The Mandate of Heaven

gave the Zhou kings authority to command

Constantine issued the

Edict of Milan, proclaiming officialtolerance of Christianit

The central bureaucracy of the Qin dynasty wasdivided into

thecivil division, the Military division, and the censorate

Which four kingdoms emerged followingAlexander’s death?

Macedonia,Syria, Pergamum, and Egypt,

Modern historians have divided Egyptian historyinto three major periods, known as

Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom

The emperor kept the poverty-stricken massespacified by

givingthem free grain providing entertainment on grandscale

An important concept that became a crucial part of Chinese history was

Confucian belief that gov.should beopen to men of super.tal.

The Edict of Milan proclaimed

official tolerance of Christianity

The First Triumvirate was made up

Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Ceasar

Believing the Roman Empire had grown too largefor a single ruler, Diocletian

dividedit in half & appointed Zeno ruler with equalpower

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1
A__ is a form of government where the leader is not a monarch & citizens have the right to vote
dictatorship
Circus Maximus
republic
polis
2
Attachment to the things of this world causessuffering according to
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
3
The body of laws known as the __________ was one of Rome’s chief gifts to later generations.
Law of Nations
10 Commandments
Constitution of the Roman Republic
12 tables
4
India’s ____________ was created by the Aryans
educational system
music
sewer system
caste system
5
The Mandate of Heaven
forbidsan overthrow of the ruling king
gave the Zhou kings authority to command
declared the king a divine being
put an end to the dynastic cycles
6
Constantine issued the
Edict of Milan, proclaiming officialtolerance of Christianit
Aegean Agreement,giving Crete to Italy in exchange for gold.
Pax Romana, which instituted a 100-year peace
Constantinople Pact, Allowing Byzantium to trade with Rome
7
The central bureaucracy of the Qin dynasty wasdivided into
the nobles, the middle class, and the peasants
minsters of law,ministers of commerce & ministers of relax
men, women, and animals
thecivil division, the Military division, and the censorate
8
_____is considered by many historians today to be the greatest historian of the ancient world.
Thucydides
Plato
Aristotle
Euripides
9
What is the importance of the Phoenicianalphabet?
had capital letters
basis for English alphabet
1st alphabet to use words
could be read backwards
10
Which four kingdoms emerged followingAlexander’s death?
Persia,Syria, Palestine, and Spain
Thermopylae, Marathon, and Egypt.
Sparta, Rome, Mycanae, and Minoa
Macedonia,Syria, Pergamum, and Egypt,
11
Cyrus theGreat showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that
everyone accepted him as ruler
he conquered Africa
he was worshipped as a god
he was executed
12
_____________ is generally considered to be thegreatest ruler in the history of India.
Chandragupta Maurya
Mahotma Gondhi
Sudras
Asoka
13
Modern historians have divided Egyptian historyinto three major periods, known as
super old, old, young
Osiris, Isism, Axum
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
The Re Kingdom, The Menes Kingdom, the Tut Kingdom
14
The emperor kept the poverty-stricken massespacified by
establishing the first lottery in history
givingthem free grain providing entertainment on grandscale
makinghollow promises that were never fulfilled
buildingthe world’s largest ferriswheel
15
Ancient Israel was at the height of its powerunder which king?
King Saul
King Soloman
King Ahab
King Judah
16
Thespread of Greek language, art, & literature throughoutSE Asia was result of the conquest of
Eratosthenes
Phillip II
Alexander the Great
Socrates
17
An important concept that became a crucial part of Chinese history was
Confucian belief that gov.should beopen to men of super.tal.
the view that art,poetry,literat. were important to soldiers
belief that the Great Wall would protect China from enemies
the Shaolin view, one must docombat mentally and physically.
18
Good roads and way stations were the key elements of the Persian
communication system.
empire’s collapse,
victory over Babylon
religion
19
Theidea of humanity,consisting of a sense of compassion & empathy for others,is one element of
the Middle path
the 10 commandments
reincarnation
the confucian view of the Dao
20
The Edict of Milan proclaimed
an immediate end to all religiousactivity
Christianity as a crime punishable by death
areduction of taxes for the first time in 100 years
official tolerance of Christianity
21
The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, whichmeans that it was
ruled by few
ruled by a king
ruled by a tyrant
controlled by a popular vote
22
The two epic poems of Homer were
the Odyssey and History of the Persian Wars
the Iliad and Odyssey
theOdyssey of Achilles and Antigone
the Iliad and History of the Persian Wars
23
A Greek force of about 7,000 held off thePersian army of about 800,000 for two days at
Thermopylae
Athens
Sparta
Macedonia
24
The First Triumvirate was made up
Tiberius, Gaius, and Timothy
Lucius, Cornelius, and Sulla
Marius, Scully, and Cincinnatus
Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Ceasar
25
Believing the Roman Empire had grown too largefor a single ruler, Diocletian
withdrew armies from borders,reducing the empire in size
dividedit in half & appointed Zeno ruler with equalpower
handed power to the people,giving them control of military
divided it into four units, each with its ownruler

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