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CHW3M Ancient Civ exam review
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A review of #CHW3M before our exam.
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1
How did the Shang kings of China claim authority to rule?
By foretelling the future
By keeping the secret of bronze to themselves
Through the Mandate of Heaven
Through Confucian ideals
2
Which Chinese philosophy would tell you that reality is an illusion, desire a trap?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Legalism
3
Sparta taught its boys _________, while Athens taught its boys __________.
Public speaking / Sports and exercise
Sports and exercise / Games of chance
How to fight / Art and poetry
How to fight / How to steal
4
A primary source would include:
Your textbook
A piece of pottery
Lecture notes from class
A mountain
5
What was Ma'at?
The Egyptian name for the Hebrew people
A set of rules and values given by the Egyptian gods
A stone which had the same message written in 3 languages
The afterworld which Mesopotamians were sent to after death
6
Which human ancestor mastered fire?
Homo Sapiens
Australopithecus
Homo Erectus
Homo Habilis
7
What religious innovation did the Hebrews introduce?
pantheism
animism
monotheism
polytheism
8
The Indus Valley civilization fell because of:
The Black Plague
The climate getting dryer
A civil war between rivals to the throne
The Aryan invasion
9
The Mandate of Heaven says:
The emperor is a god who should be worshiped.
The emperor is the chief priest.
A moral emperor will have the favor of the gods.
The emperor must lead public worship of the gods.
10
After being expelled from Judea, Jews ended up scattered across the Roman Empire. This is the:
Shoah
Diaspora
Wailing wall
Holocaust
11
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
The black land
The middle kingdom
First land
Land between two rivers
12
What event ended the Middle Ages?
The discovery of the New World
The invention of the Horse Collar
The Black Plague
The Crusades
13
What event ended our course?
This
This
This
This
14
What was NOT true of the Ummayad Caliphate?
It tolerated other religions.
It treated all people equally.
It controlled both Spain and Pakistan.
Its leaders claimed to be elected.
15
Which modern religion was founded during and within the Roman Empire?
Judaism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Islam
16
Which civilization came first?
The Xia dynasty
Predynastic Egypt
Sumeria
Harappa
17
What did archaeologists find at Olduvai Gorge?
Stone tools
The remains of fires
The bones of Lucy, an australopithecus
The city of Jericho
18
Which Greek state dominated ancient Greece long before Athens and Sparta?
Thebes
The Delian League
Macedonia
The Minoans of Crete
19
The Maurya empire was:
The largest native Indian empire
Zoroastrian
Founded by Alexander the Great
The golden age of Indian science
20
What did the Romans do to protect democracy?
Trick question: the Romans had an empire
Term limits for politicians
Building the Via Appia
Allowing all adults to vote
21
How did the New Kingdom react to the Hyksos invasion?
They decided to conquer their neighbours
They fell, ending Egyptian civilization
They questioned whether they had upset God
They rejected science and foreign ideas
22
What was the cause of the Sunni-Shi'a split?
The Crusades.
Conflict over who would succeed Muhammad (pbuh).
A belief that Muhammad (pbuh) was divine.
Division over which verses were included in the Qu'ran.
23
Which of the following is NOT a pillar of civilization?
Social structure
Organized religion
Writing
Permanent settlements
24
What is NOT true of Shi Huang-di (the Qin emperor)?
He introduced legalism into China.
His empire fell apart after his death.
His tomb is guarded by Terracotta warriors.
He invented silk weaving.
25
How did agriculture change early humans?
It allowed humans to leave Africa
It increased average height and weight
It gave people more leisure time
It allowed workers to specialize
26
What were the Mesopotamian gods like?
Merciless and uncaring
Disembodied and spiritual
Benevolent and kind
Like people, but with power and flaws
27
What was the official state religion of Persia?
Islam
Judaism
Paganism
Zoroastrianism
28
What do you call a successor to Muhammad (pbuh)?
Sultan
Vizier
Caliph
Emir
29
What did Cyrus the Great do that was unusual?
He let conquered people practice their religion and laws.
He declared himself a Prophet of God.
He made the first written code of laws.
He killed the Caliph and burned the House of Wisdom.
30
How did Han China limit the power of the nobility?
Introducing a feudal system of fiefs
Introducing imperial examinations for the bureaucracy
Refusing to allow nobles to hold office
Requiring nobles to live in both capitals
31
What effect did the Crusades have?
It strengthened the position of the Catholic Church.
It ended Muslim control of the Holy Land forever.
It led directly to Europeans discovering the New World.
It led to a resurgence in trade and banking.
32
Which war led Rome to control the Mediterranean?
The Persian Wars
The Social War
The Peloponnesian War
The Punic Wars
33
What was the source of Axum's wealth?
Slaves
Cotton
Gold
Trade with India and Rome
34
Which of the following was NOT one of the Four Great Inventions of China?
Gunpowder
The number zero
The printing press
Paper
35
Why is Pompeii important?
It tells us about how ordinary Romans lived.
He was the legendary Trojan ancestor of Romulus and Remus.
It was the site of the bloodiest battle before the 19C.
It was the Edict that legitimized Christianity.
