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