Use this to review to Study for the CST. Remember the test taking strategies:

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• Use this to review to Study for the CST.
  Remember the test taking strategies
• Look for the wrong answers first.
• Look for patterns---is there a possible answer
  that stands out because its different from the
  other choices?
• Go back---sometimes clues for certain questions
  are in the next set of questions!
• Dont forget to double check!

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• Why did the Stone Age people practice
  slash-and-burn agriculture?
• To fulfill spiritual beliefs.
• To make irrigation easier.
• To drive away wild animals.
• To clear land for farming.

• 2. Which development most enable early peoples
  to form permanent settlements?
• Advances in agricultural production.
• The creation of democratic government.
• The spread of monotheism.
• Advances in written language.

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• 3. Hammurabis Code of ancient Mesopotamian
  society was important because it
• Listed the laws and the corresponding
  punishments.
• Explained how government officials were chosen.
• Established a single currency for use across the
  empire.
• Described how to perform formal religious
  ceremonies.

• 4. The art and the architecture of ancient Egypt
  were designed to emphasize the
• Value of the arts in daily life.
• Role of the individual as an artist.
• Idea of beauty as seen by the artist.
• Religious idea of eternal life.

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It is visible from great distances. It is a
reminder to all who see it of the wealth and
power of the leader of the people who built it
and of his glory and the greatness as a god here
on the Earth.

• 5. The speaker in this passage above is
  referring to the
• Greek tyrant and the Parthenon.
• Egyptian pharaoh and his pyramid.
• Assyrian king and his lighthouse.
• Hebrew king and the Temple.

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• 6. Cuneiform and hieroglyphics were important
  achievements in the development of
• Written language.
• Religious beliefs.
• Agricultural production.
• Representative government.

• 7. The Ten Commandments of the ancient Hebrews
  has had the greatest influence on the development
  of Western
• Parliamentary democracies.
• Moral and ethical teaching.
• Feudal social class systems.
• Styles in art and literature.

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• 8. Jewish scriptures says that Gods law were
  delivered to the Ancient Hebrews by
• Abraham
• Solomon
• Moses
• David

• 9. The Diaspora, the dispersing of the Jewish
  people, refers to their
• Exile from their homeland.
• Collection of their sacred writings.
• Effort to convert nonbelievers.
• A society completely isolated from other
  civilizations.

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• 10. Greeces mountainous terrain and its series
  of small islands influenced that ancient Greeks
  to develop.
• A political system based on independent city-
  states.
• A culture that was uniform throughout its vast
  empire.
• A economic system based on mining precious
  metals.
• D. A society completely isolated from other
  civilizations.

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We regard an individual who takes no
interest in public affairs not as harmless, but
as useless. -Pericles Funeral Oration

• 11. The quotation above illustrates the
  importance ancient Athenians placed on individual
  participation in the
• Education of young children.
• Religious rituals of the community.
• Political process of the city-state.
• Economic activities of the household.

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• 12. The legacy of ancient Greek myths and epics,
  such as Iliad, continues to provide people with
• Accurate descriptions of historical events.
• Heroic figures and great adventures.
• Real life stories about everyday people.
• Objective studies of ancient civilizations.

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Atlas a
collection of maps Herculean
very powerful Labyrinth
a maze Olympian
majestic, honored

• 13. All of these words used in English language
  today originated in the myths of the
• Chinese
• Romans
• Greeks
• Egyptians

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• 14. Ancient Greeks used myths about gods
  primarily to
• Strike fear in their enemies.
• Explain events in the natural world.
• Justify their type of government
• Undermine the Persian religion.

• 15. In 480 B.C, the independent Greek city-
  states formed an alliance under the leadership of
  Athens and Sparta during the conflict with the
• Persians
• Egyptians
• Romans
• Huns

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• 16. How did the rise to power and reign of
  Alexander most affect Greece?
• He established a peaceful relationship with the
  Persian Empire.
• He strengthened the greatly concept of democratic
  rule.
• He made Macedonia into the intellectual center of
  the Hellenistic world.
• He ended the power of city-states and established
  a unified nation.

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• 17. Which letter on the map above is the location
  of the Idnus River Valley and the early
  civilization it supported?
• Location A
• Location B
• Location C
• Location D

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• 18. Which statement about the Hindu caste system
  in India is accurate?
• Differing castes shared the same rules for
  governing their behavior.
• Foreigners were treated as members of the lowest
  caste.
• Castes were encouraged to interact with one
  another.
• People were required to stay in the same caste to
  which they were born.

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• Began in 500s B.C.
• Hoped to preserve order in society.
• Attempted to establish a harmonious society.
• Created a system of ethics for society.

• 19. Which individual was responsible for the
  Chinese social movement described in the text
  above?
• Buddha
• Asoka
• Confucius
• Shi Huangdi

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• 20. The Chinese people turned to the teachings of
  Confucius because his ideas were thought to help
• Unify the Chinese against foreign enemies.
• Restore order to China.
• Stop the Chinese people from converting to Islam.
  
• Creates democratic institutions.

• 21. What was the main contribution of Emperor Shi
  Huangdi to China?
• He unified most of China under one government.
• He established a public education system in
  China.
• He required citizens to use Mongol language.
• He encouraged acceptance of Hindu religion.

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• 22. What effect did Julius Caesars seizure of
  power have on the Roman political system?
• It secured the rights of commoners against the
  nobles.
• It allowed for control of the state by the
  Senate.
• It marked the transition from a republic to an
  empire.
• It standardized the system of which emperors were
  chosen.

• 23. The origins of checks and balances in the
  U.S. Political System can be traced to the
• French Monarchy
• Roman Republic
• Greek Aristocracy
• Aztec Empire

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• 24. The wars with Carthage (264-146 B.C.) gave
  the Roman Empire Control of
• North Africa
• Asia Minor
• Northern Europe
• The Middle East

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• 25. The map above represents the military
  conquest associated with the spread of what
  major world religion?
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Islam
• Hinduism

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• 26. In the 700s A.D., Arabian merchants played an
  important role in
• Spreading new technology among Asia, Africa, and
  Europe.
• Converting large numbers of Western Europeans to
  Islam
• Uniting most of Asia and Europe under a single
  religion.
• Stopping the invasions of nomadic people from
  Central Asia.

• 27. Which shows the importance of Mongols placed
  on improving trade contacts with other
  civilizations?
• The conquest of Constantinople
• The establishment of caravan routes
• The construction of large merchant fleets.
• The creation of national currency.

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• 28. Which of these describes how paper was
  introduced into medieval Europe?
• The Chinese introduced it to the Arabs, who
  passed it on to Europe.
• The Swedes bought it from Russians, who learned
  about it from Indians.
• The Turks learned to make it and sold the process
  to Europeans.
• The Arabs learned about paper making from the
  Japanese and taught Europeans.

Great job! Now try it again, to see if you can
answer all of the questions correctly!