What was one reason Rome expanded its territory into an empire?

To gain territory and labor supply

What is one basic belief of Daoism?

A natural force guides all things

One of the effects of Greece’s mountainous geography was the development of…

Separate, independent city-states

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the classical period?

Development of the first river valley civilization

Which of the following is a feature found in both Judaism and Christianity?

The belief in only one merciful god

Buddhism spread through which of the following ways?

along trade routes from India and China

The Roman system of justice is considered a milestone because it--

Served as a model for many Western legal systems

Which of the following occurred during the Roman Empire?

Christianity was born and spread

What are unique characteristics that belonged to the Persians?

Had a road system, and culturally tolerant to subjects.

Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

Philosophers of Greece who sought the truth

Athenian direct democracy and the Roman Republic differ because

Athens, citizens voted directly , & Rome had a rep gov

Why did Emperor Diocletian divide the Roman Empire?

To make it easier to govern the Empire

which of the following ideas in law was unique to Roman society?

Citizens are innocent until proven guilty by the government

Followers of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Judaism all want to --

Find happiness on earth and peace after death

The use of slavery in Rome had a negative effect because it led to--

A lack of cultural and technological advancements

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1
In which of the following area(s) did the Greeks make achievements?
Literature
All of the above
Science
Geometry
2
Which of the following groups developed a strict social order?
Hinduism & Confucianism
Confucianism & Christianity
Christianity & Judaism
Buddhism & Hinduism
3
What was one reason Rome expanded its territory into an empire?
To gain water
To gain trade routes to Africa
To gain valuable resources like jade
To gain territory and labor supply
4
In classical India, social order was based on --
the government
the polis
the Mandate of heaven
the caste system
5
What is one basic belief of Daoism?
Everyone should respect and demand a strong government
Everyone should fulfill their dharma
Anyone can go to Heaven if they are kind and do good work
A natural force guides all things
6
The Classical Age was from the rise of Greece in about ___to the fall of Rome in about ____?
2000 BCE to 600 CE
600 BCE to 1000 CE
6oo BCE to 600 CE
2000 BCE to 1000 BCE
7
One of the effects of Greece’s mountainous geography was the development of…
A religion that believed in one God
Complex irrigation systems
Separate, independent city-states
Farming as the basis for the economy
8
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the classical period?
new cultural and religious ideas
Large, formal regional empires
Development of the first river valley civilization
trade
9
Which of the following is a feature found in both Judaism and Christianity?
Origin among nomadic peoples.
Belief that Jesus son of God and the messiah
Mixture of both polytheistic & monotheistic beliefs
The belief in only one merciful god
10
Which society was the first to practice direct democracy?
Rome
The Greek city-state of Athens
The Persian Empire
Alexander the Great’s Hellenistic Empire
11
Buddhism spread through which of the following ways?
By priests from the Roman Empire
The conquest of China by Genghis Kan
all of the above
along trade routes from India and China
12
The spread of Greek, Egyptian, Persian and Indian culture, Hellenism, made possible by who?
Alexander the Great
Pericles
Julius Ceaser
Cesar Augustus
13
The Roman system of justice is considered a milestone because it--
Greatly limited the emperor’s power
Provided the first democratic constitution
Combined Greek and Chinese ideas of justice
Served as a model for many Western legal systems
14
What was traded along the Silk Road?
Languages and Religions
all off the above
Silk and Other Asian Luxuries
Philosophies and ideas
15
Which of the following occurred during the Roman Empire?
The contact with American societies
Buddhism spread to China
Christianity was born and spread
The Egyptian civilization began along the Nile River
16
Which Greek scholar created the basis for the scientific method
Aristotle
Pythagoras
Ptolemy
Archimedes
17
What are unique characteristics that belonged to the Persians?
Conquered more land than Alexander the great did.
Were able to beat the Greeks during the Persian Wars.
developed as independent City-States known as polis
Had a road system, and culturally tolerant to subjects.
18
Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
Philosophers of Greece who sought the truth
Religious leaders of the ancient Hebrews
Pharaohs of ancient Egypt
Consuls of the Roman Republic who rep the public interest
19
Athenian direct democracy and the Roman Republic differ because
Athens, citizens voted directly , & Rome had a rep gov
Athens, the priesthood was powerful, in Rome no priests
it was based on a code of law, & Rome was ruled by a monarch
Women were allowed to vote in Rome, but not in Athens
20
Why did Emperor Diocletian divide the Roman Empire?
To decrease the authority of the Senate
To separate the feuding Gauls and Franks
To make it easier to govern the Empire
To protect the west from Greek influences
21
which of the following ideas in law was unique to Roman society?
Having all citizens to serve on juries
Citizens are innocent until proven guilty by the government
Having laws passed by all the citizens voting directly
Developing separate laws for upper and lower classes
22
Followers of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Judaism all want to --
Fulfill their dharma and karma and move onto the next caste
Find happiness on earth and peace after death
Do good deeds and respect God
Seek release from suffering and pain following 8 Fold Path
23
During the Han Dynasty, Confucian philosophy became the basis for--
Conquering Russia
Developing new mathematical theories such as the value of pi
Other religions such as Hinduism
Getting a government job
24
Which Greek mathematician created a theorem about triangles?
Ptolemy
Archimedes
Eratosthenes
Pythagoras
25
The use of slavery in Rome had a negative effect because it led to--
Conflict between parts of the empire as they competed
A decision to conquer less territory
A lack of cultural and technological advancements
Massive slave revolts which eventually brought down the gov

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