General and politician of classical Athens

The idea of a supreme balance and sense of justice/idealism

The mandate of heaven is...

The Chinese conception of divine will that emperors upheld

What is historical materialism?

Explaining human culture through its material conditions

Why was the Tribune of the Plebs an important position?

It could propose new laws AND veto proposed laws

Sumerian form of writing that used reed tips

The 'big man' or king in Mesopotamian societies

Debasing your coin means

Reducing the amount of valuable mineral within it

The 'drunken monkey' hypothesis describes...

Our early desire for rotting fruit that produces ethanol

The community of Muslim believers

T. Gracchus' law to enforce limitations on land ownership

Civitas sine suffragio is

Partial citizenship rights in ancient Rome

Large estates of the wealthy often worked by slaves

Kh'u or Ch'ulel refers to

The Mesoamerican idea of 'sacred essence', found in blood

Energy profile refers to

The amount of labour a society can accrue and use

What is a revealed religion?

One that is revealed through a spokesperson (prophet)

Chakravartin refers to

Buddhist rulers who control destiny

Being assimilationist in terms of race means

Believing 'lesser' races can be incorporated into your own

Feudalism is characterized by

Rigid socioeconomic hierarchy with ownership focused at top

Nutrient-rich soil from rivers that replenishes farmland

Thalassocracy refers to...

Having political power based on the sea

the Noah figure in Gilgamesh who achieves eternal life

Akhenaten's notable religious development was...

The enforced worship of one god over others

Caesaropapism refers to a political system where

The Caesar retains power over the central church

In Hinduism, Dharma refers to...

A kind of natural 'law' that places you in a social role

The key political difference between the Inca and Aztecs was

The complete centralization of Incan political power

To 'commodify' something is to

Give a resource or product exchange value that wasn't innate

A social contract between the Caliph and his people

Manifest Destiny refers to the idea that

Europeans are destined to 'civilize' the 'lesser' peoples

The idea of Chinese cultural 'essence' or centralized nation

What was St. Paul's (Saul) important contribution to Christianity?

He universalized it by making it ope to Gentiles (non-Jews)

Steppe peoples North of China who threatened the Han

When states compete to control markets and increase wealth

According to F. Braudel, civilization is a term that denotes

An ideological opposition to 'barbarism' and 'savagery'

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1
Pericles was
Populist, Trump-like demagogue
Athens' treasury formed from leading the Delian League
Greek traitor that helped Persian invade Greece
General and politician of classical Athens
2
Ma'at is...
The divine authority given to rulers by a deity
The idea of heaven's will
The idea of a supreme balance and sense of justice/idealism
The idea of 'sacredness' found in blood
3
The mandate of heaven is...
The Chinese conception of divine will that emperors upheld
The Chinese conception of ancestor worship
The Mongolian concept of universal empire
The Japanese concept of military honour
4
What is historical materialism?
Explaining human culture through its material conditions
Keeping history tangible and 'real'
Exploring the history of physical artifacts
Focusing only on the superficial parts of culture/history
5
Where do the fasces (symbol of fascism) come from?
Kingdom of Italy (20th c.)
Ancient Egypt
5th c. Germanic tribes
Classical Rome
6
The Franks and Romans looked to these people as their cultural lineage
Trojans
Etruscans
Athenians
Spartans
7
Who floods and kills humanity in Utnapishtim's story?
Enlil
Anu
Ishtar
Enkidu
8
Why was the Tribune of the Plebs an important position?
It could provide plebs with jobs and grain
It could propose new laws to benefit the plebs
It could propose new laws AND veto proposed laws
It could veto power over new laws to protect the plebs
9
The Kaaba became an important part of
Shinto
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Islam
10
Cuneiform is
Sumerian form of writing that used reed tips
None of the above
Phonetic symbols that formed the basis of Indian writing
Early Chinese ideograms that founded a writing sytem
11
The Ensi were...
A vicar of the pharaoh
Priestesses at the temple of Ishtar
The 'big man' or king in Mesopotamian societies
The Mesopotamian priest class
12
Debasing your coin means
Reducing the amount of valuable mineral within it
Moving away from currency and into a bartering economy
Converting your coin to another resource at a loss
Reducing the circulation of your coin
13
The 'drunken monkey' hypothesis describes...
Our social bonds formed over alcohol
Our early desire for rotting fruit that produces ethanol
An equivalent taste for alcohol among monkeys and people
Monkey domestication through providing alcoholic beverages
14
The Ummah is
The central mosque in Mecca
The community of Muslim believers
The social contract Caliphs have with their subjects
The ancillary and apocryphal Islamic scriptures
15
The Lex Agraria was
T. Gracchus' law to enforce limitations on land ownership
T. Gracchus' law to allow the rich to own more slaves
G. Gracchus' law to provide grain for Roman citizens
G. Gracchus' law to remove land-owning restrictions
16
Horus is god of
The black (infertile) land
The red (fertile) land
The black (fertile) land
The red (infertile) land
17
Augustus (Octavian) Caesar was called
Emperor (authoritarian leader)
Princeps (first citizen)
Tyrant (seized power)
Dictator (total power)
18
Civitas sine suffragio is
The alienation of non-citizens in the Roman system
The practice of converting foreigners into Roman citizens
The suffrage/plight of Roman lower classes
Partial citizenship rights in ancient Rome
19
The Bushido takes its influence from
Confucianism and Buddhism
Christianity and Islam
Polytheism and ancestor worship
Shinto and Christianity
20
The latifundia were
The elite guard and personal army of the Emperor
Large estates of the wealthy often worked by slaves
Elite houses built by the rich in Roman cities
Public land open for use by all Roman citizens
21
Kh'u or Ch'ulel refers to
The idea of cosmic balance believed by the Japanese
The title of 'first' given to Inca emperors
This is not an actual term
The Mesoamerican idea of 'sacred essence', found in blood
22
Plutocracy is
Rule by the poorer masses
Rule by the wealthy
Rule by the few
Rule by the one
23
The acropolis is
The law code of a polis
The court system of a polis
The common marketplace of a polis
The central hill of a polis
24
The most sacred Mesoamerican fluid is
Spit
Bile
Semen
Blood
25
Energy profile refers to
The type of energy a culture depends on
The amount of labour a society can accrue and use
None of the above
How much energy/resources a society requires
26
'Gnostic' can be translated as
Esoteric mysticism
Divine power
Follower of Christ
Clear, defined knowledge
27
What is a revealed religion?
One that develops as a way to cope with your environment
One that is revealed through a spokesperson (prophet)
One that achieves high popularity in its society
One that people find revealed in nature
28
Chakravartin refers to
Hindu warrior-caste
Buddhist monks who pursue isolated enlightenment
Buddhist rulers who control destiny
Hindu cycle of rebirth
29
Being assimilationist in terms of race means
Believing 'lesser' races can be incorporated into your own
Wanting to expel all minority races from your culture
Desiring to have a multicultural, mixed society
Wanting to belong to a different culture
30
Who commissioned the Nicene Creed to create a central Christian orthodoxy?
Otto
Constantine
Theodosius
Diocletian
31
Feudalism is characterized by
Religious superstition and complex rituals
Rigid socioeconomic hierarchy with ownership focused at top
Political enfranchisement of the lower classes
The state's ruling classes overcoming the church
32
Silt is...
Nutrients that come from animal fecal matter
Land in which nothing grows (red land)
A type of stilt used to support houses above water
Nutrient-rich soil from rivers that replenishes farmland
33
The demos of Athens seizes power when they besiege
Isagoras
Solon
Themistocles
Cleisthenes
34
Thalassocracy refers to...
Having political power based on the sea
Having a society ruled by the Thalassians
Having political power based on farming
Having a strict socioeconomic hierarchy
35
Utnapishtim is
the Noah figure in Gilgamesh who achieves eternal life
The friend and companion whose death inspires Gilgamesh
The Mesopotamian god of land (power) and wisdom
The first recorded ruler of Uruk
36
Akhenaten's notable religious development was...
The enforced worship of one god over others
The deification of the pharaoh
The elimination of the priest class
Encouraging and enlisting female priests
37
Caesaropapism refers to a political system where
The Caesar retains power over the central church
The Caesar is the chief priest of the central church
The Caesar and central church are in conflict
The church exists external to, and influences, the Caesar
38
In Hinduism, Dharma refers to...
The creation/upkeep of the world
Enlightenment
Release from the cycle of reincarnation
A kind of natural 'law' that places you in a social role
39
The key political difference between the Inca and Aztecs was
The complete centralization of Incan political power
None of the above
The supreme wealth of the Inca
The Aztec were more violent in their rituals
40
To 'commodify' something is to
Give a resource or product exchange value that wasn't innate
Harness resources for human use
Give a product some sense of cultural meaning
Harness resources for the use of others
41
The Bay'ah was
The first mosque
The followers of Muhammad
A social contract between the Caliph and his people
One of Islam's five pillars
42
Manifest Destiny refers to the idea that
Europeans are destined to 'civilize' the 'lesser' peoples
All settled societies are doomed to fail
All people have the same origin
That empires will always have to conquer external enemies
43
What drives Gilgamesh's quest?
A hope to find eternal life
Vengeance for Enkidu's death
Love for his friend Enkidu
Lust for Ishtar, goddess of fertility
44
How many miles of Inca road were/are there?
6000
10,000
2000
15000
45
Huaxia refers to
The idea of Chinese cultural 'essence' or centralized nation
Any non-Chinese person
The 'barbarian' steppe peoples threaten settled China
The specific nomadic group that threatened the Han
46
What region did Diego de Landa work in?
Teotihuacan
Tikal
Spain
Yucatan
47
What was St. Paul's (Saul) important contribution to Christianity?
He convinced Constantine to adopt it as a religion
He established that Christ was a version of God (not human)
He universalized it by making it ope to Gentiles (non-Jews)
He removed the need for people to use priests to talk to God
48
The Xiongnu were
Anyone who would have been considered culturally Chinese
The elite ruling class of imperial Han China
Steppe peoples North of China who threatened the Han
The last Chinese dynasty
49
Mercantilism is
When states nationalize markets and prevent private trade
When states compete to control markets and increase wealth
When merchants gain wealth and power in society
When merchants are socially isolated from their societies
50
According to F. Braudel, civilization is a term that denotes
Having an established sociopolitical order
A positive sense of common belonging
An ideological opposition to 'barbarism' and 'savagery'
Having advanced/developed institutions
51
Quetzalcoatl is
'Flying snake'
'Feathered serpent'
'Sacred essence'
Aztec water god
52
The pharmakos was...
A Greek version of a hospital
A doctor who would prescribe medicinal herbs
A person who would be treated as the scapegoat for a polis
A place you would buy medicine in Greece
53
Pope Leo meets this person and, using bribery & diplomacy, convinces him to leave Italy
Genghis Khan
Attila the Hun
Kublai Khan
Alaric the Visigoth
54
The daimyo were...
The Tang dynasty's royal family
The military rulers who controlled the Japanese emperor
Japanese landowners who exercised near-autonomous power
The farming class of Japan
55
‘We are all slaves of the law so that we may be free’ is
An accurate representation of the equality found in republic
An essential, real feature of democracies
Pericles' ideological funeral oration
Idealism that doesn't reflect socioeconomic reality

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Questions 55

Answers

1
Pericles was
Populist, Trump-like demagogue
Athens' treasury formed from leading the Delian League
Greek traitor that helped Persian invade Greece
General and politician of classical Athens
2
Ma'at is...
The divine authority given to rulers by a deity
The idea of heaven's will
The idea of a supreme balance and sense of justice/idealism
The idea of 'sacredness' found in blood
3
The mandate of heaven is...
The Chinese conception of divine will that emperors upheld
The Chinese conception of ancestor worship
The Mongolian concept of universal empire
The Japanese concept of military honour
4
What is historical materialism?
Explaining human culture through its material conditions
Keeping history tangible and 'real'
Exploring the history of physical artifacts
Focusing only on the superficial parts of culture/history
5
Where do the fasces (symbol of fascism) come from?
Kingdom of Italy (20th c.)
Ancient Egypt
5th c. Germanic tribes
Classical Rome
6
The Franks and Romans looked to these people as their cultural lineage
Trojans
Etruscans
Athenians
Spartans
7
Who floods and kills humanity in Utnapishtim's story?
Enlil
Anu
Ishtar
Enkidu
8
Why was the Tribune of the Plebs an important position?
It could provide plebs with jobs and grain
It could propose new laws to benefit the plebs
It could propose new laws AND veto proposed laws
It could veto power over new laws to protect the plebs
9
The Kaaba became an important part of
Shinto
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Islam
10
Cuneiform is
Sumerian form of writing that used reed tips
None of the above
Phonetic symbols that formed the basis of Indian writing
Early Chinese ideograms that founded a writing sytem
11
The Ensi were...
A vicar of the pharaoh
Priestesses at the temple of Ishtar
The 'big man' or king in Mesopotamian societies
The Mesopotamian priest class
12
Debasing your coin means
Reducing the amount of valuable mineral within it
Moving away from currency and into a bartering economy
Converting your coin to another resource at a loss
Reducing the circulation of your coin
13
The 'drunken monkey' hypothesis describes...
Our social bonds formed over alcohol
Our early desire for rotting fruit that produces ethanol
An equivalent taste for alcohol among monkeys and people
Monkey domestication through providing alcoholic beverages
14
The Ummah is
The central mosque in Mecca
The community of Muslim believers
The social contract Caliphs have with their subjects
The ancillary and apocryphal Islamic scriptures
15
The Lex Agraria was
T. Gracchus' law to enforce limitations on land ownership
T. Gracchus' law to allow the rich to own more slaves
G. Gracchus' law to provide grain for Roman citizens
G. Gracchus' law to remove land-owning restrictions
16
Horus is god of
The black (infertile) land
The red (fertile) land
The black (fertile) land
The red (infertile) land
17
Augustus (Octavian) Caesar was called
Emperor (authoritarian leader)
Princeps (first citizen)
Tyrant (seized power)
Dictator (total power)
18
Civitas sine suffragio is
The alienation of non-citizens in the Roman system
The practice of converting foreigners into Roman citizens
The suffrage/plight of Roman lower classes
Partial citizenship rights in ancient Rome
19
The Bushido takes its influence from
Confucianism and Buddhism
Christianity and Islam
Polytheism and ancestor worship
Shinto and Christianity
20
The latifundia were
The elite guard and personal army of the Emperor
Large estates of the wealthy often worked by slaves
Elite houses built by the rich in Roman cities
Public land open for use by all Roman citizens
21
Kh'u or Ch'ulel refers to
The idea of cosmic balance believed by the Japanese
The title of 'first' given to Inca emperors
This is not an actual term
The Mesoamerican idea of 'sacred essence', found in blood
22
Plutocracy is
Rule by the poorer masses
Rule by the wealthy
Rule by the few
Rule by the one
23
The acropolis is
The law code of a polis
The court system of a polis
The common marketplace of a polis
The central hill of a polis
24
The most sacred Mesoamerican fluid is
Spit
Bile
Semen
Blood
25
Energy profile refers to
The type of energy a culture depends on
The amount of labour a society can accrue and use
None of the above
How much energy/resources a society requires
26
'Gnostic' can be translated as
Esoteric mysticism
Divine power
Follower of Christ
Clear, defined knowledge
27
What is a revealed religion?
One that develops as a way to cope with your environment
One that is revealed through a spokesperson (prophet)
One that achieves high popularity in its society
One that people find revealed in nature
28
Chakravartin refers to
Hindu warrior-caste
Buddhist monks who pursue isolated enlightenment
Buddhist rulers who control destiny
Hindu cycle of rebirth
29
Being assimilationist in terms of race means
Believing 'lesser' races can be incorporated into your own
Wanting to expel all minority races from your culture
Desiring to have a multicultural, mixed society
Wanting to belong to a different culture
30
Who commissioned the Nicene Creed to create a central Christian orthodoxy?
Otto
Constantine
Theodosius
Diocletian
31
Feudalism is characterized by
Religious superstition and complex rituals
Rigid socioeconomic hierarchy with ownership focused at top
Political enfranchisement of the lower classes
The state's ruling classes overcoming the church
32
Silt is...
Nutrients that come from animal fecal matter
Land in which nothing grows (red land)
A type of stilt used to support houses above water
Nutrient-rich soil from rivers that replenishes farmland
33
The demos of Athens seizes power when they besiege
Isagoras
Solon
Themistocles
Cleisthenes
34
Thalassocracy refers to...
Having political power based on the sea
Having a society ruled by the Thalassians
Having political power based on farming
Having a strict socioeconomic hierarchy
35
Utnapishtim is
the Noah figure in Gilgamesh who achieves eternal life
The friend and companion whose death inspires Gilgamesh
The Mesopotamian god of land (power) and wisdom
The first recorded ruler of Uruk
36
Akhenaten's notable religious development was...
The enforced worship of one god over others
The deification of the pharaoh
The elimination of the priest class
Encouraging and enlisting female priests
37
Caesaropapism refers to a political system where
The Caesar retains power over the central church
The Caesar is the chief priest of the central church
The Caesar and central church are in conflict
The church exists external to, and influences, the Caesar
38
In Hinduism, Dharma refers to...
The creation/upkeep of the world
Enlightenment
Release from the cycle of reincarnation
A kind of natural 'law' that places you in a social role
39
The key political difference between the Inca and Aztecs was
The complete centralization of Incan political power
None of the above
The supreme wealth of the Inca
The Aztec were more violent in their rituals
40
To 'commodify' something is to
Give a resource or product exchange value that wasn't innate
Harness resources for human use
Give a product some sense of cultural meaning
Harness resources for the use of others
41
The Bay'ah was
The first mosque
The followers of Muhammad
A social contract between the Caliph and his people
One of Islam's five pillars
42
Manifest Destiny refers to the idea that
Europeans are destined to 'civilize' the 'lesser' peoples
All settled societies are doomed to fail
All people have the same origin
That empires will always have to conquer external enemies
43
What drives Gilgamesh's quest?
A hope to find eternal life
Vengeance for Enkidu's death
Love for his friend Enkidu
Lust for Ishtar, goddess of fertility
44
How many miles of Inca road were/are there?
6000
10,000
2000
15000
45
Huaxia refers to
The idea of Chinese cultural 'essence' or centralized nation
Any non-Chinese person
The 'barbarian' steppe peoples threaten settled China
The specific nomadic group that threatened the Han
46
What region did Diego de Landa work in?
Teotihuacan
Tikal
Spain
Yucatan
47
What was St. Paul's (Saul) important contribution to Christianity?
He convinced Constantine to adopt it as a religion
He established that Christ was a version of God (not human)
He universalized it by making it ope to Gentiles (non-Jews)
He removed the need for people to use priests to talk to God
48
The Xiongnu were
Anyone who would have been considered culturally Chinese
The elite ruling class of imperial Han China
Steppe peoples North of China who threatened the Han
The last Chinese dynasty
49
Mercantilism is
When states nationalize markets and prevent private trade
When states compete to control markets and increase wealth
When merchants gain wealth and power in society
When merchants are socially isolated from their societies
50
According to F. Braudel, civilization is a term that denotes
Having an established sociopolitical order
A positive sense of common belonging
An ideological opposition to 'barbarism' and 'savagery'
Having advanced/developed institutions
51
Quetzalcoatl is
'Flying snake'
'Feathered serpent'
'Sacred essence'
Aztec water god
52
The pharmakos was...
A Greek version of a hospital
A doctor who would prescribe medicinal herbs
A person who would be treated as the scapegoat for a polis
A place you would buy medicine in Greece
53
Pope Leo meets this person and, using bribery & diplomacy, convinces him to leave Italy
Genghis Khan
Attila the Hun
Kublai Khan
Alaric the Visigoth
54
The daimyo were...
The Tang dynasty's royal family
The military rulers who controlled the Japanese emperor
Japanese landowners who exercised near-autonomous power
The farming class of Japan
55
‘We are all slaves of the law so that we may be free’ is
An accurate representation of the equality found in republic
An essential, real feature of democracies
Pericles' ideological funeral oration
Idealism that doesn't reflect socioeconomic reality