The inequalities of the caste system received support from

Hindu notions of karma, dharma, and rebirth

Kingship in the First Civilizations often

linked the position of the ruler to the divine.

Which is an example of the way that patriarchy was expressed in the First Civilizations?

Laws that regulated female sexuality

Disagreements over the meaning of the Buddha's teachings led to

multiple sects, practices, and meditation techniques

Which statement best describes the relationship between Daoism and Confucianism.

were regarded as complementary rather than contradictory

how did political fragmentation after fall of Han Empire affect the lives of Chinese women?

he strict patriarchy supported by Confucianism was loosened

Which of the following describes women's status in the classical civilizations?

Public life male domain, women's roles in domestic setting

Which of the following is usually considered a feature of civilization?

States that use force to compel obedience from subjects

In general, patriarchal systems that restricted women's lives were weakest

in the early years of a civilization's development

Which of the following was a feature of Egyptian rather than Mesopotamian civilization?

Cheerful optimistic outlook expressed

Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both

offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth

Which is a possible reason for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations?

Large-scale warfare with professionally led armies

Which of the following describes gender relations in the First Civilizations?

Women were defined by their relationship to a man

The growth of democracy in classical Athens was accompanied by

the simultaneous growth of slavery on a massive scale

Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?

The religious authority of the Brahmins

China was unique in the ancient world in the extent to which

its social organization was shaped by actions of the state

Which of the following statements about ancient Egypt is true?

ruled by pharaohs believed to be gods in human form.

What did Confucianism and Greek rationalism have in common?

A secular approach to understanding the world

Which of the following was a consequence of the Greco-Persian Wars?

The notion of an east/west divide

Which of the following was an important development during the Paleolithic period?

Humankind migrated to different parts of the world.

religions and philosophies that developed in Eurasia around 500 B.C.E. all tried to

find the source of order and meaning in the universe.

How was India's social structure different from that of China

Indian social groups were defined more rigidly

Although the practice of patriarchy varied in the classical civilizations, they all

defined women's roles in reproductive and kinship terms

Which was the Persian policy toward people with different cultural traditions in the empire?

Respect and tolerance for non-Persian traditions

Like the First Civilizations, societies of the second-wave era

were patriarchal in organization

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1
Which was a major avenue for the spread of Greek culture during the Hellenistic Era?
Cities
Rivers
Oceans
Chariots
2
The inequalities of the caste system received support from
Hindu notions of karma, dharma, and rebirth
Confucian notions of propriety and ritual.
Daoist notions of the supernatural and immortality
Buddhist notions of nirvana and enlightenment.
3
Slaveholding was least widespread and least central to the economy of
China
Sparta
Athens
Rome
4
Kingship in the First Civilizations often
relied exclusively on physical force and coercion
weakened state and religious institutions
linked the position of the ruler to the divine.
depended on the authority of a written constitution.
5
Which of the following had an important influence on the Chinese imperial state?
Zoroastrianism
Confucianism
Christianity
Buddhism
6
Membership in a jati was based on a person's
birthplace
race
age
occupation
7
Which is an example of the way that patriarchy was expressed in the First Civilizations?
Symbols of kingship linked to the divine
Laws that regulated female sexuality
the state's exclusive right to use violence
The use of gifts to reinforce political authority
8
in India, the caste system encouraged loyalty to
political officials
local communities
the imperial state
female ancestors
9
period when most of the Asian subcontinent was unified under a single imperial state?
Persian Empire
Han Dynasty
Roman Empire
Mauryan Empire
10
Disagreements over the meaning of the Buddha's teachings led to
clear-cut distinctions between right and wrong ideas.
multiple sects, practices, and meditation techniques
councils that resulted in the standardization of Buddhism
a hierarchy headed by the orthodox church
11
Which statement best describes the relationship between Daoism and Confucianism.
is branch of Confucianism and develops its mystical elements
Most Confucians dismissed Daoism as meaningless superstition
Daoists despised Confucians because it fostered cosmic chaos
were regarded as complementary rather than contradictory
12
how did political fragmentation after fall of Han Empire affect the lives of Chinese women?
were encouraged to be assertive in relationships with men
he strict patriarchy supported by Confucianism was loosened
Women found themselves more restricted than ever before.
were removed from positions as priests, nuns,
13
Which of the following shows that Paleolithic peoples became life more settled?
Global warming
Increase in the size of tools
Elaborate burial sites
Extinction of large animals
14
The Agricultural Revolution occurred independently in various parts of the world between
12,000 and 4,000 years ago.
300,000 and 250,000 years ago.
100,000 and 60,000 years ago
45,000 and 30,000 years ago
15
Which of the following describes women's status in the classical civilizations?
Women had fewer restrictions than in l pastoral societies
had fewer restrictions than in Neolithic village societies
Public life male domain, women's roles in domestic setting
Upper-class had less restricted life
16
Which of the following is usually considered a feature of civilization?
States that use force to compel obedience from subjects
The domestication of plants and animals
The use of deliberately set fires for human purposes
Absence of class and gender hierarchies
17
Which of the following actions would a follower of Daoism take?
work for social change
withdraw from politcs
engage in public life
pursue higher eduation
18
In general, patriarchal systems that restricted women's lives were weakest
in urban-based civilizations at the height of their powe
in societies with sharp class distinctions
in the early years of a civilization's development
during long periods of peace and stability
19
Which of the following First Civilizations did not rely on grain-based agriculture?
Egypt
Norte Chico
Indus Valley
China
20
Which of the following was a feature of Egyptian rather than Mesopotamian civilization?
A tradition of written law based on natural rights
invasions by outsiders due to lack physical barriers
a collapse in the production of wheat
Cheerful optimistic outlook expressed
21
Which was distinctive feature of the Greek way of thinking in the classical era?
deference to established authority
reverence for organized religion
respect for received wisdom
confidence in human reason
22
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were associated with
Legalism
the Vedas
Greek Rationalism
Zoroastrianism
23
Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both
promote monotheism
rejected the concept of karma
rejected the religious authority of the Brahmins
offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth
24
What is another name for the Agricultural Revolution?
Mesoamerica
Secondary products revolution
Neolithic revolution
Fertile crescentN
25
Which is a possible reason for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations?
Decline in birthrates that accompanied civilization
Large-scale warfare with professionally led armies
Increased role of women outside the home
Women in animal drawn, plow-based agriculture
26
Which is a possible factor in the emergence of slavery within the First Civilizations?
The domestication of animals
The decline of patriarchy
Long periods of peace
Discrimination based on race
27
Which of the following describes gender relations in the First Civilizations?
Men were considered inferior to women
Women enjoyed the same rights and privileges as men
Men operated in roles defined as feminine
Women were defined by their relationship to a man
28
The growth of democracy in classical Athens was accompanied by
the association of slavery and race
harsh criticism from Greek intellectuals like Aristotle
the simultaneous growth of slavery on a massive scale
the abolition of slavery
29
proclaimed that a system of rewards and punishment was the most effective way to govern people?
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Buddhism
30
Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?
The religious authority of the Brahmins
the practice of meditation and praye
The goal of overcoming the demands of the ego
The idea that ordinary life is an illusion
31
Which of the following is a text associated with Hinduism?
Lessons for Women
Bhagavad Gita
Analects
Daodejing
32
Which represents a way that class distinctions were displayed in the First Civilizations?
Manner of a person's burial
Kinship relations
Naming practices
Women's submission to men
33
China was unique in the ancient world in the extent to which
its social organization was shaped by actions of the state
the caste system defined its social structure
women were allowed a role in public life
the state practice of slaveholding defined the society
34
Which of the following provided the primary economic foundation for civilization?
Warfare
Agriculture
Slavery
Writing
35
In the First Civilizations, slaves were drawn from which pool of people?
Merchants
Female peasants
Artisans
Prisoners of war
36
What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?
Widespread Slavery
Relative egalitarianism
Class conflict
High population density
37
Which of the following statements about ancient Egypt is true?
Cities were more important in Egypt than in Mesopotamia.
erratic floods caused by the Nile regularly destroyed crops
Women in Egypt had fewer opportunities than in Mesopotamia.
ruled by pharaohs believed to be gods in human form.
38
The world's first and longest lasting professional civil service emerged in
Rome
China
India
Athens
39
What did Confucianism and Greek rationalism have in common?
A secular approach to understanding the world
A diverse pantheon of god
A fervent belief in the supernatural
A monotheistic perspective on religion
40
Which of the following was a consequence of the Greco-Persian Wars?
The Greek settlement of Ionia
The end of the Golden Age of Greek culture
The decline of Athenian democracy
The notion of an east/west divide
41
whose conquests contributed to the dissemination of Greek culture during the Hellenistic era?
Trung Trac
Alexander the Great
Caesar Augustus
Qin Shihuangdi
42
Which of the following was an important development during the Paleolithic period?
Humankind developed ironworking technologies
Humankind established the first civilizations
Humankind migrated to different parts of the world.
Humankind created the first alphabet.
43
which event launched Athens on a path to dominate other city-states in the region?
Peloponnesian Wars
Greco-Persian Wars
Punic Wars
Pax Romana
44
religions and philosophies that developed in Eurasia around 500 B.C.E. all tried to
play down the value of humans and glorify the natural world
find the source of order and meaning in the universe.
used rational and secular explanations of the universe
favored communal ritual as means to organize human society
45
How was India's social structure different from that of China
Indian social groups were defined more rigidly
Status in India was associated with literary learning
Social distinctions in India were more fluid
India had fewer distinct social groups.
46
Peasants were honored and merchants were looked down upon in the official ideology of
Sparta
Roman Empire
India
China
47
Although the practice of patriarchy varied in the classical civilizations, they all
conceptualized women's essential nature as pure
defined women's roles in reproductive and kinship terms
prohibited women of all classes from entering public spaces
challenge the assumption that female inferiority was natural
48
Which was the Persian policy toward people with different cultural traditions in the empire?
Suppression and elimination of non-Persian traditions
Forced assimilation to the Persian way of life
Respect and tolerance for non-Persian traditions
tax on those who continued to practice non-Persian tradition
49
Like the First Civilizations, societies of the second-wave era
lacked sharp class divisions.
had a small slave population
were patriarchal in organization
were based on written constitutions
50
Which is an example of a weapon of the weak used by slaves to resist their enslavement?
Manumission
Obedience
Varna
Sabotage
51
Which of the following had an important influence on the Chinese imperial state?
Democracy
Legalism
Caste System
Republicanism
52
India and China during the classical era were similar in which of the following respects?
people improved their social status through hard work
sharp distinctions and inequality defined the social order.
Birth had no place in determining social status of people
prestige was attained primarily through service to the state
53
Which of the following human accomplishments emerged with the First Civilizations?
Village life
Writing
Agriculture
Art
54
Which of the following describes both pastoral and agricultural village societies?
Both possessed permanent settlements near the sea
Both possessed relatively egalitarian social structures
Both were made of mobile populations that moved frequently.
Both were made up of bands of twenty-five to fifty people
55
What did Confucius, Zarathustra, and Siddhartha Gautama have in common?
their teachings had a sharp social and political edge
were all founders of philosophical or religious traditions
they all spoke on behalf of the poor and oppressed
they criticized the hypocrisies of the powerful.
56
in contrast to women in Athens, women in Sparta
were more strictly confined to the home.
participated less in government
were praised as having superior intelligence
married men close to their age
57
Which of the following is a central feature of the Hindu notion of karma
Moksha (liberation)
Nirvana (enlightenment)
Atman (soul)
Samsara (rebirth)
58
in India, the jati to which one belonged determined
the sect of Hinduism one practiced
how much land one could own
whom one could marry
the language one spoke
59
The rulers of which First Civilization based their authority on the Mandate of Heaven
Olmec
China
Norte Chico
Egypt
60
In which of the following ancient societies did women enjoy the fewest restrictions?
Sparta
Han China
Athens
India
61
As a descriptive term, civilization refers to
a type of society organized into cities and states.
a greater equality between classes and between men and women
political institutions that form the basis for democracy
the organization of communities based on kinship and class
62
Which foreign religious tradition was absorbed into China during the classical period?
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Isis cult
63
The system of government in Sparta would best be described as
Radical democracy
Anarchy with no leaders
Theocracy with Priest Rulers
Oligarchy with hereditary Kings
64
Which of the following actions would a follower of Daoism take?
Work for social change
Pursue Higher education
Engage in public life
Withdraw from politics
65
major development that occurred during the Hellenistic era was
spread of Greek culture through most of the ancient world
expansion of the Roman Empire to its greatest
Sparta's defeat of Athens in the Peloponnesian War
the Mongol conquest of Europe, North Africa, and Asia
66
Which belief system focused more on affairs of this world than on the realm of the divine
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Christianity
Confucianism
67
Which one of the following represents a way that Greek scholarship influenced the world? Greek
learning was incorporated into Confucianism
ideas entered India and were absorbed into Hinduism
texts translated into Arabic stimulated Muslim intellectuals
knowledge a central element in Eastern civilization
68
Which First Civilization had the greatest cultural continuity from earliest to modern times?
Indus Valley
China
Harrappa
Norte Chico
69
Which of the following had an important influence on the Chinese imperial state?
rejected the concept of karma
promoted monotheism
rejected the religious authority of the Brahmins
offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth.
70
Persian political organization included which of the following features?
A written constitution with a bill of rights
A satrap who governed each province
A civil service examination system
An emperor who was merely a figurehead
71
Which of the following was a unique feature of political life in classical Greece?
The right to vote for men and women over the age of sixteen
The idea of free male citizens running the affairs of state
The granting of limited political rights to slaves
The extension of political citizenship to foreigners
72
What was one purpose that writing served in the First Civilizations?
To confine women to the home
To keep track of who paid their taxes to the state
To entertain an increasingly literate population
To record the stories of ordinary commoners
73
How did the last Ice Age affect Paleolithic people?
low sea levels made land bridges to new regions
As the glaciers advanced, humans moved into cold regions
Ice preserved food-possible to settle in place for long time
The cold killed large mammals that preyed on human beings
74
Which reflects a view of women found in Confucianism, Hinduism, and Christianity?
Women should be enslaved
Women are better rulers
Women are a source of goodness
Women should obey men.
75
The territory of ancient Mesopotamia is presently occupied by which country?
India
Iran
Iraq
Afghanistan
76
Which is a Zoroastrian idea that can be found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
The concepts of Heaven and Hell
The notion of reincarnation
The idea of Brahman (World Soul)
The unity of opposites
77
Which group was at the top of the caste system in India?
Merchants
Peasants
Scholar-gentry
Brahmin
78
Which of the following is an example of how social class affected gender roles?
wealthy women forbidden to wear veils
Only women worshipped Inanna, goddess of love, sex, and war
Female rulers dressed in male clothes and wore false beards.
upper class women stayed home, but lower class women worked.
79
Which of the following describes how Confucianism affected Chinese society
Confucianism challenged social and gender hierarchies.
Confucianism encouraged individualistic values
Confucianism was adopted as the state religion of China
Confucianism placed a high value on education and ritual
80
Which of the following represents a defining characteristic of an empire?
A state formed by extraction of resources from conquered
a democratic republic seized and ruled by a single ruler
A single ethnic group with language, religion, and identity
A conglomeration of states with temporary alliances
81
Which of the following experiences did both the Buddha and Jesus share
They allied themselves with religious authorities
They were transformed by their followers into gods.
They traveled to Africa to spread their religion
they were persecuted by Zoroastrian ruler
82
Which of the following is a way rulers in the First Civilizations displayed their power?
Writing poetry
Freeing slaves
Building temples
Engaging in farm work
83
natural disaster, high taxes , and demand for labor and military service sparked rebellions in
India
Athens
China
Sparta
84
Who emphasized argument, logic, reason, and questioning of received wisdom?
Greek thinkers
Daoist philosophers
Zoroastrian rulers
Confucian scholars
85
Which of the following contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?
Buddhism was suppressed by Emperor Ashoka
There was too much competition from Confucianism.
Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism
India failed to establish Buddhist monasteries

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