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AP World History Quiz #2
AP World History Quiz #2
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A quiz designed for AP World History students, representing the second section, 500 BCE-500 CE.
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1
The Roman Senate was elected from members of:
Nobles from other non-Roman cities
the Patricians
the Plebeians
Roman nobles
2
Legalism believes in
The abolition of tradition
The abolition of gender roles
The abolition of kings
The abolition of class and money
3
What made the Persians' Empire so stable?
Its Infrastructure
Its Tolerance
Its Religion
Its Strong Military
4
Christianity appealed to all but which of the following groups?
Nobles
Germanic Tribesmen
Women
Soldiers
5
Which of the following is one of the two ruling bodies in Sparta?
Bimarchy
Spartiates
Hellots
Gerousia
6
Which of the following is not a primary good on the Silk Road?
Spice
Lumber
Religion
Disease
7
Why is the Babylonian Captivity important to Judaism?
It creates the central historic context of the Old Testament
It tests the Hebrew people
Daniel got to hang out with some pretty sweet felines
It is during this period that the Old Testament is written
8
What War does this map represent?
The Italian Conquest
The Punic Wars
The African Campaign
The Syracusan War
9
Greek art focused on:
Natural Forms
Animals
History
Their Religion and Mythos
10
Which of the following was not a primary cause of the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
Invasion by Hunnic and Germanic Groups
Social Upheaval Against Christianity
Inflation and a Lack of Resources
Betrayal by the Eastern Empire
11
Egypt under Hellenism becomes ruled by which group:
The Hellenes
The Romans
The Greeks
The Carthaginians
12
A primary cause of the Qin Dynasty's shortness is:
The failure of Legalism as a philosophy
The cruelty of Qin Shi Huangdi
The instability of China after the Warring States Period
The failure of the Great Wall
13
What was the war between Athens and their allies and Sparta and their allies?
The Delian War
The Peloponnesian War
The Hellenic War
The Thracian War
14
The writing of the Iliad and Odyssey represents:
A mixture of fact and fiction presented as truth
A focus on national identity
A transition from oral traditions to written works
The incorporation of Ionian beliefs into Greek mythology
15
To what area did Buddhism not spread outside of India?
Iran
China
Nepal
Vietnam
16
Daoism believes that:
There is a natural order to society
The gods cared for mortal men
One should go with the flow
Everything is made of parts
17
Which earlier civilization can Carthage trace its trade background to?
Libyans
Hebrews
Phoenicians
Assyrians
18
Why does Islam show no images of Allah or Muhammad?
Ancient Arabic Beliefs
To avoid the worship of idols
Only the elite can have such things
They are too pure
19
The rise of the Kushan Dynasty in India represents:
The extension of Chinese Han power
The extension of Persian imperial power
The influence of Hellenism and the Silk Road on India
The Spread of Buddhism into Afghanistan
20
Carthage was NOT noted for which of the following?
Its vast trade networks
Its vast alliances with non-Carthagineans
Its religious tolerance
Its dislike of foreign beliefs
21
What Indo-European group settled in France, Britain, and Ireland?
Picts
Celts
Frisians
Teutones
22
Why do we call the Mayan city-states a "civilization" instead of an empire?
Conquest of Other City-States by Tikal
A Collective Set of Language and Political Systems
A unified system of city structure and architecture
Unified Religious Belief about Queztecoatl
23
Why was the Great Wall of China erected by the Qin and Han Dynasties?
To put people to work
To keep the Xiongnu out
To keep peasants in
To create borders between nations
24
Which of these does not conform to a strict Confucian hierarchy?
Husband above Wife
Emperor above Peasant
Daoist above Legalists
Father above Son
25
Buddhism spread in part because:
Missionary Efforts by Indian dynasties
Its Disregard of Order
Its Universal Appeal
Its Mixture with Other Beliefs
26
What major Chinese philosophy did Qin Shi Huangdi ascribe to?
Daoism
Shintoism
Confucianism
Legalism
27
The Roman Empire replaced the Republic due to
The overlargeness of the Senate
Roman xenophobia against non-Romans
The power of the Caesars and previous dictators
The spread of new religions like Mitraism
28
What factors contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?
Its Dislike of the Caste System
Preference for Hinduism by the Gupta Dynasty
Its Focus on Non-Violence
Influence by the White Huns
29
The creation of Western and Eastern Roman Empire was done by
Diocletian
Commodus
Hadrian
Constantine
30
What inspired Chandragupta Maurya to found the Mauryan Empire?
Invasions from Central Asia
Advances in Indian Technology
Alexander the Great's Empire
The Spread of Buddhism
31
What are the two main Roman classes?
Equestrian
Proletariat
Plebeian
Patrician
32
What does this Map represent?
The Silk Road's Land and Sea Routes
The Borders of Empires circa 200 CE
The Spread of Christianity and Buddhism
The Expansion of Hellenistic Ideas
33
Islam appealed to
Arabian Jews
Merchants
Zoroastrians
Banished Christians
34
The Phoenician script is known as the
The Alphabet
The Tyriaglyph
The Byblos
The Phoenicid
35
The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty but before the Sui is the Warring States, or:
The Anarchy
The Jin Rebellion
The Three Kingdoms Period
The Fall
36
The Optimates represents what part of Roman society?
Conservatives
Non-Romans
Nobles
Liberals
37
Who had the right to vote in Athenian democracy?
Men and Women
Land-owning Males
Nobles above 15
Free Men
38
The primary difference between polytheism and henotheism is:
Religious texts
A belief in God
The choice to worship one god of many
What objects are involved in worship services
39
What religions does Islam incorporate ideas from?
Christianity
Judaism
Pre-Islamic Arabian Beliefs
Zoroastrianism
40
The primary side effect of Alexander the Great's conquests of the Achaemeneid Empire is:
Destruction of Persian civilization entirely
Spread of Plague
A pan-Greek Empire
Hellenism
