WHAP Unit 2 "Organization & Reorganization of Human Societies"

Question 1

The first dynasty to unify all of China under a single ruler was the

Accepted Answer

Qin

Question 2

Which of the following religions eventually became the official religion of the Roman Empire?

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Christianity

Question 3

Author of the Republic, ____ believed that Greece was best ruled by an intellectual aristocracy

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Plato

Question 4

In order to gain control of trade in the Mediterranean, Rome had to defeat ___ in the Punic War

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Carthage

Question 5

Buddhism is founded on the teachings of

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Siddhartha Gautama

Question 6

All of the following were reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire except

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an increase in the value of money

Question 7

Which of the following was not one of the great Persian dynasties?

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Guptas

Question 8

One of the great achievements of the Persians was the construction of underground canals called

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qanat

Question 9

Between 200 B.C.E.-400 C.E., all of the following religions spread via the Silk Roads except

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Islam

Question 10

Which of the following groups was at the top of the caste system?

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brahmins

Question 11

The leader of Athens throughout most of it Golden Age was

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Pericles

Question 12

The tribunes represented the interests of the ____ in the Roman government.

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plebeians

Question 13

Ashoka, emperor of the Mauryan, played an influential role in the spread of

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Buddhism

Question 14

The first significant society to develop in Greece was that of the

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Minoan

Question 15

By 338 B.C.E., all of Greece had fallen under the control of the

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Macedonians

Question 16

Which of these was not a philosophy that emerged in China during the Period of Warring States?

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Buddhism

Question 17

Which of the following was the most pressing problem faced by the Han dynasty?

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distribution of land

Question 18

Advancements in mathematics and science were especially made during the reign of the

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Guptas

Question 19

Which of the following religions was native to the Persian Empire?

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Zoroastrianism

Question 20

Sericulture is the manufacturing of

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silk

Question 21

The Pax Romana began during the reign of

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Octavian

Question 22

What emperor divided the Roman Empire into two administrative districts?

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Diocletian

Question 23

The trade routes that linked much of Eurasia and North Africa were collectively known as the

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the Silk Roads

Question 24

Between 500-479 B.C.E., both Darius and Xerxes failed in their attempts to conquer the

Accepted Answer

Greeks

WHAP Unit 2 "Organization & Reorganization of Human Societies"

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WHAP Unit 2 "Organization & Reorganization of Human Societies"

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