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1
The political structure of the ancient Greeks
stabilized after conquest by Persia
usually consisted of independent, autonomous city-states
achieved unification under Pericles
was very similar to that of Egypt
2
Herodotus used the phrase “the gift of the ________” to describe Egypt.
Pyramids
Osiris
Nile
Sphinx
3
The kingdoms of southern India were mainly
Buddhist
Hindu
Islamic
Jain
4
In the ancient world, the main producer of silk was
India
Vietnam
China
Japan
5
Satrapies were
Persian administrative units
Egyptian administrators
Underground canals
prisons for lawbreakers
6
The Sufis believed
that Islamic leadership had to pass through the line of Ali
in reconciling the spiritual and rational worlds
in an emotional and mystical union with Allah
in a strictly logical and rational definition of the divine
7
By the 2nd century C.E., how much of the Roman Empire was represented by slaves?
one-third
one-twentieth
two-thirds
one-tenth
8
The first simplified alphabet was created by the
Mesopotamians
Hebrews
Assyrians
Phonecians
9
Paleolithic gender relationship was marked by
general social equality
male dominance because of physical strength
male dominated society based on hunting
female-dominated society based on gathering edible plants
10
The Quran
is the law code of Islam
were Islamic scholarly bureaucrats
is the holy book of Islam
was Muhammad’s journey to Yathrib
11
One of the biggest reasons for increased agricultural production in Europe was the
introduction of new crops from the Byzantine world
introduction of a heavier plow
agricultural loans guaranteed by powerful Italian banks
official support of the serfs by the popes
12
What was the most fundamental difference between the Neolithic and Paleolithic eras?
use of fire
reliance on foraging for subsistence
use of tools
reliance on cultivation for subsistence
13
The fundamental doctrine of Buddhism was known as the
Three Principles of the People
Four Noble Truths
Second Triad
Ahimsa Path
14
The center of the Persian communications network was the
qunat
Royal Road
Missi Dominici
Emperor's Trail
15
The Roman policy toward conquered peoples was
based on immediately turning conquered peoples into slaves
generous, with the potential for citizenship
centered around forced conversion to the Roman religion
granted to all from the very beginning of expansion
16
Islam reached India by all of the following routes EXCEPT
conquest by Arabic invaders
Islamic merchants
missionaries sent by the emperor Harsha
conquest by Arabic invaders and missionaries sent by Harsha
17
The phrase
dar al-Islam
means
“victory of god”
“conquest of Islam”
“house of Islam”
“warrior of Islam”
18
The collection of Confucian sayings and teachings is known as the
Memoirs of the Philosopher
Reflection on Things at Hand
Analects
Reflections on the Quiet Life
19
In 327 B.C.E., India was thrown into political chaos by the invasion of
the Persian king Cyrus
Alexander of Macedon
the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III
Chandragupta Maurya
20
Religious group that swept the ground before them to avoid harming any invisible insects were
Hindus
Buddhists
Zoroastrans
Jains
21
After the western Roman Empire collapse, imperial authority survived for a 1000 years in the
Carolingian empire
Holy Roman Empire
Ptolemaic empire
Byzantine empire
22
The first ruler to unify India was
Cyrus the Great
Ashoka Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya
Harsha
23
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
Athens
Peloponnean
Persia
24
Which group was allowed to elect two and then later ten tribunes?
dictators
patricians
consuls
plebeians
25
The most important new crop introduced into China during the Tang and Song periods was
fast-ripening rice
indigo
barley
cotton
26
The bhakti movement
appealed to Indians who didn't like Hindu monotheism
never caught on in India as it had in China
sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism & Islam
sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism & Buddhism
27
Athenian democracy was open to
all Greek citizens
men and women, as long as they owned property
all male citizens
all Athenians
28
Confucius believed that political and social harmony
depended on a strong centralized government
came from the proper ordering of human relationships
came from a retreat into a quiet life of meditation
was available to those with a deep devotion to the gods
29
A key element in establishing trade across the Indian Ocean was the
signing of an alliance with the leading Sri Lankan prince
defeat of the Xiongnu
defeat of the Indian pirates who controlled the region
mastering of the monsoon system
30
Which statement is true of the inhabitants of the Paleolithic age?
They discovered agriculture
They mastered writing
They were hunters & gatherers
They domesticated animals
31
The words “good words, good thoughts, good deeds” were used to sum up the view of the
Hindus
Buddhists
Zoroastrians
Jews
32
What Sui development would have important economic implications into the twentieth century?
Grand Canal
Great Wall
modern banking industry
first printing press
33
The reign of Augustus inaugurated a period known as the
Punic Wars
pax romana
Augustan reform
mare nostrum
34
The main goal of the
missi dominici
was to
strengthen ties with the popes
spy on Charlemagne’s Islamic enemies
bring the counts under tighter control
foster better relations with the Byzantine emperor
35
Mesopotamian style of writing was known as
Coptic
alphabetic
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
36
Hindu temples were important because of
their laws against lending money to Islamic merchants
their role in agricultural & financial development of India
their partnership with Buddhist temples in north India
their promotion of women's rights in India
37
Which of the following religions was NOT popular during the Roman Empire?
Christianity
Mithraism
Islam
Judaism
38
The Shia believe that
the caliphate should follow the line of Ali
that Allah was the main, but not necessarily the only, god
the Umayyad dynasty were the only legitimate rulers
Islamic leadership could fall to any true believer
39
India was a natural location for the establishment of emporia because of
its strong, centralized government
the absence of any monsoon winds
its central location in the Indian Ocean basin
the continuous problem of Chinese pirates
40
The battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.E. proved to be
the beginning of the Roman Empire
the forerunner of the modern Olympics
a Persian loss
an overwhelming Persian victory
41
The first ruler to unite all of China was
Liu Bang
Prince Wu
Qin Shihuangdi
Wang Mang
42
Historians use the term
caesaropapism
to refer to the
split between the Roman Catholic & Greek Orthodox churches
bureaucratic revolution brought about by Julius Caesar
Roman emperor's mixture of political & religious authority
European struggle between church and state
43
Hagia Sophia was
the magnificent church at Constantinople
Justinian’s most dangerous political enemy
the legal foundation for Justinian’s code
the wife of Justinian, who proved to be a wise adviser
44
In the year 184 C.E., peasant discontent in China led to an uprising known as the
Yellow Turban rebellion
White Lotus rebellion
Wang Mang revolt
Taiping rebellion
45
The success and timing of trade, through the Indian Ocean basin, largely depended on
understanding the rhythms of the monsoon winds
the invention of a revolutionary sailing vehicle
forming a lasting trading partnership with China
the Indian desire to purchase pepper from the Romans
46
What was the Chinese political philosophy that called for clear and strict laws?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
47
Buddhism was spread to China by
the Buddha
foreign merchants
Indian holy men
the Mauryan emperor Ashoka
48
Monotheism was in the tradition of the
Hebrews
Phonecians
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
49
The philosophy that proposed a life of reflection and introspection was
Platonism
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
50
Foot binding is probably the best example of the
influence of Buddhist religious customs in China
influence of Japanese traditions on the Chinese
increasing freedom of Chinese women during the Song dynasty
increasingly patriarchal nature of Chinese society