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Praxis II World and United States History Test Questions
1. What was the earliest written language in Mesopotamia?
A. Sumerian
B. Elamite
C. Akkadian
D. Aramaic
E. Hurrian
2. During which of these periods were pyramids not built in Egypt?
A. The Old Kingdom
B. The Middle Kingdom
C. The New Kingdom
D. The Third Dynasty
E. The Fourth Dynasty
3. The Indus Valley or Harappan civilization existed in what is/are now:
A. Iran
B. India
C. Pakistan
D. Afghanistan
E. All of these
4. The Yellow River Valley began to emerge as a cultural center during the:
A. Shang Dynasty
B. Neolithic Era
C. Xia Dynasty
D. Paleolithic Era
E. Zhou Dynasty
5. Which statement is not true regarding ancient Greek democracy?
A. Democracy began to develop approximately 500 B.C.E.
B. One of the first, best-known democracies was in Athens.
C. It was a direct democracy, not using any representatives.
D. It was a democracy completely open to all of the public.
E. Participation was not decided by socioeconomic classes.
6. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding these religions under the Roman Empire?
A. The Romans generally protected the Jews until the rebellion in Judea (66 C.E.).
B. Julius Caesar circumvented Roman law to help Jews have freedom of worship.
C. The Druids were a religious group that the Romans ignored but also tolerated.
D. Romans viewed Christianity as a Jewish sect for its first two centuries.
E. The Emperor Nero blamed the Christians for the Great Fire of Rome (64 C.E.).
7. Which of the following came chronologically the earliest in what is now the Republic of Ghana?
A. The Kingdom of Ghana
B. The Akan state of Bono
C. The Ashanti federation
D. The states of the Fante
E. The Empire of Ashanti
8. Which of the following is not true about the Crusades?
A. Their purpose was for European rulers to retake the Middle East from Muslims.
B. The Crusades succeeded at European kings' goal of reclaiming the "holy land."
C. The Crusades accelerated the already incipient decline of the Byzantine Empire.
D. Egypt saw a return as a major Middle Eastern power as a result of the Crusades.
E. Some Christians and Muslims united against their enemies during the Crusades.
9. Which of the following choices most recently controlled a majority of India?
A. The Gupta Dynasty
B. The Maurya Empire
C. The Mughal Empire
D. The Maratha Empire
E. The Delhi Sultanate
10. Which of the following are not included in a geographical definition of Southeast Asia?
A. Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand
B. Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, and Brunei
C. East Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines
D. Singapore, Timor-Leste, India's 7 Sister States
E. These are all geographical parts of Southeast Asia
Praxis II World and United States History Test Answer Key