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1
One of the biggest reasons for increased agricultural production in Europe was the
introduction of a heavier plow
introduction of new crops from the Byzantine world
agricultural loans guaranteed by powerful Italian banks
official support of the serfs by the popes
2
Athenian democracy was open to
all Athenians
all male citizens
men and women, as long as they owned property
all Greek citizens
3
The battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.E. proved to be
the beginning of the Roman Empire
the forerunner of the modern Olympics
a Persian loss
an overwhelming Persian victory
4
Monotheism was in the tradition of the
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
Phonecians
Hebrews
5
Which statement is true of the inhabitants of the Paleolithic age?
They domesticated animals
They discovered agriculture
They mastered writing
They were hunters & gatherers
6
The most important new crop introduced into China during the Tang and Song periods was
cotton
fast-ripening rice
indigo
barley
7
In the year 184 C.E., peasant discontent in China led to an uprising known as the
White Lotus rebellion
Wang Mang revolt
Yellow Turban rebellion
Taiping rebellion
8
The phrase
dar al-Islam
means
“house of Islam”
“victory of god”
“conquest of Islam”
“warrior of Islam”
9
The reign of Augustus inaugurated a period known as the
Punic Wars
mare nostrum
Augustan reform
pax romana
10
The Roman policy toward conquered peoples was
based on immediately turning conquered peoples into slaves
centered around forced conversion to the Roman religion
generous, with the potential for citizenship
granted to all from the very beginning of expansion
11
A key element in establishing trade across the Indian Ocean was the
defeat of the Xiongnu
defeat of the Indian pirates who controlled the region
mastering of the monsoon system
signing of an alliance with the leading Sri Lankan prince
12
The Sufis believed
in a strictly logical and rational definition of the divine
in reconciling the spiritual and rational worlds
in an emotional and mystical union with Allah
that Islamic leadership had to pass through the line of Ali
13
Religious group that swept the ground before them to avoid harming any invisible insects were
Jains
Zoroastrans
Hindus
Buddhists
14
What was the most fundamental difference between the Neolithic and Paleolithic eras?
use of tools
use of fire
reliance on cultivation for subsistence
reliance on foraging for subsistence
15
The Shia believe that
that Allah was the main, but not necessarily the only, god
the Umayyad dynasty were the only legitimate rulers
Islamic leadership could fall to any true believer
the caliphate should follow the line of Ali
16
Which of the following religions was NOT popular during the Roman Empire?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Mithraism
17
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Peloponnean
Athens
Persia
Sparta
18
The collection of Confucian sayings and teachings is known as the
Analects
Reflections on the Quiet Life
Reflection on Things at Hand
Memoirs of the Philosopher
19
Foot binding is probably the best example of the
increasing freedom of Chinese women during the Song dynasty
increasingly patriarchal nature of Chinese society
influence of Japanese traditions on the Chinese
influence of Buddhist religious customs in China
20
Confucius believed that political and social harmony
came from a retreat into a quiet life of meditation
depended on a strong centralized government
was available to those with a deep devotion to the gods
came from the proper ordering of human relationships
21
The first ruler to unite all of China was
Wang Mang
Liu Bang
Qin Shihuangdi
Prince Wu
22
In 327 B.C.E., India was thrown into political chaos by the invasion of
Chandragupta Maurya
the Persian king Cyrus
the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III
Alexander of Macedon
23
The words “good words, good thoughts, good deeds” were used to sum up the view of the
Buddhists
Zoroastrians
Jews
Hindus
24
Hagia Sophia was
Justinian’s most dangerous political enemy
the legal foundation for Justinian’s code
the wife of Justinian, who proved to be a wise adviser
the magnificent church at Constantinople
25
The Quran
is the holy book of Islam
was Muhammad’s journey to Yathrib
were Islamic scholarly bureaucrats
is the law code of Islam
26
What Sui development would have important economic implications into the twentieth century?
modern banking industry
first printing press
Grand Canal
Great Wall
27
Satrapies were
Underground canals
Persian administrative units
prisons for lawbreakers
Egyptian administrators
28
The kingdoms of southern India were mainly
Buddhist
Islamic
Hindu
Jain
29
The political structure of the ancient Greeks
stabilized after conquest by Persia
achieved unification under Pericles
was very similar to that of Egypt
usually consisted of independent, autonomous city-states
30
After the western Roman Empire collapse, imperial authority survived for a 1000 years in the
Byzantine empire
Ptolemaic empire
Carolingian empire
Holy Roman Empire
31
The fundamental doctrine of Buddhism was known as the
Four Noble Truths
Ahimsa Path
Second Triad
Three Principles of the People
32
By the 2nd century C.E., how much of the Roman Empire was represented by slaves?
one-third
one-tenth
one-twentieth
two-thirds
33
The bhakti movement
sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism & Buddhism
never caught on in India as it had in China
sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism & Islam
appealed to Indians who didn't like Hindu monotheism
34
Buddhism was spread to China by
the Mauryan emperor Ashoka
foreign merchants
Indian holy men
the Buddha
35
In the ancient world, the main producer of silk was
China
Japan
India
Vietnam
36
Hindu temples were important because of
their promotion of women's rights in India
their role in agricultural & financial development of India
their laws against lending money to Islamic merchants
their partnership with Buddhist temples in north India
37
Paleolithic gender relationship was marked by
male dominance because of physical strength
male dominated society based on hunting
female-dominated society based on gathering edible plants
general social equality
38
The first ruler to unify India was
Cyrus the Great
Harsha
Ashoka Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya
39
India was a natural location for the establishment of emporia because of
its strong, centralized government
its central location in the Indian Ocean basin
the absence of any monsoon winds
the continuous problem of Chinese pirates
40
The center of the Persian communications network was the
qunat
Missi Dominici
Emperor's Trail
Royal Road
41
Historians use the term
caesaropapism
to refer to the
split between the Roman Catholic & Greek Orthodox churches
bureaucratic revolution brought about by Julius Caesar
Roman emperor's mixture of political & religious authority
European struggle between church and state
42
Islam reached India by all of the following routes EXCEPT
conquest by Arabic invaders
missionaries sent by the emperor Harsha
Islamic merchants
conquest by Arabic invaders and missionaries sent by Harsha
43
What was the Chinese political philosophy that called for clear and strict laws?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
44
The main goal of the
missi dominici
was to
bring the counts under tighter control
spy on Charlemagne’s Islamic enemies
foster better relations with the Byzantine emperor
strengthen ties with the popes
45
Herodotus used the phrase “the gift of the ________” to describe Egypt.
Osiris
Sphinx
Pyramids
Nile
46
The success and timing of trade, through the Indian Ocean basin, largely depended on
the invention of a revolutionary sailing vehicle
forming a lasting trading partnership with China
the Indian desire to purchase pepper from the Romans
understanding the rhythms of the monsoon winds
47
The first simplified alphabet was created by the
Phonecians
Assyrians
Hebrews
Mesopotamians
48
Mesopotamian style of writing was known as
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
Coptic
alphabetic
49
Which group was allowed to elect two and then later ten tribunes?
consuls
plebeians
patricians
dictators
50
The philosophy that proposed a life of reflection and introspection was
Confucianism
Legalism
Daoism
Platonism