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1
What killed one-third of the Athenian population during the Peloponnesian War?
Nuclear weapons
A plague
Famine
a natural disaster
2
Which city-state in Greece created a democracy and produced great works of art?
Sumer
Sparta
Persia
Athens
3
Which type of government is ruled by a king?
Democracy
theocracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
4
What event was the cause of permanent settlements, surplus of food and decrease in the status of women?
Hammurabi's Code of Law
Development of Hinduism
New Religions
Neolithic Revolution
5
What mathematician supported the equation A2+B2=C2
Herodotus
Archimedes
Pythagoras
Socrates
6
To what was Greek Drama attributed?
the philosophers and their views on society
the gods and civic pride
the history of the great nation
the famous actors in Greek History
7
How did Darius maintain absolute control of his empire?
appointed a prince to each province to rule
appointed a mayor to each province to rule
ruling each province by himself
appointed a satrap to each province to rule
8
The Zoroastrian religion has an idea of heaven, hell is similar to which other religion from this time period?
Hinduism
Muslim
Christianity
Judiasm
9
Rugged mountains covered ¾ of Greece. How did this influence early Greek civilization?
allowed easy communication
created a united, loyal Greek society
allowed the Greeks to build an advanced road system
made unification under a single government difficult
10
What is the movement for a separate Jewish homeland called?
Holocaust
Nationalism
Israel
Zionism
11
What was Archimedes known for?
Pi
determined the earth was round
calculated the earth's true size
determined the earth revolved around the sun
12
Which of the following best characterizes the classical Greek city-states?
Sent four representatives to vote in the Senate
Had its own independent form of government
Believed their government was stronger than the Romans’
Competed for control of the Greek Empire in Athens
13
Which type of government is ruled by small group of men, usually military?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
Theocracy
14
What is the Hindu belief that good deeds bring good fortune and bad deeds bring bad fortune called?
Enlightenment
Nirvana
Reincarnation
Karma
15
What was created as a result of Alexander the Great's conquest?
Hellenistic
Autoritarianism
Macedonian
Federalism
16
What is the responsibility of a citizen of Athens
fight in wars
vote
run for an office
own a slave
17
What was the significance of the Royal Road and standardized money in the Persian Empire?
They helped unify the empire
They made trade more difficult.
They helped allow for the rise of the monarchy
They helped spread the rule of law.
18
Which early religion originated in the land of Canaan, is monotheistic and holy book is the Torah?
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
Hinduism
19
Which Greek city-state had helots and forced boys into the military at a young age?
Thebes
Persian
Athens
Sparta
20
What is the Jewish Ten Commandments the basis for today?
Founding of Christianity
Modern Warfare
Modern religions
Modern Law
21
What is the Hindu belief that a soul is reborn until reaching enlightenment called?
Karma
Moksha
Nirvana
Reincarnation
22
Which of the following resulted from the political and legal ideas contained in Hammurabi’s Code and the Jewish Ten
Provided the people with aid during periods of drought
Bound diverse groups to written laws
A. Provided for alegislature
Increased tensions between the government and the people
23
Which city-state inspired the architecture used in our nation’s capital?
Macedonia
Athens
Persia
Sparta
24
What do Plato, Aristotle and Socrates all have in common?
They were all scientists
They were all philosophers?
They were all doctors
They were all mathematicians
25
Eratosthenes was a highly regarded Greek astronomer that discovered what?
true size of the sun
the world is round
circumference of the earth
value of pi
26
How did Alexander the Great contribute to the diffusion of science and technology?
building schools everywhere he went
naming cities after himself
bringing scientists with him to collect and record data
conquering lands across continents
27
Which of the following government forms is a legacy of Greece?
Absolute Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Theocracy
Aristocracy
28
Which type of government is controlled by citizens?
Monarchy
Theocracy
Democracy
Oligarchy
29
Hinduism supported what social class system in India?
Hierachy
Feudalism
Castle System
Caste System
30
What is cultural diffusion?
The spreading of ideas, such as languages, from one place to another
Not allowing interaction or trade with another.
The exchange of money when purchasing goods.
The isolation of a society and its inability to trade with others.
