Chapter 4

Question 1

The major impact of Alexander the Great’s conquests was the
A. establishment of a unified government for the eastern Mediterranean.
B. destruction of a regional trade and commerce.
C. spread of Greek culture throughout the eastern Mediterranean.
D. the elimination of foreign influences from Greek culture.

Answer 1

C. spread of Greek culture throughout the eastern Mediterranean.

Question 2

Greco-Roman philosophers attempted to understand human nature through
A. rational observation and deduction.
B. emotion, especially the desire for love and brotherhood.
C. its rigid adherence to societal norms with rewards and punishments.
D. human sin, salvation, and redemption.

Answer 2

A. rational observation and deduction.

Question 3

Roman classic culture
A. was highly innovative in the arts and sciences.
B. borrowed heavily, especially form the Greek and Hellenistic states.
C. developed in relative isolation.
D. influenced heavily the cultures of Africa and southwest Asia.

Answer 3

B. borrowed heavily, especially form the Greek and Hellenistic states.

Question 4

Rome successfully expanded for all of these reasons EXCEPT:
A. it had a rich agricultural economy, with local and imported products, which supported a large population.
B. it possessed a disciplined, trained military.
C. Roman leaders made citizens out of conquered elites.
D. it had no organized and powerful rivals to oppose expansion in the area.

Answer 4

D. it had no organized and powerful rivals to oppose expansion in the area.

Question 5

What sentence best describes both Roman and CHinese gender relations?
A. While subordinate to men, Roman women had more freedom, were more active in commerce and enjoyed more property rights than their Chinese counterparts.
B. Roman and Chinese women had numerous political rights.
C. Both cultures were matrilocal-husbands resided with their wives’ families.
D. Rome and China were both patriarchal societies where elite women had considerable influence.

Answer 5

A. While subordinate to men, Roman women had more freedom, were more active in commerce and enjoyed more property rights than their Chinese counterparts.

Question 6

With regard to merchants, classical civilizations in Rome, Greece, and China
A. accorded them high social status.
B. were ambivalent or negative in their views of merchants despite their vital roles in commerce.
C. saw little use for their talents in otherwise largely agricultural societies.
D. Eagerly made them state bureaucrats.

Answer 6

B. were ambivalent or negative in their views of merchants despite their vital roles in commerce.