Global History I Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Global History I offers a comprehensive introduction to the major themes, events, and developments in world history from the earliest civilizations through 1500 CE. The course examines the origins and growth of societies across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, exploring cultural, economic, political, and technological exchanges among civilizations. Through analysis of primary and secondary sources, students gain an understanding of how human societies have interacted, how empires and religions shaped the world, and how global connections and conflicts influenced the trajectory of history. The course emphasizes comparative perspectives and encourages critical thinking about the forces that have shaped the global past.
Recommended Textbook
World History Volume I To 1800 7th Edition by
William J. Duiker
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
18 Chapters
2212 Verified Questions
2212 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/2379 Page 2
Chapter 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
127 Verified Questions
127 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47213
Sample Questions
Q1) The central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution was the
A) first development of hunter-gatherer cultures.
B) successful invasion of northwestern Africa by Turkish nomads from central Asia.
C) emergence of systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals.
D) use of fire and the cooking of food.
E) development of writing.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is not correct about marriage and family in ancient Egypt?
A) Wives of all classes had major responsibilities and commanded respect.
B) Women had many equal legal rights to men, but had very limited career opportunities.
C) Polygamy was the general rule, although wives could keep additional husbands.
D) For women, especially, the penalties for adultery were catastrophic.
E) Many parents and children appear to have had close and loving relationships.
Answer: C
Q3) "Sea Peoples"
Answer: Answer not provided.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 2: Ancient India
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
121 Verified Questions
121 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47214
Sample Questions
Q1) The Indian term dharma referred to laws setting behavioral standards for which groups in Indian society?
A) bodhis and kshatriyas.
B) rajas and maharajas.
C) the Dao.
D) the untouchables.
E) all inhabitants of India, of all classes.
Answer: E
Q2) The Aryans
A) dominated ancient India after their arrival from the north.
B) assimilated with the Dravidians to form an egalitarian India.
C) introduced agriculture to India.
D) created a unified system of tribal alliances and kingdoms within ancient India.
E) came originally from Persia and the Arabian peninsula.
Answer: A
Q3) The language of the Vedas was Prakrit.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 4
Chapter 3: China in Antiquity
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
122 Verified Questions
122 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47215
Sample Questions
Q1) In ancient Chinese popular belief,
A) necessary rituals had to be performed after the death of a relative in order to prevent dead relatives from becoming haunting ghosts.
B) spirits were viewed as being present only in the heavenly bodies.
C) the many philosophies that explained the nature of things and gave people solace and emotional inspiration were outlawed by the government.
D) Daoism never developed a religious dimension.
E) ritualism always led to moralism.
Answer: A
Q2) The idea of the Mandate of Heaven was
A) introduced in the Bhaghavadgita.
B) borrowed from Tibetan nomads in the fifth century B.C.E.
C) introduced by the Zhou dynasty and it served to legitimize its power.
D) contained in the Rites of Mao.
E) a concept that last only a short time in Chinese history.
Answer: C
Q3) Great Wall
Answer: Answer not provided.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 4: The Civilization of the Greeks
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
122 Verified Questions
122 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47216
Sample Questions
Q1) In The Republic,Plato
A) prepared a blueprint for democracy.
B) created a utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes.
C) established a theoretical structure for rigid gender distinctions.
D) bitterly attacked the people of Sparta.
E) advocated laissez-faire capitalism.
Q2) Socrates
A) was a popular hero of the Peloponnesian War.
B) was a merchant prince by trade.
C) employed a question-and-answer method by which students' reasoning helped them to learn.
D) wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War.
E) was a student of Plato.
Q3) Alexander the Great believed or accomplished all except
A) attempting to emulate Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
B) believing that he was descended from the god Heracles.
C) being forced to turn back in India because his troops refused to go further.
D) taking the titles of pharaoh of Egypt and Great King of the Persians.
E) restoring freedom to Greece.
Q4) Minoan
Page 6
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
121 Verified Questions
121 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47217
Sample Questions
Q1) A the Zealots were
A) a Jewish sect who established a religious community near the Dead Sea.
B) members of the Roman Emperor's private bodyguard.
C) a Jewish group who favored cooperation with Rome.
D) militant extremists who advocated the violent overthrow of Rome's rule.
E) the special Roman legions whose major function was to defend the empire from barbarians.
Q2) "The Romans had a genius for solving problems." Discuss,with examples.
Q3) concrete
Q4) A development during the period of Julio-Claudian rule was that emperors
A) increased the responsibilities that Augustus had given the senate.
B) acted more openly as real rulers than as "first citizens of the state."
C) had fewer opportunities to act in an arbitrary and corrupt way.
D) lost power to the revitalized senate and assemblies.
E) sincerely attempted to restore the Republic
Q5) What role did Christianity play in the Late Roman Empire? Was it,in any real way,the cause of its fall? Might it have even prolonged the life of the Empire? Why or why not?
Q6) tribunes
Q7) Tiber River
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 7
Chapter 6: The Americas
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
122 Verified Questions
122 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47218
Sample Questions
Q1) kingdom of Chimor
Q2) In which areas were the Mayan and Aztec civilizations similar?
A) They both practiced human sacrifice.
B) Both had religious practices and beliefs brought from Asia in the eleventh century.
C) Both used sophisticated alphabets with thirty-nine letters.
D) They were both seafaring societies.
E) Volcanic eruptions destroyed both civilizations.
Q3) Aztec
Q4) obsidian
Q5) The Aztec capital was Teotihuacán.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Pueblo Bonito/Chaco Canyon
Q7) The Pyramid of the Sun was built by the people of Teotihuacán in the fifth century C.E.
A)True
B)False
Q8) Teotihuacán
Q9) calpulli
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 8
Chapter 7: Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
122 Verified Questions
122 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47219
Sample Questions
Q1) The Ka'aba
A) was a group of sacred stones revered by the Bedouin tribes, each of which possessed one.
B) was the shrine in Mecca containing a large black meteorite. C) represented the monotheism of the Bedouins.
D) was Allah's representative Arab priesthood.
E) was the male initiation ceremony when one formally became an adult.
Q2) In pre-Islamic times,the Arabs were polytheistic,with a supreme god known as Allah presiding over other gods and spirits.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Shi'ites and Sunnis
Q4) Ali and Abu Bakr
Q5) Mecca
Q6) Mongols
Q7) Ka'aba
Q8) Ramadan
Q9) diwan and vizier
Q10) Andalusia/al Andaluz
Q11) Hegira Page 9
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 10
Chapter 8: Early Civilizations in Africa
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
121 Verified Questions
121 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47220
Sample Questions
Q1) Music in African societies
A) was almost exclusively composed of singing, with supporting instruments rarely used. B) was rarely related to religious activity.
C) employed various musical instruments, including the harp, bells, and the xylophone. D) was exported to the New World in the eleventh century. E) played no role in most communities.
Q2) What are the possible explanations-geographical,political,religious,and economic-which kept the West in almost total ignorance of sub-Saharan Africa until relatively recent times?
Q3) Cape Guardafui
Q4) Zagwe dynasty
Q5) The great river that dominates the western region of Africa,the so-called "hump of Africa," is the
A) Nile.
B) Niger.
C) Congo.
D) Zaire.
E) Zambeze.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 11
Chapter 9: The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
124 Verified Questions
124 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47221
Sample Questions
Q1) The greatest of the Kushan rulers was
A) Rurika.
B) Tiberius.
C) Chandragupta.
D) Kanishka.
E) Fa Xian.
Q2) Easter Island
Q3) The Indian sea routes used by the Romans to ship Silk Road imports back to Rome
A) began at the seaports along the Bay of Bengal.
B) went through the Sunda Strait.
C) expanded in the first century C.E. when sailors mastered the monsoon winds.
D) began at commercial shipping centers situated on Sri Lanka.
E) began at the Bactrian coast of the Indian Ocean.
Q4) Dandin's The Ten Princes
Q5) As far as social structure in Southeast Asia was concerned,
A) Indian religious beliefs were strictly implemented.
B) there was a social hierarchy among the populations of the various societies.
C) all societies within the region adhered to the same set of social structures.
D) it closely resembled that of Mesopotamia.
E) Hinduism was the sole official religion.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 12
Chapter 10: The Flowering of Traditional China
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
123 Verified Questions
123 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47222
Sample Questions
Q1) Under Song rule in China,the system of local government
A) permitted villages to administer themselves.
B) gave specific, vital responsibilities to the village "council of elders."
C) enabled the most prominent families in the village to dominate the council of elders.
D) essentially remained as it had been under the Tang.
E) all of the above
Q2) As a result of early Tang rule,
A) Chinese cultural development was stifled.
B) Buddhist influence helped to produce a blossoming of Chinese culture.
C) Buddhist monastic activities were curtailed.
D) internal weakness became endemic throughout China.
E) Nestorian beliefs became dominant in the Yangtze Valley.
Q3) Marco Polo
Q4) Wu Zhao/Empress Wu
Q5) Zhenghe
Q6) woodblock printing
Q7) The Great Wall
Q8) "The Yuan dynasty was a brief irrelevance in China's long history." Discuss critically.
Page 13
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 11: The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, korea, and Vietnam
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
124 Verified Questions
124 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47223
Sample Questions
Q1) What were the probable ethnic roots of the Japanese people? What traditional ideas about Japanese origins were devised in Japan to explain its founding? Are the latter compatible with the former? Why or why not?
Q2) In Vietnam,
A) women had less authority than their counterparts in China.
B) women could never initiate divorce proceedings against their husbands.
C) women possessed more rights, in practice and in law, than in China.
D) Confucianism was never an influence.
E) Chinese rule was paramount for almost 1200 years.
Q3) "guardian kings"
Q4) Amaterasu
Q5) Which of the following is true of the Japanese islands?
A) Honshu receives over 200 inches of snow each year.
B) It contains so many mountains that the percentage of land that it can use for farming is under three percent.
C) Since its mountains are volcanic, much of its soil is very poor.
D) The nearness to the Asian and Pacific tectonic plates causes them to be subject to violent earthquakes.
E) The largest of the four main islands is Kyushu.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 14
Chapter 12: The Making of Europe
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
123 Verified Questions
123 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47224
Sample Questions
Q1) "the peasants' crusade"
Q2) lords and vassals
Q3) fiefs
Q4) Medieval cities were always under the direct rule of the local nobility.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Cyril and Methodius
Q6) Romanesque and barrel vaults
Q7) Which of the following was not characteristic of Romanesque architecture?
A) barrel vaults
B) flying buttresses
C) massive pillars and walls
D) dark on the inside
E) gave the impression of a fortress
Q8) Magna Carta
Q9) Urban II and Council of Clermont
Q10) the Mongols
Page 15
Q11) How did the philosophies and actions of the medieval papacy influence European development? What other institutions did its particular development influence and alter? How,why,and with what results?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 16
Chapter 13: The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in
the West
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
120 Verified Questions
120 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47225
Sample Questions
Q1) the Black Death and Yersinia pestis
Q2) Justinian's most significant accomplishment was in permanently reuniting the old Roman Empire.
A)True
B)False
Q3) England won the Hundred Years' War because of the English reliance on the longbow.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Joan of Arc
Q5) At the Battle of Manzikert in 1071,the
A) Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantines.
B) Byzantines defeated the Normans.
C) Byzantines defeated the Seljuk Turks.
D) crusaders conquered Constantinople.
E) Ottoman Turks defeated the Byzantines.
Q6) Mehmet II the Conqueror
Q7) Masaccio
Q8) Photian schism Page 17
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 18
Chapter 14: New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
122 Verified Questions
122 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47226
Sample Questions
Q1) the Slave Coast
Q2) The European power that emerged triumphant in the Indonesian archipelago,and took over virtually the entire region by the end of the eighteenth century,was
A) Spain.
B) France.
C) the Netherlands.
D) Britain.
E) Portugal.
Q3) Ties between religion and kingship in Southeast Asia
A) included Buddhist kings, Javanese kings, Vietnamese emperors, and Islamic sultans.
B) were, in fact, mainly an inaccurate perception held by uncomprehending European observers.
C) were especially close in Christian areas, where kings were seen as spiritually superior beings.
D) were especially close in Muslim areas, where kings were seen as spiritually superior beings.
E) did not exist because of constitutional separations between religion and government.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 19
Chapter 15: Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
125 Verified Questions
125 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47227
Sample Questions
Q1) Baroque artists sought to harmonize the
A) draftsmanship of abstract expressionism with romantic naturalism.
B) seriousness of Rocco with Graeco-Roman Neo-classicism.
C) ideals of Renaissance art with spiritual feelings of the religious reformations.
D) iconoclasm of church art with the Neo-Gothic style.
E) subconscious with the conscious.
Q2) Frederick William the Great Elector
Q3) Among the complaints of religious Europeans around 1500 was
A) the belief that Catholic Christianity was being infiltrated by Eastern Orthodox and even Islamic doctrines.
B) the belief that the clergy were too interested in financial matters and uninterested in religion.
C) dissatisfaction with the orthodox beliefs and practices of the church.
D) the charge that Pope Erasmus wanted to divide the church.
E) fear that Manichaeism was corrupting the clergy.
Q4) Elizabeth Tudor
Q5) The first true book produced from movable type was Marco Polo's Travels.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 20
Chapter 16: The Muslim Empires
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
124 Verified Questions
124 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47228
Sample Questions
Q1) the Dharmashastra
Q2) Akbar was succeeded by his son and grandson,respectively
A) Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb.
B) Jahangir and Shah Jahan.
C) Nur Jahan and Babur al-Raua.
D) Mumtaz Mahal and Mehmet I.
E) Babur and Dara Shikoh.
Q3) "red heads"
Q4) Black Hole of Calcutta
Q5) Were the personal qualities of Mughal leaders,or were the particular circumstances of a period,more influential in determining the success or failure of particular reigns before 1707?
Q6) The Ottoman governmental structure
A) was a blend of old, Asian tribal traditions and a more recent, sedentary environment.
B) required that all slaves in the empire come from the Muslim population.
C) made conspicuous use of the Sublime Porte, a docking area for elite pleasure craft.
D) moved from Constantinople to Ankara.
E) included non-Muslims at the top levels.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 21
Chapter 17: The East Asian World
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
123 Verified Questions
123 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47229
Sample Questions
Q1) Yang Jisheng
Q2) Qianlong
Q3) Qing dynasty
Q4) The first Jesuit missionary to arrive in Japan was
A) Matthew Ricci.
B) Ignatius Loyola.
C) Francis Xavier.
D) Peter Beckett.
E) Francis of Assisi.
Q5) All of the following were part of Japan's "Dutch learning" <u>except</u>
A) medicine.
B) theology.
C) astronomy.
D) languages.
E) oil painting.
Q6) yangban
Q7) Saikaku's Five Women Who Loved Love
Q8) woodblock prints
Q9) Gold Vase Plum/The Golden Lotus
Q10) "Kangxi was the very model of a Chinese emperor." Discuss pro and con. Page 22
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 23
Chapter 18: The West on the Eve of a New World Order
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
126 Verified Questions
126 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/47230
Sample Questions
Q1) Enlightenment advocates of economic liberalism
A) urged rulers to guide their societies in rationally determined directions.
B) were vigorously opposed by Adams Smith.
C) opposed attempts to establish laissez-faire policies.
D) were led, unofficially, by Montesquieu and ideas contained in his Encyclopedia.
E) believed that individuals should be free to pursue their own economic self-interest.
Q2) nationalism
Q3) The intellectuals of the Enlightenment advocated the A) creation of a new religion of sciences.
B) use of the scientific method to foster progress toward a "better" society.
C) application of religious precepts to all knowledge.
D) inversion of human development.
E) abandonment of reason for the purpose of developing human knowledge.
Q4) rentiers
Q5) What do historians mean by the term "enlightened absolutism," and to what degree did eighteenth-century Prussia,Austria,and Russia exhibit its characteristics? How "enlightened" was enlightened absolutism as it was manifested in eighteenth-century Europe? Give examples to support your viewpoint.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 24