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1
What do Plato, Aristotle and Socrates all have in common?
They were all mathematicians
They were all doctors
They were all philosophers?
They were all scientists
2
Rugged mountains covered ¾ of Greece. How did this influence early Greek civilization?
created a united, loyal Greek society
made unification under a single government difficult
allowed easy communication
allowed the Greeks to build an advanced road system
3
What was created as a result of Alexander the Great's conquest?
Autoritarianism
Federalism
Macedonian
Hellenistic
4
What was Archimedes known for?
determined the earth revolved around the sun
calculated the earth's true size
Pi
determined the earth was round
5
What is the Jewish Ten Commandments the basis for today?
Modern Law
Founding of Christianity
Modern Warfare
Modern religions
6
To what was Greek Drama attributed?
the philosophers and their views on society
the gods and civic pride
the famous actors in Greek History
the history of the great nation
7
Which city-state in Greece created a democracy and produced great works of art?
Persia
Athens
Sumer
Sparta
8
Which of the following best characterizes the classical Greek city-states?
Sent four representatives to vote in the Senate
Had its own independent form of government
Competed for control of the Greek Empire in Athens
Believed their government was stronger than the Romans’
9
Which of the following government forms is a legacy of Greece?
Aristocracy
Direct Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Theocracy
10
What was the significance of the Royal Road and standardized money in the Persian Empire?
They helped spread the rule of law.
They helped allow for the rise of the monarchy
They made trade more difficult.
They helped unify the empire
11
Which early religion originated in the land of Canaan, is monotheistic and holy book is the Torah?
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
12
What event was the cause of permanent settlements, surplus of food and decrease in the status of women?
Hammurabi's Code of Law
Development of Hinduism
Neolithic Revolution
New Religions
13
What is the responsibility of a citizen of Athens
fight in wars
own a slave
run for an office
vote
14
What killed one-third of the Athenian population during the Peloponnesian War?
a natural disaster
A plague
Nuclear weapons
Famine
15
How did Darius maintain absolute control of his empire?
appointed a prince to each province to rule
appointed a mayor to each province to rule
ruling each province by himself
appointed a satrap to each province to rule
16
What is the Hindu belief that good deeds bring good fortune and bad deeds bring bad fortune called?
Enlightenment
Karma
Reincarnation
Nirvana
17
How did Alexander the Great contribute to the diffusion of science and technology?
bringing scientists with him to collect and record data
conquering lands across continents
building schools everywhere he went
naming cities after himself
18
What mathematician supported the equation A2+B2=C2
Archimedes
Pythagoras
Herodotus
Socrates
19
Eratosthenes was a highly regarded Greek astronomer that discovered what?
the world is round
value of pi
circumference of the earth
true size of the sun
20
Hinduism supported what social class system in India?
Hierachy
Feudalism
Castle System
Caste System
21
What is cultural diffusion?
The spreading of ideas, such as languages, from one place to another
The exchange of money when purchasing goods.
Not allowing interaction or trade with another.
The isolation of a society and its inability to trade with others.
22
Which type of government is controlled by citizens?
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
23
Which type of government is ruled by small group of men, usually military?
Democracy
Monarchy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
24
Which type of government is ruled by a king?
Democracy
Oligarchy
theocracy
Monarchy
25
What is the movement for a separate Jewish homeland called?
Zionism
Israel
Nationalism
Holocaust
26
What is the Hindu belief that a soul is reborn until reaching enlightenment called?
Karma
Nirvana
Moksha
Reincarnation
27
Which Greek city-state had helots and forced boys into the military at a young age?
Persian
Sparta
Thebes
Athens
28
The Zoroastrian religion has an idea of heaven, hell is similar to which other religion from this time period?
Christianity
Muslim
Hinduism
Judiasm
29
Which city-state inspired the architecture used in our nation’s capital?
Sparta
Athens
Persia
Macedonia
30
Which of the following resulted from the political and legal ideas contained in Hammurabi’s Code and the Jewish Ten
Increased tensions between the government and the people
Bound diverse groups to written laws
A. Provided for alegislature
Provided the people with aid during periods of drought
