What effect did Julius Caesar's siezure of power have on the Roman political system?

It marked the transition from a republic to an empire

The Odyssey is a Greek epic by Homer about

Odysseus' trip home from the Trojan war

pictures that stood for words called hieroglyphics

The defining characteristic of polytheistic religions is the idea that

there are many gods and goddesses in existence

killed 1/3 of Europeans, & peasants became valuable 2 nobles

Peasants paid taxes/rent to nobles; nobles paid the king

A totalitarian, or autocratic, government

Always falls due to fights over power

Which development most enabled early peoples to form permanent settlements?

advances in agricultural production

What did the United States get from the Romans?

Innocent until proven guilty, & equal before the law

Why was the Early Middle Ages the way that it was?

People had to spend every minute trying to stay alive

The stories from Marco Polo's travels encouraged Europeans to

journey to Asia in search of wealth

Which shows the importance the Mongols put on improved trade contacts with other civilizations?

the establishment of caravan routes

The Greeks started/invented

democracy, Olympics, plays, philosophy, geometry, & history

A city-state or polis is

independent city surrounded by farms w/ its own govt & god

The Hellenistic Age was

when Greek culture spread & Alexander the Great conquered

Greece's mountainous terrain and its series of islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop

a political system based on independent city-states

Which statement about the Hindu caste system in India is accurate?

People were required to stay in the caste they were born

the day Caesar was assassinated

England became a Protestant country during the Reformation when its

king declared himself head of the Church of England

Had the world's first democracy

limited power of government, like the Constitution

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1
What effect did Julius Caesar's siezure of power have on the Roman political system?
It secured the rights of the commoners against nobles
It allowed for the control of the state by the Senate
It standardized the system by which emperors were chosen
It marked the transition from a republic to an empire
2
The Ten Commandments of the ancient Hebrews has had the greatest influence on Western
styles in art and literature
parliamentary democracies
fuedal class systems
moral and ethical teachings
3
The Odyssey is a Greek epic by Homer about
Odysseus' trip home from the Trojan war
Cleopatra
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Hera's jealousy
4
The two greatest Greek city-states were
Memphis and Thebes
Carthage and Philistia
Athens and Sparta
Rome and Capua
5
Which characteristic describes the early Catholic church?
Established monasteries in Russia
conducted services in Greek
Headed by the Pope
centered in Mecca
6
The early river valley civilizations of Egypt & Mesopotamia developed governments ruled by
representative assemblies
elected officials
tribal councils
religious authorities
7
This Chinese philosophy teaches that family and community should come first.
Legalism
Daoism
Taoism
Confucianism
8
Writing in Egypt was
triangular-shaped symbols called cuneiform pressed into clay
Latin
a series of letters that we get our alphabet from
pictures that stood for words called hieroglyphics
9
Which characteristic was most common in ancient river valley civilizations?
hereditary rule
limited population growth
limited economic growth
social equality
10
The defining characteristic of polytheistic religions is the idea that
there is an eternal struggle between good and evil
beings undergo many cycles of rebirth
past actions control the destiny of each person
there are many gods and goddesses in existence
11
The Vikings who invaded Europe in the Middle Ages were from
Turkey
Poland
Russia
Scandinavia
12
The Black Plague
was fought using means to keep it from spreading
killed 1/3 of Europeans, & peasants became valuable 2 nobles
caused more nobles to die than peasants
killed 1/3 of Arabs in the Middle East & some in Europe
13
Constantinople became a great trading center because
Safe harbors
its location to Asia and Europe
Both A and B
None of the above
14
China's influence on Medieval Japan is illustrated by Japan's development of
a civil service exam
haiku poetry
the samurai tradition
a writing system
15
Hippocrates made important contributions in the area of
Poetry
Philosophy
Medicine
Sculpture
16
During the Middle Ages, many Greek & Roman classics were preserved because they were translated
into Russian
into Arabic
into Persian
into Chinese
17
A wooden _________________ fooled the Trojans
horse
dog
armor
house
18
In feudalism
The nobles paid the most taxes since they had the most money
Peasants paid taxes/rent to nobles; nobles paid the king
Nobles & peasants paid the same amount of taxes
People paid taxes for the amount of horses they had
19
A totalitarian, or autocratic, government
Is stronger as it goes on
Always falls due to fights over power
Decreases over power
Has rulers that are less spoiled & know about the commoners
20
King Nebuchadnezzar II built this Ancient Wonder of the World for his wife.
Colossus of Rhodes
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Temple of Artemis
The Great Pyramids of Giza
21
Which development most enabled early peoples to form permanent settlements?
the creation of democratic government
advances in written language
the spread of monotheism
advances in agricultural production
22
What did the United States get from the Romans?
Innocent until proven guilty, & equal before the law
Everyone is entitled to life, liberty, & happiness
All men are created equal
Electing 2 people from each state for the Senate for 6 years
23
The classical civilizations were
Persia and Carthage
Egypt and Canaan
Greece and Rome
Babylon and Assyria
24
Why was the Early Middle Ages the way that it was?
People were well-educated
People had to spend every minute trying to stay alive
People were not superstitious since they were educated
There was a good, orderly government
25
"The cause of suffering is the desire for goods, wealth, and power" comes from which religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Hindusim
26
Which culture gave us accupuncture?
Egypt
India
China
Japan
27
The stories from Marco Polo's travels encouraged Europeans to
abandon the feudal land system
journey to Asia in search of wealth
isolate themselves from foreigners
launch the Crusades against Muslims
28
The art and architecture of ancient Egypt were designed to emphasize the
the idea of beauty as seen by the artist
value of the arts in daily life
religious idea of eternal life
the role of the individual as an artist
29
Emperor Qin Shihuangdi ordered this to be built to protect the Chinese from Invaders.
Yin and Yang
The Great Wall of China
a castle
Wailing Wall
30
Which system included the idea of reincarnation?
fuedalism in England
five pillars of Islam
caste system in India
monotheism
31
Which shows the importance the Mongols put on improved trade contacts with other civilizations?
the conquest of Constantinople
the construction of large merchant fleets
the establishment of caravan routes
the creation of a national currency
32
The Greeks started/invented
cotton, the concept of 0, numerals 1-9, and the 1st bathroom
gunpowder, a compass, silk, paper, porcelain, & the 1st book
democracy, Olympics, plays, philosophy, geometry, & history
algebra and geometry
33
A city-state or polis is
a city where everyone who lives there is a citizen
independent city surrounded by farms w/ its own govt & god
A city ruled by the militar
A place with a king as its leader
34
The Hellenistic Age was
Is when Rome defeated Carthage
when Greek culture spread & Alexander the Great conquered
Began when Greece conquered Phillip of Macedonia
Is when the Greeks defeated Rome and overtook Roman culture
35
Writing was invented to record
Wars and military victories
The names of their kings
Their religious beliefs
Things that people traded
36
Greece's mountainous terrain and its series of islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop
a society completely isolated from other civilizations
a political system based on independent city-states
an economic system based on mining precious metals
a culture that was uniform throughout its vast empire
37
The cause of the split in Islam after Muhammad's death was a difference of opinion concerning
prayer
expansion
pilgrimages
leaders
38
Which statement about the Hindu caste system in India is accurate?
Different castes had the same rules for governing behavior
Foreigners were treated as members of the lowest class
Castes were encouraged to interact with one another
People were required to stay in the caste they were born
39
The diaspora, the dispersing of the Jewish people, refers to their
Effort to convert nonbelievers
Exile from their homeland
Collection of their sacred writings
Opposition to the Crusades
40
The Ides of March is
Where the people rule
What Socrates believed
The same as a republic
the day Caesar was assassinated
41
Which god kept the same name when adopted from Greek mythology by the Romans?
Apollo
Zeus
Juno
Venus
42
England became a Protestant country during the Reformation when its
people demanded the adoption of Lutheran beliefs
priests opposed reforms implemented by the Pope
armies were exposed to Calvinist beliefs while in France
king declared himself head of the Church of England
43
What were both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights designed to do?
Limit the power of the monarch
give commoners the right to vote
accept the theory of divine right
provide for religious freedom
44
Athens
Elected their representatives
Believed that citizens had only rights & no responsibilities
Was the weakest city-state b/c they didn't value military
Had the world's first democracy
45
Many Incan cities were easily defended because they were built
on islands
on mountaintops
in canyons
in rainforests
46
The Magna Carta
limited power of government, like the Constitution
was signed by Henry the VII to stop beheadings
Gave peasants the right to a trial by their peers
said the King could tax whenever & how much he wanted
47
The Mayan and Aztec civilizations advanced the development of
manufacturing goods
calendars
ocean navigation
printing
48
Who was the first to introduce yoga?
Rome
China
Greece
India
49
Which characteristics did Aztec and Incan societies share?
Complex religious ceremonies
Government by direct democracy
Laws that made slavery legal
Families dominated by women
50
What two types of plays were contributed by the Greeks?
Romance and comedy
Comedy and drama
Comedy and horror
Romance and drama
51
Which city was an obstacle to early Rome's control of the Mediterranean region?
Carthage
Athens
Corinth
Alexandria
52
Which regions were connected by the Silk Roads?
Northern Europe & the Mediterranean basin
East Africa & Southeast Asia
Western Europe & East Africa
East Asia & the Mediterranean basin
53
The Chinese people turned to the teachings of Confucius because his ideas were thought to help
unify the Chinese against foreign enemies
restore order in China
create democratic institutions
stop the Chinese people from converting to Islam
54
Why did Stone Age people practice slash-and-burn agriculture?
to drive away wild animals
to fulfill spiritual beliefs
to clear land for farming
to make irrigation easier
55
What was the purpose of an aqueduct?
to carry water
to make travel easier
to practice a religion
to defend a city
56
Passover celebrates
Muhammad's escape from Medina
The birth of Jesus
The Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead
The Hebrews' escape from Egypt after the final plague
57
How did the location of cities in the West African empires of Ghana & Mali affect their growth?
Location on major trade routes allowed them to make money
Their location in river valleys allowed for lots of farming
Mountainous region allowed them to be defended easily
Their coastal location made them major ports for trade
58
The moveable-type printing press helped the Renaissance by
expanding the distribution of new ideas
motivating the analysis of Egyptian society
supporting the teachings of the Catholic Church
increasing the use of new accounting practices
59
The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai benefited from being near the
largest European cities
Trans-Saharan trade routes
Red Coast
Mediterranean Sea
60
Some of the reasons that lead to the fall of Rome include
Augustus dying caused the fall
natural disasters, emperors, & weak military and boundaries
Rome did not fall it is still strong
wonderful leaders & strong boundaries

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