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1
What is the government administration of the Han Dyansty, China?
Theocracy
Democracy
Meritocracy
Bureaucracy
2
Islam is a(n) ___________ religion.
Monotheistic
Theocratic
Polytheistic
Decentralized
3
What does the peasant give to the knight in exchange for protection?
Land
Free-Will
Loyalty
Food
4
Which philosophy did the Qin Dynasty adopt to shape their government?
Confucianism
Buddhism
Daoism
Legalism
5
What is a concept that Zoroastrianism introduces to Abrahamic Religions?
Ethical Monotheism
Human & Animal Sacrifice
Reincarnation
Filial Piety
6
Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali are together known as the ____________?
4 noble truths
4 good emperors of the Islamic Empire
Abbasid Caliphate
Rightly Guided
7
This undercover spy organization existed to ensure everybody follows the rules during the Qin Dynasty.
Censorate
Pastoral Nomads
Consuls
Yellow Turban Rebellion
8
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the agricultural revolution?
Increase in disease risk
Increase in nomadic traits such as hunting and gathering
Increase in world population
Neolithic Diets became less diverse
9
What would the Islamic equivalent of the Church be?
Mosque
Kaba
Caliphate
Mecca
10
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Neolithic Era?
Hunting and Gathering
Sedentary Lifestyles
Specialization of Labor
Agriculture and Farming
11
What is the primary reason that pastoral societies are dependent on their interactions with agricultural communities?
Pastoralists needed new converts to Christianity therefore needing people
Pastoralists needed horses and sheep to farm during their travels
Pastoralists do not produce their own food
Pastoralists need of new technologies but lacking ability to make them
12
This elected position would be created to give Plebeians a way to check the power of the Senate.
Dictator
Consul
Senator
Tribune
13
What is "Zakat"?
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, fasting in the month of Ramadan
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, giving to charity or donating to people
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, going to pilgrimage at the House of Allah
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, declares Allah as the only god of worship
14
Which of the following is not a similarity between Christianity and Buddhism?
Both believe in reincarnation.
Both had large conversion rates from the poor and lower classes.
Both had powerful emperors who converted to one of these religions
Both spread along trade routes
15
What was a major Medieval Europe invention in farming that we still use to this day?
Feudalism: Various methods of farming
The Wheel
Plows & Pitchforks
Three Field System
16
Why did the Mesopotamians have a negative view on afterlife?
Irregular flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates
Trade along the silk road had decreased, leading them to believe bad things
Priests were random and capricious
A bloody and ruthless writing system
17
The single deity of Zoroastrianism.
God
Ahura Mazda
Adonai
Jesus Christ
18
The Struggle of the Orders during the Early Roman Republic centers around which political issue?
Determining the members of the Second Triumvirate
Providing Plebeians with rights equal to the Patricians
Giving the Patricians more political representation
Destroying the Roman Republic and installing a Plebeian Emperor
19
As the Roman Empire falls, all the organization is gone, meaning Medieval Europe is _______________?
Poor
Patriarchal
Decentralized
Multi-Linguistic
20
This fertile valley plain lies in the northern part of Italy and is where Hannibal appears, beginning the 2nd Punic War.
Campania
Iberia
Po River Valley
Latium Plain
21
What is "Hajj"?
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, declares Allah as the only god of worship
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, going to pilgrimage at the House of Allah
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, one whole community bound together
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, struggle: physical and emotional
22
Following the 3rd Punic War, the fall of Carthage was effectively the end of which civilization?
Hellenistic
Phoenician
Persian
Roman
23
Ali was the ONLY caliph supported by the _____________?
Non-muslims
Shia
Muslims
Sunni
24
How did the Arab Tribes become wealthy?
Helping merchants navigate across the desert, bringing in huge profits
Huge trade with China & Rome regarding the production of glass
Finding ancient records of the Greeks and translating them into Arabic
Robbing wealthy merchants crossing the Gobi Desert without any evidence
25
Which catastrophic event that occurred during the Roman Empire had been ended by Diocletian?
The Warring States Period
The Crisis of the 3rd century
The Nika Riots
The Battle of Thermopylae
26
Who were the financial officers that were put in place to organize a strong taxation system in the Rashidun Caliphate?
Procurators
Emirs
Amils
Satraps
27
_____________ collected & translated many classical works into Arabic, preserving them for later generations.
The Umayyad Caliphate
Abu Bakr
The House of Wisdom
Muhammad
28
What is "Shadahah"?
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, offering a prayer 5 times a day
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, giving to charity or donating to people
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, declares Allah as the only god of worship
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, going to pilgrimage at the House of Allah
29
Which of the following accurately describes the Arab Tribes?
Large maritime traders, trading across the Arabian Peninsula with Egypt
Many city-states separated by mountains, and is a decentralized government
Patriarchal, competitive groups, organized by kinship and led by a Sheikh
Small groups of agriculturalists, primarily farming and domesticating pigs
30
Where was Muhammad born in?
Damascus, Syria
Kaba
Medina
Mecca
31
Which of the following is a requirement for becoming a priest?
To be a descendant of Jesus Christ himself
To not marry or have children
To not own property under the eyes of God
To be bi-lingual, speaking both English and Latin
32
What is "Umma"?
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, one whole community bound together
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, declares Allah as the only god of worship
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, fasting in the month of ramadan
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, struggle: physical and emotional
33
Which of the following is not a safeguard to prevent Roman Consuls from gaining too much power?
Another Consul
A one year term
Consuls cannot marry
Elected by Senate
34
What is the religious text of the Hebrews?
The Torah
The Bible
The Adonai
The Vedas
35
The Peloponnesian Wars were primarily between _________?
Persian Achaemenids and Greeks
Athens and Sparta
Carthage and Rome
Phoenicians and Macedonians
36
This biological occurrence leads to severe labor and military shortages for Rome
Infestation of rats in military camps
The Plague of Cyprian
A huge tsunami off the coast of Sicily, killing 20,000 Romans
The military revolt against Diocletian
37
Who was the 1st caliph?
Ali
Umar
Uthman
Abu Bakr
38
Asoka’s conversion to Buddhism is important because _______?
Monotheism could now spread to India and did so very quickly.
It marked the first time a major ruler converted to this belief system
It started the Hellenistic Period and led to a golden age of innovation.
It taught him to deal harshly with anyone who broke the laws.
39
Which Apostle was the most prominent in spreading Christianity throughout the Roman Empire?
George
Paul
Peter
John
40
While the Assyrians and the Persians both created large empires, one main difference between the two was that _____?
The Assyrians used fear to run their empire,but the Persians used tolerance
The Assyrians did not rely heavily on a military, but the Persians did
The Assyrians relied on trade and boats, but the Persians relied on horses.
The Assyrians had a direct democracy, while the Persians had an oligarchy
41
Which of the following statements has been true of pastoral nomads throughout history?
They were skilled horseback archers who invaded Greece and the Persians
They were mostly sedentary agrarians who farmed and breaded horses for war
They had a democracy-like government where there where elected officials
They spread advancements in technology between societies and regions
42
Which philosophy is the concept "Action through Inaction" from?
Legalism
Zoroastrianism
Confucianism
Daoism
43
Every individual church is managed by a ___________.
Priest
Cardinal
Pope
Bishop
44
Which of the following beliefs and practices are shared by Christianity and Buddhism?
They both share beliefs in reincarnation.
They both were spread by military conquest.
They both share beliefs in a supreme creator god.
They both were spread by missionaries along trade routes.
45
The Mandate of Heaven in China was used to explain which of the following?
The transition between dynasties in the dynastic cycle
Why women should be subordinate to men
The fast and widespread diffusion of Hinduism
Why education was so heavily valued in government
46
What is an accurate comparison between the Abbasid Caliphate & Gupta Empire?
They both were Golden Ages for their respective empires
They both contributed to the spread of their own respective religions
They both gathered and collected knowledge, then translating respectively
They both held extreme wealth due to their position on the Silk Road
47
What does Hellenistic mean?
Extremely horrible or bad; word invented by the Greeks
Greek-Influenced
Motivated or Enthusiastic
Religious tolerance only to Jews and Buddhists
48
The _________ helped Christianity grow within the Roman Empire and showed religious tolerance.
Buddha
Edicts of Milan
Twelve Tables
Code of Justinian
49
What was the codified law system that the Babylonians used?
The Twelve Tables
Justinian's Code
The Code of Hammurabi
Edicts of Milan
50
Which of the following statements about men & women in Islam are true?
Men & Women were viewed as divine due to their roles in society
Women were valued more than men due to their god being Allah
Both men & women were considered spiritually equal
Men were viewed as gods compared to women, as women were slaves
51
Which body of water was most vital to the Roman Empire’s economic prosperity?
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
52
What is "Salah"?
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, going to pilgrimage at the House of Allah
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, offering a prayer 5 times a day
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, giving to charity or donating to people
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, declares Allah as the only god of worship
53
What form of government did Athens have?
Republic
Theocracy
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
54
Based on religious similarities and connected origin stories, Roman culture can best be described as _________?
Greco-Persian
Latin-American
Greco-Buddhist
Greco-Roman
55
For a while after the church was founded, it was a __________ organization?
Patriarchal
Centralized
Matriarchal
Decentralized
56
Which civilization had the greatest cultural continuity between ancient times and the modern world?
Greece
Persia
India
China
57
In Athenian Democracy, citizenship and the ability to vote was extended to...
All male soldiers within the polis
All people within the polis
All aristocrats within the polis
All male, land-owning individuals within the polis
58
Which of the following changes to Mauryan religious policy occurred under Chandragupta's grandson Emperor Ashoka?
The establishment of Islam as the dominant religion of Northern India
The Centralization of the Mauryan empire and removal of religious influence
The emergence of a syncretic Indo-Greek system of religious belief
The promotion of Buddhist teachings through edicts by the ruler
59
The Abbasid's long Golden Age comes to an end when the ___________ siege Baghdad.
Huns
Shia Muslims
Mongols
Sea People
60
Which political characteristic do the Mauryan, Kushan and Gupta Empires all have in common?
All three empires waged war against neighboring Han Dynasty China
All three empires were influenced by Greek culture
All three empire's governments showed tolerance to a variety of religions
All three empires prospered off the Silk Road and their merchants
61
Who is often considered the first follower of Islam?
Muhammad
Abu Bakr
Ali
Khadijah
62
"The people of the book held government jobs, served the navy, and had independence" indicates ___________?
Cultural Assimilation
Cultural Diffusion
Ethical Monotheism
Tolerance
63
Why should you not show pictures of Muhammad?
He is giving the option of Ethical Monotheism
He is regarded as the prophet of all Abrahamic religions so he is spiritual
He is a representation of god
He is crucified therefore his sons and daughter's blood is holy
64
The ___________ believed that only descendants of Muhammad should be Caliph.
Muslims
People of the Book
Sunni
Shia
65
Which of the following is true about Hinduism?
Hinduism is strictly monotheistic, believing only in the god Samsara
Hinduism can be interpreted as both Polytheistic and Monotheistic at times
Unlike Buddhism, Hinduism rejects the caste system and attracts converts
Hinduism is a strictly polytheistic with a wide pantheon of Gods
66
Which were the two groups that were responsible for the high conversion rates to Buddhism?
Women & lower classes
Brahmins & Kyshatriyas
The poor & Romans
Chinese and Sumerians
67
Which Indian emperor coverts to Buddhism and spreads it across India into China?
Kaniska the Great
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka the Great
Bindusura
68
Which decentralized Chinese dynasty preceded the warring states period?
Qin Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
69
The ideas of Confucianism could be viewed as _________?
Egalitarian
Polytheistic
Hellenistic
Patriachal
70
Which of the following was the leader of each Arab Tribe?
Sheikh
Shia
Consul
Sunni
71
What is the holy book of Islam?
Quran
Torah
Bible
Vedas
72
What military advantage did Greece have over their neighbors?
A centralized government having a humongous army of Peltasts
Access to vital trade routes which caused economic prosperity
Stronger women led to stronger men which led to stronger warriors
The Phalanx
73
The legacy of the Umayyad Caliphate was ______________?
Farming & Domestication
Expansion & Conquering
Knowledge Gathering & Translating
Tolerance & Assimilation
74
Which of the following best describes the "Night Journey"
Philosophers of China travelling through the night seeking Confucius
The Buddha meditating at night when summoned by God to the Iberian Sea
Persian ambushing the Greeks at precisely midnight with skilled cavalry
Muhammad travelling to heaven to meet other prophets atop of a winged steed
75
Which of the following best explains why independent city-states emerged in Greece?
The increase in trade with the Phoenicians cause cultural assimilation
The flat and grassy fields of Greece split Greece up into unique cultures
The mountainous terrain throughout the region isolated the various groups
Their pantheon of Gods each owned a city, keeping far away from others
