Chp 2 Test

How did the formation of the League of the Iroquois change life for people in that culture group?

• One religious leader now made all political decisions.

• The Iroquois built permanent villages.

• Women no longer had any property rights.

• Warfare among the Iroquois nations ended.

Which belief of Jews and Christians influenced European civilization?

• belief that the world is made up of atoms

• belief in maintaining a balance between people and the forces of nature

• belief in one God

• belief in democracy

Which of these were the two great West African trading kingdoms that arose between 1200 and 1400?

• Mali and Swahili

• Songhai and Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe and Mali

• Mali and Songhai

Maintaining a close bond with animals is central to the belief system of which of the following people?

• Europeans

• Arabs

• Chinese

• Native Americans

Which of the following was an effect that the Crusades had on Europe?

• Europeans learned about new goods and ideas.

• The religion of Islam spread throughout Europe.

• Trade between Europe and the Muslim world stopped.

• Europe gained control of the Holy Land.

Which idea was developed by the ancient Romans?

• direct democracy

• republican government

• feudalism

• the extended family

China's overseas trade expanded in the early 1400's because

• the Silk Road was no longer a profitable trade route.

• China started to build bigger ships to carry more trade goods.

• other countries extended their trade routes to include China.

• the trading practices of China's new emperor differed from those of previous emperors.

Native American societies from different culture areas were most similar in what area?

• housing styles

• language

• tribal organization

• basic religious beliefs

Which of the following is the prevailing view about how people first reached the Americas?

• They crossed a land bridge from Africa.

• They traveled by boat from Europe.

• They crossed a land bridge from Asia.

• They traveled by boat from Asia.

Which of the following innovations helped early cultures develop in the American Southwest?

• the use of irrigation to farm in the desert

• the use of mud to build canals and fill in lakes

• a system of numbers that included the concept of zero

• the construction of rope bridges across gorges