What Roman legal concept is evident in legal proceedings in the United States today?

The accused is innocent until proven guilty.

Christianity’s spread throughout the Roman Empire was facilitated by

a network of roads and common language used in the region

Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi adopt a legalist philosophy of governing after gaining power in China

He believed in strong laws and punishments.

Which was politically characteristic of many civilizations during the Classical Era

Complex empires with bureaucracies developed.

The establishment of a Hellenistic empire by Alexander is considered a great achievement b/c

promoted the early development of democracy in Greece

Which innovation promoted trade and contributed to the unity of the Persian Empire

Use of standardized metal coins

How did the Roman idea of citizenship facilitate political stability through Roman territories

Romans allowed conquered peoples to become citizens.

Describes the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire and Han China?

Corruption in the government, social instability

How did Judaism differ from many other early religions prior to the classical period?

Judaism emphasized a belief in one God.

reflects the rights and responsibilities of citizens and noncitizens in Athenian democracy?

Citizens were entitled to certain rights

Confucianism has remained a component of Chinese culture throughout most of history because

Confucian teachings stressed family relationships

Why did the Mauryan Empire flourish under the leadership of Ashoka

Ashoka forced many to convert to Buddhism

Which explains how river civilizations influenced the development of Classical civilizations?

monotheism was advanced by the river valley civilizations.

Which of the following best describes Indian culture during the rule of the Gupta Empire

Hindu culture flourished with works of art and literature

Which classical Greek political practice was adopted by the classical Romans?

Granting citizens the right to participate in govt voting

How did the Han Dynasty create a centralized government and complex bureaucracy in China

A system of civil services exams was established

What is the historical significance of Justinian's Law Code?

preserved the Roman legal customs for later civilizations.

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1
What Roman legal concept is evident in legal proceedings in the United States today?
The accused has a right to legal counsel
The state uses religious leaders as judges
The accused is innocent until proven guilty.
The burden of proof is on the accused
2
Christianity’s spread throughout the Roman Empire was facilitated by
cooperation of the Jews living in the Eastern Mediterranean
a network of roads and common language used in the region
merchants and soldiers who traveled the Silk Road
laws passed by Julius Caesar during the Pax Romana
3
Which accomplishment of Roman engineering is demonstrated above?
Arches
Columns
Ramps
Domes
4
Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi adopt a legalist philosophy of governing after gaining power in China
He wanted to speed up the rebuilding of the military
He wanted peasants to abandon their Buddhist practices
He believed in strong laws and punishments.
He understood that filial piety along with duty to society
5
Which was politically characteristic of many civilizations during the Classical Era
Complex empires with bureaucracies developed.
Voting rights were given to more and more people.
Representative governments evolved throughout the world.
Small feudal kingdoms spread across Eurasia.
6
Which pair of Greek mathematicians made great advances in geometry
Diogenes and Eratosthenes
Aristotle and Zeno
Archimedes and Hipparchus
Euclid and Pythagoras
7
Which belief system gained prominence in India during the Mauryan Empire?
Confucianism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
8
The establishment of a Hellenistic empire by Alexander is considered a great achievement b/c
promoted the early development of democracy in Greece
promoted the early development of democracy in Greece
brought the establishment of the first Greek city-states
allowed Christianity to emerge in a peaceful Greek empire
9
Which innovation promoted trade and contributed to the unity of the Persian Empire
Construction of the remarkable gardens in Babylon
Division of the empire into administrative provinces
Creation of a universal code of laws
Use of standardized metal coins
10
Which of the following is characteristic of classical Greek sculpture?
Interest in the human body
Equality of men and women
Emphasis on religion
Importance of democracy
11
How did the Roman idea of citizenship facilitate political stability through Roman territories
Romans allowed conquered peoples to become citizens.
Romans educated citizens about representative government.
Romans granted citizenship to both men and women.
Romans extended citizenship to powerful landowners.
12
Describes the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire and Han China?
Adoption of new religious practices among political leaders
Internal rebellions led by peasant groups
Corruption in the government, social instability
failure to standardize coinage with high tariffs on trade
13
Which government of early Greece often consisted of a small group of wealthy people in power
Tyranny
Republic
Democracy
Oligarchy
14
How did the early Christian Paul contribute to the spread of Christianity?
As a Roman senator
As leader of the Christian Church in Jerusalem
As a powerful priest in Rome
As a missionary
15
How did Judaism differ from many other early religions prior to the classical period?
Judaism imposed strict dietary laws.
Judaism relied on the interpretations of religious scholars.
Judaism encouraged missionaries to convert non-believers.
Judaism emphasized a belief in one God.
16
The architecture of many buildings in Washington D.C., reflect the influence of
Germanic tribes
Persia
Han China
Greece
17
reflects the rights and responsibilities of citizens and noncitizens in Athenian democracy?
Free born males were given automatic citizenship
Citizens had the responsibility of civil participation
Citizens had the sole right to operate businesses in Athens
Citizens were entitled to certain rights
18
Confucianism has remained a component of Chinese culture throughout most of history because
Confucians built large universities along the Silk Road
Confucian leaders prohibited other belief systems
Confucian warlords forced the nomadic peasants to convert
Confucian teachings stressed family relationships
19
Why did the Mauryan Empire flourish under the leadership of Ashoka
instituted a period of peace & open trade
divided the empire into smaller city-states ruled by family
Ashoka forced many to convert to Buddhism
passed laws that were so strict, no one dared to rebel
20
how did the role of women in Roman society change during the classical period
Roman women began serving in the army
Roman women became landowners
Roman women began serving in the legislatures
Roman women started voting in elections
21
Which explains how river civilizations influenced the development of Classical civilizations?
The foundations of political centralization
The tradition of hunting and gathering
religious freedom was promoted by the river civilizations.
monotheism was advanced by the river valley civilizations.
22
Which of the following best describes Indian culture during the rule of the Gupta Empire
Indian scholars were persecuted by political leaders
Cultural pursuits were prohibited so people could meditation
Hindu culture flourished with works of art and literature
Buddhist traditions dominated, Hindu viewed unfavorably.
23
Which classical Greek political practice was adopted by the classical Romans?
Allowing a supreme court of impartial judges
Establishing a council of the 500 largest landowners
Granting citizens the right to participate in govt voting
Creating a system of public baths for sanitation
24
Zoroastrianism is an early monotheistic religion emerging from which classical civilization?
Gupta India
Greece
Persia
Han China
25
How did the Han Dynasty create a centralized government and complex bureaucracy in China
Laws were passed restricting the size of the government
A series of civil wars was fought and victorious generals
A system of civil services exams was established
Elected groups of twenty families were chosen to be advisers
26
Which classical civilization created the decimal system and numeral writing used today
Persian Empire
Han China
Gupta India
Classical Greece
27
Calculation of Earth’s true size, Democracy as a political system, originated where
Persian Empire
Classical Greece
Han China
Classical Rome
28
What is the historical significance of Justinian's Law Code?
introduced the ideas of legalism and retribution for crimes
preserved the Roman legal customs for later civilizations.
promoted the idea of the king as the primary legal authority
It served as the first written legal constitution.

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