Persian political organization included which of the following features?

A satrap who governed each province

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

Humankind migrated to different parts of the world.

As a descriptive term, civilization refers to

a type of society organized into cities and states.

Which one of the following represents a way that Greek scholarship influenced the world? Greek

texts translated into Arabic stimulated Muslim intellectuals

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

in the early years of a civilization's development

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.

Which statement best describes the relationship between Daoism and Confucianism.

were regarded as complementary rather than contradictory

What was one purpose that writing served in the First Civilizations?

To keep track of who paid their taxes to the state

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

Respect and tolerance for non-Persian traditions

India and China during the classical era were similar in which of the following respects?

sharp distinctions and inequality defined the social order.

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 describes how Confucianism affected Chinese society

Confucianism placed a high value on education and ritual

The system of government in Sparta would best be described as

Oligarchy with hereditary Kings

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

multiple sects, practices, and meditation techniques

Kingship in the First Civilizations often

linked the position of the ruler to the divine.

What did Confucianism and Greek rationalism have in common?

A secular approach to understanding the world

Which is a Zoroastrian idea that can be found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

The concepts of Heaven and Hell

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 was a feature of Egyptian rather than Mesopotamian civilization?

Cheerful optimistic outlook expressed

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

States that use force to compel obedience from subjects

major development that occurred during the Hellenistic era was

spread of Greek culture through most of the ancient world

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

its social organization was shaped by actions of the state

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

were patriarchal in organization

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

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