What is the image an example of?

Use of infrastructure to promote urbanization

Which of the following is true in regard to the Epic of Gilgamesh?

All of these are true in regards to the Epic of Gilgamesh

Hammurabi is known for -

being the earliest legal system

What was the Jewish Diaspora?

The expulsion of Jews from Judea, their homeland, by the Romans.

Greek philosophy is often characterized as "rational" because

it was based purely on human reason.

How do Confucianism and Daoism differ from other belief systems?

They are more philosophical than religious

Which of the following led to the largest increase in patriarchy?

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

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1
What is the image an example of?
Regulation of trade routes through public works
Monumental architecture to glorify leaders
Roadways to allow the mobility of armies
Use of infrastructure to promote urbanization
2
Which of the following is accurate regarding Julius Caesar?
He is often viewed as when the Roman Republic became an empire
He was stabbed to death on floor of Senate for fear of his power
He was popular among common people and his army
All of these are true
3
torah = holy book, first monotheistic religion, founded by abraham, waiting for a messiah
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
4
which leader reunified china after the warring states period
Emporer Qin
Emporer Augustus
Emporer Ashoka
Emporer Han
5
What historical process does the image best provide evidence for?
Technological diffusion
Religious diffusion
Language diffusion
Political diffusion
6
Which of the following is true in regard to the Epic of Gilgamesh?
It includes an example of a "flood story" similar to many belief systems
In it Gilgamesh gets his immortality, but not the type he wanted
Its the archetype of the "Hero Story" still used today
All of these are true in regards to the Epic of Gilgamesh
7
What religion would Brahimins have played a role in?
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Judaism
8
Who held most power in the Athenian democracy?
slaves
free men
free women
foreigners
9
Hammurabi is known for -
writing the Epic of Gilgamesh
developing the first cuneiform writing
conquering the Indian subcontinent
being the earliest legal system
10
Ashoka's redemption story is underscored by his conversion to which religion?
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
Sikhism
11
Patricians and Plebeians were part of which empire?
persia
greece
china
rome
12
Which of the following is true regarding the Indus River Civilization?
Great Bathes
All of these are true
Apparently had no military
Technologically advanced
13
Which of the following is NOT part of the "Persian Model of Empire"?
Slavery was outlawed except for satraps that had it before being conquered.
Intentional infrastructure like road systems and water basins were
Conquered people kept cultures + power but obeyed the King of Kings.
All of these are true
14
What was the Jewish Diaspora?
The revolt of the Jews against the Christians
The enslavement of the Jews by the Babylonian Empire
The expulsion of Jews from Judea, their homeland, by the Romans.
The enslavement of the Israelites by Egypt
15
In Confucian thought, respecting one's parents and ancestors
judaism
mesopotamia
ancestor veneration
filial piety
16
Greek philosophy is often characterized as "rational" because
it encouraged a personal emotional response to the gods.
All of the answers are correct.
its reasoning was based purely on experiment.
it was based purely on human reason.
17
The area between Tigris and Euphrates rivers is part of what region?
Fertile Crescent
Great Plains
Gobi Desert
Himalayan Mountains
18
Merchant Aristocracy is a reference to which pre-Classical Civilization?
Assyrians
Phoenicians
Romans
Hittites
19
The wars between Athens vs. Sparta that followed the Persian War?
the Crusader wars (i.e. "The Crusades")
Greco-Persian wars
the Napoleonic wars
the Peloponnesian wars
20
How do Confucianism and Daoism differ from other belief systems?
They are more philosophical than religious
They were universalizing faiths to be spread to new people
They were polytheistic religions
The were monotheistic religions
21
Reincarnation is associated with...
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
22
what is monotheism
the belief in many or multiple gods and deities
the belief in praying to idols
the belief that you should never pray to idols
the belief in one god or deity
23
Which of the following led to the largest increase in patriarchy?
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
Establishment of the Qin Dynasty
Feudalism
24
The organization of society into different levels is:
invasion
social class
dynasty
slavery
25
Cuneiform, the earliest writing, was based on _____________.
symbols
trade
alphabet
laws
26
The period in history named for Alexander the Great?
Iron Age
Middle Ages
Alexanderian Era
Hellenistic Period
27
Ancient seafaring people who invented the "alphabet"?
the Phoenicians
the Persians
the Hittites
the Mauryans
28
Which of the following is true about the adoption of Christianity as the official religion of Rome by Emp. Constantine?
Christianity had diffused into the main religion of lower social classes.
All of these are true.
Constantine embraced Christianity because he believed in it.
Constantine embraced Christianity as a political choice.
29
What river gave rise to Egyptian civilization?
Tigris
Indus
Euphrates
Nile
30
Which of the following is true in regard to Zoroastrianism & Judaism?
Judaism syncretized Zoroastrianism's duality of good vs. evil.
Both were polytheistic and became the 1st monotheistic relgions.
Judaism syncretized Zoroastrianism's flood story.
All of these are accurate
31
What feature kept Indian and Chinese civilizations apart?
Pacific Ocean
Sahara Desert
Himalayan Mountains
Indian Ocean
32
Rigid social class system (caste), belief in dharma and karma, brahman = supreme being
Daoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
33
All of the following were common features of classical civilizations (Rome, Greece, Persia, China, India) EXCEPT:
Use of roads to increase long-distance trade
Government bureaucracy
Use of coins
Monotheistic belief systems
34
What is the Han dynasty known for?
Civil Service System
Cultural Diffusion
Trade on the Silk Road
All of the above
35
Traditional irrigation system capturing groundwater used in the middle east?
quanat sytem
quipu system
cannot system
qanat system
36
Greco-Buddhism is an example of which of the below?
Diffusion
Both syncretism and diffusion
Diffusion but not syncretism.
Syncretism
37
According to Legalism, what is one key to a well-run society?
by letting people vote for leaders
by claiming approval from heaven
by limiting people's freedom
by enforcing strict laws
38
In ancient China, dynasties practiced the Mandate of Heaven, meaning power came from...
Families
Ancestors
Kings
God
39
China sought for answers through which three philosophies during the Classical Era
legalism, confucianism, daoism
legalism, confucianism, sikhism
legalism, confucianism, christianity
legalism, confucianism, buddhism
40
What was Egyptian leader called?
King
Czar
Pharaoh
Emperor

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