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Period 1 + 2 Practice Qs
1. How did pastoralists change warfare in agricultural
civilizations?
A) By building armies that were able to defeat any
civilization in their path
B) By encouraging economic cooperation among
civilizations
C) By introducing the concept of biological warfare
D) By spreading new weapons and modes of
transportation
2. Which of the following statements about polytheism is
true?
A) The Eightfold Path is a major tenet of polytheistic
belief.
B) Hinduism predates polytheism.
C) Polytheism has successfully adopted many elements
of monotheistic religion.
D) Polytheism characterized nearly all early human
societies.
E) Polytheism is more scientifically provable than
most modern religions.
3. Ancestor worship, totemism, shamanism, and animism
are concepts all associated with
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
the Olympian deities
polytheism
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
Confucianism
4. The Agricultural Revolution gave birth to all of the
following EXCEPT
A)
B)
C)
D)
worship of fertility goddesses.
permanent dwellings.
farming technology.
domesticated animals.
5. Why was the initial development of long-distance trade
important in the Fertile Crescent?
A) Resources like timber for building and certain
minerals were scarce in the river valleys.
B) It promoted the formation of military alliances
between city-states.
C) It encouraged cultural diversity between different
peoples.
D) It reinforced the rigid social hierarchy that existed
years before.
6. Which of the following best describes the development
of agriculture during the Neolithic Revolution?
A) It was only practiced in coastal environments until
the construction of the Roman aqueducts.
B) It was limited to Africa until the 2nd millennium
B.C.E.
C) It was a gradual process, developing
independently in different parts of the world.
D) It occurred rapidly, spreading from the Americas to
Asia and Europe.
7. One result of the economic specialization that occurred
was
A) a breakdown of interregional trade networks.
B) rapid social stratification and the creation of
elite classes of rulers.
C) an increase in population.
D) the founding of craft and trade schools.
8. The household shrines and female statuettes excavated
from Çatal Hüyük, a Neolithic farming village, reflected
A)
B)
C)
D)
the material wealth of some villagers.
the abstract art styles of the Neolithic people.
the growing role of religion in village life.
the symbolic importance of women in Neolithic
societies.
9. All of the following were health consequences of the
agricultural lifestyle EXCEPT
A) an increase in nutritional-deficiency diseases.
B) an increase in the average lifespan.
C) the spread of contagious diseases as a result of
living in crowded villages.
D) the spread of diseases transmissible by livestock.
10. Which of the following shows the most likely sequence
of events during the Agricultural Revolution?
A) Large populations - establishment of the first cities
- growth of trade networks
B) Permanent settlements - improvements in stone
tool technology - new methods of agriculture
C) Animal and crop domestication - permanent
settlements - emergence of the earliest monarchies
D) Animal and crop domestication - larger
populations - founding of permanent
settlements
11. As far as long-term impact is concerned, how did the
early Chinese civilizations differ from the Harappan
civilizations?
A) Early China had a tremendous impact in terms
of engineering and textile manufacture.
B) The Harappan civilization became famous for its
extensive use of bronze.
C) The Harappan civilization was more influential in
weapons manufacture and technology.
D) The early Chinese civilizations helped
spread political ideas about democracy.
12. A common feature of both Shang and Sumerian cities
was
A)
B)
C)
D)
a large stepped tower.
walls surrounding the city for defense.
a Senate building where legislators met.
a detailed city plan based on a north-south,
east-west grid.
13. Ritual sacrifices undertaken at the death of a Shang
king suggest that
A) slaves did not serve an economic function in
society.
B) its population was never able to grow
significantly.
C) the ruler possessed both administrative and
religious importance.
D) Shang religion was influenced by Egyptian beliefs.
14. What was the particular significance of Teotihuacán?
[this is pre-Aztec Mexico]
A) It was one of the few prehistoric New World
sites to achieve full-scale urbanization.
B) It was the capital of the Aztec empire.
C) It was the last Mayan stronghold to avoid Spanish
conquest.
D) It was the first city to be dedicated to the deity,
Quetzalcoatl.
15. Which of the following suggests the Olmecs had
contacts with other cultures?
A) Art motifs consisting of jaguars, serpents, and
monkeys
B) The construction of stone pyramids
C) The presence of products like jade, cacao, and
rubber
D) The development of a rudimentary writing system
16. Many scholars believe that Indus Valley cities like
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were
A) constantly in conflict with each other as indicated
by their citadels.
B) huge farming villages with large populations.
C) city-states controlled by a small number of
merchants, landowners, and religious leaders.
D) important in spreading their civilization to other
parts of the world.
17. In order to ensure a sustainable harvest, both
Mesopotamian and Indus valley city-states had to do
which of the following?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Practice slash and burn agriculture
Rely on rice as a staple crop
Limit the city-state population
Develop complex irrigation systems
18. One of the reasons why the Zhou Dynasty fell apart was
because
A) the feudal system was causing conflicts.
B) the construction of the Great Wall of China was
too costly.
C) the patriarchal system was causing social
problems.
D) the Mandate of Heaven was no longer legitimate.
19. The Qin Dynasty is notable for
A)
B)
C)
D)
establishing the Mandate of Heaven.
bringing the caste system to China.
building the Great Wall of China.
establishing civil service exams.
20. What effect did the establishment of Confucianism as
the state philosophy have on Han society?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Long-distance trade was heavily discouraged.
Greater emphasis was placed on education.
Han rulers had absolute authority from Heaven.
All people had the right to vote for government
officials.
21. What was the Qin dynasty's solution to the problems in
the north?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Seizure of nobles' lands
Construction of walls and fortifications
Intensification of millet and wheat agriculture
Improvements of irrigation works
22. Why were the northern territories an area of concern for
Qin emperors?
A) Periods of insufficient rainfall had caused severe
famines.
B) Warlike Nomadic peoples had become
increasingly active.
C) The agricultural lands were being rapidly
overworked.
D) Several violent peasant rebellions occurred in the
region.
23. Which of the following statements about the Mauryan
Empire is most accurate?
A)
B)
C)
D)
It was the largest empire in Indian history.
It was founded by Ashoka Maurya.
Its mathematicians created the concept of zero.
It was more decentralized than the Gupta Empire.
24. In the past, for many hundreds of years, killing or
harming living beings and improper behavior towards
relatives, and improper behavior towards Brahmans and
ascetics has increased. But now due to
Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi's Dharma practice,
the sound of the drum has been replaced by the sound
of the Dharma. The sighting of heavenly cars,
auspicious elephants, bodies of fire and other divine
sightings has not happened for many hundreds of years.
But now because Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi
promotes restraint in the killing and harming of living
beings, proper behavior towards relatives, Brahmans
and ascetics, and respect for mother, father and elders,
such sightings have increased.
- Rock Edict #4 of Ashoka
According to the edict above, what did the practice of
Dharma entail?
A) Praying to Piyadasi five times a day.
B) Living a peaceful and virtuous life.
C) Protecting the unity of the Indian Empire from
invaders.
D) Defending the sanctity of the family at all costs.
25. The Brahmans of the Gupta Period were similar to the
Chinese scholar-gentries in that
A) they were responsible for overseeing the empire’s
economic activities.
B) their literacy and education propelled them
into administrative positions.
C) they upheld the principles of a social philosophy
rather than a religion.
D) they were relatives of the ruler.
26. Persons ... whose caste and avocation are very low; who
keep false appearances or put on different caste signs;
who change their ancestral customs under false
excuses; whose notoriety is already marked; ... may be
suspected to be either murderers or robbers or offenders
guilty of misappropriation of treasure-trove or deposits
or to be any other kind of knaves subsisting by foul
means secretly employed. Thus the seizure of criminals
on suspicion is dealt with.
- excerpt from the Arthashastra
What does the excerpt above suggest about the
enforcement of the caste system in ancient India?
A) Differences between the castes were
indistinguishable.
B) It wasn't enforced as stringently among the lower
castes.
C) It was used to justify the absolute power of the
Brahmans.
D) Disregarding the system led to serious
punishment.
27. Which of the following most accurately describes social
stratification in Aryan society?
A) No social hierarchy developed because the Aryans
remained nomadic pastoralists.
B) A rigid system of social stratification consisting
of varnas [castes] developed.
C) Only warriors received special recognition in
Aryan society.
D) The Aryans used the already existing social
system of the Harappan civilization.
28. In order to maintain its borders, the Roman Empire
A) allowed foreign rulers known as nomarchs to rule
their respective territories.
B) appointed Roman generals known as satraps to
govern each of the conquered regions.
C) disposed of the triumvirate form of government.
D) built a far-reaching road network and enlarged
its navy.
29. The Twelve Tables of Rome and Hammurabi's Code
were both
A) writing techniques taught in Roman schools.
B) sacred religious texts, which instructed citizens
how to live a moral life.
C) treatises about the nature of government.
D) codified legal systems that saw to protect
individual rights.
30. Which of the following is true about the social systems
of both ancient Rome and ancient Greece?
A) Adult males who were merchants typically made
up the middle class.
B) The military warriors made up the highest class of
society.
C) Scholars were given a higher status than in the
Han Dynasty of China.
D) The middle class consisted of free people with
little to no political rights.
31. The Roman Empire was similar to the Han Dynasty of
ancient China in that both
A) rejected a class system in favor of social equality.
B) enjoyed long periods of centralized government
and a thriving economy.
C) created a government run by elected officials
known as Senators.
D) believed that the ruler had divine status.
32. How did Greece's geography lead to the growth
of independent city-states?
A) Its navigable rivers promoted trade and commerce
between major settlements.
B) Its mountainous terrain had an isolating effect
on the different regions.
C) The large amount of fertile agricultural land
permitted a village to be self-sufficient.
D) Its vast inland desert had an isolating effect on the
different regions.
33. By which means did the Roman and Mauryan Empires
initially extend the majority of its borders?
A) Having their military officials marry foreign
royals
B) Having missionaries and explorers
spread their cultures
C) Forming political alliances with neighboring
empires
D) Conquering foreign lands with a strong
military
34. How was the collapse of the Gupta Empire similar to
that of the Roman Empire?
A) Disease severely decimated the population.
B) Economic depression led to widespread peasant
revolts.
C) Military leaders usurped the throne.
D) Invasions of foreign tribal groups triggered
the downfall.
35. One major difference between the fall of Han China
and that of the Roman Empire was
A) the Roman Empire collapsed due to internal
conflicts.
B) China would have a return to prominence in
the future.
C) the Roman Empire left a relatively small cultural
legacy.
D) the decline of Han China had little to do with
succession problems.
36. In contrast to Diocletian, how did Constantine impact
Christianity around the fall of the Roman Empire?
A) He implemented a series of severe Christian
persecutions.
B) He enforced the exile of all Christians from his
eastern empire.
C) As a form of appeasement, he created a small
region where Christians could practice.
D) He granted the church large agricultural
tracts to support the expansion of Christianity.
37. Han China's military defeat of the rival Xiong-Nu tribe,
which blocked its route to the west, was most useful
because
41. As in other ancient societies, the expansion of trade and
industry in the Greek city-states led to which of the
following developments?
A) it granted China greater access to Indian and
Persian goods.
B) it left China as the only major power in Asia.
C) it forged a valuable alliance with the Yue-chi in
Northern India.
D) it allowed the Chinese emperor to lower taxes.
A) A dramatic decrease in population
B) Creation of a new class of wealthy merchants
who desired political and social privileges
C) Emphasis of the central ruler from agriculture to
commerce
D) An increase in power of the land-holding
aristocrats
38. Which of the following is correct about Han trading
patterns?
A) Precious stones, metal, and slaves were the most
commonly traded items.
B) Han merchants only traded with the peoples of
Indo-China and Malaya.
C) Only land-based routes such as the Silk Road were
used for trade.
D) Merchants used waterways in addition to
land-based routes.
39. Trade flourished during the Mauryan and Gupta periods
in India and the Han period in China because
A) the rulers used their vast armies to seize
mineral-rich lands in the northern provinces.
B) during these periods, the merchant classes were
not taxed on private goods.
C) these were times of peace and relatively
centralized authority.
D) the rulers formed military alliances with other
contemporary Asian empires.
40. Which of the following sequences is accurate about the
development of a banking system during the Mauryan
Period?
A) Establishment of first banks ® importation of
copper and gold for currency ® expansion of
trade
B) Use of cowry shells as currency ® establishment
of banks in cities and villages ® expansion of
trade in the Middle East
C) Minting of gold and copper coins for trade ® use
of cowry shells as currency ® establishment of
banks
D) Expansion of trade in the Middle East ®
importation of copper and gold for currency ® establishment of banks
42. Which of the following is true about the Roman trade
routes?
A) Most of them were based along the
Mediterranean Sea.
B) Rome failed to make connections with the Cushite
and Han Empires of Asia.
C) The Silk Road was the chief trade route of Rome.
D) The majority of the routes extended north into
western Europe.
43. Which of the following groups had the most significant
role in early interregional trade across the Silk Roads?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Nomadic groups of Central Asia
The Berber caravans
The Brahmin of the Gupta Dynasty
The plebeians of the Roman republic
44. How were the Viking routes different from the Silk
Road of earlier times?
A) They did not result in cultural diffusion.
B) They crossed through northern Africa.
C) They rarely experienced violence and conflict
along their routes.
D) They depended largely on sea travel.
Answer Key
Periods 1 - 3
1.
D
37.
A
2.
D
38.
D
3.
B
39.
C
4.
A
40.
D
5.
A
41.
B
6.
C
42.
A
7.
B
43.
A
8.
C
44.
D
9.
B
10.
D
11.
A
12.
B
13.
C
14.
A
15.
C
16.
C
17.
D
18.
A
19.
C
20.
B
21.
B
22.
B
23.
A
24.
B
25.
B
26.
D
27.
B
28.
D
29.
D
30.
D
31.
B
32.
B
33.
D
34.
D
35.
B
36.
D