Answers2025-2026_MDCPS_2109010-MJ World History Sem 1-CRUnit Test

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How did the Olmec use natural resources to meet their needs?

A
They used the ocean for transportation.
B
They used the mountains for protection.
C
They crafted goods out of basalt and clay.
D
They domesticated llamas to work in fields.
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How did Axumite currency reflect Axum’s culture?

A
It was made of iron and imprinted with an ankh.
B
It incorporated Christian symbols and Geez writing.
C
It pictured horse-drawn chariots and warriors.
D
It depicted pharaohs and hieroglyphs.
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Read the passage from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.Homage to thee, O my divine father Osiris! I come to embalm thee. Do thou embalm these my members, for I would not perish and come to an end [but would be] even like unto my divine father. . . . Let not my body become worms, but deliver thou me as thou didst deliver thyself. I pray thee, let me not fall into rottenness.

A
Osiris rules the underworld.
B
Preserving the body for burial is important.
C
Ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods.
D
The embalming process requires attention to detail.
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The Olmec civilization’s economy was based on

A
the sharing of resources.
B
trade with other civilizations.
C
the use of currency to buy goods.
D
available resources and bartering.
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Why was Meroë a key city to the Kingdom of Kush?

A
It was the first Kushite capital.
B
It was the heart of Christianity in Africa.
C
It was an important city for smelting iron.
D
It was ideally located along the Red Sea.
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How did Queen Hatshepsut’s policies affect the kingdom of Egypt?

A
Egypt grew in status relative to other nations.
B
Egypt lost territory during Hatshepsut’s reign.
C
Egypt became a center of manufactured goods.
D
Egypt lost much of its wealth due to bad trade deals.
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Which was used in the economies of both ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia?

A
Cattle Count
B
pharaohs
C
bureaucracy
D
enslaved workers
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The map shows the geographic region of ancient Egypt.Which body of water is the arrow pointing to on the map?

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A
Red Sea
B
Arabian Sea
C
Indian Ocean
D
Mediterranean Sea
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What occurred in ancient Egypt during King Narmer’s rule?

A
The economy collapsed.
B
The military was weakened.
C
A writing system was developed.
D
Religion was no longer practiced.
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Which statement best describes polytheism?

A
a belief in many gods
B
a belief in life after death
C
a belief in a god’s control over nature
D
a belief in the need to sacrifice to the gods
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Where did Queen Hatshepsut expand Egyptian trade routes?

A
into the Eastern Desert
B
into the Western Desert
C
into the Sinai Peninsula of the Middle East
D
into the eastern Mediterranean and Nile Valley
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What symbolized the pharaohs’ wealth and power?

A
divine kingship
B
the pyramids
C
religious temples
D
the city of Memphis
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Which statement best describes land ownership in ancient Egypt?

A
The pharaoh owned all the land in ancient Egypt.
B
The pharaoh gave grants of land to Egyptian nobles.
C
Most of the land was privately owned by a few Egyptians.
D
The land was communally owned by all ancient Egyptians.
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Which statement best describes the relationship between agriculture and trade in ancient Egypt?

A
Food crops were the only goods that Egypt exported.
B
Food crops were traded for resources Egyptians lacked.
C
Food crops were imported into Egypt in exchange for gold.
D
Food crops were only a small percentage of Egypt’s exports.
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What was one religious reform established by Tutankhamen?

A
He built new temples to worship the gods.
B
He encouraged the worship of the sun god Aten.
C
He restored the practice of worshipping multiple gods.
D
He encouraged Egyptians to worship gods of other lands.
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What was the most important effect of Ramses II’s long reign?

A
He commissioned many works of art.
B
The kingdom was stable and at peace.
C
Egypt began to worship one god during his reign.
D
He returned Egypt to its original religious practices.
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Which statement best describes the pharaoh’s power?

A
The pharaoh shared control with elected officials.
B
The pharaoh had absolute control over all of Egypt.
C
The pharaoh shared control with the ruling dynasty.
D
The pharaoh had control over nonmilitary matters only.
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Why did Christianity spread across Africa in the second century?

A
Axumite currency had Christian symbols.
B
Trade in Axum was limited to Christian traders.
C
People were forced to adopt Christian beliefs.
D
Monasteries and writers promoted Christian teachings.
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How did Axum develop extensive trade networks?

A
by spreading Christianity through trade
B
by creating passages over the mountains and deserts
C
by conquering wealthy kingdoms and connecting trade routes
D
by widening roads to allow horse-drawn chariots to reach trade centers
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What was the name of the ancient Egyptians’ form of written language?

A
alphabet
B
hieroglyphics
C
papyrus
D
pictograph

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