How did Constantine contribute to the diffusion of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire? He

proclaimed religious toleration, reversing previous customs

Euclid's contribution to the world is

a geometry text that is still used to teach modern theory

World History, The World of History, History of the World, This class

How was inflation a contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Empire?

Rome raised taxes & coined money, drastically dropping value

Why was writing in the ancient world of the Phoenicians/Sumerians/Greeks/Egyptians so important

record keeping, trade, transmission of culture

How did Phoenician trading networks impact the ancient world? Through the use of

maritime trade, their alphabet influenced cultures

Explain the philosophic legacy of Socrates. He developed a/the

questioning method seeking truth and justice

In comparing the basic principles found in the Torah with the principles of Hammurabi,they both

offer protection of the weak and compensation for victims

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1
Which ancient culture could NOT have been described as polytheistic?
Islam
Egypt
India
Greece
2
How did Constantine contribute to the diffusion of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire? He
moved the capital West to protect the faith from attack
required everyone to convert to Eastern Orthodoxy
proclaimed religious toleration, reversing previous customs
allowed Christians to engage in simony, increasing wealth
3
Euclid's contribution to the world is
a geometry text that is still used to teach modern theory
a theory describing the nature of thermodynamics & physics
geocentric theory that Earth is the center of the universe
the field of astronomy, calculus, & the theory of relativity
4
According to Confucious, these relationships in society are the most important
friend to friend
ruler to subject
family
teacher to student
5
My favorite class is
World History
The World of History
History of the World
This class
6
How was inflation a contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Empire?
It invited outside invaders to come in as mercenaries
It made it easier to travel abroad
It required Rome to provide free bread & entertainment
Rome raised taxes & coined money, drastically dropping value
7
Hebrews and Zoroastrians were monotheists. This was a belief in
many Gods
one God
reincarnation
Karma
8
A system of departments and agencies for running the government is considered
autocracy
oligarchy
legalism
bureaucracy
9
Why was writing in the ancient world of the Phoenicians/Sumerians/Greeks/Egyptians so important
so that everyone in the land could read and know the laws
writing wasn't developed until the 1950s
to glorify the pharaoh testifying to his place in eternity
record keeping, trade, transmission of culture
10
Buddhism & Hinduism both believe that the soul is reborn into another body after death
moksha
reincarnation
dharma
ahimsa
11
How did Phoenician trading networks impact the ancient world? Through the use of
maritime trade, their alphabet influenced cultures
adavnced navigational instruments promoted their culture
a solid social hierarchy & military could establish order
city-states were able to destroy kingdoms in asia
12
Explain the philosophic legacy of Socrates. He developed a/the
questioning method seeking truth and justice
the Academy to train other philosophers
theory leading to the destruction of Stoicism
foundation of the scientific method
13
The theocracy of ancient Egypt was a belief in the divinity of
Ra
Pharaoh
Isis
Priests
14
In comparing the basic principles found in the Torah with the principles of Hammurabi,they both
offer protection of the weak and compensation for victims
address the role of God’s law in our lives
offer equal justice for all under the same law code
offer the same compensation to slaves who are wronged
15
Greece is to democracy as Rome is to
federation
republic
constitutional monarchy
oligarchy

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