1. Which item was central in helping Hominids move across the globe?
A. Clothing
B. The axe
C. The wheel
D. Fire

2. The arrival of Southeast Asian bananas and Asian yams, along with the introduction of iron tools did what to African agriculture?
A. Lead to the spread of agriculture to the southern part of Africa.
B. Helped Africans practice agriculture along the Nile River.
C. Encouraged agriculture development in the Sahara Desert.
D. Caused the destruction of many miles of rainforest.

3. This agriculture technique involves putting up stonewalls on mountain slopes and planting crops in soil piled up behind the wall:
A. Vegetative Root
B. Slash and Burn
C. Terrace
D. Raised Field

4. How can civilization be defined?
A. A stage of development in which people started the process of becoming hunters and gatherers.
B. A stage of development where the people have some of the following: a form of writing, cities, arts and sciences, formal political organizations, social classes, and taxation.
C. A stage of development where large groups of people gathered to live without organization.
D. A stage of development where the people have all of the following characteristics: a form of writing, arts and sciences, formal political organizations, social classes, taxation, and cities.

5. The first civilization started in what region?
A. Egypt
B. Southern Europe
C. The Middle East
D. China

6. The Greek defeat of the Persian Empire did what?
A. It allowed the Greeks to preserve their own identity along with helping them to continue to develop a state of democracy in Athens.
B. It created a government of Tyranny in Athens.
C. It forced the Persians to attack Sparta instead, which helped them on their way to conquering all of Greece.
D. It caused disunion amongst the previously united Greek city-states.

7. Pericles's main contribution to Athenian society was?
A. Building a strong army to help defeat the invading Persian Army.
B. Taking power away form the assembly and created a truly aristocratic government.
C. Letting the Spartans conquer Athens, which create a united Greece.
D. Transferring governmental power to the assembly thus creating a democracy.

8. New skill developed by the Romans in engineering lead to the construction of:
A. The Parthenon.
B. Roman sculptures.
C. Laws regulating the use of land.
D. Roads, aqueducts and bridges.

9. The split of the Roman Empire was caused by:
A. A more powerful invading Army.
B. Julius Caesar's assassination.
C. Incompetent leaders and economic troubles.
A. Laws passed by the Roman senate.

10. Which of the following best describes how Europe moved from a feudal system to a system of free labor?
A. New trade routes to China brought in more gold and silver, which helped to make the classes equal.
B. As more urban areas developed a larger market for agriculture produce opened, many lords began to free their serfs and instead charge them rent in the form of money.
C. Lords created a free labor society because they saw that free men worked harder than their serfs, so in an effort to increase production, they freed the serfs and charged rent on the ground.
D. A free labor system was created after the serfs revolted against the landed elite and formed a democratic form of government.

11. Armies from the Middle East who attacked India brought with them what religion?
A. Islam
B. Buddhism
C. Christianity
D. Judaism

12. Henry II of England helped to create a more centralized nation when he:
A. Defeated the French invaders and won the support of the English people.
B. Made parliament weaker by taking away their power to make laws.
C. Conquered parts of France, which expanded the English influence across the world.
D. Expanded the jurisdiction of royal courts to property cases.

KEY:1: D, 2: A, 3: C, 4: B, 5: C, 6: A, 7: D, 8: D, 9: C, 10: B, 11: A, 12: D