Chapter 5

Question 1

The core or mother civilization for other civilizations in Mesoamerica was the
A.  Olmecs.
B.  Toltecs.
C.  Aztecs.
D.  Chavin  peoples.

Answer 1

A. Olmecs.

Question 2

In Ethiopia, trade and contracts
A. insulated the culture from the Muslim influences.
B. led to the kingdom’s conversion to Christianity.
C. brought the state into contact with China.
D. led to conquest by the Arabs.

Answer 2

B. led to the kingdom’s conversion to Christianity.

Question 3

Shinto
A. is, in Western terms, an extremely well-developed local form of animism or nature worship.
B. arrived in Japan with the first official embassy from China.
C. is a branch of Buddhism.
D. is a branch of Hinduism.

Answer 3

A. is, in Western terms, an extremely well-developed local form of animism or nature worship.

Question 4

At the end of the Classical Age
A. major beliefs systems failed to survive the collapse of classical civilizations.
B. only the Mediterranean Greco-Roman civilization experienced upheavals.
C. there was a religious upsurge as a result of social and economic problems.
D. trade ceased to be important.

Answer 4

C. there was a religious upsurge as a result of social and economic problems.

Question 5

As Han Empire collapsed
A. Daoists established political control of the various Chinese states.
B. nomads replaced the Han with a powerful “barbarian” dynasty.
C. landowners and warlords dominated the successor governments.
D. Christianity was introduced to China and began to spread.

Answer 5

C. landowners and warlords dominated the successor governments.

Question 6

In India during the period after the Guptan collapse,
A. Buddhism reasserted it’s influence, replacing Hinduism.
B. the caste system lot it’s influence.
C. Hinduism helped secure India’s cultural cohesion when the central state collapsed.
D. invaders rarely assimilated into Hindu culture.

Answer 6

C. Hinduism helped secure India’s cultural cohesion when the central state collapsed.

Question 7

All of these contributions to the decline and fall of Rome EXCEPT
A. the spread of Christianity.
B. nomadic invasions.
C. the collapse of effective government.
D. plagues which decimated populations.

Answer 7

A. the spread of Christianity.