AP World Period 2

Question 1

Which policy did both Roman & Han armies tend to implement upon taking control of foreign land?

Accepted Answer

relative autonomy for cooperative elites

Question 2

Which of the following prominent Greeks exercised practical political leadership?

Accepted Answer

Solon

Question 3

Which of the following describes BOTH Roman and Han empires?

Accepted Answer

defending imperial frontiers led to crisis

Question 4

In Greek civilization, women

Accepted Answer

considered inferior to men in public and private spheres

Question 5

Which neighboring power posed the greatest military threat over the Greek civilization?

Accepted Answer

Persian

Question 6

What similarity did early Buddhism and early Christianity share?

Accepted Answer

allowance of women to enter monastic life

Question 7

Which important idea is credited to intellectuals of the Gupta Empire?

Accepted Answer

invention of magnetic compass

Question 8

What civilization afforded the greatest degree of citizen input in government policy?

Accepted Answer

Roman

Question 9

Which of the following terms is NOT associated with classical Greek architecture?

Accepted Answer

ziggurat

Question 10

Which is true of both the Qin & Han dynasties?

Accepted Answer

imperial authority was strong in the opening years

Question 11

Which is NOT a significant continuity of Buddhism carried over from its Hindu roots?

Accepted Answer

endorsement of caste system

Question 12

Which beliefs do Hinduism & Buddhism have in common?

Accepted Answer

reincarnation

Question 13

What ancient text did not serve a spiritual guide to salvation for those who lived by it?

Accepted Answer

Analects

Question 14

After the fall of Rome, the eastern half of the empire became renamed the

Accepted Answer

Byzantine Empire

Question 15

Daoism was never a threat to dynastic rule because

Accepted Answer

detachment from human affairs

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT a state concern in Han China?

Accepted Answer

expanding educational opportunity for women

Question 17

The main pattern in Chinese art established by the close of the classical era was

Accepted Answer

high levels of craftsmanship & attention to detail work

Question 18

Hellenistic culture epitomizes which of the following historical forces or trends?

Accepted Answer

cultural diffusion

Question 19

How did the Hindu doctrine of dharma impact Indian society?

Accepted Answer

fostered the formation of rigid social & economic groups

Question 20

Christianity's rise is most accurately viewed as a modification of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

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