Unit 2 History Test

Question 1

What was the name of the 1st empire in World History

Answer 1

Akkadians

Question 2

What new empire arose after the Akkadian Empire

Answer 2

Babylonian Empire

Question 3

What was a fundamental part of this system of justice

Answer 3

principal of retaliation

Question 4

What was the efficient communication system the Assyrians used

Answer 4

staging posts with relays or horses

Question 5

Who was the Persian king who divided the government in 20 provinces

Answer 5

Darius

Question 6

What was the Religion of Ancient Persia

Answer 6

Zoroastrianism

Question 7

Christian Term for BC

Answer 7

Before Christ

Question 8

Christian Term for AD

Answer 8

Anno Domini (latin) (In the year of our lord)

Question 9

Secular Term for BC

Answer 9

Before the common Era

Question 10

Secular Term for CE

Answer 10

common era

Question 11

Who was ancient Persia founded by

Answer 11

Cyrus the Great

Question 12

The Persian economy facilitated ______ from Greece to India

Answer 12

trade

Question 13

The Zhou dynasty has the _____

Answer 13

Mandate of Heaven

Question 14

The Qin dynasty uses _____ to restore order

Answer 14

legalism

Question 15

The Qin dynasty leader built a ____ ____ to protect him in the afterlife

Answer 15

Terracotta army

Question 16

Han dynasty Reforms:

Answer 16

• Confucian Exam (determines your job, not born into social class)
• Expanded Silk Roads

Question 17

Who Was the Mauryan Ruler?

Answer 17

Ashoka

Question 18

Who was the Gupta Ruler?

Answer 18

Chandragupta

Question 19

Ancient Greece _________ prevented political unification

Answer 19

geography

Question 20

Who was Ancient Greeces leader?

Answer 20

Alexander the Great

Question 21

What was ancient Romes political system

Answer 21

• Consuls
• Senate
• Tribunes

Question 22

Who was Julius Caesar?

Answer 22

He was the “dictator for life”

He was executed by aristocratic conspiratoes

Question 23

Who established the roman empire

Answer 23

Augutus

Question 24

Ancient Mesopotamia

Answer 24

Maya

Question 25

What body of water is both Greece and Rome located on

Answer 25

Mediterranean Sea

Question 26

What was the economy of Greece and Rome based on

Answer 26

Agricultural

Question 27

What was the bigger export of the new bigger farms

Answer 27

wine and olives

Question 28

why were these the top exports of rome

Answer 28

similar geography

Question 29

what did the greeks consider “degrading” that strengthened the Romans economy

Answer 29

trading

Question 30

what labor was used by both empires

Answer 30

slave labor

Question 31

The roman empire ______ in the late A.D. 200’s due to being weakened by _______ and _______ factors

Answer 31

Divided, internal, external

Question 32

Power shifted to the ________ half of the roman empire which remains ______ …_________________

Answer 32

Eastern, successful, The Byzantine Empire

Question 33

the city of _____ is surrounded on 3 sides

Answer 33

constantanple

Question 34

Constantanople controled key ___ ____ to europe and asia

Answer 34

trade routes

TRADE IS FUNDIMENTAL TO THIS EMPIRES ECONOMY

Question 35

the official languagw will swap from ________ to ___

Answer 35

latin to greek

Question 36

constantine built a capital city in

Answer 36

constantinople

Question 37

The ___________ empire arose from this site

Answer 37

byzantine