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a. Greater social equality |
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b. Domestication of animals |
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c. Development of new technology |
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d. Accumulation of Wealth |
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e. Creation of villages |
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a. Utilizes marginal, semi-arid land |
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b. Herding of domesticated or partially-domesticated animals |
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c. Trading networks |
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d. Settled agricultural communities |
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e. Nomadic way of life |
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a. Sedentary agriculturalists |
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b. Itinerant agriculturalists |
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c. Hunter-gatherers |
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d. Pastoralists |
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e. None of the above |
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a. Transition from homo erectus to homo sapiens |
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b. Development of pastoralism |
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c. Disappearance of hunter-gatherers |
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d. Development of agricultural societies |
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e. End of the Ice Age |
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a. 3-4,000 years ago |
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b. 5-6,000 years ago |
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c. 7-8,000 years ago |
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d. 9-10,000 years ago |
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e. None of the above |
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a. The Americas |
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b. Africa |
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c. China |
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d. Europe |
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e. The Middle East |
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a. It was located in present-day Turkey. |
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b. It was based on more varied and productive agriculture than Jericho. |
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c. It was a relatively small settlement. |
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d. Both A and B |
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e. Both B and C |
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a. Urban centers |
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b. Religious and legal institutions |
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c. Writing system |
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d. A and C only |
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e. A, B, and C |
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a. Ancient Egypt had more centralized empires. |
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b. Ancient Egypt depended more on trade. |
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c. Ancient Egypt encouraged the development of new technologies. |
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d. Ancient Egypt utilized of slave labor. |
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e. Ancient Egypt adhered to more intense religious practices. |
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a. A writing system |
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b. A city-state |
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c. Monotheism |
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d. Both A and C |
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e. Both A and B |
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a. Axumites |
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b. Kushites |
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c. Minoans |
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d. Hebrews |
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e. Monophysites |
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a. A young and powerless king |
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b. One third god and two thirds human |
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c. The king who built the city of Uruk |
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d. The king who eventually kills Enkidu |
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e. An immortal |
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a. Penalties for offenses were based on the social class of the offender |
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b. "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" |
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c. Women had no rights |
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d. Both A and B |
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e. Both B and C |
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a. Cylindrical |
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b. Wedge-shaped |
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c. Star-shaped |
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d. Tablet-writing |
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e. Phonetic |
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a. They emphasized the afterlife. |
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b. They had a highly stratified society. |
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c. They had a codified law system. |
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d. Both A and B |
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e. Both B and C |
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a. Invention of the chariot |
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b. Wheel-made pottery |
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c. Construction of irrigation ditches |
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d. Introduction of the plow |
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e. Construction of monuments |
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a. They remained separate from indigenous peoples. |
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b. They originated in the hostile steppe lands of Euro-Asia. |
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c. They were war-like people. |
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d. They used Janas as social units. |
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e. They used social castes. |
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a. King |
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b. Warriors |
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c. Nobles |
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d. Priests |
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e. Merchants |
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a. The Warring States Period |
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b. The Spring and Autumn Period |
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c. Mandate of Heaven |
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d. Both A and B |
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e. Both A and C |
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a. They used Brahmi script. |
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b. They wrote in the Sanskrit language. |
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c. They have no recorded system of writing prior to the Mauryan era. |
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d. Both A and B |
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e. None of the above |
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a. The Shang Dynasty emerged along the Yellow River. |
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b. The Shang Dynasty was an oligarchy. |
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c. The Shang Dynasty used court records written on bamboo strips . |
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d. The Shang Dynasty worshipped "Shang Ti" |
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e. The Shang Dynasty made human sacrifices |
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a. It emerged before Mesopotamia. |
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b. It lies in present-day India. |
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c. It was rebuilt six times. |
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d. It consisted largely of merchant houses. |
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e. It was built on the shores of the Indus River. |
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a. Shang Ti |
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b. The Shang |
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c. The Chou |
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d. Kung Fu Tzu |
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e. Mo Tzu |
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a. They constructed cities. |
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b. They were mainly agricultural. |
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c. They domesticated the horse. |
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d. They were decentralized states. |
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e. They had a phonetic language. |
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a. The Qin Dynasty was originally a small state. |
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b. The Qin Dynasty was an autocracy. |
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c. The Qin Dynasty was rooted in legalist philosophy. |
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d. The Qin Dynasty encouraged commerce. |
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e. The Qin Dynasty created a bureaucracy. |
|
a. Attacking warrior-landlords. |
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b. Promoting Confucianism. |
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c. Implementing civil-service examinations. |
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d. Detachment from the lives of the Chinese masses. |
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e. Sponsored developments in science and technology. |
|
a. Formed political parties |
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b. Increased commerce |
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c. Reduced Chinese territory |
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|
d. Created a bureaucracy |
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|
e. Embraced Legalism |
|
a. Legalist philosophy |
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|
b. I Ching |
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c. Moism |
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|
d. Confucianism |
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|
e. Taoism |
|
a. Confucianism was outlawed. |
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b. The feudal system was abolished. |
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c. The Great Wall was built. |
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|
d. Both B and C |
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|
e. Both A and B |
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a. The Han Dynasty was markedly different from the Qin Dynasty. |
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|
b. The Han Dynasty rejected bureaucracy. |
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|
c. The Han Dynasty adopted Legalism as the state philosophy. |
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|
d. The Han Dynasty is also commonly referred as “The Three Kingdoms.” |
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|
e. All of the above |
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a. Merchants |
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|
b. Students |
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|
c. Clergy |
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|
d. Artisans |
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|
e. Peasants |
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a. Buddha |
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b. Confucius |
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c. Lao Tzu |
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|
d. Mo Tzu |
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|
e. Mencius |
|
a. It is written in dactylic hexameter. |
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|
b. It describes the siege of Ilium. |
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|
c. It describes the war with Troy, which lasted 12 years. |
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|
d. It narrates how Achilles killed Hector. |
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|
e. Book I opens with the poet calling on the Muse. |
|
a. There was a decline of direct democracy. |
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|
b. The Athenian Empire was fractured. |
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|
c. There was a conflict between Athens and Sparta. |
||
|
d. Athens defeated of Sparta. |
||
|
e. Pericles was ostracized. |
|
a. Sparta destroyed the Persian sea empire. |
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|
b. Democratic government was replaced with an oligarchy. |
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|
c. Socrates was put to death. |
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|
d. Both A and B |
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|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. Delian League |
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|
b. Athenian League |
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|
c. Greek League |
||
|
d. Athenian Empire |
||
|
e. Theban hegemony |
|
a. Empiricism |
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|
b. Rationalism |
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|
c. Universal principles derived from experience |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both A and C |
|
a. It was rooted in the conquests of Phillip of Macedon and Alexander the Great. |
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|
b. It saw the spread of the polis. |
||
|
c. It saw the expansion of Greek culture and power. |
||
|
d. Both A and C |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. The polis |
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|
b. Direct democracy |
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|
c. Representative democracy |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. Stoicism |
||
|
b. Epicureanism |
||
|
c. Skepticism |
||
|
d. Neo-platonism |
||
|
e. Cynicism |
|
a. It is a Socratic dialogue. |
||
|
b. It was written in the fourth century B.C. |
||
|
c. The purpose of the work was to outline the ideal society based on Stoic principles. |
||
|
d. It discusses the meaning of justice. |
||
|
e. It is considered to be one of the most influential works in the history of philosophical and political thought. |
|
a. He was the sole owner of all his sons’ property. |
||
|
b. He could sell his children into slavery. |
||
|
c. He could kill an adulterous wife. |
||
|
d. He would take more than one wife. |
||
|
e. He was the head of the Roman household. |
|
a. The slave population increased. |
||
|
b. The bureaucracy was opened up to all social classes. |
||
|
c. Control over northern and eastern frontiers was tightened. |
||
|
d. The army weakened. |
||
|
e. Pressures from neighboring barbarians mounted. |
|
a. First Punic War |
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|
b. Second Punic War |
||
|
c. Third Punic War |
||
|
d. War with Macedonia |
||
|
e. Roman Revolution |
|
a. The Senate and the Assembly |
||
|
b. The Senate and Magistrates |
||
|
c. Plebeians and Patricians |
||
|
d. Plebeians and the Senate |
||
|
e. Patricians and Tribunes |
|
a. Gaius Gracchus |
||
|
b. Tiberius Gracchus |
||
|
c. Gaius Marius |
||
|
d. Julius Caesar |
||
|
e. Sulla |
|
a. The Battle of Actium |
||
|
b. The elimination of the Senate |
||
|
c. The death of Julius Caesar |
||
|
d. Antony's alliance with Cleopatra |
||
|
e. The split in the Second Triumvirate |
|
a. All empires inevitably end. |
||
|
b. It was characterized by too many excesses. |
||
|
c. It was ruled by greedy and/or insane emperors. |
||
|
d. It was an overextended empire. |
||
|
e. Scholars are still debating the reason. |
|
a. It is a poem. |
||
|
b. It is a myth. |
||
|
c. It is based on facts. |
||
|
d. It is a mixture of fact and myth. |
||
|
e. It is a series of letters. |
|
a. A democratic city-state |
||
|
b. A bureaucratic empire |
||
|
c. A monarchic city-state |
||
|
d. A republic |
||
|
e. None of the above |
|
a. There was more religious toleration. |
||
|
b. The first written literature in India emerged. |
||
|
c. Veganism took root. |
||
|
d. A state ruled according to "dharma." |
||
|
e. There was a renewed emphasis on peaceful society |
|
a. He was the son of a priest of the Shakyas. |
||
|
b. He was born in northern India. |
||
|
c. He led an ascetic life. |
||
|
d. He devoted himself to the "Middle Way." |
||
|
e. He was a member of the Ksatriya caste. |
|
a. The collapse of the Brahmans |
||
|
b. Resistance to orthodox vedism |
||
|
c. The injustice of the caste system |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. There are five categories for living things. |
||
|
b. The five categories for living things are divided according to karma. |
||
|
c. All living things should be respected unconditionally. |
||
|
d. Non-violence should be practiced toward all living things. |
||
|
e. Salvation occurs only when one's soul has been freed of all karmic matter. |
|
a. Jainism |
||
|
b. Buddhism |
||
|
c. Hinduism |
||
|
d. Christianity |
||
|
e. Vedic religion |
|
a. All of life is suffering. |
||
|
b. Escape from suffering can only be achieved by ending desire. |
||
|
c. Ceasing desire can only be achieved by following the Eightfold Path. |
||
|
d. The cause of suffering is desire. |
||
|
e. Ending desire can only be achieved through the "Middle Way." |
|
a. The Gupta Dynasty was known as India's "Golden Age." |
||
|
b. The Gupta Dynasty was overrun by the Huns. |
||
|
c. The Gupta Dynasty rejected Buddhism. |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. When Alexander the Great withdrew from Gandahara |
||
|
b. With the defeat of the Seleucids |
||
|
c. When Chandragupta conquered the Indus Valley |
||
|
d. All of the above |
||
|
e. None of the above |
|
a. Ceremonial centers |
||
|
b. Centers of trade |
||
|
c. Fortresses against invaders |
||
|
d. Centers of government |
||
|
e. Monasteries |
|
a. Huitzilopochtli |
||
|
b. Texcatipoca |
||
|
c. Quetzalcoatl |
||
|
d. All of the above |
||
|
e. None of the above |
|
a. Being destroyed by the Incas |
||
|
b. Flooding from Lake Titicaca |
||
|
c. An earthquake |
||
|
d. A world-wide deluge |
||
|
e. None of the above; the reason is still being debated by scholars. |
|
a. The Toltecs |
||
|
b. The Incas |
||
|
c. The Olmecs |
||
|
d. The Aztecs |
||
|
e. The Chavin |
|
a. Calpulli |
||
|
b. Pilli |
||
|
c. Macehualles |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. The population was over 500,000 people. |
||
|
b. It was the religious center of Mesoamerica. |
||
|
c. It is the site of the Pyramid of the Sun. |
||
|
d. It is the site of the Pyramid of the Moon. |
||
|
e. Most citizens who lived in Teotihuacan were farmers. |
|
a. They were a warlike people who expanded in South America. |
||
|
b. They had a warrior aristocracy who occupied the highest tier of society. |
||
|
c. They conquered large areas controlled by the Maya. |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. The Toltecs |
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|
b. The Zapotecs |
||
|
c. The Olmecs |
||
|
d. The Maya |
||
|
e. The Aztecs |
|
a. Muhammad |
||
|
b. Jesus Christ |
||
|
c. Moses |
||
|
d. Abraham |
||
|
e. All of the above |
|
a. The administrative center of the empire was moved from Medina to Mecca. |
||
|
b. Byzantine financial and administrative systems were adopted. |
||
|
c. Christian Byzantines were appointed to government positions. |
||
|
d. Control over Iran and Iraq was solidified. |
||
|
e. The caliphate was made a hereditary dynasty. |
|
a. al-Lat |
||
|
b. al-Uzza |
||
|
c. Manat |
||
|
d. Allah |
||
|
e. All of the above |
|
a. Michael |
||
|
b. Gabriel |
||
|
c. Raqib |
||
|
d. Israfel |
||
|
e. Maalik |
|
a. The incorporation of Hellenistic and Chinese writings. |
||
|
b. The establishment of a university. |
||
|
c. The introduction of the Mamluks. |
||
|
d. The adoption of a radical theological position. |
||
|
e. A division between the Islamic sovereign and the Islamic people. |
|
a. The suras |
||
|
b. Imam |
||
|
c. Priests |
||
|
d. al-Rudda |
||
|
e. Hilm |
|
a. Goths |
||
|
b. Gauls |
||
|
c. Visigoths |
||
|
d. Ostrogoths |
||
|
e. Vandals |
|
a. It was aimed at the lower classes. |
||
|
b. It appealed to the unfortunate of Mecca. |
||
|
c. It was opposed to the practices and values of the upper classes. |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. Monotheism |
||
|
b. Creationism |
||
|
c. Ethics |
||
|
d. The Circle of Rebirth |
||
|
e. Submission |
|
a. Zimbabwe |
||
|
b. Congo |
||
|
c. Benin |
||
|
d. Niger |
||
|
e. Ghana |
|
a. Zambezi |
||
|
b. Congo |
||
|
c. Sofala |
||
|
d. Mombassa |
||
|
e. Bantu |
|
a. The gold trade |
||
|
b. The slave trade |
||
|
c. The domestication of the camel |
||
|
d. The ivory trade |
||
|
e. The salt trade |
|
a. There was no universal religion in Africa, but some peoples adhered to Christianity or Islam. |
||
|
b. Islam was embraced in Africa before Christianity. |
||
|
c. Islam's influence was temporary, while Christianity became the universal religion. |
||
|
d. Powerful indigenous African religions prevented Christianity and Islam from gaining followers. |
||
|
e. Islam swept through Africa and became the dominant religion. |
|
a. It pushed the Berbers northward. |
||
|
b. It conquered Mali and Hausaland. |
||
|
c. It standardized weights, measures, and currency. |
||
|
d. Indigenous African religions predominated. |
||
|
e. The people of Songhay were Islamized. |
|
a. Mombassa |
||
|
b. Benin |
||
|
c. Barama |
||
|
d. Timbuktu |
||
|
e. Zimbabwe |
|
a. Hausaland |
||
|
b. Kanem-Bornu |
||
|
c. Ghana |
||
|
d. Niger |
||
|
e. Mali |
|
a. Sahel |
||
|
b. Mauritania |
||
|
c. Ghana |
||
|
d. Ethiopia |
||
|
e. Nigeria |
|
a. Persian |
||
|
b. Latin |
||
|
c. Greek |
||
|
d. Arabic |
||
|
e. English |
|
a. Constantinople was the major urban center. |
||
|
b. The empire survived for nearly 1,000 years. |
||
|
c. Its influence spread to the Balkans and southern Russia. |
||
|
d. It conquered the Carolingian Empire. |
||
|
e. It spread Orthodox Christianity. |
|
a. The Turks |
||
|
b. The Bulgars |
||
|
c. The Huns |
||
|
d. The Umayyads |
||
|
e. The Magyars |
|
a. Hagia Sophia |
||
|
b. Cathedral of St. Divinity |
||
|
c. Cathedral of Saint Cyril and Methodius |
||
|
d. Church of the Holy Sepulcher |
||
|
e. St. Peter's |
|
a. The implementation of a new tax code |
||
|
b. The prohibition of slavery |
||
|
c. A systematized Roman legal code |
||
|
d. The rebuilding of Rome |
||
|
e. The conquest of Gaul |
|
a. Conflicting interpretations of the Bible |
||
|
b. Increased secularism in Byzantium |
||
|
c. The worship of images |
||
|
d. An alliance with Islamic states |
||
|
e. The Crusades |
|
a. The Turks |
||
|
b. The Mongols |
||
|
c. The Umayyads |
||
|
d. The Greeks |
||
|
e. The Slavs |
|
a. It was ruled by Charlemagne. |
||
|
b. It was conquered by Justinian. |
||
|
c. It split into Germanic kingdoms. |
||
|
d. It was controlled by the Moors. |
||
|
e. None of the above |
|
a. Spain |
||
|
b. France |
||
|
c. Germany |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. The First Crusade |
||
|
b. Conversion to Christianity |
||
|
c. Defeat of the Muslims |
||
|
d. Establishment of the Carolingian dynasty |
||
|
e. Reclaiming land from the Moors |
|
a. Utilized logic in evaluating Christian doctrine |
||
|
b. Emphasized mysticism as the path to knowledge |
||
|
c. Sought to banish the clergy |
||
|
d. Believed that Christian theology had roots in rational philosophy |
||
|
e. Synthesized classical rational philosophy and Christian theology |
|
a. Schism in the Christian Church |
||
|
b. Investiture controversy |
||
|
c. Decline of the Holy Roman Empire |
||
|
d. Diminished power of the Roman Catholic Church |
||
|
e. Both A and C |
|
a. The introduction of writing |
||
|
b. The spread of Christianity |
||
|
c. The introduction of Manorialism |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. Manorialism was a system used to design medieval farming systems. |
||
|
b. Manorialism was a system that described the relationship between the nobility and the land. |
||
|
c. Manorialism was a system that influenced the design of medieval cities. |
||
|
d. Manorialism was a system that described the economic and political relationship between landlords and peasants. |
||
|
e. Manorialism was a system that described the relationship between knights and their manors. |
|
a. The loss of the Holy Land to the Moors |
||
|
b. The establishment of the military superiority of Europe |
||
|
c. The opening of the West to the cultural influences of the Middle East |
||
|
d. The defense of Constantinople against the Islamic armies (during the Fourth Crusade) |
||
|
e. The creation of a European protectorate in the Middle East |
|
a. Dogs |
||
|
b. Rats |
||
|
c. Fleas |
||
|
d. Both A and C |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. Monarchs |
||
|
b. Clergy |
||
|
c. Nobility |
||
|
d. Knights |
||
|
e. Working class |