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