1. CHALLENGE! Baseball Challenge! WHAP Test Practice
Copyright © 2002 Glenna R. Shaw and FTC Publishing
All Rights Reserved

2. Today’s Game is pitched by
Mr. Cottingham
WHAP MidtermTest Practice

3. Batter Up! Play Ball! Home Single Visitor Single Double Triple Homer 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

4. Home Single #1 – Gender most likely responsible for the Agricultural Revolution?
The Pitch!
*women*
*men*

5. Home Single #2 – Ancient civilization NOT centered around a river valley?
The Pitch!
*Indus*
*Chavin*

6. Home Single #3 – In the 9th century Tang dynasty was weakened by conflict between Confucianism and?
The Pitch!
*Buddhism*
*Legalism*

7. Home Single #4 – Less patriarchal – settled groups or nomads?
The Pitch!
Home Single #4 – Less patriarchal – settled groups or nomads?
*nomads*
*settled groups*

8. Home Single #5 – Bedouins spread what religion?
The Pitch!
Home Single #5 – Bedouins spread what religion?
*Buddhism*
*Islam*

9. Home Single #6 – Technological advancement of the Song dynasty?
The Pitch!
*moveable type*
*paper*

10. Home Single #7 – Hunting and gathering societies
The Pitch!
Home Single #7 – Hunting and gathering societies
*organize small groups into political units*
*are always warlike*

11. Home Single #8 – Justinian’s most important accomplishment?
The Pitch!
*reuniting Roman Empire*
*creating a new law code*

12. Home Single #9 – Qin dynasty constructed the?
The Pitch!
Home Single #9 – Qin dynasty constructed the?
*Great Wall*
*Grand Canal*

13. Home Single #10 – Sui dynasty constructed what?
The Pitch!
Home Single #10 – Sui dynasty constructed what?
*Great Wall*
*Grand Canal*

14. Home Single #11 – majority sect of Islam?
The Pitch!
Home Single #11 – majority sect of Islam?
*Sunni*
*Shi’a*

15. Home Single #12 – Church of Medieval Western Europe?
The Pitch!
Home Single #12 – Church of Medieval Western Europe?
*Catholic*
*Orthodox*

16. Home Single #13 – Church of the Byzantine Empire?
The Pitch!
*Orthodox*
*Catholic*

17. Home Single #14 – Which civilization had an emperor with only ceremonial power, c. 1000 CE?
The Pitch!
*China*
*Japan*

18. Home Single #15 – Czars of Russia came from?
The Pitch!
Home Single #15 – Czars of Russia came from?
*Moscow*
*Kiev*

19. Visitor Single #1 – The “forbidden city” was inhabited by rulers of?
The Pitch!
*China*
*Dar al Islam*

20. Visitor Single #2 – NOT a characteristic of civilization?
The Pitch!
Visitor Single #2 – NOT a characteristic of civilization?
*cities*
*social equality*

21. Visitor Single #3 – Ended the Byzantine Empire?
The Pitch!
Visitor Single #3 – Ended the Byzantine Empire?
*Ottomans*
*Mughals*

22. Visitor Single #4 – Women had more freedom in?
The Pitch!
*Athens*
*Sparta*

23. Visitor Single #5 – Which collapsed first?
The Pitch!
*Han China*
*Gupta India*

24. Visitor Single #6 – People who dominated Saharan trade for centuries?
The Pitch!
*Bantu*
*Berbers*

25. Visitor Single #7 – Valuable commodity of the trans-Saharan trade?
The Pitch!
*spices*
*salt*

26. Visitor Single #8 – more unified ancient civilization?
The Pitch!
Visitor Single #8 – more unified ancient civilization?
*Egypt*
*India*

27. Visitor Single #9 – Eightfold path part of which religion?
The Pitch!
Visitor Single #9 – Eightfold path part of which religion?
*Hinduism*
*Buddhism*

28. Visitor Single #10 – Which civilization was Mesoamerican?
The Pitch!
*Mayan*
*Inca*

29. Visitor Single #11 – Buddhism rejected the Hindu idea of?
The Pitch!
Visitor Single #11 – Buddhism rejected the Hindu idea of?
*reincarnation*
*caste system*

30. Visitor Single #12 – Which is NOT a universal religion?
The Pitch!
Visitor Single #12 – Which is NOT a universal religion?
*Islam*
*Judaism*

31. Visitor Single #13 – Which religion began in China?
The Pitch!
Visitor Single #13 – Which religion began in China?
*Buddhism*
*Daoism*

32. Visitor Single #14 – Who invaded Europe earlier?
The Pitch!
Visitor Single #14 – Who invaded Europe earlier?
*Mongols*
*Vikings*

33. Visitor Single #15 – What region became dominant after 1450?
The Pitch!
*The West*
*Islamic Middle East*

34. Fly Ball! It’s Caught! You’re Out!
Next Batter!

35. It’s a Hit! Base Run Single!
Next Batter!

36. Double #1 – Mongols ended which Chinese dynasty?
The Pitch!
*Song*
*Ming*

37. Double #2 – Neolithic Revolution occurred first in?
The Pitch!
*Middle East*
*Egypt*

38. Double #3 – Who had city-states?
The Pitch!
*Tigris-Euphrates*
*Nile*

39. Double #4 – NOT one of the earliest civilizations?
The Pitch!
Double #4 – NOT one of the earliest civilizations?
*West Africa*
*Northern China*

40. Double #5 – Longer lasting dynasty?
The Pitch!
Double #5 – Longer lasting dynasty?
*Qin*
*Zhou*

41. Double #6 – Earlier dynasty?
The Pitch!
Double #6 – Earlier dynasty?
*Shang*
*Xia*

42. Double #7 – Silk Road trade began during?
The Pitch!
*Qin*
*Han*

43. Double #8 – Earlier Indian dynasty?
The Pitch!
Double #8 – Earlier Indian dynasty?
*Gupta*
*Mauryan*

44. Double #9 – First spread Christianity from Jews to Gentiles?
The Pitch!
*Paul*
*Peter*

45. Double #10 – More important reason for fall of western Roman Empire?
The Pitch!
Double #10 – More important reason for fall of western Roman Empire?
*drought*
*barbarian invasions*

46. Double #11 –Ruled a larger Indian empire?
The Pitch!
Double #11 –Ruled a larger Indian empire?
*Mauryan*
*Gupta*

47. Double #12 – Had city-states?
The Pitch!
Double #12 – Had city-states?
*classical Greece*
*classical Rome*

48. Double #13 – First Chinese Emperor?
The Pitch!
Double #13 – First Chinese Emperor?
*Han Wudi*
*Qin Shi Huangdi*

49. Double #14 – Started the Confucian civil service exams?
The Pitch!
*Qin*
*Han*

50. Double #15 – Had direct democracy?
The Pitch!
*Athens*
*Rome*

51. Pop Up Center Field! It’s Caught! Two Outs!
You're Out!
Next Batter!

52. It’s a Hit! Base Run Double!
Next Batter!

53. Triple #1 – Founder of Daoism?
The Pitch!
*Laozi*
*Siddhartha Gautama*

54. Triple #2 – Ibn Battuta travel here
The Pitch!
*Mali*
*China*

55. Triple #3 – Mesoamerican staple crop?
The Pitch!
Triple #3 – Mesoamerican staple crop?
*potatoes*
*maize*

56. Triple #4 – Mongols unsuccessful in invasion of?
The Pitch!
*Persia*
*Japan*

57. Triple #5 – Greater manufacturing capacity, 1000-1450?
The Pitch!
*China*
*Western Europe*

58. Triple #6 – More Christians in?
The Pitch!
Triple #6 – More Christians in?
*Ethiopia*
*Morocco*

59. Triple #7 – Zheng He’s voyages were during?
The Pitch!
*14th century*
*15th century*

60. Triple #8 – Zheng He sailed for which dynasty?
The Pitch!
Triple #8 – Zheng He sailed for which dynasty?
*Ming*
*Yuan*

61. Triple #9 – Scholasticism was a postclassical philosophy of?
The Pitch!
Triple #9 – Scholasticism was a postclassical philosophy of?
*Western Europe*
*Eastern Europe*

62. Triple #10 – Spanish Muslims known as?
The Pitch!
Triple #10 – Spanish Muslims known as?
*Sufis*
*Moors*

63. Triple #11 – Nomadic invaders often had military advantage over settled peoples because of
The Pitch!
*larger armies*
*more skilled horsemen*

64. Triple #12 – Marco Polo visited the court of?
The Pitch!
*Kublai Khan*
*Genghis Khan*

65. Triple #13 – Crusader states traded with?
The Pitch!
*Ummayyad Caliphate*
*Fatimid Caliphate*

66. Triple #14 – New language after 1000 CE?
The Pitch!
*Swahili*
*Sanskrit*

67. Triple #15 – Entered Middle East in 11th century?
The Pitch!
*Slavs*
*Turks*

68. Ground Ball! Thrown to Base! Two Outs!
Next Batter!

69. It’s a Triple Base Hit!
Triple!
Next Batter!

70. Homer #1 – Most valuable commodity in trade in 15th century?
The Pitch!
*Spice*
*Silk*

71. Homer #2 – Capital of Chinggis (Genghis) Khan’s empire?
The Pitch!
*Timbuktu*
*Karakorum*

72. Homer #3 – Agricultural Revolution results in?
The Pitch!
Homer #3 – Agricultural Revolution results in?
*increased population densities*
*greater equality for women*

73. Homer #4 – Punic Wars fought between?
The Pitch!
*Rome and Carthage*
*Athens and Sparta*

74. Homer #5 – Slavery in Rome and Greece probably contributed to?
The Pitch!
Homer #5 – Slavery in Rome and Greece probably contributed to?
*better labor-saving technologies than China*
*worse labor-saving technologies than China*

75. Homer #6 – Religion that began in Japan?
The Pitch!
Homer #6 – Religion that began in Japan?
*Daoism*
*Shintoism*

76. Homer #7 – Eastern Roman empire fell 1000 years after Western because?
The Pitch!
Homer #7 – Eastern Roman empire fell 1000 years after Western because?
*Constantinople was easier to defend than Rome*
*the east resisted the influence of Christianity*

77. Homer #8 – Higher social status in classical Mediterranean and Chinese civilizations?
The Pitch!
*urban merchants*
*landed aristocracy or gentry*

78. Homer #9 – Socrates emphasized?
The Pitch!
*questioning authority*
*faith in authority*

79. Homer #10 – NOT an important trade route before 1450 CE?
The Pitch!
Homer #10 – NOT an important trade route before 1450 CE?
*Atlantic Ocean*
*Indian Ocean*

80. Homer #11 – Angkor Wat temple in Southeast Asia was an example of?
The Pitch!
*spread of Hinduism*
*spread of Islam*

81. Homer #12 – NOT effected by Islam before 750 CE?
The Pitch!
Homer #12 – NOT effected by Islam before 750 CE?
*Europe*
*South America*

82. Homer #13 – The Crusades showed the relative weakness of?
The Pitch!
*Christian Europe*
*Muslim Middle East*

83. Homer #14 – Killed perhaps half of Europe mid-fourteenth century?
The Pitch!
*small pox*
*bubonic plague*

84. Homer #15 – Chinese dynasty from c. 200 BCE – 200 CE?
The Pitch!
Homer #15 – Chinese dynasty from c. 200 BCE – 200 CE?
*Yuan*
*Han*

85. Fly Ball! It’s Caught! Three Outs!
Next Batter!

86. Out of the Ball Park! Home Run!
Next Batter!