Rome+Midterm Review Questions Flashcards
(AP Q) in most of the early agricultural societies, people had an average life expectancy of 25 years at birth but would live until 50 on average if they managed to reach age 20. These facts primarily reflect..
A. High rates of infant
B. an early age of military service
C. Income gaps between wealthy minorities and impoverished masses
D. Lack of mass education
A. High rates of infants.
What was the importance of the “Code of Hammurabi”?
A. Provided for world’s first democratic system of government.
B. was the only example of codified laws during Mesopotamian civilization and established absolute rule.
C. Established religious doctrine as the foundation of Mesopotamia law
D. Is the best preserved example of Mesopotamian law and gives insight into their culture.
D. Is the best preserved example of Mesopotamian law and gives insight into their culture
Which of the Following is NOT a tenet of Zoroastrianism?
A. Belief in one supreme diety (god)
B. the triumph of good over evil
C. Belief in reincarnation (Buddhism,Hinduism) of the dead.
D. Belief that humans would be rewarded of punished in the afterlife for their deeds.
C. Belief in reincarnation (Buddhism,Hinduism) of the dead.
Which was not a method by which the Persians strengthened their empire?
A. Giving autonomy to provincial administrators.
B. promoting religious toleration.
C. Using technology and learning from other cultures.
D. Building roads and highways to connect the far-flung reaches of the empire
E. using a unified, comprehensive law code like Hammurabi’s.
E. using a unified, comprehensive law code like Hammurabi’s
The Chinese government accepted Taoism for all of the following reasons EXCEPT–
A. Taoists provided spiritual insides for many in the upper classes
B. Taoists did not have great political ambitions
C. Taoists believed that nobles were holier than peasants
D. Taoists came to acknowledge the Son of Heaven.
C. Taoists believed that nobles were holier than peasants
Greek politics resembled Indian politics in…
A. The wide interest in diverse political theory.
B. the told of slave labor in providing revenues.
C. The tendency of regional fragmentation (different/diverse societies)
D. The use of military rulers.
C. The tendency of regional fragmentation (different/diverse societies)
Compared to modern American ideas about democracy, Athenian democracy was distinctive….
A. Separating foreign residents from citizens
B. urging that all citizens participate directly in law and policy-making
C. Urging that the state adopt policies that benefit ordinary citizens.
D. Naming experienced leaders as military generals
B. urging that all citizens participate directly in law and policy-making (direct)
Sparta became a highly militarized society primarily because…
A. Spartan society dominated a class of academics devoted to studying military strategy.
B. they feared an uprising from the Helots.
C. Repeated raids by Athens forced Spartans to adopt defensive measures
D. Significant mineral wealth which allowed them to support a large army
B. they feared an uprising from the Helots
How does the Peloponnesian War reveal an inherent flaw in Greek society?
A. The independent polis fostered rivalry and mistrust among neighbors.
B. the poor Greece suffered more severe hardship than in other world societies.
C. The Greeks refused to abandon their policy of nonviolence.
D. The rivalry between helots and hoplites caused a breakdown of democracy.
A. The independent polis fostered rivalry and mistrust among neighbors.
Which of the following is NOT among the policies used by Alexander the Great to control his vast empire.
A. Intermarriage to foreign women.
B. Promoted local militias
C. Maintained the framework of Persian administration.
D. Established free style.
B. Promoted local militias
Which of the following were NOT "corresmopolitian" features of Hellenistic societies? A. libraries universities B. homogeneous societies. C. Arts and literature D. Scientific discoveries
B. homogeneous societies
Who was the founder of Judaism?
Abraham.
What was the holy text for Judaism?
Torah
What was the ethical code for Judaism?
Ten Commandments
What was the holy city for Judaism?
Jerusalem
Who was the prophet of the Exodus from Egypt?
Moses
What was the source of Roman mythology?
Greek polytheistic religion
What impact did roman mythology have on later civilizations?
Literature, art, and architecture.
Title: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ • practice of Zorastrianism • Royal Road • Imperial Bureaucracy • religious toleration of conquered peoples
What title best fits the category lists above? A. Mesopotamian Empire B. Persian empire C. Babylonian empire D. Indian empire
B. Persian empire
India is considered a subcontinent because:
A. It is large enough to qualify as a continent by itself.
B. it has a culture and civilization completely spectate from the rest of Asia.
C. It is separated from the rest of Asia by large mountain ranges.
D. The inhabitants view themselves as separated from the rest of the continent.
C. It is separated from the rest of Asia by large mountain ranges
- concept of zero
- concept of round earth
- __________
Complete the chart above for the Gupta dynasty... A. Spread of Buddhism B. good roads C. Veterinary clinics D. Medical advances in setting of bones
D. Medical advances in setting of bones
Which of the following statements is true about the caste system developed on the Indian subcontinent after the Aryan settlement? A. Social interaction (and marriage) and occupations were determined by the class one was born into. B. citizens could easily move up and down the social class ladder C. Aryans viewed the non-Aryans as equals D. Social interaction between the classes was encouraged in order to create better rounded and educated nobility.
A. Social interaction (and marriage) and occupations were determined by the class one was born into
A similarity between Buddhism and Hinduism is that they both believed in... A. Many forms of one god B. eightfold path C. Reincarnation, rebirth of one's soul D. Holy text the Vedas
C. Reincarnation, rebirth of one’s soul
Buddhism:
• Siddhartha Gautama, Founder
• Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
• ____________
What best completed the chart above?
A. Asoka’s missionaries spread from India to China and other parts of Asia.
B. Asoka’s missionaries spread from India to Pakistan and other parts of Mesopotamia
C. Asoka’s missionaries spread from china to India and other parts of Asia
D. No missionaries were involved in spreading Buddhism to Asia
A. Asoka’s missionaries spread from India to China and other parts of Asia.
The Great Wall of China was built for what purpose?
A. Facilitating trade throughout the empire
B. keeping out possible invasions of the Huns/ Mongols from the North
C. Keeping in Chinese inventions from passing through trade
D. Monument of Shi Huang Di
B. keeping out possible invasions of the Huns/ Mongols from the North
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Confucianism belief system? A. Respect for elders B. belief that humans are Bad, not good C. Emphasis on education D. Ancestor worship
B. belief that humans are Bad, not good
The yin/yang represents what tenet of which religions of the classical civilizations?
A. Yin/Yang opposites- Zorastrianism in Persia and Judaism in Jordan River Valley
B. Yin/Yang opposites- Confucianism and Taoism in China and Asia
C. Yin/Yang similarities- Zorastrianism in Persia and Judaism in Jordan River Valley
D. Yin/Yang similarities- Confucianism and Taoism in China and Asia
B. Yin/Yang opposites- Confucianism and Taoism in China and Asia
What are egypt’s paper called?
Pyrus
What did Classical China trade?
Silk, porcelain, paper
Ancient Greece shifted from bartering to the use of? A. Paper money B. coins C. Credit D. Non of the above
B. coins
