Emperor Diocletian attempted to reform Rome during its decline by doing what?

Dividing the empire in half to make it easier to govern.

Which of the following statements are true about how geography affected the growth of Egypt?

The River Valley provided rich soil for easily planted crops

Which of the following events had the most impact on the growth of trade from 600 AD - 1450 AD?

The rise and spread of the Islamic Empires.

What was the end result of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?

Islamic learning & culture expanded in Mali.

During the conquest of Dar al Islam, how were conquered people treated?

Monotheism was tolerated, but taxed and restricted.

What characteristic does Zoroastrianism share with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

All 3 religions are monotheistic.

Hinduism teaches that

karma determines the caste in which a person is born.

How did the geography of Ancient Greece effect its development?

Lots of mountains meant the development of City-states.

Which of the following caused Muhammad's Hijrah to Medina?

Arabs began persecuting Muslims & forced them to leave Mecca

Where did the power of government come from during the era of the Roman Republic?

Citizens had the power to elect their leadership in gov.

Why did Roman emperors initially oppose and oppress Christianity?

Christians would not worship Roman gods.

Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley civilization?

Cities were arranged on grid plans & had advanced plumbing.

Why can African religion be considered an example of syncretism?

African beliefs were blended with Islam and Christianity.

Which of the following best describes the western part of the empire after the fall of Rome?

It slipped into chaos and eventually the Dark Ages.

The Crusades resulted in which of the following:

Increasing hostility between Christianity & other religions.

What is the most significant similarity between Mali and Ghana?

They both made their wealth through the gold-salt trade.

What was the impact of Alexander the Great's conquest?

The spread and blending of Greek culture in Persia & Egypt.

The Chinese concept of the "Mandate of Heaven" is summed up by which of the following?

New rulers can overthrow declining dynasties.

How is Islam different from both Christianity & Judaism historically?

Islam became a religion and also an empire.

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1
Emperor Diocletian attempted to reform Rome during its decline by doing what?
Dividing the empire in half to make it easier to govern.
By putting all of Rome's senators to death.
Converting to Christianity to unify Rome.
By naming his horse Consul of the Roman Senate.
2
Which of the following statements are true about how geography affected the growth of Egypt?
The River Valley provided rich soil for easily planted crops
Huge mountains provided needed mineral deposits
Access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade routes
Large savannas provided protection from invaders
3
Which of the following is considered to be the first codified set of laws in human history?
The 10 Commandments
Justinian's Code
The Twelve Tables
Hammurabi's Code
4
Which of the following events had the most impact on the growth of trade from 600 AD - 1450 AD?
The discovery of the Americas.
The rise and spread of the Islamic Empires.
The Stability of Han China.
The collapse of the Roman Empire.
5
What was the end result of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?
Arabs conquered Mali for its vast riches & goldmines.
Islamic learning & culture expanded in Mali.
Africa's written language spread to southwest Asia.
The gold & salt trade ended.
6
Which ancient civilization was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Egypt
Crete
Mesopotamia
Mohenjo-Daro
7
During the conquest of Dar al Islam, how were conquered people treated?
Jews & Christians were treated as equals to Muslims.
Monotheism was tolerated, but taxed and restricted.
Non-Muslims were forced to convert to Islam.
Non-Muslims were executed or sold into slavery.
8
Who was the Muslim scholar and famous philosopher that is known as the "Father of Medicine?"
Ibn Sina
Al-Kwarzim
Ibn Battuta
Mansa Musa
9
What characteristic does Zoroastrianism share with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
All 3 religions share the same dietary restrictions.
All 3 religions believe in the existence of nature spirits.
All 3 religions are monotheistic.
All 3 religions believe in the existence of heaven and hell.
10
The spread and blend of Greek culture is known as what?
Greekification
Alexanderianism
Hellenspont
Hellenism
11
Hinduism teaches that
reincarnation is a heretical teaching.
there is only one God in the universe.
karma determines the caste in which a person is born.
everyone in society is equal.
12
How did the geography of Ancient Greece effect its development?
Lots of mountains meant the development of City-states.
Lots of natural resources meant no need to travel.
Its remote location meant that trade was difficult.
Large flat plains meant Greece was subject to invasion.
13
Which of the following caused Muhammad's Hijrah to Medina?
Muslims living in Mecca began persecuting non-Muslims
Christians drove Muhammad & his followers out of Mecca.
The destruction of the Ka'aba angered the Muslim community
Arabs began persecuting Muslims & forced them to leave Mecca
14
According to the "4 Noble Truths," Buddhist believe that peoples suffering can be eliminated by
eliminating selfish desires.
ritual baptism and administration of the Holy Sacraments.
praying regularly to Buddha.
making pilgrimages to Mecca.
15
Where did the power of government come from during the era of the Roman Republic?
The Emperor was the unchallenged leader of Roman government.
Citizens made laws directly through citizen committees.
Citizens had the power to elect their leadership in gov.
Military leaders made the rules of the Roman Republic.
16
Which of the following was the religion of the Persian Empire?
Daoism
Islam
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
17
Who was a general of Rome, a governor of Gaul, named dictator,then assassinated in the Senate?
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Socrates
Pompey Magnus
18
What teaching of Confucius is central to Chinese society as a means of how to behave socially?
Shintoism
Filial Piety
Buddhism
Familial Dignity
19
Why did Roman emperors initially oppose and oppress Christianity?
Christians called for the violent overthrow of the emperors.
The emperors were mostly Jewish.
Christians would not worship Roman gods.
Christians refused to learn Latin in favor of Hebrew.
20
Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley civilization?
Cities were arranged chaotically with no regard to flooding
Cities were arranged on grid plans & had advanced plumbing.
Cities warred frequently
Cities were destroyed by invaders from Mongolia
21
Why can African religion be considered an example of syncretism?
Islam and Christianity were both practiced in Africa.
Animism was introduced to Africa through trade.
There are a variety of religions in Africa.
African beliefs were blended with Islam and Christianity.
22
Which of the following best describes the western part of the empire after the fall of Rome?
It slipped into chaos and eventually the Dark Ages.
It became a new empire under the leadership of Barbarians
It lasted another 1,000 years.
It became a Christian empire after the Romans were defeated.
23
The Crusades resulted in which of the following:
An increase in the power of the Pope b/c of successes in war
Increasing hostility between Christianity & other religions.
European domination of the Holy Land.
An enormous depopulation of Arabs in the Middle East.
24
What is the most significant similarity between Mali and Ghana?
They both sold slaves to the Europeans.
They both made their wealth through the gold-salt trade.
Both converted to Christianity b/c of cultural diffusion.
They both adopted the use of gunpowder.
25
Egyptian government was unique in the sense that
kings claimed the throne by right of Christian divinity
the kings ruled as god-kings
kings had to gain the Mandate of Heaven in order to rule
Egypt never officially had kings
26
What is a similarity between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
The belief in good and bad karma
The teachings of the Old Testament
Papal supremacy
Monotheism
27
What was the impact of Alexander the Great's conquest?
The spread of Egyptian culture throughout Persia and Greece.
The spread of Christianity throughout the Middle East.
The elimination of the Persians in Greece.
The spread and blending of Greek culture in Persia & Egypt.
28
The Chinese concept of the "Mandate of Heaven" is summed up by which of the following?
New rulers can overthrow declining dynasties.
A Chinese ruler must be descended from the gods.
Only rulers from good families can rule China.
Religious leaders can be determined by reading oracle bones.
29
What ancient civ. is best known for developing the alphabet & for their ship building skills?
The Phoenicians
The Mulroveans
The Hittites
The Egyptians
30
How is Islam different from both Christianity & Judaism historically?
Islam had 3 important prophets; Jews and Christians had 1.
Islam became a religion and also an empire.
There are more Muslims today than Jews & Christians.
Islam was the official religion of the Roman Empire.

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