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1
A Babylonian resurgence of power was led in the sixth century B.C.E. by
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Hammurabi
Solomon
2
Socrates believed that it was most important to understand
the makeup of the cosmos
human beings and human affairs
the basic forces of nature
the will of the gods.
3
The first people in the world to use wheeled vehicles were the
Hebrews
Egyptians
Phoenicians
Sumerians
4
In which polis did women have the most freedom?
Corinth
Sparta
Syracuse
Athens
5
In Republic , Plato proposed that the true rulers of society should be
philosopher kings.
the descendents of Socrates.
the Spartans, because of their emphasis on character and control
the electorate, through a democratic framework
6
The word Mesopotamia means
the "land of the strong."
"wedge-shaped."
"the land between the rivers."
the blood of Gilgamesh.
7
During the high middle ages, the most popular saint was
St. Dominic.
St. James.
St. Francis.
Virgin Mary.
8
Much of early Harappan history remains a mystery because
they lacked a written language.
the archaeological remains are under water.
their records were destroyed by a Mesopotamian invasion.
None of these answers is correct.
9
Which statement about Harappan society is FALSE?
Their writings have provided a wealth of information for historians.
They traded with the Mesopotamians.
they produced representational art.
Most of their houses featured private showers and toilets.
10
Which Greek god was the grandson of the earth and sky gods
Dionysus
Dionysus
Hera
Zeus
11
Who said, "The unexamined life is not worth living"?
Pericles
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
12
In medieval society, political power was vested in
the pope.
a strong centralized government.
the hands of the Holy Roman emperor.
local notables or lords.
13
The period known as the pax romana was started by
Mark Antony.
Augustus Caesar.
the Gracchi brothers.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
14
A Mesopotamian stepped pyramid is known as a
coptic
ziggurat
eridu
lugal
15
The reconquista occurred in
England
the Holy Roman Empire.
France
Spain
16
Historians use the term caesaropapism to refer to the
attempt by later Roman emperors to abolish the papacy.
system in whichThe emperor has a mixtureOfpolitical and religious authority
bureaucratic revolution brought about by Julius Caesar.
split between the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches.
17
Mesopotamian metalworkers discovered that if they alloyed copper and tin they could produce
steel
iron.
obsidian
bronze
18
Who provided the Roman church with a sense of direction by reasserting papal primacy?
Benedict II
Charlemagne
Gregory I
St. Augustine
19
Pharaohs in the New Kingdom were
descended from a line of Babylonian kings.
vigorous in their attempt extend Egyptian authority beyond the Nile n delta
set on the throne by the Roman emperor Julius Caesar
sacrificed at age thirty-two to insure a bountiful harvest
20
In 1054 the pope in Rome and the patriarch in Constantinople
mutually excommunicated each other.
agreed on a joint plan to bring Christianity to Russia.
met at the Council of Milan to settle old differences.
jointly called for a new crusade.
21
The Roman policy toward conquered peoples was
generous, with the potential for citizenship.
centered around the policy of forced conversion to the Roman religion.
cruel and despotic.
based on immediately turning conquered peoples into slaves.
22
Pope Urban II
launched the crusades in 1095.
was forced to step down after a confrontation with Henry IV.
led the fight against the Albigensian heresy.
excommunicated Henry IV.
23
During the middle centuries of the first millennium B.C.E., Italy was dominated by the
Etruscans
Persians.
Minoans
Assyrians
24
he government established by Augustus Caesar
was a monarchy disguised as a republic.
was a dictatorship similar to the one imposed by Julius Caesar.
quickly dissolved into anarchy.
was copied from the successful Persian model.
25
The Homeric epic the Iliad deals with the
adventures of Aeneas
war to capture Troy.
adventures and tragic end of Jason and Medea.
journey home of the hero Odysseus
26
The reconquest of land from the Muslims occurred in
the Byzantine empire.
Sicily
the Iberian peninsula.
England
27
What individual believed that the gods had chosen him to "promote the welfare of the people . . . [and] to cause justic
Gilgamesh
Moses
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
28
The term paterfamilias refers to the
prolonged period of peace and stability beginning with the reign of Augustu
central role of the Roman emperor in running the state.
eldest male of the Roman family who had the most authority over the family
concept of Jesus of Nazareth's relationship to his god.
29
In the early classical era, the political structure of the ancient Greeks
was very similar to that of Egypt.
usually consisted of independent, autonomous city-states.
usually consisted of independent, autonomous city-states.
was a history of early, long-lasting centralized government.
30
Around 3100 B.C.E., the conqueror Menes founded ________, a city that would serve as the capital for early Egypt.
Uruk
Kerma
Heliopolis
Memphis
31
The Greeks used the word polis to refer to
the notion of loyalty to the central government.
the pursuit of truth.
the city-state.
the concept of excessive pride.
32
Western Roman imperial power ended in 476 C.E. with the invasion of the
Emperor Otto I.
Germanic general Odovacer.
Byzantine emperor Justinian.
Islamic ruler Harun al-Rashid.
33
The two principal means to achieve the goal of moksha are
intellectual stimulation and hedonistic pleasure
righteous battle and conquest.
asceticism and meditation
artistic expression and logical intellectual progression
34
The term prehistory refers to the period before
writing
the work of the Greek historian Herodotus
he appearance of Homo sapiens
the first hominid
35
Osiris judged whether or not souls were worthy of immortality
by examining their holiness at the moment of their death.
through their completion of a journey full of tests
by weighing their hearts against a feather symbolizing justice.
through the individual's level of sincere faith in Osiris as a redeemer.
36
In regard to political philosophy, Julius Caesar
favored liberal policies and social reform
had stridently demanded the abolition of the republic.
was a staunch supporter of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
followed the example of his uncle Augustus.
37
Mesopotamia developed into a
society dominated by a growing mercantile middle class
society with few social distinctions
society where the sexes enjoyed relative equality
strict patriarchal society
38
The earliest known urban society in India was the
Indo-European.
Hindu
Bantu
Harappan
39
The quip that the Holy Roman Empire was "neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire" is attributed to
William of Normandy.
Saladin
Voltaire
Hugh Capet
40
question is in pic
Henry VIII
John Calvin
Jesus
Martin Luther
41
Hatshepsut was
he most important early city of the Harappan society
a woman who ruled Egypt as pharaoh
Mesopotamian king of the gods.
he Hebrew term for their god
42
The only crusade that recaptured Jerusalem was the
fourth crusade.
second crusade.
first crusade.
sixth crusade.
43
In the early stages of the Roman republic the patricians elected two
kings
consuls
senators
tribunes
44
The first simplified alphabet, containing only twenty-two letters, was created by the
Babylonians
Mesopotamians
Phoenicians
Assyrians
45
During times of crisis the Romans would appoint an official with absolute power known as a(n)
archon
dictator
emperor
consul
46
In which of the following societies did women enjoy the most political influence?
Sumer
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Hyksos
47
The Mesopotamian style of writing was known as
cuneiform
alphabetic
hieroglyphs
demotic
48
Which of the following is NOT a Semitic language?
Aramaic
Phoenician
Akkadian
Sumerian
49
Jerusalem was captured in 1187 by
Richard the Lionheart.
Peter the Hermit.
Saladin
Frederick Barbarossa.
50
By spreading their language across a huge stretch of Africa, the Bantu played a role similar to that played by the
Visigoths
Mongols
Indo-Europeans.
Babylonians
51
The task of butchering animals or handling dead bodies usually fell to the
kshatriyas
shudras
vaishyas
untouchables
52
The Greek words meaning "holy inscriptions" refer to
the Old Testament.
the Coptic script.
the Phoenician alphabet.
hieroglyphs
53
What do archeologists now believe is the most fundamental difference between the neolithic and paleolithic eras?
artistry
reliance on cultivation for subsistence
use of tools
reliance on foraging for subsistence
54
Which of the following statements is true of the inhabitants of the paleolithic age?
They were hunters and gatherers.
They domesticated animals.
They had discovered agriculture.
They had mastered writing.
55
The Egyptian god of the underworld was
Horus
Aten
Ptah
Osiris
56
look at pic for question
Nile
Tigris
Yangtze
Indus
57
Medieval social commentators often described the medieval social structure with the phrase
"king as father of the country."
"the mandate of heaven."
"every man united in god and king."
"those who pray, those who fight, and those who work."
58
The Egyptians were the most imperialistic during the
First Intermediary Period.
New Kingdom.
Middle Kingdom.
Old Kingdom
59
Which of the following did NOT come about because of Greek colonization?
increased contact with other societies
a centralized imperial state
an increase in the size and diversity of trade
the spread of Greek language and cultural traditions
60
The most important port in the Hellenistic world was
Alexandria
Persepolis
Thebes
Athens
61
The leader who supported by the Roman aristocrats led a slaughter of more than ten thousand of his political enemies was
Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
Gaius Marius.
julius Caesa
Gaius Gracchus.
62
In 1066, William of Normandy conquered
Spain
England
France
Italy
63
pic is question
Pericles
Arrian
Herodotus
Livy
64
Gaius Marius
was the greatest writer in Rome before the time of Virgil.
was the chief Roman proponent of Stoicism.
created an army of common men who were loyal only to him and march on Rome
had the support of the patrician class
65
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Athens
Carthage
Sparta
Persia
66
Mohenjo-daro was
a collection of early Indian religious texts.
the mother goddess of the earliest Indian society.
an important early thinker in the rise of Hinduism.
one of the two larger cities of Harappan society.
67
Read the pic question wont fit
Sargon of Akkad
Tuthmosis III
Hatshepsut
Menes
68
The cult of Amon-Re
was a failed monotheistic religion in Egypt.
revered a combination of two gods associated with the sun.
was borrowed by the Egyptians from Nubian sources.
worshipped the Egyptian god of the desert.
69
The Catholic church dramatically pushed the sale of indulgences in the sixteenth century because of the
need for Henry VIII to pay off the national debt.
threat posed by Islam
need to raise funds for the construction of St. Peter's basilica
need to match the resurgence of the Byzantine empire.
70
The Aryans were
Chinese merchants.
Germanic invaders.
Indo-Europeans
the priestly class of the Harappan society.
71
The authors of the Upanishads believed that the highest goal of the individual soul was to
ollow the Four Noble Truths.
enter into permanent union with Indra and thus escape the cycle of permanen
pic is the answer for blue
perform sati .
72
Luther's initial stimulus for formulating the Ninety-Five Theses was
his excommunication from the Roman Catholic church.
his time spent in England during the English Reformation.
the turmoil caused by having two popes during the Great Schism.
the sale of indulgences
73
pic is the question
hellas
polis
emperor
tyrant
74
Augustus was able to reunify the empire after defeating his main rivals, who were
Marius and Sulla.
the Seleucids and Sasanids.
Mark Antony and Cleopatra
Pompey and Crassus.
75
The largest Egyptian pyramids were built during the
New Kingdom.
2nd Intermediary Period
Middle Kingdom.
Old Kingdom.
76
Which of the following societies began the custom of embalming to preserve the body for its life after death?
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
Persia
77
The tribune whose call for land reform led to his assassination in 132 B.C.E. was
Julius Caesar.
Tiberius Gracchus
Tiberius Gracchus
Cincinnatus
78
The Greek historian Herodotus used the phrase "the gift of the ________" to describe Egypt
Indus
Issus
Tigris
Nile
79
By 338 B.C.E., the Greeks had fallen to
Julius Caesar
Alexander
Philip II
Darius
80
Under whose leadership did Athens become the most sophisticated of the poleis?
Pericles
Pisistratus
Solon
Cleisthenes
81
The hunting and gathering lifestyle required
total gender equality.
male-dominated societies.
life in small bands of thirty to fifty members.
near-total isolation of groups from each other.
82
Eighty-five percent of the condemned witches were
men
Muslims
women
Catholics
83
Evidence relating to trade indicates that Harappan India
was isolated and did not trade.
traded exclusively with Egypt.
traded with the Mesopotamians.
imported substantially more than they exported
84
When presented with the imperial crown, Charlemagne
laid siege to Rome in an attempt to force the popes to grant the title
raised an army to attack Constantinople.
openly challenged the Byzantine emperors for the title.
hesitated to call himself emperor out of respect for the Byzantine emperors
85
Which of the following religions was NOT popular during the Roman empire?
Islam
the cult of Isis
Judaism
Christianity
86
After naming himself dictator in 46 B.C.E., Julius Caesar did all of the following EXCEPT
extend Roman citizenship to peoples in the imperial provinces.
appoint some Gauls to the Roman senate.
give land to the conservatives to win their favor.
appoint some Gauls to the Roman senate
87
The most successful and influential of the German peoples were the
Franks
Visigoths
Angles
Ostrogoths
88
On Christmas Day 800, Charlemagne received the imperial crown from
Pope Leo III
Pippin
himself
Pope Gregory I.
89
Most scholars believe that, during the paleolithic age, social organization was characterized by
a relative social equality.
a dominant class based on the private ownership of land.
a ruling priestly class.
a dominant matriarchal structure.
90
Tradition suggests that Egypt was united around 3100 B.C.E. by the conqueror
Hammurabi
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Menes
91
According to legend, Rome was founded by
Tarquin the Proud.
Romulus
None of these answers is correct.
Cincinnatus
92
The wife of Justinian, who proved to be an invaluable adviser, was
Olympia
Belisarius
Theodora
Livia
93
Historians once used the term feudalism to refer to
a strong, centralized political order.
the Byzantine religious world.
the class of highly trained Confucian officials.
the political and social order of medieval Europe.
94
Henry VIII's reformation in England
ignored Luther and instead pushed for change within Catholic guidelines.
was much more politically driven than Luther's reformation.
made far more profound changes in theology than Luther's reformation did.
was based on the ideas of the Anabaptists.
95
The Holy Roman Empire was essentially a regional state ruling Germany though it also wielded influence intermittently in
Byzantium
England
Italy
France