Download World History Unit 3 Test 1. The Gupta Empire is considered the

World History Unit 3 Test
1. The Gupta Empire is considered the “Golden
Age” of ancient India PRIMARILY because it:
a. was marked by achievements in science,
mathematics and the arts
b. established the role of Buddhism as the
central religion of India
c. was the first Indian civilization to unite most
of the subcontinent
d. defeated the Romans in numerous battles
over control of trade routes
2. What impact did Emperor Asoka’s conversion
to Buddhism have on India in the 3rd Century
BCE?
a. Muslims resisted, causing civil war
b. many Hindus fled in fear of their lives
c. Alexander the Great converted to Buddhism
d. it brought a period of non-violence and
toleration
3. The Mauryan Empire was key in unifying
many smaller kingdoms in India and was
founded by
a. Ashoka
b. Babur
c. Bindusara
d. Chandragupta
4. The purpose of the Great Wall of China,
originally constructed by the Qin Dynasty was to
a. prevent immigration
b. prevent foreign invasion
c. show the greatness of the emperor
d. divide the empire into rival states
5. The Zhou Dynasty was the first dynasty in
China to claim that their rule was ordered by
supernatural spirits. This was known as
a. Divine Right of Kings
b. Mandate of Heaven
c. Law of Nature
d. Edict of Man
6. The emperor who united China in the
classical period was called
a. Mao
b. Hui Di
c. Fu Hao
d. Shi Huangdi
7. Which of these BEST explains why Shi
Huangdi ordered the burning of all books,
except those on medicine, divination,
agriculture, and forestry, and ordered the live
burial of more than 400 alchemists
a. Ancestor worship required him to help
ancestors in the afterlife
b. He was weeding out scholars and writing that
might threaten his power
c. the public became angry during a time of
family and scapegoated scholars
d. he offered a sacrifice to the gods to seek
balance and harmony during instability
8. The rule of the Qin emperors led to a
significant development in China which future
rulers also adopted. What was that
development?
a. a cultural “Golden Age” began in China
b. China became a unified state with one ruler
c. China went to war with the Mongols and
defeated them
d. the Mandate of Heaven
9. In ancient Rome, citizens elected members of
the Senate. What type of government did
Rome have?
a. Republic
b. absolute monarchy
c. dictatorship d. absolute monarchy
10. Which feature of ancient Rome made it a
republic?
a. the absence of a king or and emperor
b. right to free speech in civic events
c. equality for all adult male citizens
d. the rule of law elected by representatives
11. Which statement BEST describes the
political rights of women in early Ancient
Athens?
a. they had no political rights
b. they had full political rights if they were the
first born
c. they had full political rights
d. they had full political rights if they married a
male from a citizen family
12. Which is the BEST description of patricians
in Ancient Rome?
a. a group of judges
b. large but politically limited group of people
c. a group of three leaders of Rome
d. a powerful group of nobles who were small in
number
13. Greek philosopher Socrates is known for the
Socratic Method of teaching, which relies
heavily on
a. research
b. experimentation
c. observation d. question and answer
14. The philosophers Socrates, Plato and
Aristotle shared what common belief?
a. democracy is the best form of ruling the
masses
b. the military rulers should control the
government
c. average people are not qualified to rule
themselves
d. all Greeks should use the Gods as models for
their lives
c. the dominated people fought against any
teachings that were influenced by Greek
thought
d. the government forced the teaching of Greek
mathematics and philosophies in the schools in
the region
17. Though Julius Caesar played a major role in
transforming the Roman Republic into the
Roman Empire and the Roman people
proclaimed him dictator for life, he was
assassinated by a group of
a. guards
b. peasants
c. insurgents
d. senators
18. “In the centuries immediately following the
death of Alexander the Great, most of the
known world underwent a process that
historians have called Hellenization.”
The MOST appropriate definition of
Hellenization is
a. the spread of airborne disease
b. the spread and export of Roman culture
c. the spread and export of Greek culture
d. the movement to give women equal rights
15. Beginning in 510 BCE the Roman Republic
began a long period of expansion, but it was
considered an empire until the throne was
occupied by
a. Titus, son of Vespasian
b. Augustus, nephew of Julius Caesar
c. Caracalla, son of Alexander the Great
d. Vespasian, emperor of the Flavian Dynasty
19. A major contribution of the Roman Republic
to Western European culture was the
a. concept of government by laws
b. establishment of agricultural communities
c. rejection of the concept of slavery
d. belief that political power should be
controlled by the military
16. “Greek civilization spread throughout the
Mediterranean, Middle East, Egypt, and Asia as
Alexander the Great conquered city after city.
In order to maintain control, a strong military
presence was left in each of the dominated
areas.”
20. After Alexander the Great, but before the
rise of the Gupta Empire, which other empire
politically and economically united most of
present day Pakistan and Afghanistan?
a. Harappa
b. Maurya
c. Nanda
d. Qin
How did this affect the cultures of those regions
conquered by Alexander?
a. Religion, art, and philosophy were influenced
by Greek thought
b. Members of the conquered population
covertly taught their children their history
21. The purpose of the Great Wall in China, as
originally constructed by the Qin Dynasty was to
a. prevent immigration
b. prevent foreign invasion
c. show the greatness of the emperor
d. divided the empire into rival states
22. In ancient Rome, citizens elected the
members of the Senate. What type of
government did ancient Rome have?
a. republic
b. dictatorship
c. direct democracy
d. absolute monarchy
23. * two people served this position
*was the highest elected position in the
Roman Republic
* elected by the Assembly
* highest civilian and military magistrate
These describe what position in the Roman
Republic?
a. Censor
b. emperor
c. praetor
d. consul
24. The philosopher Socrates is known for his
instructional method of
a. preventing his students from studying
immoral things
b. demanding strict obedience to the state
c. teaching his students to question everything
around them
d. encouraging his students to see the truth
through pleasure
25. What effect did the aqueducts have on the
Roman Empire?
a. the god Neptune became more popular
b. large urban areas became larger
c. boats could ship goods long distance
d. water was re-routed from disloyal areas.
26. The Western Roman Empire was weakened
by which of these?
a. the high cost of defending the empire
b. civil wars begun by Christian zealots
c. uprisings by Etruscans in the north
d. the prolonged Peloponnesian War
27. The fall of the Roman Empire marks the
being of the
a. crusade
b. Dark Ages
c. Renaissance
d. Classical Period
Unit 3 test answer key
1. A
2. D
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. B
22. A
23. D
24. C
25. B
26. A
27. B