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A pre-test quiz on Unit 2.
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Which of the following is NOT an era of the Persian Empire?
Achaemenid
Sassanid
Parthian
Byzantine
2
What culture did the Mayans most likely originate from?
Olmecs
Aztecs
Teotihuacans
Cherokee
3
Which belief system was prevalent in the Qin Dynasty?
Confucianism
Legalism
Daoism
Buddhism
4
Confucian beliefs stressed
Filial Piety
Emperor were given the Mandate of Heaven
All people were created equal
Belief in a supreme being
5
Which of the following religions is monotheistic?
Buddhism
Daoism
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
6
The Yellow Turban rebellion is associated with which country or state?
Song Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Islamic Empire
Mauryan Empire
7
Which Chinese dynasty came first?
Zhou
Qin
Han
Ming
8
______ united various Persian tribes, overthrew Median monarch, and helped find Persian Empire.
Cambyses
Xerxes
Darius
Cyrus
9
What was the first empire to form in India?
Gupta
Han
Ashoka
Mauryan
10
What religion did Jesus originally come from?
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Daoism
11
What dynasty created these statues?
Han
Qin
Ming
Zhou
12
In the later Persian Empire, provinces, overseen by governors, were divided into
Mujahedeen.
maji.
Elamites.
satraps.
13
Which Classical Empire would be considered the most tolerant?
Gupta India
Han China
Persia
Rome
14
What is NOT true of Zoroastrianism?
It held that there was one supreme deity
It held humans to a high ethnical standard
It preached a belief in multiple deities
Good will ultimately triumph
15
Why was incense such a valuable commodity for trade during the Classical era?
An alternative to bathing in Greece
Religious ceremonies in Rome
Funeral rights in India
Substantial hippie population in China
16
What civilization created an alphabet that the one we use today was built off of?
The Chinese
The Romans
The Phoenicians
The Athenians
17
The Maya civilization differed from classical China in that only China...
was frequently ruled over by single powerful emperors.
Developed densely populated urban centers.
Developed a merchant class
Developed writing
18
What proclamation permanently established religious toleration for Christianity?
The Color of Violence
The Edict of Milan
The Riddle of Steel
The Mandate of Heaven
19
When Shi Huangdi died after consuming delicious mercury, power soon passed to which dynasty?
Zhou
Han
Qin
Tang
20
Which of the following was an important reason for the fall of the Roman, Han, and Gupta?
A refusal to tolerate Christianity
The use of slaves in their armies
A long period of drought that destroyed crops and livestock
Intensified invasions and security issues on their borders
21
Alexander the Great is known for successful...
Developing monotheism in Central Asia
Spreading Hellenism
Developing the alphabet
Urbanization
22
The first true alphabet emerged when the Greeks merged their vowel sounds with the __ symbols
Persian
Phoenician
Roman
Egyptian
23
What is Sati?
When an Indian wife immolates on her husband's funeral pyre
A religious robe worn by Zoroastrian priests.
A Persian Governor that helped keep Persia organized
An invention that allowed people to navigate by the stars
24
All of the following are characteristics of a civilization EXCEPT
Written language
Gather food to survive
Sedentary agriculture
Well organized political structure
25
_____ taught that the world had been created by Ahuramazda
Hinduism
Daoism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
26
What was a reason that major trade routes were less prevalant in Mesoamerica?
Unpredictable weather
The wheel was not discovered until Europeans imperialized
A lack of animals that could haul large quantities of goods
Warring between the cultures in the area
27
_____ made the Silk Road possible by providing animals, animal handlers, and protection
Chinese emperor
Buddhist monks
Roman mercenaries
Pastoral nomads
28
Which of the following attributes was NOT common to both Han China and Rome?
Government successfully broke up power of old aaristocratic
Family was central
A large, well-equipped military existed
Slavery was indispensable
29
Hinduism was different from Buddhism in that Hinduism...
Believed in a better afterlife
Believed in a Caste system
Had holy leaders
Spread their faith
30
One of the major problems that historians face in studying ancient Persia is that
the evidence is in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
many sources were written from the Greeks' perspective
there is no archaeological evidence other than ruins.
the written language is difficult to understand
31
What invention improved trade in the Saharan trade routes?
Sati
The saddle
Lateen Sails
Dhows
32
What was a satrap?
The governor of a Persian province
A Persian battle ship
A middle eastern sword
A device to secure a horseman's feet
33
Ashoka extended the boundaries of his empire and later converted to which religion?
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
34
Classical India and china were similar in that both...
Experimented with representative and direct democracy.
Had social structures based on caste rather than merit.
Were centrally controlled for long periods by empires.
Were heavily influenced by Buddhist religious though.
35
Which of the following is NOT a cause for the fall of imperial states like Rome?
Religious conflict
Too large to control
Too many powerful elites
Invasions by nomadic groups
36
What was the very first monotheistic religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
37
What was the most sought after good from China?
Ivory
Silk
Gold
Paper
38
What was a similarity between China and Rome during 500 BCE to 500 CE?
They both supported the system of the Mandate ofHeaven
They both invoked the supernatural to supporttheir rule
They were both open to foreigners
Their leaders were regarded as gods
39
Before 500 C.E. Judaism and Hinduism were similar in that both
Promoted tecahings about reincarnation
Advocated a monastic life and a rejection of the world
Had written scriptures and an ethical code to live by
Spread widely around the Mediterranean
40
Religions promoted unity in empires by all of the following except?
Common beliefs
Common Rituals
Common language
Common ethics
41
Which of the following is a city created by nomads?
Shanghi
Aleandria
Kushan
Athens
42
Which philosophy/religion did not appear during the Classical period?
Mahayan Buddhism
Confucianism
Hinduism
Christianity
43
Which city would have been directly involved in the trans-Saharan caravan trade?
Alexandria- Egypt
Chang-an
Rome
Mogenjo Daro and Harappa
44
Unlike the Greeks, the Romans
were a peaceful people who practiced diplomacy over farming.
granted Roman citizenship to conquered people.
forced conversion to the Roman state religion.
were a naval power.
45
Who allowed Christians to practice their faith openly for the first time in the Roman Empire?
Constantine
St. Augustine
Theodosius
Augustus Caesar
