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World History Unit III: Classical Civilizations
World History Unit III: Classical Civilizations
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Unit III: Review
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1
Despite being outlawed... the caste system in India
remains difficult to change
persists
all the above
maintains much of its original inequality
2
What did the Silk Road exchange between China, India, Middle East and others involved?
Religions
art
all the above
Desired goods like spices, silk, porcelain and other items
3
What one contribution spanned the greatest number of Chinese Dynasties
Building the Great Wall
Building the Forbidden City
Invention of Gunpowder
Building the Grand Canal
4
All the following are accurate regarding this famous landmark of China EXCEPT
Cost of shipping bricks to western most sections broke China
Stretched for thousands of miles
built at huge cost in $ and lives
Primarily served as a defensive barrier from invasion
5
Significance of Timbuktu?
Education was valued (schools & universities built)
A center of Islam in Northern Africa
Center of trade
A, B & D
6
Why did the first Indian Civilizations grow up along rivers
Rivers offered recreational activities
Rivers were sacred in the Hindu religion
Provided soil to support agricultural needs
This is where the nicest properties were located
7
What age/stage of Empire?
Conquest
Intellect
Affluence
Pioneers
8
How does this represent Indian society?
Males have dominated society and women subjugated still
Women are valued as equals in India
Tradition plays little role in Indian society
9
This scene illustrates what concept contributed by Greek Civilization?
Representative Democracy
Mythology
Direct Democracy
Philosophy
10
Pythagoras was known for all the following EXCEPT
Unifying Greece under centralized rule
A squared + B squared = C squared
Greek philosopher & mathematician
Considered to have coined the term PHILOSOPHY
11
This scene illustrates what concept contributed by Greek Civilization?
Direct democracy
Architecture
Philosophy
Olympic competition
12
Why did the Chinese invent the Civil Service System?
Too many people and they needed a way to limit population growth
Good way to speed up the take-out service at restaurants
To establish a means for filling important government positions
To ensure all citizens were required to be polite
13
What number played a significant part in the construction of the Taj Mahal?
22
11
zero
365
14
How did the might of the Roman Empire contribute to its fall?
Military's power sometimes led them to turn on leaders
Over extended their reach
All the above
Arrogance clouded judgement of its leaders
15
How did aspects of Middle Eastern and even Asian culture spread to Africa?
Missionaries
Trade
Television
Social Media
16
What age/stage of empire?
Intellect
Decline
Affluence
Pioneer
17
Why were these cultures willing to make the voyage along the Silk Road?
It was a beautiful and easy voyage
It was the only way to get good Chinese food
They had great coffee on the train
The products they could get were valuable & sought after
18
Which age/stage of empires?
Age of Intellect
Age of Decadance
Age of Affluence
Age of Conquest
19
This image of ruins in the Indus River City of Mohenjo Daro depicts
Sophisticated plumbing & waste systems in Indus Civilization
Defensive structures built to keep out the invading British
a very simple & unsophisticated society
Terraces for farming the steep hillside
20
Why did Greece develop individual city states rather than a centralized gov't?
Greeks could not accept influence from the common man
Greeks have notorious tempers and couldn't get along
Mountainous geography and numerous islands led to separation
limited access to the ocean made them proficient farmers
21
Most if not all the Classical Civilizations we examined had the following in common
Highly advanced agricultural practices
Significant architectural and building abilities
Organized government
All the above
22
Which best describes the impact of the caste system on Indian society?
ensured the prosperity of all
limited opportunities for some and perpetuated inequality
offered a fair and reasonable organization of society
helped control population growth
23
This character was inspired by
Greek Mysteriography
Greek Architecture
Greek Philosophy
Greek Mythological figure Poseidon
24
How is your life impacted by contributions of the ancient Greeks?
All the above
The concept of democracy shapes many governmental models
Greek architectural styles influences many design styles
Curiosity or pursuit of wisdom had its origin here
25
Connection to ancient Greece?
They must have shipped the old stones over to Brazil
Olympics had their origin in ancient Greece
Original outfits were worn by original olympians
None whatsoever
26
What parallel can you see between Dynastic Cycle and the Rise & Fall of Great Empires?
Only similar due to reasons for decline
Similar pattern in rise, consolidation of power & fall
Both heavily influenced by Greek concept of democracy
None...
27
Why was I built?
India's king wanted a nice place to bury his wife
Gotta find something to do for all the unemployed
to create a shrine for Buddha
Nothing better to do
28
One of the issues associated with China's Civil Service Exam system was
High stakes sometimes led to cheating
No written language
Poor WIFI connectivity in rural areas limited accessibility
Didn't have printing technology to copy exams
29
What from this scene is not historically accurate?
Use of these weapons & armor
Use of wild animals
Russell Crowe wasn't born yet
Crazed fans cheering battle to the death
30
Which word is most closely associated with India's
caste system
?
colony
government
economic
class
