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Frederick Douglass Academy
Global Studies
1. Base your answer to the question on the quotation 5. Which statement most likely represents the view
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta?
... We give our obedience to those whom we
put in positions of authority, and we obey the
laws themselves, especially those which are
for the protection of the oppressed, and those
unwritten laws which it is an acknowledged
shame to break. ...
- Pericles, quoted in History of the
Peloponnesian War
In this quotation, Pericles is praising Athenian
A)
B)
C)
D)
civic values
artistic creativity
military strengths
commercial success
2. One way in which the ancient city-state of Athens
and the Gupta Empire are similar is that both
A)
B)
C)
D)
allowed universal suffrage
developed matriarchal societies
promoted art and literature
established plantation agriculture
3. Which society practiced direct democracy?
A) ancient Athens
C) Gupta Empire
B) dynastic China
D) early Egypt
4. What effect did the geography of ancient Greece
have on its early development?
A) The mountainous terrain led to the creation
of independent city-states.
B) A lack of natural seaports limited
communication.
C) An inland location hindered trade and
colonization.
D) Abundant natural resources encouraged
selfsufficiency.
A) "The government and society in Sparta are
so strict. The people have little voice in
government."
B) "I feel as though I have never left home.
Everything here is the same as it is in
Athens."
C) "This society allows for more freedom of
expression than I have ever experienced in
Athens."
D) "I have never heard of a society like Sparta
that believes in only one God."
Base your answers to questions 6 and 7 on the illustration below and your knowledge of
social studies.
6. Which leader is most closely associated with the accomplishment shown by the illustration?
A) Charlemagne
C) Alexander the Great
B) Mansa Musa
D) Suleiman the Magnificent
7. Which concept is most closely related to the main idea of the illustration?
A) isolation
C) armed conflict
B) cultural diffusion
D) urbanization
8. What was one effect of Alexander the Great’s
conquests?
A)
B)
C)
D)
expansion of Hellenistic culture
formation of the Christian church
decreased importance of the Silk Roads
increased support of the Mayan leaders
9. One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on
the civilization of ancient Greece was the
development of
A)
B)
C)
D)
absolute monarchies
separate, independent city-states
extensive trade with the Persians
belief in one God
10. Olympic games, the poems of Homer, and
Hellenistic culture are associated with which
ancient civilization?
A) Egyptian
C) Roman
B) Greek
D) Phoenician
11. In a comparison of the ancient cities of Athens
and Sparta, Sparta placed more emphasis on
A) education
C) family order
B) military service
D) human rights
12. An important factor that prevented the ancient
Greek city-states from uniting to form a single
nation was the
A)
B)
C)
D)
lack of a common language
size of the desert regions
mountainous topography of the region
cold, hostile climate
13. An important factor that prevented the ancient
Greek city-states from uniting to form a single
nation was the
A)
B)
C)
D)
lack of a common language
size of the desert regions
mountainous topography of the region
cold, hostile climate
14. Alexander the Greats conquests of Greece, Asia
Minor, Egypt, and Persia led to the
A)
B)
C)
D)
spread of Hellenic culture
adoption of a feudal system
establishment of representative democracy
spread of Islamic culture throughout
Europe
15. Which ancient civilization established the basis
of Western democracy?
A) Phoenician
C) Sumerian
B) Egyptian
D) Greek
16. Which was a major characteristic of democracy
in ancient Athens?
A) All adult male citizens were eligible to
vote.
B) All residents were given voting rights.
C) Women were allowed to vote in major
elections.
D) Slaves were permitted to vote in major
elections.
17. Important long-term contributions of ancient
Greek and Roman civilizations are primarily
found in the area of
A)
B)
C)
D)
military technology
religious doctrine
economic policy and planning
government and law
18. The ancient Athenians are credited with
A) inventing and using the wheel
B) eliminating slavery
C) establishing governments that had
democratic elements
D) inventing the printing press
19. ". . . for the administration is in the hands of the
many and not of the few . . . an Athenian citizen
does not neglect the state because he takes care
of his own household.... We alone regard a man
who takes no interest in public affairs not as a
harmless but as a useless character...."
–Pericles, 431 B.C.
Which type of political system does this
quotation suggest that people of ancient Athens
valued?
A) monarchy
C) democracy
B) aristocracy
D) autocracy
20. Which characteristic was common to the Golden
Age of Greece and the Italian Renaissance?
A) A strong military led to national unity.
B) Written constitutions led to the
establishment of democratic governments.
C) Prosperity led to the creation of many
works of art.
D) Political instability led directly to the
formation of unified nation-states.
21. "Let me say that our system of government does
not copy the institutions of our neighbors. It is
more the case of our being a model to others
than of our imitating anyone else. Our
constitution is called a democracy because
power is in the hands, not of a minority, but of
the whole people."
Which early society is most likely described in
this quotation?
A) Spartan
C) Athenian
B) Babylonian
D) Egyptian
22. All citizens in ancient Athens had the right to
attend the Assembly, where they could meet in
open discussion and cast votes. This situation is
an example of
A)
B)
C)
D)
direct democracy
totalitarianism
parliamentary democracy
absolutism
23. The Golden Age of Greece and the Golden Age
of Islam were similar in that both were times
when
A) advances in science and technology
occurred
B) trade and commerce declined
C) democratic governments were developed
D) the religious ideas of western Europe were
accepted
24. Why did the ancient city-states of Athens and
Sparta develop different political systems?
A) The Byzantine Empire dictated
government policies.
B) Foreign travelers introduced new
philosophies.
C) The mountainous topography resulted in
the isolation of these city-states.
D) For over three centuries, civil wars raged
in these city-states.
25. Which condition characterized Europe after the
fall of the Roman Empire and China after the
fall of the Manchu dynasty?
A) weak centralized authority and interference
from outsiders
B) renewed interest in artistic pursuits such as
painting and sculpture
C) democratic rule and a coordinated
economic policy
D) increased construction of roads, bridges,
and other public works
26. How did the geography of the Italian peninsula
influence the development of the Roman
Empire?
A) The unnavigable rivers in the northern part
of the peninsula protected the Romans
from their neighbors.
B) The harsh climate prevented agricultural
production on the Italian peninsula.
C) The lengthy, rugged seacoast encouraged
frequent invasions of’ the Italian peninsula.
D) The location of the peninsula contributed
to Roman control of the Mediterranean
region.
27. The Twelve Tables were the written laws of
A)
B)
C)
D)
ancient Babylonia
the Mauryan Empire
the British Empire
ancient Rome
28. Which ancient civilization is associated with the
Twelve Tables, an extensive road system, and
the poets Horace and Virgil?
A) Babylonian
C) Phoenician
B) Greek
D) Roman
29. Which description accurately identifies
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
A) rulers of the Roman Republic
B) artists of the Italian Renaissance
C) religious leaders of the Protestant
Reformation
D) philosophers of ancient Greece
30. The golden ages of the Roman, Byzantine, and
Ottoman Empires can be attributed in part to
A)
B)
C)
D)
cultural isolation
stable governments
command economies
distinct social classes
Base your answers to questions 31 and 32 on the map below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
31. Based on the information provided by this map, which body of water was most likely the
center of Roman trade?
A) Red Sea
C) Atlantic Ocean
B) Black Sea
D) Mediterranean Sea
32. Which statement is best supported by the information on this map?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The Roman Empire extended over three continents.
Rivers kept invaders out of the Roman Empire.
Alexandria served as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire.
Carthage was eventually destroyed by the Romans.
33. One contribution of ancient Roman culture was
the development of
A)
B)
C)
D)
the concept of zero
the process of making silk
a republican form of government
the printing press
34. The Pillars of Emperor Asoka of the Mauryan
Empire and the Code of Hammurabi of Babylon
are most similar to the
A)
B)
C)
D)
ziggurats of Sumeria
map projections of Mercator
Great Sphinx of the Egyptians
Twelve Tables of the Romans
35. • Roman women could own property.
40. One way in which the Twelve Tables of Rome,
• Roman women could make wills leaving their
the Code of Hammurabi, and the Justinian Code
property to whomever they chose.
were similar is that they established
A valid conclusion drawn from these facts is that
A) trade agreements with neighboring
Roman women
countries
B) tolerance for the different religions of their
A) had the right to vote
people
B) enjoyed some legal rights
C) written legal systems
C) were equal to men
D) social class equality
D) could hold political offices
41. One way in which the Han dynasty and the
36. The Twelve Tables, Justinian’s Code, and the
Roman Empire were similar is that both
English Bill of Rights are similar in that each
addresses the issue of
A) governed large areas around the
Mediterranean Sea
A) social mobility
B) created democratic societies in which
B) economic development
people elected their government officials
C) the individual and the state
C) developed a social system in which great
D) the importance of religion
equality existed
37. One way in which the Twelve Tables and
D) promoted unity and communication by
Justinian’s Code were similar is that both
building a strong system of roads
provided
42. The importance of the Code of Hammurabi, the
A) a standardized system of laws
Twelve Tables, and the Justinian Code is that
B) a means of achieving social equality
they
C) the freedom to pursue their own religion
A) established legal principles
D) the right to a public education
B) instituted democratic governments
38. China under the Han dynasty and the Roman
C) provided religious freedom
Empire were similar in that both grew wealthy
D) promoted equality for all classes
because they
43. An immediate result of the fall of the Roman
A) developed extensive trade networks
Empire was
B) created classless societies
A) a renewed interest in education and the arts
C) encouraged democratic ideals
B) a period of disorder and weak central
D) established free-market economies
government
39. One way in which the Twelve Tables, the
C) an increase in trade and manufacturing
Justinian Code, and the Napoleonic Code were
D) the growth of cities and dominance by the
similar is that they
middle class
A) emphasized social equality
44. The political system of the ancient Roman
B) provided a written set of laws
Empire was characterized by
C) established democratic governments
A) a strong central government
D) proposed economic goals
B) rule by a coalition of emperors and
religious
leaders
C) universal suffrage in national elections
D) strict adherence to constitutional principles
45. The ancient Romans' most significant
contribution to Europe has been in the area of
A) economics
C) drama
B) poetry
D) law
46. Which of these ancient civilizations had the
most influence on the Western concepts of civil
and natural law?
A) Rome
C) Aztec
B) China
D) Mesopotamia
47. A major impact of ancient Greece and Rome on
Western civilization was that
A) the Greeks and Romans succeeded in
achieving a classless society, which was
later copied in Western Europe
B) Greek sculpture and Roman architecture
were much admired and copied in the 18th
and 19th centuries
C) Greece and Rome transmitted Islamic
philosophy to the areas they conquered
D) Greek and Latin are still widely spoken in
universities throughout the West
48. A major reason for the decline of the Roman
Empire was
A) a series of military defeats in Africa
B) political corruption and the instability of
the government
C) the abolition of slavery throughout the
Empire
D) continued acceptance of traditional
religions
49. A major effect of the decline of the Roman
Empire was that western Europe
A) came under the control of the Muslims
B) was absorbed by the Byzantine Empire
C) returned to a republican form of
government
D) entered a period of chaos and disorder
50. A major contribution of the Roman Empire to
Western society was the development of
A)
B)
C)
D)
gunpowder
the principles of revolutionary socialism
monotheism
an effective legal system
51. The Code of Hammurabi of Sumeria, the
Twelve Tables of Rome, and the Justinian Code
of the Byzantine Empire were similar in that
they
A) provided a basis for behavior for medieval
knights and Japanese samurai
B) are legal systems developed to create order
for the society
C) are documents that maintained the position
of the upper classes
D) became examples of religious doctrine for
other societies
52. The cultures in North Africa are more closely
associated with Middle Eastern cultures than
with the cultures of the rest of Africa mainly
because
A) the geography of Africa has limited contact
between North Africa and the rest of
Africa
B) only North Africa was part of the Roman
Empire
C) most of the people of North Africa have
emigrated from Asia
D) sub-Saharan Africa has been subject to
European imperialism