End of Semester Test: World History A (for Edmentum / Plato ) Questions and Answers
Q 1 - Answer Type the correct answer in the box
Identify the type of source based on the information provided
A historian found a journal belonging to an ancient Indian princess. The princess liked to
keep a record of all the royal women of her dynasty who lived before her time. She tried to collect as much accurate information about their history as possible. Her joumal is a great source of historical information
Based on the passage, the princess's diary is a _________ sourse.
Answer = secondary
Q 2 - Answer Which two statements indicate the reliability of a secondary source?
Answer = cites sources and presents information in an unbiased manner; presents factual information in a clear and accurate manner - Answer A historian is looking to study causes for a particular cities rapid development.
which two types of historical records can the historian research for this task?
Answer = election records with information reflecting disagreements among government
leaders; documents discussing legislation passed by those in power - Answer Political Power --> Dennis will write about the relationship between the leaders of Egypt and rome.
Social History --> Mitchell will write about how Egyptian leaders punish people for crimes.; Lauren will write about family life among different classes of Egyptians. Economic History --> Carson will write about the early barter system in Egypt before the
invention of money.; Carissa well right about the effects of agricultural technologies on the wealth of ancient Egyptians.
Cultural History --> Donna will write about popular music and dance in Egypt. - Answer this pie chart shows the percentage of military deaths during world war 1 among the Allied Powers. based on the chart, what percentage of soldiers who died were Russian?
Answer = 30% - Answer the scrap shows the number of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea from 150 BC to AD 35. which conclusion can be drawn from the data?
Answer = after 50 bc, people developed better navigation and shipbuilding methods to protect their ships. - Answer which three of the following technological advances allowed European soldiers to find routes to Asia?
Answer = rutters; compasses; mapmaking - Answer this one was a map so I'm sorry I couldn't do it on Quizlet - Answer determine whether the following features belong to Maya the aztec, or both.
Maya --> created an advanced system of writing
Both --> practice agriculture on a large scale semicolon followed polytheistic religious beliefs
Aztec --> built one of the most beautiful cities in the world - Answer which act of the conquistador Pizarro was crucial in overthrowing the Inca?
Answer = the execution of the Inca ruler, Athahualpa - Answer The first stock exchange was established in ____________. brokers, merchants it, and investors met at these stock exchanges. The stock exchange helped _________ and companies raise money for their businesses.
Answer = Antwerp, Belgium; merchants - Answer Why did the French consider New Orleans to be strategically important for trade during the Columbian Exchange?
Answer = New Orleans was on the Mississippi River.
Q 1 - Answer Type the correct answer in the box
Identify the type of source based on the information provided
A historian found a journal belonging to an ancient Indian princess. The princess liked to
keep a record of all the royal women of her dynasty who lived before her time. She tried to collect as much accurate information about their history as possible. Her joumal is a great source of historical information
Based on the passage, the princess's diary is a _________ sourse.
Answer = secondary
Q 2 - Answer Which two statements indicate the reliability of a secondary source?
Answer = cites sources and presents information in an unbiased manner; presents factual information in a clear and accurate manner - Answer A historian is looking to study causes for a particular cities rapid development.
which two types of historical records can the historian research for this task?
Answer = election records with information reflecting disagreements among government
leaders; documents discussing legislation passed by those in power - Answer Political Power --> Dennis will write about the relationship between the leaders of Egypt and rome.
Social History --> Mitchell will write about how Egyptian leaders punish people for crimes.; Lauren will write about family life among different classes of Egyptians. Economic History --> Carson will write about the early barter system in Egypt before the
invention of money.; Carissa well right about the effects of agricultural technologies on the wealth of ancient Egyptians.
Cultural History --> Donna will write about popular music and dance in Egypt. - Answer this pie chart shows the percentage of military deaths during world war 1 among the Allied Powers. based on the chart, what percentage of soldiers who died were Russian?
Answer = 30% - Answer the scrap shows the number of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea from 150 BC to AD 35. which conclusion can be drawn from the data?
Answer = after 50 bc, people developed better navigation and shipbuilding methods to protect their ships. - Answer which three of the following technological advances allowed European soldiers to find routes to Asia?
Answer = rutters; compasses; mapmaking - Answer this one was a map so I'm sorry I couldn't do it on Quizlet - Answer determine whether the following features belong to Maya the aztec, or both.
Maya --> created an advanced system of writing
Both --> practice agriculture on a large scale semicolon followed polytheistic religious beliefs
Aztec --> built one of the most beautiful cities in the world - Answer which act of the conquistador Pizarro was crucial in overthrowing the Inca?
Answer = the execution of the Inca ruler, Athahualpa - Answer The first stock exchange was established in ____________. brokers, merchants it, and investors met at these stock exchanges. The stock exchange helped _________ and companies raise money for their businesses.
Answer = Antwerp, Belgium; merchants - Answer Why did the French consider New Orleans to be strategically important for trade during the Columbian Exchange?
Answer = New Orleans was on the Mississippi River.
