire through conquest?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Cyrus
Nebuchadnezzar
Xerxes
Darius

39. The worlds earliest written legal system was created in the city of
a.
b.
c.
d.

Uruk
Rome
Babylon
Susa

40. The Roman Principate refers to the time period

a.
b.
c.
d.

Before the Roman Republic

After the fall of the Roman Republic
During the rule of Julius Caesar
None of the above

41. Which Roman emperor persecuted early Christians after blaming them for setting fire to Rome?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Marcus Aurelius
Commodus
Nero
Hadrian

42. The wars that ultimately led to the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire are collectively
known as
a.
b.
c.
d.

Punic Wars
Roman Civil Wars
Peloponnesian Wars
Caesarian Wars

43. The primary language spoken by the Roman people (not necessarily those they conquered) was
a.
b.
c.
d.

Greek
Aramaic
Persian
Latin

44. The two most important archaeological sites of the ancient Indus and Ganges River Valley Civilizations are Harappa
and
a.
b.
c.
d.

Ban Po
Mycenae
Mohenjo-Daro
Jericho

45. The pyramids of Egypt were built during which phase of ancient Egyptian history?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Ancient Kingdom

Historical Term Identifications:

Please complete on a separate sheet of lined paper with your name, period, and term listed.

Octavian