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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of religions is monotheistic?Judaism, Buddhism and ChristianityJudaism, Christianity and IslamHinduism, Confucianism and Buddhism
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich classical culture represented a blend of Egyptian, Persian and Greek influences?HellenisticAssyrianPersian
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes a central idea of Hinduism?People are reborn based on the karma they show in life.There is only one God.The source of all human suffering is found in selfish desires
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow did ancient Athenians participate in political decisions?Every person in the city had the right to vote on changes to the city’s fundamental laws.Citizens elected representatives to a permanent legislature.All male citizens had the right to attend meetings of the Athenian assembly.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was unusual about how free women were treated in ancient Sparta?They were bought and sold like slaves.They were able to obtain an education and physical training.They had their feet bound to enhance their beauty.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat two greek city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?Athens and SpartaThebes and AthensCrete and Sparta
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did the geography of Greece contribute to the rise of independent city-states?Navigable rivers made it easy to unite the Greeks under a single ruler.Neighboring Persia was able to conquer only part of Greece.Mountains and seas separated Greek centers of population.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement identifies an impact of the fall of Rome on Western Europe?Western Europe divided into a number of separate barbarian kingdoms.The Catholic Church was never able to recover its influence.Western Europeans generally continued to speak a common language.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following was a cause for the decline of the Han dynasty in China exceptcourt factions within the government.the big difference between the rich and the poor.the increase of trade along the Silk Road.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich contribution did ancient Athenians make to the development of democratic-republican government?the first written bill of rightsthe first written set of lawsthe first democracy
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat general from Macedonia conquered most of the entire world and helped to start Hellenistic culture?HannibalThemistoclesAlexander the GreatJulius Caesar
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich city-state first introduced democracy, built the Parthenon, and became home to philosophers like Socrates and Plato?BabylonSpartaAthens
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich structure was built in Rome?The ParthenonThe Lighthouse of AlexandriaThe ColosseumThe Colossus of Rhodes
- 14. Multiple Choice
Governments typically formed to:
cope with problems associated with increases in population
create religions
allow for free trade
influence the formation of patriarchy
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Bantu migration spread __________ & ___________ to sub-Saharan Africa
irrigation & religion
agriculture & language
technologies & centralized governments
social hierarchy & republican government
- 16. Multiple Choice
Chinese concept justifying the overthrow of a previous dynasty:
Zhou dynasty
Mandate of Heaven
Filial piety
Legalism
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following expanded from the Neolithic Period to the Classical Age?
Patriarchy
Use of stone tools
Hunting as a primary means of food
Nomadic pastoralism
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a belief Confucian scholars would hold?
Ancestor veneration is proper and necessary for a happy life
The emperor's absolute power is divinely given
Peace can best be established through respect and kindness
Societal peace is best established through political and legal means
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