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WHAP Period 2 Review-PART B
WHAP Period 2 Review-PART B
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1
The transmission of Chinese culture to Japan was mediated by what people?
Hsiung-nu
Koreans
Ainu
Vietnamese
2
Under what emperor did Christianity receive official toleration of the state?
Diocletian
Commodus
Constantine
Septimius Severus
3
Which of the following were not developed in the Americas ?
Iron
The wheel
The plow
All of the above
4
The Buddhist state of enlightenment is called
Kamasutra.
dharma.
Nirvana.
karma.
5
Which of the following was NOT typical of Chavín culture?
Ceremonial centers with large stone buildings
Domestication of sheep
Simple forms of irrigation
Artistic motifs related to a cult or religious beliefs
6
What determines the sort of person that a soul will be attached to in its next reincarnation?
Mandala
Wealth
Karma
Dharma
7
Which of the following was NOT typical of the transmission of Chinese culture to Japan?
Transmission by merchants
Transmission by students
Transmission by military conquest
Transmission by Buddhist monks
8
The name given to the regional princes who governed much of India after the imperial period was
Rajput
Bhoona
Dolmut
emir
9
What monumental sculptures did the Olmec civilization produce?
Stone hands
Stone heads
Calendars
Manioc
10
What was the Indian name for the categories in the social order?
Brahmans
Varnas
Untouchables
Aryans
11
What was the primary difference between Roman and Greek religion?
Greek gods got involved more often in the lives of mortals.
The names of the gods and goddesses were changed.
Roman religion was monotheistic while Greek had a pantheon.
Greek religion was monotheistic while Roman had a pantheon.
12
Which of the following was NOT an innovation of the Roman empire?
Elimination of the military
Regulation of commerce to ensure adequate supplies of food
The establishment of substantial tax revenues
Building aqueducts to carry water to cities
13
What was Rome's greatest political contribution?
A bureaucracy selected through an examination system
Roman law
Democracy
Centralized government
14
The group that first ruled the Romans were the
Vandals
Etruscans
Aryans
Harappans
15
What biological factor made it difficult to sustain pastoralism in some regions of Africa?
Anthrax
Lack of genetic diversity
Tsetse fly
Rabies
16
Which was a common problem for all three of the Eurasian classical civilizations?
Internal rebellions of peasants
Total loss of all elements of civilization
Failure of the agricultural systems
Outside invasions by nomadic pastoralists
17
Buddhist art was preserved in stone shrines built to hold relics of the Buddha and called
stupas.
Vedas.
Kamasutra.
mandalas.
18
What group was responsible for the disruption of the Gupta empire?
Germans
Huns
Aryans
Tamils
19
In which year did the Roman empire reach its pinnacle and begin todecline?
120 C.E.
30 C.E.
180 C.E.
476 C.E.
20
What was the dominant religion of Axum after 350 C.E..?
Mithraism
Shinto
Islam
Christianity
21
The person responsible for the Greek invasion of the Indus river valley was
Dionysos.
Pericles of Athens.
Alexander the Great.
Philip II of Macedon.
22
The first civilization to arise in Mesoamerica was that of the
Zapotecs
Aztecs
Olmecs
Toltecs
23
Which of the following statements concerning the rule of Ashoka is NOT true?
He completed the conquests begun by his father & grandfather
His early career was filled with violence, cruelty, & war
His religious conversion led to drastic change in his rule
He converted to Hinduism
24
In what region was the culture of the Roman empire most continuous?
Germanic kingdoms of northern Europe
Sassanid empire
Small kingdoms of northern Africa
Byzantine empire
25
What are the dates of the Mesoamerican Classic period?
3000 - 500 B.C.E.
2000 - 300 B.C.E.
150 - 900 C.E.
300 B.C. - 500 C.E.
26
The first ruler of imperial India during the classical period was
Binda Pasha.
Ashoka.
Bindusara.
Chandragupta.
27
What were Rome's conflicts with Carthage for control of the western Mediterranean called?
Punic Wars
Jugurthine Wars
Macedonian Wars
Pelopponesian Wars
28
Christianity emerged as a reform movement within what religion?
Judaism
Daoism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
29
Which classical civilization was the first to decline?
They all declined at the same time.
Han China
Gupta India
Rome
30
Which animal was found in the Andean region?
Horses
Llama
Sheep
Buffalo
31
What dynasty succeeded the Han?
Qin
Song
Tang
Sui
32
Which of the following was NOT a problem in the process of decline within the Roman Empire?
Increasing burdens on the state leading to greater taxation
Lead poisoning
A series of plagues
Rising population leading to food shortages
33
What was the impact of the reassertion of Hinduism on the caste system of India?
The caste system was abolished.
The caste system remained important and unchanged.
The caste system became more complex.
The caste system was restricted to northern India.
34
Which emperor extended the Roman empire to its greatest territorial dimensions?
Augustus
Trajan
Pompey
Commodus
35
What was the first imperial dynasty of classical India?
Hamdanids
Kushans
Guptas
Mauryas
36
Which of the following is true about the kingdom of Axum?
It converted to Islam in the 7th century C.E.
It incorporated Mesopotamia into its empire.
It had no contact with the outside world.
It traded with Egypt, Rome, Byzantium & India.
37
What was the chief religion of early Japan prior to the 5th century C.E.?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Shinto
