World History Benchmark Review

Question 1

How did the Aqueducts impact ancient Rome?

Accepted Answer

Clean water to public baths and water systems in the empire

Question 2

Which empire is best described by this list: Tolerance of conquered people, Built a road system, Practice Zoroastrianism

Accepted Answer

Persian

Question 3

“Belief in many forms of one god, reincarnation, and reading from the Upanishads” describes which religion?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 4

What group started free hospitals, vet clinics, and political unity as well as spreading Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Mauryan

Question 5

This symbol represents opposites for Confucianism and Taoism.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Which site is an example of a Neolithic settlement under excavation in Anatolia?

Accepted Answer

Catal Huyuk

Question 7

Which of the following is not a Greek god?

Accepted Answer

Minerva

Question 8

Which of the following is associated with Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Four Noble Truths

Question 9

Which of the following are associated with Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Torah, Moses, Monotheism, Abraham, Ten Commandments

Question 10

What Greek city-state would match with number 2?

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 11

Solon and Draco can best be described as ____

Accepted Answer

tyrants

Question 12

What leader is best described by the following: Military Hero, Weakened The Senate, Made dictator of Rome

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar

Question 13

Which person was responsible for the reconstruction of the Parthenon after the Persian Wars?

Accepted Answer

Pericles

Question 14

How did the Alps in the northern area of the Italian peninsula aid Rome?

Accepted Answer

Provided protection from invasions

Question 15

The book of teachings for the Hebrew people is known as the ________?

Accepted Answer

Torah

Question 16

What was the major trade route that linked China to the west?

Accepted Answer

The Silk Road

Question 17

Which world religion spread from Indian to China through the teachings of early missionaries?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 18

The lasting impact of Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Period was the ____?

Accepted Answer

Spread of Greek culture

Question 19

Which empire is described as the Golden Age of classical Indian culture?

Accepted Answer

Gupta Empire

Question 20

Which cities united to defeat Persia?

Accepted Answer

Athens and Sparta

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the decline of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

Rise of the Christian Religion

Question 22

What Greek city-state would match with number 4?

Accepted Answer

Troy

Question 23

Which of the following is not a Roman god?

Accepted Answer

Hera

Question 24

In which ways did the geography of Ancient Greece impact its economic, social, and political development?

Accepted Answer

Mountains separated city states, lack of arable land forced trade

Question 25

What happened after a civil war broke out over the power of Caesar?

Accepted Answer

The Roman Republic begins to fall apart

Question 26

How did the Twelve Tables of Law impact the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

It established a set of codified laws for the citizens of the Roman Empire

Question 27

The Type of government that best describes early Mesopotamia was that of ——-

Accepted Answer

Independent city-states

Question 28

What Greek city-state would match with number 3?

Accepted Answer

Macedonia

Question 29

“If a man steals an ox that belonged to the temple or palace, He shall repay thirty times its cost.” Is from what code?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi’s Code

Question 30

The democracy of Rome differed from Greece in that Rome—-

Accepted Answer

Created a republic

Question 31

Hieroglyphics is an ancient form of writing that goes will which civilization?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 32

Which city became the new capital of the Roman Empire after it was moved to Byzantium?

Accepted Answer

Constantinople

Question 33

Which statement best describes the two hundred years following the rule of Augustus Caesar?

Accepted Answer

The Roman Empire experienced a time of peace and prosperity

Question 34

Which emperor converted to Christianity and made it legal for the citizens of the Roman Empire to convert as well?

Accepted Answer

Constantine

Question 35

What was a result of the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

Greece began to decline

Question 36

Decline in the loyalty to the Emperor lead to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Increased loyalty to the Church

Question 37

The Persian Wars resulted in the Greek control of the ______?

Accepted Answer

Aegean Sea

Question 38

What group had more advancements in mathematics, medicine, and astronomy?

Accepted Answer

Gupta

Question 39

Which statement best describes the ancient civilization shaded on the map?

Accepted Answer

It increased trade throughout the Mediterranean Region

Question 40

What Greek city-state would match with number 1?

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 41

What was the cause to the Decline of the Western Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Devaluation of Roman currency

Question 42

Which of the following belongs to the following list: Aristotle, Plato, Socrates?

Accepted Answer

Philosophers

Question 43

Select the false statements about societies in the Paleolithic Era.

Accepted Answer

Developed an alphabet system

Question 44

What Indian culture created the caste system?

Accepted Answer

Aryans

Question 45

What is the correct order of governments in Athens from their first government type to their last government type?

Accepted Answer

Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy

Question 46

What did the Indo-Aryans bring to India?

Accepted Answer

The caste system

Question 47

Which of these law codes was the most strict and harsh for wrongful acts?

Accepted Answer

The Code of Hammurabi

Question 48

Which series of wars is best described by the following list: Rome vs Carthage, Fought over trade, Hannibal

Accepted Answer

Punic Wars

Question 49

According to ancient Chinese belief, a just and effective ruler would——-

Accepted Answer

Receive Mandate of Heaven

Question 50

According to Pericles, who would most likely be chosen for government positions?

Accepted Answer

Devoted citizens

World History Benchmark Review

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