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- 1. Multiple Choice
Loess was...
Dust from gold ore, which was used for paint
A leafy green vegetable used for food
A rich dust blown in from Central Asia
A kind of moss used for fuel
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Chinese acquired silk by...
Raising silkworms and pioneering silk cloth production
Importing raw silk from Europe
Conquering the neighboring Mongol regions
Hiring Japanese labor to work in textile mills
- 3. Multiple Choice
The first writing in China that survived was...
Etched in oracle bones
Etched in clay tablets
Written on paper
Inscribed on buildings
- 4. Multiple Choice
During the Shang period, ancestor worship became important because...
Ancestors had special influence with the gods
It was a way of spreading Chinese rule to other East Asian societies
Ancestors were necessary to ensure the birth of male children
It allowed people to claim specific inheritance of property
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Shang elite were which part of society?
Warriors
Priests
Scholars
Merchants
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Mandate of Heaven meant that the ruler retained the right to rule as long as...
He remained the strongest in the kingdom
He remained a wise and principled guardian of his people
He produced a male heir
He kept the loyalty of the military
- 7. Multiple Choice
Significant insight into the lives, activities, and feelings of early Chinese people of the Zhou period is available to scholars because of...
Oracle bones
Long-lasting archaeological remains
The Mandate of Heaven
The Book of Songs
- 8. Multiple Choice
Confucius' writings were handed down orally for several generations before it was compiled in written form as...
Book of Documents
Book of Songs
Book of Changes
Analects
- 9. Multiple Choice
To Confucius, the fundamental element of society was the...
King
City
Maintenance of Tradition
Family
- 10. Multiple Choice
The greatest rival of Confucianism was...
Daoism
Legalism
Rationalism
Moism
- 11. Multiple Choice
Two indigenous Chinese philosophies that emerged from the Warring States Period are...
Confucianism and Buddhism
Confucianism and Jainism
Confucianism and Daoism
Confucianism and Hinduism
- 12. Multiple Choice
The fundamental idea of Daoism can be summarized as...
Accepting the world as you find it, avoiding useless struggles, and adhering to the "path" of nature
Unquestioning obedience to authority and reverence for structures brings success
Emphasizing aggressive action and radical change
Emphasizing communal action to promote the betterment of society
- 13. Multiple Choice
The concept of Yin and Yang represented the complementary nature of...
Religion and the state in Chinese society
Good and evil in Chinese society
Male and female roles in the natural order
The wisdom of age and the strength of youth
- 14. Multiple Choice
The earliest political and economic influence on Nubia was...
Egypt
Sudan
Kush
Meroë
- 15. Multiple Choice
Celtic is a member of which language group?
Indo-European
Altaic
Semitic
Bantu
- 16. Multiple Choice
By 300 B.C.E., Celtic people were found in which regions?
Hungary and Turkey
Britain and France
Spain and Ireland
All of these
- 17. Multiple Choice
Druids were...
Celtic priests in Gaul and Britain
Keepers of henges
The warrior elite of the Germanic lands
Spell-casters who ate human hearts
- 18. Multiple Choice
One of the best text sources that we have about the Celts was written by...
Compilers of the Bible
Plato
Julius Caesar
The Celtic Historian's Guild
- 19. Multiple Choice
Celtic women...
Never contributed property to a marriage
Could inherit their husbands' estates
Were regular combatants on the battlefield
Were considered more "royal" than men
- 20. Multiple Choice
Unlike other ancient cultures in Europe and western Asia, Celts believed in...
The belief in the afterlife for everyone, rather than just for the elite
Human sacrifice
More than 400 nature-based gods and goddesses
The belief in reincarnation
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not a natural barrier that isolated China?
Himalayas
Takla Makan desert
Gobi desert
Sahara desert
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not a staple crop of the northern region of China?
Millet
Wheat
Rice
Barley
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who were the two founders of the Zhou line of kings?
Wen and Wu
Zen and Zu
Wen and Yu
Yen and Shu
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is "filiality"?
Obedience, reverence, and love from children to parents
Complete dominance over a community
The philosophical thought school created by Laozi
Ritual punishment for children who do not show their elders respect
- 25. Multiple Choice
What valuable resource did Nubia have access to?
Gold
Silver
Diamond
Obsidian
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of give centuries of Egyptian dominance in Nubia?
Nubian towns built on the Egyptian model
Stone temples built for Egyptian gods in Nubia
Nubian archers serving in Egypt's military
All of the above
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of the following explains why the people of the Eurasian Steppes share many cultural, political, and social attributes?
Their urbanization
Their religious unity
Their shared language
Their mobility
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a reason why the ancient Persians had such difficulty conquering the Scythians?
Scythians outnumbered Persian forces
Scythians did not have permanent settlements to attack
Scythian weapons were more advanced
Scythian military units were very well trained and disciplined
- 29. Multiple Choice
Terms such as Celtic or Indo-European categorize people according to what commonality?
Language
Race
Religion
Government
- 30. Multiple Choice
The classical Greeks and Romans generally viewed the Celtic people in northern Europe as...
Civilized
Fearsome
Organized
Peaceful
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