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16-17 Unit 5 Assessment Review
16-17 Unit 5 Assessment Review
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Review over the key concepts from Unit 5.
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1
Which characteristic of civilizations do the images above MOST LIKELY relate to?
Stable food supply
Writing
Art
Technology
2
The Kushan Empire served as what on the Silk Roads?
Middlemen
an important port
starting point
a popular destination
3
The image shows the Chinese invention of the compass. How do we use compasses today?
to dig ditches for irrigation
we still use them to align buildings
to show direction
to tell time
4
What new technology helped the Han in warfare?
steam powered river boats
advances in working iron
invention of silk
invention of the wheel
5
Which Greek architectural feature is the arrow pointing to in the above image?
Metopes
Pediments
Columns
Frieze
6
The majority of the world's population in Era 3 were
slaves.
soldiers.
merchants, artisans, and scholars.
farmers, foragers, or herders.
7
How did Emperor Constantine affect the spread of Christianity?
He banned Christianity from Judea.
He freed Christians to worship openly.
He made Christianity the official religion of Rome.
He ordered Christians to be killed by wild animals.
8
What is the key ingredient to Roman structures?
Concrete
all listed
Marble
Steel
9
The Mayans would be considered an empire because of
all listed
united and ruled by a central autority
covered a large geographic area
organized military used to expand and hold territory
10
Roman culture was greatly influenced by two of Rome’s neighbors,
the Sicilians and the English
the Latins and the Spanish
the Patricians and the Plebians
the Etruscans and the Greeks
11
From the Roman calendar, we get
the name of some months
365 days
leap day
all listed
12
The chain pump, iron plow, and the wheelbarrow were all Han Dynasty advances in what?
Medicine
Warfare
Industry
Agriculture
13
Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman art”?
Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece.
Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them.
The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome.
Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman.
14
The Mayans would be considered a civilization because of
having cities
having spiritual beliefs/law
having monuments
all listed
15
Where did Romans go to watch gladiators fight in large public areas?
the marketplace
the Forum
the atrium
the Colosseum
16
Which item below is an example of problems created in Era 3?
More concentrated societies developed across the world.
all listed
Food surpluses allowed for population growth.
Humans resource use began to negatively impact the world.
17
Which feature of modern arithmetic came from ancient India by way of the Arabs?
Addition
Subtraction
Zero
Counting
18
What was displayed on Kushan Empire's coins?
a god or deity
a ruler
information about cultural influences
all listed
19
Which Chinese achievements was likely the most important to the development of trade?
writing system
accurate calendar
bronze artwork
silk-making
20
What are some common reasons for the falls of empires?
epidemics
all listed
inequality and corruption leading to unrest
big borders
21
What was happening in the world that would have made the cities' population increase in Era 3?
the development of large civilizations and empires
Goods, technologies, and ideas moved across these networks
Iron weapons and armor changed warfare
all listed
22
What are some possible explanation for differences between the Mayans, the Romans and the Hans?
No large animals available for use in transportation
all listed
No single authority over entire area
No use of wheeled vehicles
23
What was one of the reasons the Gupta Empire fell?
the practice of Hinduism
lack of central control over their whole territory
Indian culture and focus on honored warriors
all listed
24
Which item below is an example of progress made in Era 3?
Iron tools like axes, plows, and hoes made farming easier
Economic systems developed in these states
all listed
Goods, technologies, and ideas moved across these networks
25
What was one reasons the Han, Roman, and Gupta empire all share for their fall?
religious changes
Huns invasion
taxes
all listed
26
Which of these finds by an archaeologist would be evidence of a golden age?
walled cities
animal skeletons
metal weapons
fine sculptures
27
What are some consequences of the loss of central control?
cultural and technological advances stopped
trade stopped
religion gained power
all listed
28
Where was the Kushan Empire was located?
in the area now northwest Syria & parts of Iraq and Jordan
the area now NW India & parts of Pakistan & Afghanistan
in the area now Turkey including Syria and Saudi Arabia
in the area now Iran and Iraq
29
During Era 3, cities served as a center for what?
Government
Religion
all listed
Trade
30
What was one of the reasons the Roman Empire fell?
all listed
movement of empire's capital from Rome to Constantinople
Germanic tribes began to move into Roman territory
trade networks began to crumble
31
What was one of the reasons the Han Empire fell?
natural disasters
under attack by the Huns
all listed
corruption
32
Which factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning?
peace and stability
change and rebellion
poverty and hunger
power and conquest
33
People caste are determined by
their birth
their children
all listed
their jobs
34
Although the reason for the decline of Maya is unknown, what theories have scholars developed?
drought
endemic warfare,constant warfare among competing city-states
declined because of overpopulation and overuse of the land
all listed
