Question 1

The Prime Meridian is

Accepted Answer

A)  a naturally occurring line bisecting the globe. 
B)  the boundary between Europe and Asia. 
C)  an artificially created bisection of the globe developed in the nineteenth century. 
D)  the dividing point between North and South America. 
A)  a naturally occurring line bisecting the globe. 
B)  the boundary between Europe and Asia. 
C)  an artificially created bisection of the globe developed in the nineteenth century. 
D)  the dividing point between North and South America. C

Question 2

In addition to the Ural Mountains, Europeans have traditionally considered the _______ to be a boundary between Europe and Asia.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosporus and Dardanelles 
B)  Isthmus of Panama 
C)  Red and Black Seas 
D)  Strait of Gibraltar 
A)  Bosporus and Dardanelles 
B)  Isthmus of Panama 
C)  Red and Black Seas 
D)  Strait of Gibraltar A

Question 3

The Great Arid Zone is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the large swath of desert landscape found in the southwesterly regions of North America 
B)  a part of Southeast Asia prone to long stretches of drought 
C)  the large region of dry and semidry land stretching from Africa to China 
D)  the driest portion of the Sahara Desert 
A)  the large swath of desert landscape found in the southwesterly regions of North America 
B)  a part of Southeast Asia prone to long stretches of drought 
C)  the large region of dry and semidry land stretching from Africa to China 
D)  the driest portion of the Sahara Desert C

Question 4

Which of the following best characterizes the highland valleys of Afroeurasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Afroeurasian highlands are inhospitable and incapable of sustaining life. 
B)  The Afroeurasian highlands have only become inhabited in modern times due to improvements in technology. 
C)  The Afroeurasian highlands have been inhabited for thousands of years and have provided a continual path of communication and conquest. 
D)  The Afroeurasian highlands gave rise to some of the earliest human civilizations due to their rich soil and easily traversable terrain. 
A)  The Afroeurasian highlands are inhospitable and incapable of sustaining life. 
B)  The Afroeurasian highlands have only become inhabited in modern times due to improvements in technology. 
C)  The Afroeurasian highlands have been inhabited for thousands of years and have provided a continual path of communication and conquest. 
D)  The Afroeurasian highlands gave rise to some of the earliest human civilizations due to their rich soil and easily traversable terrain.

Question 5

The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean are most similar to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mediterranean and Red Seas 
B)  the islands of the South Pacific 
C)  the Sea of Japan 
D)  the Bering Strait 
A)  the Mediterranean and Red Seas 
B)  the islands of the South Pacific 
C)  the Sea of Japan 
D)  the Bering Strait

Question 6

Discuss the meaning of the term world history. How is world history different than other types of history? What are the goals of world history? What are some of the problems of studying world history?

Accepted Answer

World history is the study of global eve

Question 7

Humans have devised many systems to understand and classify the world in which we live. Describe some of the strategies humans have created for dividing the globe. How have these systems changed over time? In what ways are such systems useful, and in what ways are they problematic?

Accepted Answer

Humans have developed various strategies

Question 8

Africa qualifies as a continent by the conventional definition because it is separated from Europe and Asia by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Sea of Japan. 
B)  Bering Strait. 
C)  Mediterranean and Red Seas. 
D)  Black and Yellow Seas. 
A)  Sea of Japan. 
B)  Bering Strait. 
C)  Mediterranean and Red Seas. 
D)  Black and Yellow Seas.

Question 9

The climate of northern Eurasia can best be described as

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A)  tropical. 
B)  temperate. 
C)  arid. 
D)  subarctic. 
A)  tropical. 
B)  temperate. 
C)  arid. 
D)  subarctic.

Question 10

The regularity of the Indian Ocean monsoons enabled which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  continual trade throughout the eleven seas of Afroeurasia 
B)  regular communication among the peoples of Afroeurasia 
C)  the ability of mariners to travel safely across the many seas of Afroeurasia 
D)  . All these answers are correct 
A)  continual trade throughout the eleven seas of Afroeurasia 
B)  regular communication among the peoples of Afroeurasia 
C)  the ability of mariners to travel safely across the many seas of Afroeurasia 
D)  . All these answers are correct

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Great Arid Zone is incapable of supporting life. 
B)  Parts of the Great Arid Zone receive up to twenty inches of rainfall per year. 
C)  Some of humanity's earliest civilizations began in the Great Arid Zone. 
D)  Aquifers permitted farming communities to develop in the Great Arid Zone. 
A)  The Great Arid Zone is incapable of supporting life. 
B)  Parts of the Great Arid Zone receive up to twenty inches of rainfall per year. 
C)  Some of humanity's earliest civilizations began in the Great Arid Zone. 
D)  Aquifers permitted farming communities to develop in the Great Arid Zone.

Question 12

The steppes of Afroeurasia are most similar to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Amazon rainforest 
B)  the Mediterranean basin 
C)  the American prairie 
D)  the Australian Outback 
A)  the Amazon rainforest 
B)  the Mediterranean basin 
C)  the American prairie 
D)  the Australian Outback

Question 13

Which of the following enabled fifteenth-century

Accepted Answer

A)  European rulers amassed enough wealth to finance the risky and expensive voyage. 
B)  European mariners figured out the wind patterns that govern the Atlantic and Pacific. 
C)  Ship builders in the Americas designed and constructed ships capable of making the difficult journey. 
D)  Climatic changes made it safer to travel the Atlantic and Pacific in the fifteenth century C.E. 
A)  European rulers amassed enough wealth to finance the risky and expensive voyage. 
B)  European mariners figured out the wind patterns that govern the Atlantic and Pacific. 
C)  Ship builders in the Americas designed and constructed ships capable of making the difficult journey. 
D)  Climatic changes made it safer to travel the Atlantic and Pacific in the fifteenth century C.E.

Question 14

The Americas' long cordillera is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of interconnected rivers 
B)  an area of great aridity stretching from North America to South America 
C)  a series of interconnected mountain ranges 
D)  a long strip of land dividing North and South America 
A)  a series of interconnected rivers 
B)  an area of great aridity stretching from North America to South America 
C)  a series of interconnected mountain ranges 
D)  a long strip of land dividing North and South America

Question 15

Which of the following best supports the distinctions drawn between the eastern and western hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

A)  Until the fifteenth century C.E., no peoples from Afroeurasia had traveled to North or South America. 
B)  Until the fifteenth century C.E., no regular interactions existed between the peoples of Afroeurasia and North and South America. 
C)  The eastern and western hemispheres are naturally divided from one another. 
D)  The flora and fauna of the eastern and western hemispheres are entirely distinct from one another. 
A)  Until the fifteenth century C.E., no peoples from Afroeurasia had traveled to North or South America. 
B)  Until the fifteenth century C.E., no regular interactions existed between the peoples of Afroeurasia and North and South America. 
C)  The eastern and western hemispheres are naturally divided from one another. 
D)  The flora and fauna of the eastern and western hemispheres are entirely distinct from one another.

Question 16

Which of the following is a true statement about the rivers of Afroeurasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rivers were largely unimportant to the development of early human civilizations, as early humans could not navigate them. 
B)  Rivers discouraged communication between early human populations. 
C)  Rivers encouraged the development of early human civilizations, but also periodically harmed or destroyed human settlements. 
D)  The ability of humans to manipulate rivers through technological innovation has only emerged in modern times. 
A)  Rivers were largely unimportant to the development of early human civilizations, as early humans could not navigate them. 
B)  Rivers discouraged communication between early human populations. 
C)  Rivers encouraged the development of early human civilizations, but also periodically harmed or destroyed human settlements. 
D)  The ability of humans to manipulate rivers through technological innovation has only emerged in modern times.

Question 17

Why do some scholars find the terms Old World and New World problematic?

Accepted Answer

A)  The terms are ambiguous and inaccurate. 
B)  The terms were developed by Native American populations to describe their lives before and after Europeans settled on their lands and are connected to the oppression of colonial rule. 
C)  The terms inaccurately describe the Americas as the birthplace of human civilization, while portraying Europe as a relative late comer to human technological and cultural development. 
D)  The terms were used by Europeans in describing the Americas and did not take into account native populations living there for thousands of years. 
A)  The terms are ambiguous and inaccurate. 
B)  The terms were developed by Native American populations to describe their lives before and after Europeans settled on their lands and are connected to the oppression of colonial rule. 
C)  The terms inaccurately describe the Americas as the birthplace of human civilization, while portraying Europe as a relative late comer to human technological and cultural development. 
D)  The terms were used by Europeans in describing the Americas and did not take into account native populations living there for thousands of years.

Question 18

As a result of tracking and recording weather patterns, ancient peoples

Accepted Answer

A)  grew increasingly secular, as they were able to explain natural phenomena. 
B)  were able to reliably navigate seas and other waterways. 
C)  created elaborate rituals to encourage favorable weather. 
D)  left detailed accounts of ancient weather conditions. 
A)  grew increasingly secular, as they were able to explain natural phenomena. 
B)  were able to reliably navigate seas and other waterways. 
C)  created elaborate rituals to encourage favorable weather. 
D)  left detailed accounts of ancient weather conditions.

Question 19

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between humans and the natural world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Though humans have attempted to alter their environments for thousands of years, the natural world has played a significant role in the development of human civilization. 
B)  Until modern times, humans lived in relative harmony with the natural world around them. 
C)  Humans have only attempted to alter their environments in the last two hundred years with the rise of the Industrial Revolution. 
D)  Humans have always been at odds with the natural world around them. 
A)  Though humans have attempted to alter their environments for thousands of years, the natural world has played a significant role in the development of human civilization. 
B)  Until modern times, humans lived in relative harmony with the natural world around them. 
C)  Humans have only attempted to alter their environments in the last two hundred years with the rise of the Industrial Revolution. 
D)  Humans have always been at odds with the natural world around them.

Question 20

The continents of Europe and Asia have traditionally been viewed as separate land masses. Why have recent scholars contested this classification?

Accepted Answer

A)  The separation of Europe and Asia into two distinct continents is the result of cultural traditions rather than geographic facts. 
B)  Recent advances in transportation have made it significantly easier to travel between the two land masses. 
C)  Recent archaeological evidence suggests that Europeans and Asians descended from a single people. 
D)  Commercial leaders hope to reduce trade barriers between Europe and Asia by redefining the continent as a single land mass. 
A)  The separation of Europe and Asia into two distinct continents is the result of cultural traditions rather than geographic facts. 
B)  Recent advances in transportation have made it significantly easier to travel between the two land masses. 
C)  Recent archaeological evidence suggests that Europeans and Asians descended from a single people. 
D)  Commercial leaders hope to reduce trade barriers between Europe and Asia by redefining the continent as a single land mass.

Exam 1: Introduction - The Earth: World Historys Theater

The Prime Meridian is

In addition to the Ural Mountains, Europeans have traditionally considered the _______ to be a boundary between Europe and Asia.

The Great Arid Zone is which of the following?

Which of the following best characterizes the highland valleys of Afroeurasia?

The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean are most similar to which of the following?

Discuss the meaning of the term world history. How is world history different than other types of history? What are the goals of world history? What are some of the problems of studying world history?

Humans have devised many systems to understand and classify the world in which we live. Describe some of the strategies humans have created for dividing the globe. How have these systems changed over time? In what ways are such systems useful, and in what ways are they problematic?

Africa qualifies as a continent by the conventional definition because it is separated from Europe and Asia by the

The climate of northern Eurasia can best be described as

The regularity of the Indian Ocean monsoons enabled which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

The steppes of Afroeurasia are most similar to which of the following?

Which of the following enabled fifteenth-century

The Americas' long cordillera is an example of what?

Which of the following best supports the distinctions drawn between the eastern and western hemispheres?

Which of the following is a true statement about the rivers of Afroeurasia?

Why do some scholars find the terms Old World and New World problematic?

As a result of tracking and recording weather patterns, ancient peoples

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between humans and the natural world?

The continents of Europe and Asia have traditionally been viewed as separate land masses. Why have recent scholars contested this classification?

The Peopling of the World, 7,000,000-10,000 B.C.E.

Farms, Cities, and the New Agrarian Age, 10,000-2000 B.C.E.

Afroeurasias Moving Frontiers: Farmers, Herders, and Charioteers, 3000-1000 B.C.E.

Early Odysseys in the Americas, Australia, and Oceania, 8000-500 B.C.E.

Afroeurasia: Centers of Power, Trade, and New Ideas, 1200-600 B.C.E.

Empire-Building and Cultural Exchange From India to the Mediterranean, 600-200 B.C.E.

An Age of Giant Empires, 300 B.C.E -300 C.E

American Complexities, 900 B.C.E-900 C.E

Turbulent Centuries, 200-600 C.E

Afroeurasia in the ERA of Arab Empire, 500-800 C.E

State Power and Expanding Networks of Exchange, 750-1000 C.E

Dynamic Centuries Across Afroeurasia, 1000-1250

Afroeurasia in the Era of Mongol Power, 1200-1350

Cities and Empires in the Americas, 900-1500

Calamities and Recoveries Across Afroeurasia, 1300-1500

Oceans Crossed, Worlds Connected, 1450-1550

Afroeurasia and Its Powerful States, 1500-1600

The Expanding Global Economy: Expectations and Inequalities, 1550-1700

The Changing Balance of Wealth and Power, 1650-1750

Waves of Revolution, 1720-1830

Energy and Industrialization, 1750-1850

Coping With Change in the New Industrial ERA, 1830-1870

Capital, Technology, and the Changing Balance of Global Power, 1860-1914

Innovation, Revolution, and Global Crisis, 1890-1920

Turbulent Decades, 1918-1935

World War II and Its Aftermath, 1933-1950

The Global Boom and Its Contradictions, 1945-1975

Countercurrents of Change, 1970 to the Present

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