9th grade Global Midterm Review

Chinese rulers were called?

• Dynasty

• Emperors

• Kings

• Presidents

Which of the following would NOT be an example of Cultural Diffusion?

• The use of certain French words in English

• The use of Arabic (Hindu) number system in the United States

• The belief in ancestor worship in China

• The playing of baseball in Japan

Why were river valleys a great location to start a civilization?

• Irrigation, annual flooding, transportation, food supply

• Sunshine, warm, food supply 

• Transportation, easy to escape, ability to have farms

• Water access, free from disease, food supply, climate 

In most traditional societies, teaching values is mainly the responsibility of the? 

• Judicial system

• government

• educational system

• family

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in?

 

• The central authority of the pope

• A prohibition of the consumption of port

• Reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths

• Monotheism and ethical conduct

One way in which Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism are similar is that?

• Accepts the supreme authority of the pope

• Rejects the Old Testament as part of the Bible

• Is a branch of Christianity

• Was once the official religion of the Byzantine Empire

 

The Koran, jihad, and hegira are mostly closely associated with the practice of?

 

• Islam

• Judaism

• Shinto

• Buddhism

Japan is isolated from other countries because of what physical feature?

 

• Desert

• Island

• Mountains

• Rivers

The way of life of a group of people is called?

 

• Religion

• Civilizations

• Culture

• Belief system

What change did NOT occurred during the Neolithic Revolution?

• Domestication of animals

• Permanent settlements

• New technology

• Money currency