| a. Greater social equality | ||
| b. Domestication of animals | ||
| c. Development of new technology | ||
| d. Accumulation of Wealth | ||
| e. Creation of villages |
| a. Utilizes marginal, semi-arid land | ||
| b. Herding of domesticated or partially-domesticated animals | ||
| c. Trading networks | ||
| d. Settled agricultural communities | ||
| e. Nomadic way of life |
| a. Sedentary agriculturalists | ||
| b. Itinerant agriculturalists | ||
| c. Hunter-gatherers | ||
| d. Pastoralists | ||
| e. None of the above |
| a. Transition from homo erectus to homo sapiens | ||
| b. Development of pastoralism | ||
| c. Disappearance of hunter-gatherers | ||
| d. Development of agricultural societies | ||
| e. End of the Ice Age |
| a. 3-4,000 years ago | ||
| b. 5-6,000 years ago | ||
| c. 7-8,000 years ago | ||
| d. 9-10,000 years ago | ||
| e. None of the above |
| a. The Americas | ||
| b. Africa | ||
| c. China | ||
| d. Europe | ||
| e. The Middle East |
| a. It was located in present-day Turkey. | ||
| b. It was based on more varied and productive agriculture than Jericho. | ||
| c. It was a relatively small settlement. | ||
| d. Both A and B | ||
| e. Both B and C |
| a. Urban centers | ||
| b. Religious and legal institutions | ||
| c. Writing system | ||
| d. A and C only | ||
| e. A, B, and C |
| a. Ancient Egypt had more centralized empires. | ||
| b. Ancient Egypt depended more on trade. | ||
| c. Ancient Egypt encouraged the development of new technologies. | ||
| d. Ancient Egypt utilized of slave labor. | ||
| e. Ancient Egypt adhered to more intense religious practices. |
| a. A writing system | ||
| b. A city-state | ||
| c. Monotheism | ||
| d. Both A and C | ||
| e. Both A and B |
| a. Axumites | ||
| b. Kushites | ||
| c. Minoans | ||
| d. Hebrews | ||
| e. Monophysites |
| a. A young and powerless king | ||
| b. One third god and two thirds human | ||
| c. The king who built the city of Uruk | ||
| d. The king who eventually kills Enkidu | ||
| e. An immortal |
| a. Penalties for offenses were based on the social class of the offender | ||
| b. "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" | ||
| c. Women had no rights | ||
| d. Both A and B | ||
| e. Both B and C |
| a. Cylindrical | ||
| b. Wedge-shaped | ||
| c. Star-shaped | ||
| d. Tablet-writing | ||
| e. Phonetic |
| a. They emphasized the afterlife. | ||
| b. They had a highly stratified society. | ||
| c. They had a codified law system. | ||
| d. Both A and B | ||
| e. Both B and C |
| a. Invention of the chariot | ||
| b. Wheel-made pottery | ||
| c. Construction of irrigation ditches | ||
| d. Introduction of the plow | ||
| e. Construction of monuments |
| a. They remained separate from indigenous peoples. | ||
| b. They originated in the hostile steppe lands of Euro-Asia. | ||
| c. They were war-like people. | ||
| d. They used Janas as social units. | ||
| e. They used social castes. |
| a. King | ||
| b. Warriors | ||
| c. Nobles | ||
| d. Priests | ||
| e. Merchants |
| a. The Warring States Period | ||
| b. The Spring and Autumn Period | ||
| c. Mandate of Heaven | ||
| d. Both A and B | ||
| e. Both A and C |
| a. They used Brahmi script. | ||
| b. They wrote in the Sanskrit language. | ||
| c. They have no recorded system of writing prior to the Mauryan era. | ||
| d. Both A and B | ||
| e. None of the above |
| a. The Shang Dynasty emerged along the Yellow River. | ||
| b. The Shang Dynasty was an oligarchy. | ||
| c. The Shang Dynasty used court records written on bamboo strips . | ||
| d. The Shang Dynasty worshipped "Shang Ti" | ||
| e. The Shang Dynasty made human sacrifices |
| a. It emerged before Mesopotamia. | ||
| b. It lies in present-day India. | ||
| c. It was rebuilt six times. | ||
| d. It consisted largely of merchant houses. | ||
| e. It was built on the shores of the Indus River. |
| a. Shang Ti | ||
| b. The Shang | ||
| c. The Chou | ||
| d. Kung Fu Tzu | ||
| e. Mo Tzu |
| a. They constructed cities. | ||
| b. They were mainly agricultural. | ||
| c. They domesticated the horse. | ||
| d. They were decentralized states. | ||
| e. They had a phonetic language. |
| a. The Qin Dynasty was originally a small state. | ||
| b. The Qin Dynasty was an autocracy. | ||
| c. The Qin Dynasty was rooted in legalist philosophy. | ||
| d. The Qin Dynasty encouraged commerce. | ||
| e. The Qin Dynasty created a bureaucracy. |
| a. Attacking warrior-landlords. | ||
| b. Promoting Confucianism. | ||
| c. Implementing civil-service examinations. | ||
| d. Detachment from the lives of the Chinese masses. | ||
| e. Sponsored developments in science and technology. |
| a. Formed political parties | ||
| b. Increased commerce | ||
| c. Reduced Chinese territory | ||
| d. Created a bureaucracy | ||
| e. Embraced Legalism |
| a. Legalist philosophy | ||
| b. I Ching | ||
| c. Moism | ||
| d. Confucianism | ||
| e. Taoism |
| a. Confucianism was outlawed. | ||
| b. The feudal system was abolished. | ||
| c. The Great Wall was built. | ||
| d. Both B and C | ||
| e. Both A and B |
| a. The Han Dynasty was markedly different from the Qin Dynasty. | ||
| b. The Han Dynasty rejected bureaucracy. | ||
| c. The Han Dynasty adopted Legalism as the state philosophy. | ||
| d. The Han Dynasty is also commonly referred as "The Three Kingdoms." | ||
| e. All of the above |
| a. Merchants | ||
| b. Students | ||
| c. Clergy | ||
| d. Artisans | ||
| e. Peasants |
| a. Buddha | ||
| b. Confucius | ||
| c. Lao Tzu | ||
| d. Mo Tzu | ||
| e. Mencius |
| a. It is written in dactylic hexameter. | ||
| b. It describes the siege of Ilium. | ||
| c. It describes the war with Troy, which lasted 12 years. | ||
| d. It narrates how Achilles killed Hector. | ||
| e. Book I opens with the poet calling on the Muse. |
| a. There was a decline of direct democracy. | ||
| b. The Athenian Empire was fractured. | ||
| 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. | ||
| b. Democratic government was replaced with an oligarchy. | ||
| c. Socrates was put to death. | ||
| d. Both A and B | ||
| e. Both B and C |
| a. Delian League | ||
| b. Athenian League | ||
| c. Greek League | ||
| d. Athenian Empire | ||
| e. Theban hegemony |
| a. Empiricism | ||
| b. Rationalism | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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 | ||
| b. Direct democracy | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |